In recent years, as time goes by, people who have been familiar with and known have passed away one after another.
The summer before the outbreak of COVID-19 , when I heard that my first teacher after work and a retired senior in his seventies were hospitalized due to serious illness, I hurried to visit me. When I entered the ward, the old senior was not the pathological thing I imagined. He still sounded like a bell, and his slightly fat cheeks were actually glowing red (it might actually be the effect of the drug). After the greetings, this senior who had been transferred from military hospital, who was not involved in smoking and drinking, said happily: I just thought I had a chronic disease, and I would treat it slowly, and strive to live another two to three "five-year plan".
After that, I accompanied other colleagues to visit him several times in the hospital. However, in less than half a year, I learned from the obituary in the local evening newspaper that the old senior passed away and the funeral was simple...
In the spring of 2020, I heard that an old colleague, a female colleague who was older than me, who had just retired, was hospitalized due to a serious illness. At that time, the new crown outbreak and the hospital had particularly strict requirements on escorts and visits. At that time, I felt that the new crown would disappear with the arrival of the hot summer, just like the SARS in the early 2000s. So I agreed with several colleagues to visit after the epidemic. However, in less than two months, this female colleague, who had just passed away in her sixties, passed away. She suffered from pancreatic cancer .
More than a year ago, a young man from my father-in-law was ill, and my wife and I went to visit him. He told the truth: I am in my 80s, so I am not young. But, now, such a good era and such a good life, I always want to live a few more years...
Not long after, we went to the wreath for this senior.
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I can’t remember which celebrity said: there will be more and more acquaintances over there, and there will be fewer and fewer acquaintances over here. Indeed, life comes and goes. This truth is known to everyone, but in reality, there are always many unexpected changes that make people sigh. Not only are many things changing rapidly, but many people disappear in a blink of an eye. The laws of nature are irresistible. For ordinary people like us, the most important thing is to live a good present.
