After the Spring Festival, invitations to class reunions came frequently, but behind this reunion, there was a hidden helplessness and choice in the heart of a retired rural person. The financial gap between his pension and his urban classmates made him face the double pressure of the party: economic and psychological.
At the invitation of his classmates, the rural old man fell into a whirlpool of deep thought. Cheerful memories and old friendships make him nostalgic, but the expensive party fees become a towering obstacle. The old man compared his simple pension with the abundant life of his classmates, and a sense of powerlessness swelled in his heart. The contrast between the relaxed and luxurious life of his urban classmates and his modest rural livelihood made him fall into a deep inferiority complex.
Faced with the reunions of his classmates again and again, the old man chose to quit. This is not cowardice, but sticking to one's true life. He believes that everyone should have the right to choose their lifestyle, rich or poor. After exiting the group, he felt a sense of ease and freedom that he had never felt before, and returned to his real life.
It's not a betrayal of friendship, it's a responsibility for life. This article reflects on the possible disparities and choices between different classes in social reality by depicting the choices of rural elders in class reunions. Behind the glitz of comparison and show-off, everyone has the right to pursue a simple and true life, which is also a kind of respect for themselves.