On a rainy day in late autumn, Xiao Li silently looked at the relentless rain outside the window. The farmer, who is in his 50s, is facing a painful decision – he has just lost his dear mother and is burdened with heavy funeral expenses.
With the acceleration of urbanization, many young people in rural areas are leaving their homeland in search of a better future. The elderly who remain in the countryside are facing an increasing predicament. Farmers have worked silently all their lives and made great contributions to the country, but they are distressed when faced with funeral expenses.
The proposal that the funeral expenses of the peasants should be paid according to a 20-month pension has aroused heated social discussions. Proponents believe that such an approach would reduce the burden on farmers and ensure their dignity, while at the same time being a reward for their long-term dedication. However, there are different views on the feasibility and rationality of this proposal.
Although Xiao Li supports this proposal, he is also well aware of the cruelty of reality. After the death of his mother, he had to pay a huge amount of funeral expenses. Since the family was not wealthy, this fee was almost astronomical for him. He had heard similar proposals before, and his heart was full of hope. However, under the wave of urbanization, the economic situation in rural areas has not improved significantly, and the problems of hollowing out and aging still exist.
Xiao Li recalled that when he was a child, his hometown was still a hard-working and prosperous place, and the farmers united as one to build their homeland together. However, as time went on, the land was lost massively, and the farmers gradually fell into economic hardship. The city's best power has made young people go out to seek a better life, and the old people who stay have nowhere to go and can only rely on meager rural pensions to survive. In this case, it is obviously unrealistic to set the funeral expenses at a pension of 20 months.
There are many problems in rural pensions, such as low amounts and untimely distribution. This has led to some elderly people who cannot afford to pay for the funeral process and have to choose a simple way to deal with it. Xiao Li remembered her mother, who used to be a hardworking and kind rural woman who had been silently contributing to her family all her life. However, at the last moment, he could only barely pay part of the funeral expenses in order to fulfill his filial piety.
Faced with such a predicament, Xiao Li decided to step out of his own small world and take active action. He began to discuss with the surrounding peasants and organized the rural masses to work out a proposal. They believe that solving the funeral problem of farmers requires the participation of both society and cannot simply rely on a single financial support.
Xiao Li and other farmers wrote to the local people, calling on them to pay attention to the welfare of the elderly in rural areas, and suggesting that the amount of pensions be increased to better cope with funeral expenses. At the same time, they also publicized and popularized the current situation of rural funeral issues through the best channels, hoping to attract more people's attention and thinking.
Their efforts were not in vain. ** and all sectors of society began to pay attention to the welfare of the elderly in rural areas, and took active measures to solve it. The amount of pensions paid has been increased, and a special fund has been set up to cover the funeral expenses of farmers. At the same time, a number of positive public welfare organizations have emerged in the society, and they have organized volunteer teams to provide help and support to the elderly in rural areas.
When Xiao Li saw these changes, his heart was full of relief and hope. While the current situation is still not optimistic, these changes have given him and other farmers confidence that the future will be better.
Difficulties in life are inevitable, but as long as we face them bravely and act positively, it is possible to change the status quo. This little story tells us that the funeral expenses of farmers are uniformly paid according to a 20-month pension, which may not be feasible now, but we can provide farmers with better living security through efforts and reforms, so that they can experience dignity and warmth. Let's focus on their needs together and contribute to their well-being.