In 1977, the college entrance examination system, which had been suspended for more than ten years, was restored. Since then, the college entrance examination has become a crucial moment in the lives of most students. The college entrance examination can be said to be the fairest

In 1977, the college entrance examination system, which had been suspended for more than ten years, was restored. Since then, the college entrance examination has become a crucial moment in the lives of most students.

The college entrance examination can be said to be the fairest selection method so far. It is an opportunity to change destiny and a way to reserve talents for the country.

Therefore, it has become the wish of all students to be admitted to a prestigious school, because it means that we will have better development opportunities than our peers in the future.

But does getting into a prestigious school mean everything? Today's story may change some of your ideas, or make you think about whether our education needs to change its focus.

Kochi homeless man

One day in October 2018, volunteers from "Let Love Come Home" found a homeless man on the streets of Dongguan, Guangdong. He looked very weak, so the volunteers wanted to help him. After

asked, he discovered that the identity of the homeless man in front of him was indeed not simple.

The homeless man's name is Cao Yang, he is a college student of Chongqing University 95. This homeless man was not only a college student, but also a student from a key university. This identity somewhat surprised the volunteers, but what Cao Yang said next made the volunteers even more shocked.

It turns out that after graduating in 1999, Cao Yang studied in Germany for two years and lived a comfortable life. So everyone became even more curious about Cao Yang. How could a college student like him end up like this?

The enviable first half of his life vs the embarrassing second half of his life

Cao Yang was born in 1977 and lives in Xianyang, Shaanxi. It can be said that his first half of life is really enviable.

In 1995, Cao Yang was admitted to Chongqing University. In that era when thousands of troops crossed the single-plank bridge, it was already amazing to be a college student, let alone " double first-class " universities such as "211" and "985" .

Cao Yang can be said to be a top student, but after entering college, Cao Yang's abilities were not so outstanding. Because everyone is a top student from various provinces and cities, the competition among top students is of course more intense.

The huge gap made Cao Yang very uncomfortable. Perhaps he was not ready yet, so he failed the exam.

Even if Cao Yang adjusted his mentality, Cao Yang did not perform well in the subsequent re-examinations, so that he kept failing the class. In the end, he did not even get a diploma from Chongqing University.

Seeing Cao Yang in such a state, his parents were also worried. They knew that Cao Yang was definitely not a stupid person, but he had not adjusted his state well. So after discussing with his parents, Cao Yang planned to study in Germany at his own expense.

Cao Yang studied German for a period of time at Sichuan International Studies University . After passing the study abroad and language exams, Cao Yang got his German visa as he wished.

From the fact that Cao Yang passed the German exam in just a few months, we can see that he can actually study and live better when the pressure is reduced. Cao Yang also felt that going abroad might be more suitable for him than going to school.

After arriving in Germany, Cao Yang had to study and work at the same time. Although Cao Yang went to Germany to study at his own expense, his family was not a wealthy family, and it was already the limit that his family could afford for him to study abroad. Therefore, in order to afford the daily living expenses, Cao Yang chose to work part-time.

Cao Yang is a highly educated person and can master his work very quickly. It didn’t take long for him to be able to fully afford his expenses in Germany.

A year later, Cao Yang also bought himself an Mercedes-Benz sedan. If this situation continues, Cao Yang's future will be bright.

Later, Cao Yang also told his family that he had a beautiful girlfriend, and his family and friends were happy for him.

Cao Yang is living very well in Germany. He has also found his life goal and everything is moving in a good direction.

But who knew that one day he would be deported by the German government because they determined that Cao Yang was an illegal worker.Some people may not understand, doesn’t Cao Yang have a visa? How did he become an illegal worker?

This is actually related to German law. German law stipulates that students holding short-term language visas are not allowed to work in Germany. If they hold a student visa, each student's working time cannot exceed 90 full days or 180 hours per year. long time.

Perhaps it was because Cao Yang was not clear about German laws that he was deported.

After returning to China, although Cao Yang was a little depressed, he was not discouraged.

Cao Yang plans to take a break before applying for a visa to Germany. After all, he has already made some money in Germany and has a girlfriend waiting for him in Germany!

But when Cao Yang was going through the procedures to go abroad, he discovered that his files were lost, which completely ruined his plan to go abroad.

Cao Yang was quite shocked, because for Cao Yang, this meant that all the hard work of the past two years was in vain. But life still has to go on. Cao Yang picked up his mood again and decided to start from scratch.

Since Cao Yang does not have a diploma from Chongqing University or even a file, it is impossible for him to find a job with the same treatment as in Germany.

