The Confusion of Homecoming: The Employment Plight of Rural Youth
Walking into the long-lost countryside, an indescribable heavy atmosphere came to my face. In the fields, where young people sweated like rain, now there are only a few people left, watching over the land that has nurtured generations. Their eyes are full of desire for local employment, but the helplessness of reality is like a cold wall, tightly besieging them.
Why has the countryside become a desert for youth employment? Investigating the root causes, it is not difficult to find that the lack of industrial zones is like a boulder, pressing on the heart of rural development. Stable job opportunities are hard to find. The responsibility of the government and society in this regard has undoubtedly become the target of public criticism. Policy bias and lack of resources make it difficult for rural youth to find employment.
When young people have to pack their bags and embark on the long journey of going out to work, they are left behind not only longing for their hometown, but also alienating their parent-child relationship and deeply worried about the future development of rural areas. What kind of family and social pain is hidden behind the tide of migrant workers? This is not only the story of young people, but also the helplessness and struggle of the entire rural society. And when we uncover these layers of scars, what kind of truth will we discover?
The Hardships of Life: The Awkward Contrast Between Rural Consumption and Income
Walking into the village store, the price of a bottle of mineral water is close to the big supermarket in the city, which is staggering. If you ask again, even your own drinking water will start to be charged, and one side of the water will cost 4 yuan, which is simply a bolt from the blue! We rural people, when do we have to spend money to drink water? The rise in the cost of living is even faster than that of people in the city, which is really laughable.
You said that the income of this farmer is only a few dollars after hard work all year round. The income from farming is barely enough to make ends meet, and it is difficult to save some surplus food. But the cost of living is like a rocket, swishing upward. Especially the drinking water charge, do you think it is reasonable? We rural people, our ancestors have been drinking water from their own wells for generations, when did it start to cost money to drink water? As soon as the money is spent, it will never come back, and the days of our farmers are really getting tighter and tighter.
Let's talk about the improvement of rural infrastructure, the roads are getting better and better, and the solar lights are also bright, but behind these improvements, is it also pushing up our cost of living? In this regard, does the government also have to consider the feelings of our farmers? It's not that we don't want to live a good life, but this good life has to be supported by real money! Can the government give us farmers more benefits, so that our money bags are also bulging, don't just watch the cost of living rise, but your heart is as bitter as eating Coptis chinensis.
In the final analysis, the economic pressure of rural life is like a big mountain, which overwhelms us farmers. We also want to live a good life, we also want our children to be able to afford to go to school, and the elderly can afford to be sick, but we all have to rely on money to speak! The government and all sectors of society should also pay more attention to the lives of our farmers, and don't let us lose hope and confidence in life in this embarrassing comparison. After all, we farmers are also a part of this country, and our lives should also have a head!
The Passing of Time: The Passing of the Vitality of Rural Communities
Back then, our countryside was very lively, and when it came to the busy farming season, every household was busy with their work. Whoever needs help, just a shout, the neighbors and villagers will come one after another, and the big guys are sweating together, not to mention how lively the scene is. Usually, everyone has nothing to do and just hang out and chat, the east and west are short, and the relationship is as good as a family. But now, alas, everything has changed.
Why is the countryside so deserted now? Where have all the people gone? It's not all about living and going out to work. At the end of the year, there was no one to be seen, and only some old people and children were left to guard the empty village. This economic factor is like a knife that has cut off the hearts of our rural people. Coupled with social changes, the way of life of people in the city has been poured into the countryside, and our traditional customs have also been washed away. What vitality is there in this countryside?
Having said that, the disappearance of the vitality of this rural community has a profound impact on the social structure and traditional culture of our rural areas. In the past, we rural people paid attention to helping each other and living in harmony. Now, people are scattered, hearts are scattered, and this social structure is like a broken carriage, shaking. Let's talk about this traditional culture, which is the root of our rural people! Without it, what are we left with? So, we have to think of a way to revitalize this rural community. How to recover? We must solve the problem from the root, so that rural people can make money and have a head, so that we can retain people and hearts. At the same time, we must also pass on this traditional culture, so that we rural people do not forget their roots and souls.
Changes in People's Hearts: Rural Interpersonal Relationships in the Context of Economic Disparities
As soon as the tide of part-time jobs came, our countryside was like a rice field swept by the wind, a mess. This economic disparity is like an invisible knife that cuts the hearts of our villagers into pieces. In the past, everyone was poor, as poor as ants, but their hearts were the same. Now, some people are rich, and some people are still so poor that they are tinkling, and this heart is scattered.
You say that this economic difference is big, can people's hearts remain the same? In the past, we rural people paid attention to love, and everyone reached out to anyone who had something. Now, they are all busy making money, who still has that leisure? The human touch of this traditional countryside is like the smoke blown away by the wind, which is getting lighter and fainter. If this continues, how can our rural society still be harmonious?
epilogue
So, we have to find a way to restore the humanity and community cohesion of this rural area. How to recover? The key is to start with the economy. Everyone has to make money and have a head, so that their hearts can be united. At the same time, we also have to advocate social fairness, and don't let this economic difference cut our hearts apart. Only in this way can we regain the long-lost humanity and harmony in our countryside.