On June 18, 1995, ** Chang Li Zhaoxing missed his mother's death due to a visit to Jamaica. A month later, he used a long poem called "Sending My Mother Far Away" to express his deep nostalgia for his mother.
The poem is long, and one of the verses is excerpted for the reader's enjoyment. My mother has passed away, leaving ...... foreverCompared to many people, I lost my mother in my 50s, and I was lucky.
However, being a child who lost his mother in his 50s was extremely painful for me, and this pain is deeply etched in my heart. No matter how heavy the mountains are or how deep the sea is, it can't be compared with the mother-son relationship between me and my mother for half a century.
Over the years, I often recall the scene when my mother dragged me to flee in the cornfield during the Japanese invasion, recalled the scene when my mother used the mud in the pond at the edge of the village as paint to dye the military uniforms for the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, and recalled the scene when my mother was reluctant to give an egg but used it for a penny or two for me to take to school......The mother died in Jiaonan Hospital in the early morning of June 18.
It is said that the mother was very calm when she was dying. She was illiterate and did not leave a modern will. Her last words were just three words: "I want to go home." "Yes, it's time to go home.
Over the years, I have been to many places, but my favorite is the land where my mother lives; I have participated in many banquets, but my favorite food is the rice soup that my mother boiled for me; I've heard a lot of rhetoric, but my favorite thing to hear is my mother's common words.
For me, my mother is the loveliest part of the great motherland, the most sensitive part of my heart. But now, my mother is going to travel far away. She came from her homeland and is back there now.
The most painful thing is that we can't see each other again, and we can only pray for my mother to continue to protect me and nourish me deep underground.
In early August 2004, Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing went on a business trip to Gansu. For business trips far away, he usually brings his secretary Zhang Kunsheng. But this time, he arranged for another secretary to accompany him, so that Zhang Kunsheng could take a leave of absence and return to his hometown of Kunming.
After Zhang Kunsheng heard this arrangement, he felt a little hesitant, so he found Foreign Minister Li and raised an objection: "Isn't it inappropriate for you to go on a business trip and I, the secretary, are on vacation?" ”
Li Zhaoxing looked at Zhang Kunsheng with firm eyes and asked, "Is it true that your mother is hospitalized in Kunming?" He took a deep breath and continued, "This time I gave you a vacation to let you go back to see her."
You should know that no matter how busy I am at work, I can't neglect my family. I hope you don't miss out on spending time with your parents because of your work. This note is for you, and it says my gratitude to you and my blessings to your mother.
Hope you can bring her. Zhang Kunsheng looked at Li Zhaoxing's sincere eyes, and his heart was full of emotion. He knew that this was Li Zhaoxing's trust and concern for him, and it was also a reminder and encouragement to him.
He decided that he must take time out to visit his mother and not let Li Zhaoxing's regrets repeat themselves in him.
Li Zhaoxing, born in 1940 in Wangjia Village, Dazhushan Town, Jiaonan, Qingdao, was poor in his family, and after his father participated in the anti-Japanese struggle, the Li family's life was even more difficult. Despite this, the family did everything they could to provide for him to go to school.
Since there was no school in Wangjia Village, he went to Wawu Village, where his grandmother's house was located, to go to school. He knows that opportunities are not easy to come by, study hard, and cherish the opportunity to study in exchange for every drop of sweat.
Li Zhaoxing showed a love for reading when he was a child, whether it was during the break when his mother was digging the ground, or in the afternoon under the locust tree at the entrance of the village, he was always immersed in the world of books.
Despite the difficult living conditions and the lack of good food at home, his grandparents always tried their best to prepare snacks for him. At school, Li Zhaoxing regarded reading as the norm of life, and even couldn't do without books when eating.
His sister Li Zhaoju still remembers that her brother always carries books with him, even during meal time. Although the conditions were difficult, Li Zhaoxing's family was very supportive of his education, and they even helped him to board at Jiaonan No. 1 Middle School after he graduated from secondary school in order to enable him to receive a better education.
Li Zhaoxing's mother went to visit him, and the landlady asked her mysteriously, "Is your son a little stupid?" He has lived in my house for so long, and I have found that he is different from other children.
