"I have been blessed with great fortune in this life. I have caught up with the good times. I am as lucky as I am." This is the mantra of my 94-year-old mother.
My mother said that when she was a child, she caught up with the women's liberation movement and avoided the pain of foot binding; when she got married at the age of 20, it coincided with the founding of the People's Republic of China, which opened up a new life for her; after the reform and opening up, her mother lived a The good days of "lights and telephones, upstairs and downstairs"... Nowadays, mothers can often be seen in small community stadiums, swinging, pulling horizontal bars, trying back massagers, and riding spacewalks... enjoying themselves. Have fun doing it.
The author's mother (right) laughed heartily during her birthday
When mobile phones were just emerging, my mother realized the wonderful uses of mobile phones and said: "Isn't this a 'post and telecommunications office'? I can make phone calls and 'take telegrams' myself!" ” She vividly calls sending text messages “sending telegrams”. Indeed, the business of "sending telegrams" has long been replaced by mobile phone text messages and WeChat. It's a pity that my mother can't type, so she doesn't have the function of "taking telegrams" on her mobile phone.
Later, I bought my mother a mobile phone that can take pictures. My mother learned to take selfies and said happily: "Gee, I will open a 'photo studio' myself!" Then smartphones appeared, and my mother watched us use mobile phones to shop, order food, and buy air tickets. Tickets, her imagination was wide open, she said: "This mobile phone also has supply and marketing cooperatives , restaurants, ticket halls..."
When my son was studying in college in Harbin, there was no WeChat. I asked my mother to use QQ video with him through the computer. During the chat, my mother felt very magical and asked: "Is this more expensive than making a phone call?" I told her that it didn't cost any money and we could just chat. Later, when WeChat became available, I asked my mother to have a video connection with her grandson through WeChat. This became a "compulsory course" for both grandson and grandson every Sunday.
The first time my mother took the high-speed rail was when she went to Yantai to visit her 88-year-old brother, who is also my uncle. It only takes half an hour from Qingdao Laixi to Yantai South Station . It used to take 3 hours by regular express train . My mother sighed again, "Life is really good now!"
mother He was frail and sickly when he was young, and was known as the "medicine pot" in the production team. After reaching old age, my health has improved. Not only have I thrown away the "medicine jar", but I have also lost the "three highs" that are common among the elderly. "Bitter at first, then sweet, and sweetness continues." This is how my mother described her "little luck."
I feel very happy watching my mother live younger and younger, and become more nourished as time goes by. I hope that my mother can witness the growing strength of the motherland and experience more "little luck" with her own eyes.
(Author: Zhang Xinling, Longshui Community Service Center, Laixi City, Qingdao, Shandong Province)
Source: "Learning to Strengthen the Country" Laixi Communication Station
Author unit: Longshui Community Service Center, Laixi City, Qingdao, Shandong Province
Editor in charge: Ni Mei, Zhou Hui, Liu Yu, Zheng Zhixia
Reprinted by:Hao Fengting
Reviewed by:Hao Lin
