Su Mingjuan, who was famous for her "big eyes" 31 years ago, how is she now?
31 years ago, a ** titled "Thirst for Knowledge" sparked heated discussions on the Internet and moved many people.
In the black-and-white video, we see a girl who is focused on her Xi, dressed in shabby clothes, holding a pencil tightly, her eyes full of thirst and determination for knowledge.
Su Mingjuan, the protagonist of *, is affectionately known as the "big-eyed girl" because of this **. She became the most famous spokesperson for Project Hope, and her eager eyes deeply touched the people of the country.
This ** has aroused people's attention to the Hope Project, and has also allowed more people to devote themselves to this great cause. And the protagonist of ** Su Mingjuan, because of this **, her life has undergone earth-shaking changes.
So, time flies, what is the present of this "big-eyed girl"?What new twists did her fate take because of this **?
In 1991, Xie Hailong, a reporter for China Youth Daily, went to Zhangwan Village, Taoling Township, Jinzhai County, Anhui Province, to look for photographic materials. He stumbled into the elementary school classroom where Su Mingjuan studied.
As soon as he walked into the school, Xie Hailong was stunned, there were no windows in the classroom, no doors, and the roof was still ventilated. He couldn't believe that during such a long period of reform and opening up, there was still such a simple Xi environment for learning.
When Xie Hailong cautiously walked into the classroom, eight-year-old Su Mingjuan was writing with her head down. may have sensed that a stranger was visiting, Su Mingjuan subconsciously glanced up, and it was this glance that made Xie Hailong feel extremely shocked.
That look is so penetrating that it can hit your heart!Xie Hailong recalled it and still described it vividly. How would you describe such eyes?
In such a dilapidated classroom, it is hard to believe that there are such bright and clear eyes.
At the moment when Xie Hailong pressed the shutter button, Su Mingjuan was holding a pencil and staring up at the blackboard. The young girl had no idea what the strange uncle was trying to do, and she didn't know how the shoot would affect her future life.
Although her eyes are clear and bright and full of innocence, in fact, Su Mingjuan's childhood was spent in a difficult environment. She was born into a poor family, her parents were farmers who worked hard in the fields, mainly farming for a living, and the family conditions were very poor, and the annual land harvest could barely sustain the family for three months.
However, even in the face of extreme hardship, Su Mingjuan's parents did not give up the opportunity to give her an education, believing that only by studying Xi could they get out of poverty and out of the mountains.
Therefore, they sent Su Mingjuan to the local Hope Primary School, the Hope Primary School in Jinzhai County, Anhui Province.
However, for a poor family, the tuition and fees of 70 yuan per semester are indeed a lot of expenses. The children of the poor were in charge of the family early, although Su Mingjuan was still young at that time, she already understood the hardships and expectations of her parents in her heart.
Therefore, even though the school Xi environment is not good, she still strives to learn Xi and cherishes every opportunity to learn Xi. In winter, the school did not have the funds to install glass shields, many children listened to classes in the cold wind, Su Mingjuan's little hands often froze purple, and even had chilblains, but she still insisted on completing every homework assigned by the teacher without a word of complaint.
On the day Xie Hailong visited, Su Mingjuan only heard that he was a cultural person from Beijing. She thought that if I worked hard to learn Xi, would I be able to become a cultural person?Maybe Su Mingjuan didn't know that the picture scroll of fate slowly unfolded because of the arrival of this "cultural person".
After Xie Hailong went back, he thought about it repeatedly, and finally named it "I want to go to school", which was published on the propaganda poster of the Hope Project, which caused a strong response across the country as soon as it was released.
The story of "The Girl with Big Eyes" caused a strong reaction across the country, and Su Mingjuan's story touched countless people, who began to actively look for ways to help the poor child.
Someone sent her tuition, some clothes, and ...... Xi and daily necessitiesWith the enthusiastic assistance of all walks of life, Su Mingjuan successfully completed her high school studies.
Perhaps this is what we often say, "Where there is a will, there is a way". Indeed, the "big-eyed" ** back then opened the door for Su Mingjuan to change her fate.
This little girl, who once couldn't see the future, found a way out of the mountains with the help of everyone.
Child, we have received a lot of help, and now that you have grown up, your mother and I can still do some work, and it is no problem to support you and your brother.
Su Mingjuan's parents are kind and simple people, they often teach their children to know how to be grateful, in order to let them not forget their original intentions, they will often lead by example, every New Year's holiday, Su Mingjuan's mother will send some of her own handmade bacon and cloth shoes to those who have helped them, although these gifts are not valuable, but each one is sincere.
Su Mingjuan, a woman who has the courage to dedicate and has great love. Although her family is poor, she did not hesitate to donate all of her money to the Hope Project to help more children get out of the mountains and realize their dreams.
