You Are Hero

You Are Hero

Some people once said that I was not a man of real fiber. How did they speak that to me? The reason may be that I’m emotional man who shed tears when catch a sight of heartwarming scene or hear a sorrowful song. I’ve got to admit that I’m such that person indeed. In my life, what I heard and saw were made up a lot of pictures in mind. And these pictures were rolling in head once touched by something special, which makes me really think with tears. I started to consider the past, the present, and the future. I want to learn from the past, experience the present, and hope for the success in the future.

Many things come along in my life make me moved and thoughtful, upset or delighted. It may fit my personality and perhaps it’s just what I need to my life because it enriches my own world and improves my soul. And recently the fragile tears roll down my face again.

Last evening I turned on the TV-set and got the program that was going about an award ceremony on heroic deeds. I went through all the matters and was deeply moved and impressed by one of stories.

It started in the scenic spot of Wu Yi Shang city, Fu Jian, on August 15. A traveler by the name of Li Yan and her son fell into the torrential river by accident. All travelers on the bank were so tense or horrified that they didn’t know what to do to help the dying mother and son who were washed further and further. Their bodies were gradually sinking into the deep river without help they were about to die. At the critical moment, a man came form the distance made his way through the crowd, jumped into the rushing river to help Li Yan and her son without taking off his other sports shoe. Then, nobody knew what he was look. With great effort, he swam to the drowning travelers whose heads almost disappeared.

He grabbed the child’s sleeve and dragged him out of the water, then swan back hard to the bank. He pushed the boy to the crowd and came back to Li Yan’s rescue. He was badly drained of his energy for going against current. On the way to the woman he was struggling against the river and sinking too. People saw he was disappearing into the running water but to their surprise the disappeared traveler was appearing.

A female guide among the travelers also jumped into the river to help Li Yan, When she dragged Li Yan back, she turned her head and saw nothing. More and more people came and did their heart out to salvage the young man. The minutes ticked by. Nothing was discovered. People didn’t give it up, they still tried their best to find him till got him out of the long river after four hours. As the hero emerged from the water, people discovered he kept a gesture of raising his hands up. Just because of the pair of hands Li Yan was able to breathed the fresh air. Crying, shouting, with much sorrow. At that time, the sky suddenly rained heavily. Yes, the God’s tears, I guess.

When he was carried onto the bank, pople, the first time, saw his young handsome face with a short hair. He was lying there, falling asleep for ever. Later people knew that the young man was a native officer called Li Xiaohua whose heroic deed touches the whole country. What he had down perfectly drawn the curtain on his youthful life. As a Chinese, I’m deeply moved, I’m so proud of him. I hope to see more and more people who give their hands when others are on a razor’s edge. China Central Academy of Fine Arts commemorated Li Xiaohua by carving his statue which was set up in Wu Yi Shang city.

The hero just had been married for six months before he died. His wife was full of pain, tears kept rolling down his gray face on which there was an expression of much distress. She said she felt sorry that she was unable to keep their unborn child for an accident. Even so, she thought as military wife, she should accept the fact and took the pain.

When Li Yan was asked by a TV host that would you tell us what he was made of. Li Yan said: “He was so young, he gave up his life and got ones of me and my son in return. I didn’t know what he was like until the moment he died. I won’t forget that scene for ever.