When Zheng Juan was in her teens, her mother adopted Zheng Guangming, and Zheng Juan didn't know that she was also adopted by her mother at that time.
Zheng Juan's mother lied to her that her father was a candy seller who later died of illness. Zheng Juan's mother was a devout Buddhist. She firmly believes that human fate is a gift from God.
Although she can only make a living by selling popsicles, Zheng Juan, who has been beautiful since she was a child, wanted to help her mother sell popsicles when she was a teenager. But her mother didn't let her go, for fear that the little girl would provoke some young people in society to get into trouble.
However, Zheng Juan watched her mother work hard, and she only wanted to share it for her. When selling popsicles, a group of young people really appeared, and Yan Zhiqiang stepped forward, making Zheng Juan grateful.
However, Yan Zhiqiang is gay and has a good relationship with Brother Shui, but because of the disapproval of the times, he can only find a girlfriend to hide his eyes. Yan Zhiqiang's friend, after a drunken time, defiled Zheng Juan and made her pregnant with a child.
It wasn't until Zheng's mother died that she told Zheng Juan about her life experience, and she herself was not born by her mother. Her mother told Zheng Juan: "No matter what is valuable or worthless, you can pick it up, but you can't say that you can pick up people."
Remember, this little brother was given to us by God, maybe he is God himself, pretend to be blind, and see what we do to him in the future. If we are good to Him, God will be good to us. ”
Zheng Juan once asked her mother suspiciously, what did her father do? The mother replied that the father was a candy kneader. As a result, Zheng Juan's sister and brother have an imaginary father who pinches candy and a mother who sells popsicles and is like a living bodhisattva.
Although Zheng Guangming is blind, his heart is brighter. Perhaps, as Mother said, he is a gift from God, a wise man who has just come to earth and waited for an opportunity to fulfill him.
Meeting his mother, meeting Zheng Juan, and meeting Zhou Bingkun were all the foreshadowing of his practice in the first half of his life, and it was not until the bridge was built that his cultivation path was considered complete.
Since Zhou Bingkun began to send money to Zheng Juan's family, the Zheng family sisters and brothers are grateful. After Zhou's mother fell ill, Zheng Juan took care of her as much as her own mother.
Zhou Bingkun also felt Zheng Juan's sincerity and incomparable kindness. In difficult moments, Zheng Juan not only did not leave him, but chose to face it with him. This made Zhou Bingkun even more determined to spend the rest of his life with Zheng Juan.
Zheng Juan is responsible for taking care of the housework and keeping everything in order at home. Chunyan and her apprentice Yu Hong often came to massage Zhou's mother and teach Zheng Juan some massage techniques and acupuncture points. Zheng Guangming was also watching and learning.
When Zheng Juan is busy, he will massage Zhou's mother instead of her. Under the careful care of Zheng Juan and Zheng Guangming, Zhou's mother's body gradually recovered, and she was even able to get out of bed and walk.
However, her mind began to blur, mistaking Zheng Juan for Hao Dongmei, the wife of her son Zhou Bingyi, and mistaking Zheng Juan's sons Zheng Nan and Zheng Guangming, as well as Zhou Rong's daughter Zhou Yue, for Hao Dongmei's children.
During this period, Zheng Guangming's massage techniques were fully applied. Perhaps this experience seemed useless, but it paved the way for his life.
With the help of Chunyan's connections, Zhou Bingkun arranged Zheng Guangming to work in their bathhouse, working as a blind masseuse, and provided accommodation. This reduced Zheng Juan's burden and made Zheng Guangming no longer worry about becoming a useless person due to vision problems.
While working at the bathing center, Zheng Guangming once massaged a seventy-year-old abbot of the North Putuo Temple, Monk Jieling, who suffered from lumbar spondylosis.
When the bathing center closed, the monk Jieling approached Zheng Guangming and invited him to follow them as a monk and provide free massage services to the people. Zheng Guangming is not a regular employee of the bathing center, has not received any compensation, and his livelihood is currently in jeopardy.
However, the acquaintance with the monk Jieling brought great blessings to his life and pointed out the direction of his practice. So, Zheng Guangming decided to go to the North Putuo Temple to practice, and the law name was "Firefly Heart".
In the temple, he recites sutras and reiterates Buddha on weekdays. In fact, he made this decision because he saw that Zheng Juan was taken care of by his brother-in-law and no longer needed his help, and he didn't want to be a burden to her.
He understands that everyone's life is a practice that requires countless trials. Only when we have gone through all the calamities on the monument of destiny can we truly understand the true meaning of life. Everyone has an unfinished fate, which determines the trajectory of his life, that is everyone's catastrophe, that is fate.
Some people have a good life, while others have to go through hardships. And that calamity is an opportunity for growth and the sublimation of life. is like the encounter between Zheng Juan and Zhou Bingkun, that is their fate and their calamity.
Without Zhou Bingkun's appearance, Zheng Juan's family may be in trouble, and even face an existential crisis. However, the appearance of Zhou Bingkun changed all that. He not only changed the fate of everyone in the Zheng family, but also changed his own fate.
This encounter is like a destined fate. It changed the trajectory of Zheng Juan and Zhou Bingkun's lives, and also made their lives more colorful and meaningful. Their encounters make us believe that there will always be people along the way in life who will give us the opportunity to change and grow.
Only by going through those calamities can we reach the state of consummation of merit. Therefore, everyone's life trajectory is unique, and everyone's life experience is unique. This is life, this is the world.