The Paper's special commentator Yao Yao
Recently, the high-profile female master of volunteer teaching returnees, Long Jing's eyes are on fire. The personnel of "supporting the teaching of Xiangxi for 10 consecutive years" has been questioned by society after a large number of publicity and popularity.
In some publicity, Long Jingjian has a high degree of master's degree in returnees, participated in volunteer teaching for 10 consecutive years, traveled to 24 remote schools, and devoted himself to public welfare after graduation. The short video number with her as the theme is also very popular, in the video, Long Jingying is mostly wearing a black and white T-shirt with a standard eight-tooth smile; in the mountain trail, she takes the children to dance...
However, this session of netizens did not buy it much. They pointed out that after studying abroad for 9 years, how can you volunteer to teach for 10 consecutive years? In the short video, Long Jingying's exquisite makeup is accused of being incompatible with the rural environment, and related public welfare projects charge high-priced registration fees to organize volunteer teaching trips, which are also questioned: Is this "the most beautiful female teacher" keen on public welfare or business?
After all, under public opinion, public welfare is strongly linked to morality. If the efforts and achievements of individuals are not enough to support the content of the propaganda, there is moral hazard. The laurels of morality are woven with thorns, and "if you want to wear its crown, you will bear its weight."
In the interview with Red Star News, Long Jingjian responded to and explained the questions questioned by netizens. Looking at it kindly, the descriptions used to wrap her personal image are actually not very hard to hurt by facts. But the problem is that the aura created by too much pandering to market demand ultimately provokes moral resentment.
If this is a rollover, the biggest crux is "10 consecutive years of teaching Xiangxi". What is 10 consecutive years? What is volunteer teaching? In the understanding of these two words, there is a big gap between Long Jingjian and the public.
Long Jingjian explained that she did volunteer teaching, and the first time she participated was during the summer vacation when she returned from studying abroad. Taking this as a starting point, it makes sense to say that it will take 10 years. However, the project initiated by Long Jingjian is mainly a one-week short-term volunteer teaching project, and there are also some long-term projects that support the volunteer teachers. However, the propaganda left the impression that Long Jingjian himself was an ascetic monk who had been rooted in poor villages for 10 years.
Generally speaking, the volunteer teachings praised by everyone are those who have been rooted in the countryside for a long time, and the short-term volunteer teachings that are sloppy and flowery are mixed. "10 consecutive years of volunteer teaching" is placed on the head of a girl, which gives society an excessively high moral expectation. A city girl has the courage to go to a simple village to accompany children for 10 years, and a city girl has been a volunteer education organization for 10 consecutive years, and the moral aura of the two is significantly different.
Now, there is a huge contrast between public propaganda and factual description, and the moral overturning brought about by this contrast can only be borne by Long Jingjian himself. Moreover, once the public welfare thing feels untrustworthy, the chain consequences caused by the collapse of trust are even more serious.
Even if Long Jingjian himself did not have any bad intentions, it was difficult to recover the loss of the overall image. This gives all public welfare people a wake-up call: do a point, say a point, and must not go to exaggeration.
We also need more people to actively participate in the public welfare through different forms. Our society should have more tolerance for those who participate in public welfare, and encourage more high-quality and professional public welfare talents to appear. Here, it is expected that after experiencing the turmoil, Long Jingjian can still adhere to the public welfare and "speak" with more actions.
Kindness is beautiful, but also fragile. People who enjoy reputation for public welfare should pay more attention to risks, care for hard-won trust, and do not let the moral aura exceed actual actions. Public welfare is a cause of care, and it is even more important to take care of it with heart.
Editor-in-Charge: Wang Lei