But Cao Yang still mustered up the courage and found a job as a restaurant waiter in the county town. The gap between this and his original job was really huge.

In any case, Cao Yang has the courage to start from scratch, which shows that he is braver than many people. Waiting is not Cao Yang's final plan. He still wants to make a career.

So Cao Yang told his parents that he would go south to work and go to Guangdong. After thinking about it, Cao Yang's parents also thought it was feasible. As long as Cao Yang got over his frustration, it would be good.

The hemp rope was specially cut at the smallest points. Cao Yang, who had just gone south to work, lost his ID card again. These successive blows could be said to be hard hitting, leaving Cao Yang nowhere to fight back.

Cao Yang finally couldn't stand it any longer. The huge psychological gap and shock prevented him from standing up again. Cao Yang did not look for another job, but wandered around in Dongguan .

Cao Yang didn't want to go home. After all, from a student in a prestigious school to an international student, from an international student to an unemployed vagrant who couldn't find a job, Cao Yang felt that he couldn't face his parents, friends and relatives.

's once glorious past not only pulled Cao Yang down from the altar, but also stepped on it several times: watching his former classmates get stable jobs after graduating from school; he once envied his neighbors who also got married and had children, and had happy families. Cao Yang could never let go. What's more, he originally had these, but lost them all in an instant.

Cao Yang, who was completely defeated by life, started to let himself go. He was no longer obsessed with finding a job, or even having money. For Cao Yang, having money means having a full meal, which is no big deal;

having no money, for Cao Yang, means being hungry, which is no big deal. Under such circumstances, Cao Yang also lost contact with his parents, and this break lasted for 14 years.

However, Cao Yang's parents didn't know what happened to their son. After a while, they couldn't contact Cao Yang, and then they discovered that their son was missing.

So the Cao family’s parents searched everywhere: sometimes they went south to search by themselves, sometimes they asked people to search for him, and sometimes they sent out flyers to search for him. But after many years of searching, there was still no news. The two elderly people, who were getting older and older, could no longer find her.

Until October 2018, volunteer Zhang Shiwei met Cao Yang, who was lying on a broken sofa in ragged clothes on the roadside.

Cao Yang seemed unable to sit up and could only lie down. His hands were scarred, his toes were ulcerated and inflamed, and he looked very weak. Zhang Shiwei brought bread and mineral water to Cao Yang. Cao Yang didn't refuse but ate them hungrily.

Later Zhang Shiwei learned that Cao Yang fell down a few days ago and broke his hand. His waist seemed to be seriously injured and it was a bit difficult to sit up. Zhang Shiwei sympathized with Cao Yang's experience and said he could send Cao Yang home.

This time Cao Yang did not refuse. He said that he missed his relatives far away and wanted to go home.

Cao Yang told Zhang Shiwei his home address, hoping that he could contact his family. However, when Zhang Shiwei contacted Cao Yang's parents, they thought the volunteer was a liar. Cao's parents no longer believed that Cao Yang was still alive at this time.

After some explanation, the other party still couldn't believe it, so he asked Cao Yang's teacher to check the authenticity of the news.

Cao Yang and his teacher met at the local hospital. When Cao Yang's teacher saw his former student, he couldn't recognize him for a while.

The current Cao Yang is completely different from the high-spirited young man before. Cao Yang's teacher couldn't help but shed tears when he saw the student's desolation. Teacher

said that Cao Yang has suffered too many blows, and his mental health is already very good.

After meeting the teacher, Cao Yang also said that it was too hard for the teacher to fly around like this.

When the reporter left, Cao Yang also told the camera that he would cheer up after returning to his parents, and made a victory gesture. He seemed to be in good spirits.

Speaking of Cao Yang's story, it is really a pity, but if you think about it carefully, there are traces of what happened. From the moment Cao Yang was admitted to Chongqing University, he showed that he was not adaptable to the new life.

Cao Yang, who used to be a top student, came to a higher education institution and found that he was surrounded by top students, so he became an ordinary student. Because he couldn't adapt, he didn't even get a diploma in the end; after he came to Germany, because he didn't understand German law made him illegal, which is somewhat inappropriate for a highly educated person;

Although he did not recover after losing the file, he forgot that since the file is so important, he should rush to replace it, which is also right. He is responsible for his own future; in the end, losing his ID card was not a big deal, but it became the last straw for Cao Yang.

To be honest, I am not in Cao Yang's environment. To say this is really a bit suspicious of standing and talking without back pain, but no one living in society has everything smooth sailing. Some people are crushed, but some people stand up again against the wind. Maybe this is the difference between success and failure!