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My name is Li Aiming, I am the owner of an IT company, to be honest, I am not from a wealthy background, and I can even be said to be from a very ordinary poor family.
When I was a child, my family lived in a small rented bungalow, and our family was financially strapped for a long time, and my parents often quarreled over how to make ends meet.
As the only child in my family, I was taught from a young age that I must study hard so that I can change the status quo and live a good life in the future.
In 1996, when I was studying in an ordinary primary school, Mr. Wang had little interest in us children from poor families, and often did things perfunctorily.
Once, when I couldn't do a question, I raised my hand to ask a question in class, but Mr. Wang didn't answer my questions as I imagined.
Instead, he said in front of the whole class: "Li Aiming, with the conditions of your family, you will definitely have to go out to ask for food in the future, and it will not be of much use to you whether you study or not!" ”
"A person from a family like you will be a useless person to society in the future, and the society will not accept a poor person like you!"
"The existence of people like you is like a cancer in society, and society may be better off without you."
"You, don't think about studying, if you have this time, you should still think about how to ask for food!"
After Mr. Wang said these words, the classmates in the class burst into laughter, and the classmates also laughed at me after knowing that my family conditions were not good.
But I didn't know how to refute them, and I was so angry that tears rolled in my eyes, and I gritted my teeth and tried to hold back, vowing that I would not be crushed by such words.
When I got home, I told my dad what Mr. Wang said, and my dad was so angry that he would take me to school the next day to theorize the next day, and finally my mom stopped me.
My mother knew that even if my dad took me to the school, it would be useless, it was nothing more than that Mr. Wang was criticized, and he should teach and teach in the future.
For Mr. Wang, a few words of criticism are painless and have no effect, but what Mr. Wang said to me had a deep impact on me.
My mom is right, instead of us getting angry with Mr. Wang, it is better to turn this tone into the ambition to work hard.
Children from poor families like us are so easily looked down upon and discriminated against, but it is precisely because of this that I have to study harder.
One day I must use my own hands to change the status quo and let those who look down on me take a good look!
Although Mr. Wang's words hurt me, I did not give up reading. I gritted my teeth, studied hard, and was finally admitted to a key local high school.
When I entered the new environment, I was still a poor boy, speaking an authentic country accent and wearing a simple school uniform.
When I first started school, I was ridiculed and discriminated against by some of my classmates, who made fun of my accent and clothes, and called me a complete "hillbilly".
I endured these silently, but the fighting spirit in my heart was ignited, looking at the rich children running on the playground, I secretly determined that one day I will also soar and get rid of them!
As a result, I never idle after school, either staying in the classroom to study on my own or going to the school library to study.
In addition to coping with normal homework, I also have to find time to improve my Mandarin skills one by one.
In our time, my family was really poor, and going to school was a luxury, so I could only eat two meals a week at school, and the rest of the time I could barely satisfy myself by eating pickles and dry buns at home.
Once, I studied late in the library and waited until it was closed before going downstairs, only to find that the door was locked from the inside and could only be exposed to the cold wind of the night.
I squatted in the doorway, shivering, and it was only a few hours before someone noticed me and let me in.
Since then, I've learned to cook for myself, and instead of going to the playground at noon, I'll eat my own dry bread in the classroom to satisfy my hunger.
In this way, I survived every day of middle school. The hard work paid off, and I was accepted into the electronic engineering department of a well-known university with excellent grades, leaving my hometown and embarking on the road to success......
University life is much more comfortable than middle school, and although the cost of living here is much higher than in my hometown, I can finally settle down here thanks to my work-study and a little subsidy from my family.
In my freshman year, I was still very frugal and lived in a student dormitory with a six-person room.
My five roommates are all children from good families, they go to school carefree and receive a decent monthly living allowance from their families.
There were a few parties where my roommates would show off the money they had given at home, and I felt a little embarrassed when I saw it.
But I never envied them, because I knew that if I was willing to endure hardships, I would be able to live a good life one day.
In my sophomore year, I joined the school's Robotics Innovation Lab and started a new research career.
Since I usually spend the rest of my time in the laboratory looking up materials and doing experiments, my living expenses have been reduced a lot.
One rainy night, I was working late in the lab, and my stomach was already growling.
As the doors closed, I braved the pouring rain to go to a kiosk near the school with my school bag on my back to buy a 5-cent loaf of bread to satisfy my hunger.
How eager I was to succeed! I told my roommate that in the future, when I made a lot of money, I would definitely eat the best ham in the world, and I would not repeat it every day.
My roommates laughed at me for being too low, but I really felt it from the bottom of my heart.
In the blink of an eye, my four-year college career was over, and I graduated with honors and was offered an internal position at a large company.
In this way, I said goodbye to my poor university life and started my professional career.
Within a few years, I opened my own company with my own efforts, made a small difference, bought my first house of my own, and met a beautiful and capable wife.
Everything seemed so good, I had almost forgotten all the cynicism I had endured. Until one day, a familiar figure slammed into my heart......
