A few days ago, Dawan News published a report "Let many elderly people hold two Chinese cabbages in the cold wind and pose for photos?".A member of the CPPCC in Henan sent love to raise questions", which attracted the attention of the people. Han Chao, secretary general of the CPPCC Suiyang District in Shangqiu, Henan Province, responded that he had just learned about the matter during the meeting, and he learned about the situation with the relevant local departments at the first time.
Regarding the old people receiving cabbage in the cold wind and being asked to take pictures, Han Chao said: "There is indeed something wrong in this love action, and we must also persuade and educate rationally, so as not to discourage the enthusiasm of our committee members to do good deeds." Exposing the problem also arouses our attention, and we will not protect the shortcoming. ”
At this point, the ins and outs of the matter are basically clear, and the behavior of the committee members involved has been characterized as "improper", indicating that the offering of love is not fake, but there are indeed problems in the way it operates. Letting the elderly pose in the cold wind obviously deviates from the original intention of caring for the elderly, and also reflects the disadvantages of formalism.
Offering love and doing good deeds is originally a public welfare undertaking that sacrifices oneself for others. However, in the eyes of some people, this is more of a shortcut to show their "achievements". Acts of love need to be warmed in order to be of value and not to cause trouble to the recipients. It is of course kind to give cabbage to the elderly, but if you have to take pictures of the elderly, it has a bit of a formalistic taste, which makes the good deeds discounted.
The eyes of the masses are bright, and if they want to rely on tricks such as posing for photos, they will only be "smart but mistaken by smart". It is self-evident that under the general trend of opposing formalism, any "routine" formalism will eventually have nothing to hide. If any undertaking wants to do a good job, it must adhere to the principle of seeking truth from facts, and charity and public welfare activities must not engage in "showmanship". In fact, the local relevant personnel can cook for the elderly in the nursing home and chat with the elderly, and at this time, someone will take a few photos next to it, and it will not have a negative impact on the elderly.
At the end of the day, the people who planned the event didn't really take the needs of the elderly to heart. Only by respecting the elderly from the heart can we win the respect of others. Only by staying away from formalism can we truly give full play to the value of loving action.
*: China Youth Daily client.