Is it the "birth" or the "nurturing grace"? It's very difficult to find a perfect answer to this question!
At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, an exhilarating feat took place: 24-year-old Chinese player Chen Ruolin managed to win five gold medals and became the champion!
At this time, her parents, who had been abandoned for more than 20 years, suddenly appeared, and they wanted to recognize Chen Ruolin, who had become the winner of the "22 World Champions", and this scene made the scene fall silent.
After all these years, is it possible for this family to rebuild its old good?
Mother, please don't leave me ......
Your mother chose not to want you because you were not in good health, and it was because you were useless.
Grandma told Ruolin that as long as she was obedient, when she grew up and was strong, her mother would come back.
At the children's amateur sports school in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, Ruolin, who is only 5 years old, constantly struggles in the pool and trains herself hard. Whenever she was about to give up, these words always came to her mind.
Two years ago, unbeknownst to her, her mother had left her hometown with her brother, while her father had sent her to her grandmother's house with a blank face.
She later learned through adult conversations that her parents refused to ask her because she was in poor health and often sick. Although she realized this, she was helpless, and it was not until her grandfather started running with her every day that she seemed to see a glimmer of hope.
Soon after arriving at her grandparents' house, Ruolin was taken to live with her uncle and aunt. Unexpectedly, soon after, she had a fever of 39 degrees, probably from a cold. This frightened her uncle and aunt, and they immediately sent her to the hospital for an infusion. At that time, she was lying in her aunt's arms, feeling like she had found her mother.
After my grandfather recovered from his illness, he began to take Ruolin for a run every day. She realized that she was not in good physical condition and therefore needed to get enough exercise. Grandma also fully supported her, and sometimes when Ruolin couldn't hold on, Grandma would encourage her on the side and say that when you get better, Mom will come back!
As soon as she heard this, Ruolin felt refreshed, and she wiped the sweat-soaked hair from her forehead and continued to keep up with her grandfather with her short legs. Perhaps it was her grandmother's encouragement that made a difference, and it didn't take long for Ruolin to be like a calf, not only did her body's immunity be boosted, but she was even faster than her grandfather when she was running.
At this time, the family was aware of Ruolin's hidden athletic talent, and after discussion, her uncle decided to take her to Nantong Children's Amateur Sports School, where they planned to involve Ruolin in more sports.
Embarrassingly, Ruolin was too young, and the gymnastics coach her uncle found refused to accept the student. However, fortunately, just as they were about to leave, the diving instructor Feng Feng suddenly appeared. As soon as she heard that Ruolin's running skills were excellent, Gao Feng immediately asked her to go into the water and try swimming.
At that time, Gao Feng was actually selecting outstanding newcomers to the diving team for the city, and he felt that Ruolin's body shape was very suitable for swimming and had potential potential.
Sure enough, everything went according to Gao Feng's expectations, and when Ruolin put on her swimming gear and splashed in the water for a while, she began to comprehend the skills of swimming, which made Gao Feng very happy. From then on, he led Ruolin in training more strictly.
Outside of peak times, Ruorin's family believes that swimming is not only a way to exercise but also to stimulate physical potential, so they are very supportive. Who knows, at the age of 5, Ruolin suddenly told her family that she was going to become a world champion!
When adults first heard the idea, they thought it was a child's "childhood fantasy" and it was just a joke. However, when they watched her step by step towards success and go abroad, they realized how serious the joke she said when she was 5 years old was.
With a clear goal, Ruolin threw herself into swimming training harder and managed to get rid of the rest of the team.
When she was less than 7 years old, she joined the Jiangsu Provincial Children's Sports School and became an official team member, which made her family very happy. But it's clear that Ruolin's achievements don't stop there. In 1999, she already had such a performance.
2003 was a very special year for her, because it was the year in which she officially stepped onto the stage of the national junior competition, and she won three gold medals on her debut. Ruolin was only 11 years old at the time.