Other children care about eating, but he never cares. He eats whatever I do, and then I either go to school or read, and I never see him go out to play! Although the words of the landlady are exaggerated, there is some truth to them.
When Li Zhaoxing was in school in Jiaonan, although he didn't often go out to play, he often went to the library. The librarian was very impressed with him, as he would be there all day every Sunday and not leave until dark.
Li Zhaoxing's classmates also remember that when he was in school, he didn't talk much, and he would only smile and greet teachers or classmates when he saw them. However, as long as it is about learning, he can always be the first to say.
In 1959, Li Zhaoxing, who had just graduated from high school, applied for Peking University, but after the college entrance examination, he did not receive an admission letter from the university. Seeing that Li Zhaoxing was anxious about this, his mother comforted him and said: "It doesn't matter if you can't pass the exam this time, your mother will let you repeat your studies for another year, and you will definitely be able to be admitted to university if you take the exam again next year." ”
Although Li Zhaoxing scored very highly, he was not sure whether he would be admitted to Peking University. During those days, he was like an ant on a hot pan, restless, and a big stone was hanging in his heart.
Because he knew that his mother had suffered too much in order to study for himself. A few days later, a village cadre ran into Li's house with a spring breeze on his face and reported the good news to Li Zhaoxing's mother: "Li Zhaoxing was admitted to Peking University and became the first candidate in Jiaonan County to be admitted to Peking University after the founding of the People's Republic of China!" ”
After receiving the admission letter, Li Zhaoxing cried. He bowed deeply to his mother, who had worked hard to support his studies, and his mother also hugged him and shed tears of happiness.
Yes, for this mother who gave birth to several children, but only Li Zhaoxing survived, her mother has suffered too much for Li Zhaoxing's school expenses over the years!
When Li Zhaoxing was studying in Beijing, his mother was always worried about him, once, someone from his hometown went to Beijing, his mother asked them to bring Li Zhaoxing a few green onions, and received a gift from his mother, Li Zhaoxing was moved to tears, he held the green onions in his hometown, and said to his classmates with emotion, this is my mother from thousands of miles away to bring me ah!
During his studies at Peking University, Li Zhaoxing "studied hard and did not pay attention to food and clothing", and his monthly living expenses were only 15 yuan, but he was able to save 3 yuan to support his cousin who was studying in his hometown.
During the winter vacation of Li Zhaoxing's sophomore year, when he was wearing a pair of cotton pants that were torn to expose cotton wool, a pair of cloth shoes on his feet were also worn out in front, and a pair of big toes were exposed, his sister Li Zhaoju had a sour nose and couldn't help but shed tears.
Li Zhaoxing happily hugged his sister: "Silly girl, students have to learn to compete for the first, what does it matter to the rest, why are you crying?" ”
During Li Zhaoxing's study at Peking University, although he was the youngest, he became the leader of his class with his outstanding grades. Before the final exam, in order to help a few students in the class who were worried that they would not be able to pass through, he put down his revision and stayed up for two all-nighters in a row for tutoring, and finally the whole class passed the exam successfully.
His kindness and sense of responsibility also won the respect of the whole class, and he was unanimously elected class president in the second semester of the class cadre re-election. His zeal and spirit of helping others touched his classmate Qin Xiaomei, the daughter of diplomat Qin Lizhen, a descendant of the first generation of diplomats in New China.
Li Zhaoxing used to be an ordinary peasant child, but with his own efforts and talents, he won Qin Xiaomei's love. In 1967, they began a happy life in a simple wedding.
Although at the beginning, many people expressed doubts about their marriage, thinking that Qin Xiaomei was carried away by love and would regret it in the future. However, Qin Xiaomei firmly believes that her choice is the right one.
She recalls that her parents supported her in choosing the right person, which was the most important thing. As it turned out, she didn't choose the wrong person. Li Zhaoxing has always been very filial to Qin Xiaomei's parents, no matter how busy he is at work, he will find time to accompany his father-in-law in the hospital and encourage him to overcome the disease.
In this regard, Li Zhaoxing's answer was that he was grateful to Qin Xiaomei's parents for their support at the beginning, and all this he did was to express his gratitude to them.
