In an ordinary fishing village, there lives a family, although the family is poor, but the daughter Li Qiushui has been very hardworking and capable since she was a child.
When other children were hanging out, she always helped the old people in the village weave baskets and fishing nets, and added some meager income to the family by relying on her hands.
The conditions of other families in the village are better than those of the Li family, and a few relatives have opened small businesses, and their lives are quite comfortable.
It's a pity that the Li family has always been a "poor relative", and other relatives sneered at their family and never lent a helping hand.
Li Qiushui has a mother and a younger brother, and the burden of the family is all on her shoulders. Although her family is poor, she never gives up her yearning for a better life.
At the age of 18, she made up her mind to change her fate, so she left the fishing village with a dream and went to work in a small nearby county.
Along the way, she endured a lot of hardships. worked as a waiter, and his monthly salary was only one or two thousand yuan. Fortunately, she was very good at seizing the opportunity to use her spare time to teach art on her own, and finally got a job as an art teacher in an elementary school, and her life began to improve.
Later, she met her current husband, and the two hit it off, and both had a strong interest in handicrafts. They scraped together their savings and opened a small handicraft shop in the city center.
In the beginning, the business was barely sustainable due to lack of experience and capital. But Li Qiushui did not give up, but did her best with her husband to design and produce products by herself, and at the same time worked hard to expand sales.
In the past few years, the business of the art store has become more and more prosperous, and the scale has continued to expand, and Li Qiushui has finally survived and lived the good life she once dreamed of.
It's a pity that her relatives still ignore her, and even slander her behind her back, saying that her success depends on her husband's luck.
In this regard, Li Qiushui chose generosity. She understands that everything she has today is won by her own hands and hard work, and she doesn't need to explain anything at all.
Life is like this, there are always people who are not used to your efforts, and there are always people who are jealous of your success.
However, she also hopes that her relatives can change their preconceived notions and stop measuring a person's worth by money and material things.
Not long ago, Li Qiushui received an invitation to his niece's wedding and decided to drive his old car that had been with him for more than ten years to return to his hometown to participate.
Who knows, as soon as she arrived at the wedding scene, she was given a cold reception from her cousin. When my cousin saw that she was driving an old car and dressed plainly, she looked at people with her nose, and not only did she not have the slightest sense of welcome, but even forbade her to sit at the table, and only allowed her to eat leftovers in the corner beside her.
At that time, Li Qiushui was extremely aggrieved in his heart. She couldn't figure it out, after so many years of hard work outside, was it only worth this kind of cynical treatment?
It turns out that in the eyes of some people, old cars and plain clothes represent an inferior status. They judge a person's worth solely on the basis of appearance and material conditions, and are completely blind to the hardships they have paid.
This is exactly what Li Qiushui can not tolerate the most. She always firmly believes that a person should be recognized and respected by the world, not because of what kind of car he drives or what kind of clothes he wears, but because of how much effort and sweat he has put in.
Unfortunately, reality is often very different from ideals. Materialism has long been dormant in the minds of ordinary people and has become a stubborn disease.
When they see someone living a decent life, their friends and relatives are not sincerely happy, but feel guilty, and this is why.
On the wedding day, in the face of the white eyes and ridicule of relatives, Li Qiushui did not quarrel with anyone, nor did he defend himself, but just silently ate some simple meals and left in a hurry.
She knows that ignorance cannot be corrected, and prejudice cannot be reversed overnight.
Although this experience made her feel lost and wronged, she did not waver in her beliefs and pursuits.
Li Qiushui will still abide by his usual simple style, make money diligently with both hands, and live every day in a down-to-earth manner.
She also hopes that the younger generation can get rid of the entanglement of materialism, not fall into the mistake of only focusing on appearances, and learn to truly treat the people around them with a tolerant and friendly attitude.
The value of a person does not lie in the amount of money he has or how expensive his car is, but in his attitude towards life and the contribution he makes to society.
Only when we sweep away the prejudices in our hearts and look at each individual with equal eyes can society show true civilization and progress.
This is the most important life experience of Li Qiushui all the way from a small village. She knew that she had changed her destiny and lifted herself out of poverty with her hardworking hands, all of which relied on her own unremitting efforts, rather than relying on the gifts of others or the decoration of foreign objects.
The money and status earned with both hands are the most precious and proud.
She hopes that through her story, she can convey such a positive concept of life: everyone should learn to use hard-working hands to create a sky of their own for themselves.
One day, everyone will understand that the true value of a person is not in appearance, but in his personality qualities and contribution to society. At that time, there will be no more discrimination and prejudice in our society.
Li Qiushui firmly believes in this. She will, as always, maintain a humble and simple attitude towards life, use her practical actions to influence and change the people around her, to spread a new value concept, so that more and more people are aware of the emptiness of appearance, and learn to look at the world with a tolerant and friendly eye.