It was an ordinary working day, and I arrived at the office early as usual to prepare for the next meeting.
As soon as I stepped into the office, I saw a familiar figure wiping down the window.
I looked at it and was directly stunned, the middle-aged cleaner with a broom, his face was tired but his expression was still familiar, it was actually my elementary school teacher Wang who insulted me back then!
Twenty-three years have passed, his hair has turned gray, and his figure is a little rickety. And I grew from the "poor and begging" in his mouth to the boss of this company.
Mr. Wang obviously recognized me as well, and his gaze stayed on me for a few seconds, then he hurriedly lowered his head and stood to the side with his hands down, at a loss.
I thought to myself, he never expected that the poor boy who mocked me because of his family background that "I can only go out to ask for food in the future" is now his boss.
I stepped forward, I couldn't tell what it felt like, although so many years have passed, but that cruel sentence is still like an invisible sharp knife, stuck in my heart, accompanied me for a long time in life.
"Teacher Wang, long time no see! Do you now work as a cleaner in our company? I smiled and said hello, but the smile was a little reluctant.
Teacher Wang didn't answer, just nodded, his face full of panic and frustration, as if he would be fired by me in the next second.
I sighed and patted him on the shoulder: "Mr. Wang, after so many years, are you still blaming yourself for that sentence back then?" ”
He kept his head down and said nothing, and I continued to say to him: "I was really sad at the time, but I also understood that it was just your unintentional words for a while. ”
"Actually, I still want to thank you, if it weren't for your words at that time, I probably wouldn't be where I am today!"
"It was your words back then that became the biggest motivation for me to work hard."
"At that time, I made up my mind that I must change my fate with my own hands, and now I have finally survived, you see, now we both live like we couldn't have imagined back then."
Teacher Wang raised his head and looked at me with those deep eyes, his eyes slightly reddened.
"Aiming, you're really impressing me right now! Back then, I was really hateful, I said a lot of things that shouldn't be said, and I did too many things to be sorry for you children! ”
"You have surpassed everyone by your diligence and persistence, and I am really happy for you from the bottom of my heart!"
Then he sighed deeply and confided all the shame and suffering of many years.
It turned out that not long after I graduated, Mr. Wang was demerited by the school many times because of quality problems, and was finally expelled from the school.
It was only after he was expelled from school that he realized how bitter and mean he was to us poor students, and he hid his face and cried.
I hurriedly took his hand and said sincerely: "Teacher Wang, people are not sages, everyone will say something hurtful, you have been a teacher for many years, you have the most right to speak!" ”
"And I've long been relieved, not to mention your current situation, I won't care about what you said back then."
At this moment, the human resources manager of my company also rushed over, and when he saw this scene, he said to me in some surprise: "Boss, do you know this cleaner?" ”
"Yes, this is one of my former mentors." I replied while supporting Mr. Wang, "He is old and has made a lot of contributions in the education field in the past. ”
"It's better to do this, our company is lacking a logistics supervisor, so let him be the logistics supervisor and arrange some easy work for him."
The HR manager looked at me, quickly came to his senses, and nodded that it was okay.
In this way, Mr. Wang started from an ordinary cleaner to work as a logistics supervisor in our company.
Although the salary package is not very high, at least it can make him less tired in his later years and have a more decent workplace.
At first, Mr. Wang's performance was indeed not ideal, and his communication skills and computer operation were very flawed.
But I knew he just needed a new environment to start over.
So, I personally gave him several trainings and taught him some basic work skills. To my gratification, despite his age, the old man's learning ability is unexpectedly good, and he gradually learns to get started.
One day, when I passed by the logistics department, I was very happy to see that Mr. Wang was actively and enthusiastically helping the staff.
Just when I wanted to go up and say hello, I heard an employee muttering nearby: "Why did our boss hire such an old man to be the logistics supervisor, it looks so wilting......"
When I heard that, I was a little annoyed. However, when I think about it, isn't this the same attitude that those who looked down on me back then?
I walked over, patted the employee on the shoulder, and said earnestly, "Everyone has been young, and they will inevitably get old in the future." You shouldn't look at others in this way, especially to an old man who has been fighting for the cause of education for decades. ”
"In fact, as long as you pay attention, you will find many shining points in this old man that are worth learning from......"
In this way, under my advocacy, more people in the company gradually respected and loved Mr. Wang.
Although it was just an ordinary job, it was enough for a man of his age to regain his dignity and pride.
Sometimes, I would go over to chat with Mr. Wang and listen to him talk about the past.
As I listen, I will also reflect on my own conduct and whether I have turned a blind eye to and judged the life experiences of others as he did back then.
Every now and then, I secretly hope that both me and others should get along with the world with a more open and inclusive mind.
Only by treating others with empathy can we live a more meaningful and respectful life.
In this way, Mr. Wang worked in my company with a new attitude, ordinary and dignified. Sometimes we smile when we meet, look at each other, and enjoy the last happy time of life together.
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