Can you believe it? Sometimes, the distance between a hero and a liar can be as little as a thought.
Remember the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake that shook the whole country? On top of that ruin, 15-year-old Lei Chunian was like a bolt of lightning, bravely shuttling and snatching back 7 fresh lives from the hands of death!
At that moment, he was a superhero in the eyes of the people of the whole country, and was commended by CCTV in a high-profile manner, becoming one of the top ten moving figures in China.
Flowers, applause, honors, everything came too fast and too violently, as if the whole world was smiling at him. But who would have thought that such a hero would become a defendant in court a few years later?
Time jumped to 2012, and a seemingly ordinary class reunion became a watershed in Lei Chunian's fate. At this party, without the protection of the hero's aura, he felt an unprecedented gap.
In order to regain his sense of existence, he began to "buy" friendship with expensive cigarettes, and even did not hesitate to show his heroic identity in an attempt to win recognition.
Isn't this change in mentality a bit poignant? But what's even more embarrassing is that with the expansion of his reputation, he began to float, and the media interviewed? Sorry, it depends on the mood.
School? It's long gone for him. He was obsessed with glittering lights, made a group of fox friends and dog friends, and his life became more and more extravagant, and even started to use his crooked brain to donate money.
This was the beginning of his slide from the clouds.
It's unbelievable to say that the boy who once used his hands to pick up the ruins to save people actually embarked on the road of fraud step by step.
740,000 is not a small number, how many families trust and expect behind this?
He took advantage of people's kindness and admiration to weave one lie after another, until one day, the East Window Incident happened, and everything was irreparable.
On November 3, 2014, in a court in Chengdu, Lei Chunian was no longer faced with flowers and applause, but with a cold legal sentence of 10 years in prison.
This moment is not only a personal judgment for him, but also a shattering of the heroic dream in the hearts of all those who care about him.
Seeing this, many netizens left messages: "Where did the brave little hero go?" "Was it the impetuosity of society that hurt him, or was it his own choice? ”
Someone else sighed: "Everyone can be lost in the face of temptation, but the fall of heroes is even more painful." ”
These voices are not only a pity for Lei Chunian, but also a deep reflection on the complex side of human nature.
In fact, Lei Chunian's story is not just a tragedy of one person, it is more like a mirror, reflecting the excessive consumption of the word "hero" in society and the psychological imbalance of individuals in the face of great honor.
Shouldn't we think about how to give heroes a healthier environment to grow up, instead of pushing them to the altar and letting them lose themselves in the halo?
At the same time, it also reminds everyone how important it is to maintain the original intention and resist temptation no matter when and where.
From a hero who saves people to a fraudster, this span is enough to make people stagger. But what is even more worrying is how many chances can be redeemed along the way, and how many people try to pull him, but he chose the most wrong path.
This is not only his failure alone, but also the lack of social education, psychological guidance and other levels.
Looking back on Lei Chunian's story, people can't help but have mixed tastes. He once carried the weight of life on his immature shoulders, but he also lost his way on the road of growth.
We cannot deny his heroism, nor can we ignore his later mistakes.
Perhaps, the real tragedy is that people often only remember the highlight moments of heroes, but forget that they are also ordinary people who are flesh and blood and can make mistakes.
Lei Chunian's story is a wake-up call and a revelation, telling us: cherish honor, but also cherish yourself, don't let a moment of loss ruin the light of your life.
In this fast-paced era, may we all stay true to our original aspirations and forge ahead.