She then opened a gold medal "valve", and after entering the national team the following year, she continued to play for her country and won championship gold medals again and again.
Not only did she excel on the international stage in Australia in 2006, but she also won gold medals at Beijing 2008 and London 2012.
Her room was adorned with medal after medal, and only she knew how much effort had gone into it and why she had persisted so much in the first place.
She retired from racing in 2016, which also meant the end of her career. She has already planned for the future. She is 24 years old, and she is no longer the little girl who was prone to tears.
However, she never imagined that in the tense moment after the game, she would be greeted not only by her family, but also by the strange pair of parents. At that moment, she suddenly recalled her original intention of learning to swim as a child.
However, as the years passed, those past events were gradually erased by time.
How many things can a 3-year-old remember? Maybe in the crowd, Ruolin passed by her parents, and I am afraid she won't be able to recognize them. She only vaguely remembers that she once had biological parents and parents, and then these two characters became uncles and aunts, and then, her life was often accompanied by swimming training.
When she had a fever, it was her uncle and aunt who stayed with her; Before she officially became a provincial children's sports school, she accidentally collided with other team members during training in Nanjing, and due to her great speed and strength, her arm was instantly dislocated. She didn't tell anyone because she was worried that her family would be worried.
She started to make some progress in training at a young age, but then she was worried that she would regress in the next race, which put a lot of pressure on her. She always remembered that she was going to be a champion.
Therefore, she spares no effort to strive to make herself more exceptional.
Since then, she has left her hometown, as if she had grown up overnight, but she seems to have fallen into a predicament. Every time she calls her family, she always only reports good news and not bad news. Obviously, this mindset is not healthy for a child who is not yet ten years old.
Nantong's family was aware of this far away, so after her grandfather enlightened Ruolin, she dredged out her "strong" side in a better way.
She finally realized that victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and there is no need to dwell too much on the past, just remember that every time is a new starting point, and this time it is not good enough, then look for the reason, and then correct it next time.
These are all the marks of Ruolin's growth along the way, however, among these marks, there are grandparents, uncles and aunts, but there are no traces of her parents.
She may be able to understand when she grows up that divorce is normal in a relationship, but over time she may have forgotten that she still has biological parents.
Their presence brought back some vague memories and emotions back to the fore. How should she behave when her biological parents confirm her identity?
Her mood was very complicated and even caused discussion among her family. Maybe for the two of them, Ruolin is no longer full of resentment, but it can be a little difficult to regain too many emotions in a short period of time.
However, no matter what, Ruolin is aware that there is a blood relationship between them, which is an undeniable fact; And my grandmother and grandfather are already very old. Eventually, after in-depth discussions with her uncle and aunt and their support, Ruolin reconnected with her biological parents.
As Ruolin won medals one after another, netizens began to discuss her affairs again. Some believe that her parents' return may have a "different motive" because they didn't come forward when she wasn't famous, and once she became popular, they reappeared. This behavior begs the question of what other purpose they had.
It was also claimed that the fame had already spread, and the reason why her identity was revealed after the final match was intended not to interfere with her match.
Perhaps, the parents realized their mistake earlier, so they chose to show up and recognize her at the last moment.
But what is the actual situation?
Maybe this question is no longer important, after all, for Ruolin, no matter which side she leans into, it is a harm, and life always has to look forward, isn't it?
After 20 years of struggle, Ruolin has grown from an abandoned little girl to a woman who has won 22 world championships. It is no exaggeration to say that this is a classic story that inspires women, and her indomitable spirit is worth learning and revering!
About her parents, I can only say: each family has its own unspeakable secrets. As outsiders, we can often only see the superficial phenomenon, and the truth is often buried in the minutiae of life. When the family of four is reunited, no matter what, it is a dream come true for Xiao Ruolin.
Her life experience encompasses more than that. After retiring from the army, she not only returned to school for further training, but also successfully obtained an international diving referee certificate and continued to move forward in the future. Her story also inspires us: life is endless, keep fighting!