After learning of her situation, the school offered a monthly subsidy of 900 yuan for poor students, but she politely declined and decided to use the money for students who were more in need. Not only that, but during her college years, she also used her work-study income to sponsor students in mountainous areas like her to help them realize their dreams of studying.
"Although I can now support myself part-time after school, I still want to do my part to help children in the mountains who, like me, have dreams that can't be realized," she said.
Not only did Su Minjuan excel in part-time work, but she also excelled in her cultural classes. She was studious and had top grades, even won a national scholarship, and also served as the head of the organization department of the student union.
Su Mingjuan is keen to participate in various volunteer activities and motivate her classmates to teach in the mountainous areas. The experience of teaching in the mountains allowed her to see who she used to be.
She recalls that the conditions there were very difficult, similar to when she used to go to school, everything was shabby and airy on all sides, but the eyes of the mountain children were so determined to thirst for knowledge.
Thinking of this, Su Mingjuan felt very sad, and her eyes were full of tears. She knows that she is lucky to be able to get out of the mountains, but there are still many children in poor mountainous areas who are struggling in the soil, and dreams are out of reach for them.
In Su Mingjuan's graduation**, she said to her mentor: "I have endured a lot of hardships and walked a long way to send this ** to you." ”
In this child, who was nurtured by kindness, we see a silent power that makes him grow into a towering tree unconsciously. And this kind of power is exactly what our society needs - kindness and love, passing on the torch.
Su Mingjuan's life is a microcosm of this power. She used her actions to show us a beautiful picture of a noble son from a poor family giving back to the society, which is gratifying.
And her kindness is constantly passed on. After graduating from college, she donated her first salary to Project Hope, saying, "Without Project Hope, I wouldn't be where I am today!"
Since then, she has donated to Project Hope every year and regularly participates in charity activities. In 2006, she decided to auction "Big Eyes"** and received 300,000 yuan in auction money, all of which was donated to Project Hope.
Later, the Hope Project used the money to build a school, named "Big Eyes Primary School", and hundreds of Tibetan children have been able to attend school ever since. Su Mingjuan's kindness allows us to see the light of hope, and also makes us understand that kindness can be passed on and can change the world through our actions.
Su Mingjuan firmly believes that people should remember not only her alone, but the philanthropic spirit represented by Project Hope. This act of kindness brought her to the attention of local officials.
In 2017, she was elected deputy secretary of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League, which provided a platform for her love to continue to be transmitted. However, this position has also raised some questions, and some people accuse her of having the opportunity to get this position only by enjoying the "dividends" brought by the ** of the year.
In this regard, Su Mingjuan remained silent because she had a clear conscience about her behavior and did not need to explain it to others. In fact, although this position is at the deputy department level**, it is not paid and is part-time.
Su Mingjuan believes that the important thing is to be able to help more people, not the size of the position or the amount of remuneration.
In 2018, despite the strapped life, Su Mingjuan resolutely took out 30,000 yuan of savings and founded "Su Mingjuan Student Aid**" Her original intention was to pass on kindness and love and help more children in poor mountainous areas.
In recent years, with Su Mingjuan's unremitting efforts, more and more people have donated to this student aid, and these donations have been used in all aspects of poor families. Now, Su Mingjuan's student aid** has assisted two hope primary schools and sponsored 45 poor college freshmen.
In the face of honor, Su Mingjuan always maintains a new heart and a normal heart, and walks her life path in a down-to-earth manner. Although it has been very difficult along the way and has received a lot of attention, she has always been neither humble nor arrogant, humble and polite.
Once, she grew up with the love and attention of the public;Now, she is passing on this love and hope to more people. On the road of public welfare, Su Mingjuan's footsteps have never stopped.
Thirty-one years ago, she was in adversity;Thirty-one years later, she was reborn.
Su Mingjuan, a person who has a happy family and has been upgraded to a mother, once expressed her gratitude to Xie Hailong in ** and shared her story, which moved many people to tears.
The most touching part of her story is her legacy of kindness. For her, kindness is like a spark from the hands of the previous generation, which others used to light up her life, and now, she also uses her kindness to illuminate the world of others.
She was once a beneficiary, and now she is a practitioner. This is the passing of the torch. Exchanging sincerity for sincerity, irrigating kindness with kindness, it turns out that the beauty in the world is interlocking.
Cast it with a peach, repay it with a plum. Kindness and love can be delivered. "Plant melons and get melons, plant beans and get beans"Many times, what kind of seed we sow, what kind of fruit we will reap.
Although there is ** and indifference in this world, there is also love and light. "Big eyes"The story of the girl Su Mingjuan is the best proof of this.
Time flies, thirty-one years have passed, the enthusiasm in her heart has not diminished, and the light in her eyes is still the same. May we all draw our own motivation from her experience.
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