Generously send water and food, why can't you ask for money? Charges involving trapped drivers
Cars blocked: Tough trek in bad weather.
Many drivers are trapped in extremely cold rainy days and snowstorms. The cold rain condenses into ice on the road, and the snow creates a jam on the road surface, causing traffic jams. Many people were trapped here for dozens of hours, and their food and New Year's things were used up, so they had to take their wives to burn some snow to quench their thirst. Some were even trapped here for two days and two nights without any supplies. This dilemma has been widely reported on the Internet and in the media, and there is no lack of bitterness and helplessness.
In Maozui Town, Xiantao, Hubei Province, local residents used simple and simple methods to transport food, hot water, clothing and other materials to the road, and donated them to stranded vehicles and passengers free of charge. Although several drivers had to pay them, these people shook their heads again and again and said that they didn't want money, they had to help. Also in Xiaogan, Hubei, a senior high school student used his savings to buy mineral water, bread, instant noodles, and gave their home boiling water and fruits to the stranded driver for free. Of course, there are other moving scenes and plots. These ordinary but touching actions allowed the trapped drivers to tide over the difficulties, and we were deeply touched by their selfless dedication and love.
However, there are also some people who complain that their fees are too high. An old lady sells boiling water for 5 yuan, and the man next to her says it's expensive. There are also people who **3 yuan a cup of boiling water, which has also been criticized in the same way. Such accusations reveal a lack of awareness of the hardships that local residents have to go in getting relief supplies from the affected areas to roads. Most of the elderly live in villages far from the road, and they have to wade through the snow to get enough hot water to the road. Since there are no roads, the journey from the countryside to the road is long, so the fare of 5 yuan can only be counted as transportation costs. This also includes the cost of water and boiling water. A thermos can hold several cups at most, and the old lady has difficulty moving, so she brings two at a time, earning up to 50 yuan. From the perspective of supply and demand, if the price is right, customers can not buy it at all, and no one is obliged to send food and drink to others every day anyway. After all, everyone is very busy, how can there be that idle time.
In fact, it is a good practice that the fee is real and is charged within a reasonable limit. This way of doing business is very popular when there is no significant price of goods.
But we can't just see that there is free food and drinking water and assume that everything is free. Nor can we condemn others in the name of morality. Freedom has never been a responsibility, nor is it a matter of course. While it is commendable and encouraging that talented people help without compensation, ordinary people, who sell their food for their livelihood, should not be held hostage by morality.
There is a good saying: "Excessive judgment of oneself is a delusion; Judging others is a pathology. "Advocate positive forces, not use positive forces to exert mental pressure on others. It is only natural that these people are willing to do their best to sell food, and everything they do is to meet the needs of mankind. In harsh climates, the cost of food is slightly more affordable, and many drivers do not have access to food and drinking water in uninhabited areas. Hubei netizens said that they bought a box of instant noodles, a glass of boiling water, and a bowl of 5 yuan on the highway, but the taxi master next to him scolded him for being corrupt and perverting the law on the grounds of "three yuan a piece in the supermarket", and as a result, these people who urgently needed to eat were pitted. It was so sad that he made up his mind not to help anymore. People who can afford food and drinking water are fortunate to have at least some choice and voice in the crisis. And some people who can't afford the high cost can also turn to other sources, for example, relief or other donations.
In short, the drivers and passengers are unlucky in this bad climate, and we want to support them as much as possible. At the same time, however, we need to understand and respect those who have the right to decide whether or not to charge a fee. Love and kindness are not based on gratuitousness, everyone has their own choice, and we need to be more tolerant and understanding of their decisions. In difficult times, only mutual understanding and support can help us get out of the predicament together.