Their story tells us that true love is not afraid of rumors, and as long as there is love in the heart, no matter what the outside world thinks, we should go on firmly.
Although Qin Xiaomei's father died of illness in 2005, at the last moment of his life, he still vigorously praised Li Zhaoxing, the most honest, hardworking, most self-conscious, and most understanding cadre he had ever met.
At the same time, he also has a wish, which is to raise funds for his hometown Ji County to build a teaching building. After his death, this wish was supported by Li Zhaoxing and Qin Xiaomei, who raised 370,000 yuan to build a brand new library for the primary school where his father studied in Ji County, which was named "Lizhen Library" by the local **.
Li Zhaoxing, the former leader of China, has devoted his life to filial piety and is deeply moving. When his mother died, he felt guilty that he could not make it home to see her one last time. But his mother's departure did not make him forget his filial piety, but cherished his relationship with his father even more.
Despite his busy schedule, he always finds time to visit his elderly father to make him feel warm and comforted. When Li Zhaoxing was a child, he grew up drinking the milk of his mother because his mother was insufficient.
Every time he went back to his hometown in Jiaonan to visit his father, he would go to his mother's house to visit the old lady who had raised him. Once when he returned to his hometown, it happened that the nurse had just been seriously ill, Li Zhaoxing stroked the nurse's thin and cold hands, looked at her wrinkled face, and was full of self-blame, because he was busy with official business, he couldn't take care of the nurse personally.
However, the nurse understood Li Zhaoxing very much, smiled lovingly and comforted him, saying that she was happier than Li Zhaoxing's mother, because she could receive money from Li Zhaoxing every month, and she did not worry about food or clothing, so what else was there to complain about?
She was happy for Li Zhaoxing's big things to win glory for his parents and fellow villagers. Li Zhaoxing's story of filial piety and family affection deeply touched people. His actions tell us that filial piety is not an easy thing to do, it requires us to put in time and energy, and we need to love and take care of our loved ones with our hearts.
Only in this way can we truly be filial and make our loved ones feel happy and comforted.
Li Zhaoxing has not only demonstrated his diplomatic talents on the international stage, but he is also a shining star in the Chinese poetry scene. As early as 1999, he published a collection of poems "Youth in China" and a collection of essays "Poetry of Travel" and "Colored Land", the popularity of which led to the republication of his poetry collections.
His poems were highly praised by the famous writer Feng Jicai, who called Li Zhaoxing "a poet among diplomats", and his poems made the lives of diplomats glorious to show the world.
At the same time, Feng Jicai also commented on Li Zhaoxing's poetry as "a noble and charming space in the world of poetry".
Li Zhaoxing's poems made Feng Jicai feel the broad-mindedness, sense of justice and all-pervasive love of Chinese diplomats. After learning that Shang Mujie's mother loved to enhance the friendship between the Chinese and American peoples, Li Zhaoxing wrote "Old Man River, America's Mother - Talking to Ambassador Susser's Mother in Memphis", in which he praised Shang Mujie's mother and expressed his deep nostalgia for his mother.
Li Zhaoxing's poems are deeply imprinted with his love for his mother and his deep attachment to his motherland. He cares about his mother's well-being, and pays attention to the changes in his mother's life; I longed to share what I saw, heard, and felt with my mother.
His poems are full of deep longing for his hometown, his mother and his friends, and he is not only a diplomat with a heart for the world, but also an ordinary person with a deep love for life.
In his poems, his grandfather, a former stonemason, carpenter, and country doctor, is forever remembered; Always remember the delicious and sweet cherries of grandma's house; I will always miss my mother in my hometown.
In one poem, he fondly recalls his mother. His mother's hands were thin and cold, making him feel a little flustered. He moved into a modern commercial building, while his mother still lived in a modest house.
He used VCD and computer, and his mother didn't even hear the ** ringtone. Her kang mat was thick and hard, and the electric light in the room was only the light of an oil lamp. However, his own mother is still magnanimous and tenacious, and uses her no longer plump body to infuse her son with the power to serve the country.
Li Zhaoxing's wish is that there will be more poets among diplomats and workers from all walks of life across the country to jointly sing the praises of the prosperous era of the Chinese nation and usher in a better tomorrow for the motherland.