In the countryside, far from the hustle and bustle of the city, there is a quiet small courtyard with a small wooden house that has gone through the vicissitudes of life. The owner of the house is an old man over eighty years old, his name is Chen Jike.
Chen Jike's sons and daughters have established themselves in the city, and because of their busy schedules, they return home only a handful of times. In this quiet cabin, it is as if time has slowed down. As the sun rises and sets, the seasons change, and he is busy gardening every day, enjoying the intimate contact with nature. The cottage is surrounded by a fence in which flowers and vegetables grow. He often stares at the magpies squarping in the branches and falls into deep thought, perhaps he is nostalgic for the past, or maybe he is thinking about the true meaning of life.
During the day, the village is full of life and energy, but at night, everything returns to tranquility. As the day passed, the crowd dispersed, leaving only the village full of livestock, poultry and wild animals. Moonlight and starlight are their only illuminations.
Occasionally, the courtyard fell into deep silence, and the moonlight sprinkled on the empty path, reflecting Chen Jike's lonely shadow. After the lights went out, he often looked out the window at the moonlight and had a lot of thoughts. He misses the laughter of his childhood and the warm images of his children around him. In fact, the old man's children are very filial, and he himself insists on returning to the countryside, "Your house is a cage, and people have freedom?" "But the children also understand that the elderly do not want to interfere with their lives.
However, in moments like these, he also asks himself, "Is this really the life I want?" How long will I live? Questions and worries mingled in his mind.
As time passed, Chen Jike got older and older. One day, he accidentally fell while watering a flower and couldn't get up on his own. The phone was also thrown far away. He thought to himself, "I might be going to die." ”
However, within five minutes, the neighbors heard the noise. The neighbor told him: "Your son called me ** and said that maybe you have fallen, let me come to see him to rest assured." "The old man's eyes are full of confusion, how can the child know?
Later, he learned that in order to know his situation for the first time, the filial child installed an app called "Light Connection" on his mobile phone. When an elderly person falls, the app can automatically notify the family.
The old man knows very well that children who are not good at words are actually full of filial piety in their hearts. At this moment, his heart was full of emotion and satisfaction. At this moment, he understood the true meaning of life.
Life is like a dream, and years are like a song. In this short journey, we are all looking for that stability and contentment. And the old man Chen Jike found his answer: cherish the moment, embrace life, and spend every warm moment with his family.