This is a photo that has been popular all over the country!
In the photo, the girl with big eyes is called Su Mingjuan.
31 years ago, when the photographer Xie Hailong accidentally pressed the camera shutter and took this photo, he would never have thought that his actions would change the fate of a girl in her life.
Jie Hailong would not have thought that it was because of the popularity of this photo that it later brought hope to millions of children.
What happened back then? Su Mingjuan, the big-eyed girl in the photo, what happened later?
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Today, when the Internet is very developed, it is not uncommon to become popular overnight.
But 31 years ago, it is undoubtedly very difficult for an ordinary person to know overnight.
, but Su Mingjuan is an exception.
1983, Su Mingjuan was born in a poor family in Taoling Township, Jinzhai County, Anhui Province. Her parents are simple farmers. They make a living by farming and raising pigs. The family lives a very hard life.
Su Mingjuan is a first-year student at Zhangwan Primary School in Jinzhai County.
Because the local economy is very backward, it is not easy for children in mountainous areas to go to school. Su Mingjuan first takes a boat every day, and then walks a long mountain road to reach the school.
The conditions in schools are equally difficult.
The predecessor of the classroom was a ancestral hall, which was disrepaired for a long time and was already dilapidated.
There is almost no infrastructure in the classroom except for more than a dozen tables and chairs, and there is not even doors and windows.
In order to go to school, children can only endure the heat in summer, but in winter, when the cold wind blows in, the children can only tremble with cold.
But even so, Su Mingjuan is still very hardworking because she knows her family and maybe one day she will never be able to return to school.
So, she cherishes every day she studied in school.
02,
Although Su Mingjuan is difficult to go to school, to a certain extent, she is not the most unfortunate one.
At that time, many children chose to drop out of school early because of their financial difficulties in their families, and this situation also attracted the attention of all sectors of society at that time.
In order to solve the problem of poor students' difficulty in going to school, the local competent department decided to run a "Hope Project" to provide assistance to children who cannot afford to go to school.
However, to run the "Hope Project", we must go deep into poor areas and understand the actual situation of the children.
Just like that, Zhangwan Primary School where Su Mingjuan is located was listed as the research target.
One day, when the research team members came to Zhangwan Primary School and passed by the door of Su Mingjuan's classroom, she was listening carefully while taking notes.
Perhaps out of curiosity, when Su Mingjuan heard the movement, she inadvertently looked up at the blackboard, but the moment she looked up, her big eyes also hit the photographer Xie Hailong.
Su Mingjuan's eyes were clean and clear, and full of desire.
So, Xie Hailong quickly picked up the camera, pressed the shutter, and recorded this classic moment. More than 0 years later, Jie Hailong recalled this scene and was still very moved. He said: At that moment, Su Mingjuan's eyes had unusual penetration, which could hit everyone's hearts!
Not long after, when this photo of a character named "Big Eyes" was published in the newspaper, it instantly infected thousands of people in the country.
Su Mingjuan's eyes seemed to be able to speak. What everyone read from her eyes was: Although there are many difficulties, I want to go to school. After
, this photo was also named "I Want to School", reprinted in major media and even became a promotional poster for "Hope Project".
It is precisely because of this photo that the "Hope Project" truly enters the public eye.
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Because of the photos, Su Mingjuan herself was also reported by the media.
When people learned about Su Mingjuan's family situation, they generously donated money and materials to her.
The first person to show her love to her was Li Wan from Changsha, Hunan. Li Wan had just graduated at that time and did not have much savings, but even so, by saving money, he insisted on sending money to Su Mingjuan until she graduated from elementary school.
In addition, a retired couple also brought her study and daily necessities.
The actions of these kind-hearted people not only solved the urgent needs of Su Mingjuan's family, but also made Su Mingjuan deeply feel the care and love from the outside world.
Donation from society not only allowed Su Mingjuan to successfully complete her primary school studies, but even after going to junior high school, it was more than enough.
So, later, the honest and honest father said to his daughter: I am still young and can still farm. Since the donations I received are enough for you to go to school, we can no longer ask for other people's money.
But when Su Mingjuan contacted the donor and wanted to return the money, she was rejected by everyone.
In desperation, Su Mingjuan donated all the donations she received to Hope Project.
Because of her outstanding academic performance, the school gave her a subsidy every semester, but Su Mingjuan did not leave it all for herself, but donated most of it to people who needed it more than her.
For example, she once sent 600 yuan to a young girl in Ningxia, which was not a small amount back then.
can be seen. Since then, Su Mingjuan has already had the intention to give back to the society.
Because of her experience of being funded and funded by others, Su Mingjuan became a household name and received a lot of praise. 998, Su Mingjuan walked into the Great Hall and became the youngest delegate to attend the meeting. This year, she was only 14 years old.
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2002 was a special year for Su Mingjuan.
With the help of the society, this year, Su Mingjuan not only graduated from high school successfully, but also got admitted to university.
But Su Mingjuan did not forget herself. During her college years, she worked to make money while going to school, so she never asked her parents for living expenses.
Because he has developed the good habit of saving money since he was a child, Su Mingjuan not only earns enough for herself, but also often has spare money.
In addition, she also used the winter and summer vacations to teach with her classmates at primary schools in poor areas.
Perhaps because she had been wet from the rain, Su Mingjuan also wanted to hold an umbrella for others. Back then, in the primary school where she taught, she was deeply moved when she saw many children like hers.
So she donated all the savings she earned from working to her children.
She didn't want to get applause, she was just expressing her gratitude to others and society in her own way.
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In 2005, Su Mingjuan graduated from university and joined a local bank.
has an "iron rice bowl", and many people are glad for her. When everyone thinks that she will no longer worry about money from now on, Su Mingjuan's life is still difficult.
She donated all her first month’s salary to the “Hope Project”. Since then, she has been out of control and will donate money and materials every year.
At the same time, this year, Su Mingjuan also took out all her savings of 30,000 yuan and established a scholarship fund.
Because of Su Mingjuan's fame, it attracted donations from all walks of life at the beginning of the fund. It has raised millions of yuan to participate in the construction of 5 Hope Primary Schools, benefiting countless poor children.
In 2006, she also auctioned the copyright of this photo with Xie Hailong, a photographer of "I Want to School", and donated all the 300,000 yuan of income to a mountain primary school in Tibet.
Now Su Mingjuan has already formed her own family and gave birth to a son and a daughter. The family has lived a happy and fulfilling life.
But she never forgot where she came from. She once brought her child to thank Jie Hailong through video.
Maybe in her opinion, if it weren't for Jie Hailong, she wouldn't have been herself later. If it weren't for the photo that moved everyone, she would have dropped out of school early like many students in poor mountainous areas and finally become a farmer like her parents.
What is even more valuable is that Su Mingjuan is thinking about her source of water and is not only grateful to the people who have helped her, but also eventually makes herself live like them.
This year, Su Mingjuan once again participated in the 20th National Congress as a representative.
Although her personal strength is very limited, as a former donor and today's donor, her behavior can affect more people and bring positive energy to society that cannot be underestimated.
This is the meaning of life.
