The octogenarian grandmother's children passed away one after another, and the lonely elderly complained of helplessness
Click to follow, share knowledge, experience unique participation] Let's witness a touching story together. In 2016, an 80-year-old grandmother Wu in rural Hunan Province had six children.
At first, the eldest son proposed to take her to take care of her out of filial piety, and the rest of the children deeply agreed, believing that she needed to be taken care of in her old age. So, they decided that the eldest brother would take the lead.
However, a series of shocking tragedies followed, as five children took turns to take her home. This led to rumors circulating in the village that Grandma Wu had a mysterious curse.
Despite this, we still hope to use reason ** to uncover the truth of this past.
The youngest son was convinced that his mother needed love and could not take her back to his hut, so he built a simple thatched shelter in the mountains. At first, Mrs. Wu was warmly accepted at her eldest son's house.
The eldest son and his wife opened their arms and showed a high level of respect for the elderly, and the daughter-in-law took care of the elderly wholeheartedly. However, the happy days did not last long, and in the blink of an eye, the eldest daughter-in-law's personality changed suddenly, and her temper became unmanageable, and she frequently vented her dissatisfaction to her husband.
After an argument over a trivial matter, she lost control of her emotions and threw her belongings all over the floor, and returned to her parents' house in a fit of rage, never to return.
On that bleak night, the eldest son faced the pain of losing his wife alone, and finally said goodbye to his youth in a tragic way. The next morning, Mrs. Wu woke up, but she could only face her cold son, and the pain made her tears burst into tears.
As a mother, she lost her most precious flesh and blood forever in her heart, and the pain and shock made her unbearable. After the death of her eldest son, the kind-hearted fifth sister stepped forward and decided to take in and take care of the sad mother.
At first, the fifth sister and her partner took care of Mrs. Wu wholeheartedly. However, the weight of life gradually becomes apparent, and the fifth sister's body begins to suffer from insomnia, struggling between dreams and reality every night.
Despite seeking medical advice, her condition deteriorated day by day, and her mental state became trance-like, and she often talked to herself, which was worrying.
The husband was keenly aware of his wife's illness and decisively advocated for medical treatment. However, on the night in front of the hospital, an unexpected tragedy was staged - the fifth sister resolutely jumped from the roof of the third floor in the silence of the night and left the world in an irretrievable way.
This news was like a thunderbolt from the sky, crushing Mrs. Wu, and her wails echoed in the air. The originally warm family life broke down in an instant. Recalling the departure of her two children, the old lady's heart was like a knife, and she blamed herself for believing that she was an unfortunate curse that enveloped the whole family.
Especially for the third son who used to go out to work and was tormented by kidney stones, but now he returns home but still bears scars, the family trauma is even deeper.
Welcoming the arrival of his mother with great anticipation, the three sons devoted themselves and took the initiative to take on the responsibility of support. However, the impermanence of life is heartbreaking, and the old illnesses of the third son are like a shadow, and the daily pain is like a merciless hammer, gradually eroding his life.
He had firmly believed that the disease was gone, but his mother's presence seemed to press the replay button of the disease, and three months later, kidney failure ruthlessly took him away. Hearing the news, Mrs. Wu was heartbroken and deeply felt that her son's sacrifice may have come from caring for her.
The widow could not let go of her feelings, believing that the arrival of the old lady had accelerated the deterioration of Aiko's condition.
Faced with her daughter-in-law's grievances, although Mrs. Wu was heartbroken, she felt that her feelings were forgivable. As her only daughter, the fourth daughter chose to resolutely invite her mother to move in with her at the critical moment when she was seven months pregnant.
Although the four daughters have big bellies and are about to welcome a new life, her words are as gentle as a spring breeze, promising that the parent-child time after giving birth will share the joy of parenting with her mother, and make the home full of warmth and vitality.
These words made Mrs. Wu's heart swell with gratitude and longing for her future life.
When the four daughters were about to welcome a new life, she suffered a fatal obstetric crisis in the severe pain of childbirth, and despite their best efforts to save them, the mother and son still sadly passed away.
When Mrs. Wu learned the news, tears rained down and she came to her daughter's spiritual seat full of guilt, deeply blaming herself for not being able to stop this cruel fact. Her eldest son, though grief-stricken, tried to comfort his mother, emphasizing that it was not entirely her fault.
However, this endless grief has pierced the old lady's heart, and she has lost her beloved daughter and long-awaited grandson, and every heartbeat is like a sharp blade.
After the death of the fourth daughter, the second son did not hesitate to become her spiritual support, and he offered to take his mother into his home, promising to take care of her and give her support for life.
Mrs. Wu deeply felt the selfless filial piety of her second son, and lived in his home to rejuvenate herself. The gentleness of her daughter-in-law is like a spring breeze, creating the warmth and care of home for her. However, the cruelty of fate shattered this harmonious picture with lightning speed.
On a quiet night, her second son was killed by a heartless heart attack, and his sudden death left her still from her grief. Immediately afterwards, her daughter-in-law also died suddenly of cerebral hemorrhage a few days later, and in just one month, Mrs. Wu suffered double bereavement, and her two beloved hearts fell silent one after another.
Full of guilt and endless sorrow, she stood in front of her beloved son's spiritual throne and wept silently, deeply imprinting the responsibility of the tragedy in her heart. Although her friend tried to comfort her, saying that this was the turn of fate and that it was beyond human control, Mrs. Wu's heart was full of pain that could not be relieved.
She was saddened by the sudden death of her son in the prime of his youth, and firmly believed that her existence was the source of this misfortune. As the five siblings die one after another, the only surviving son is terrified, fearing that if he accepts his mother, the same fate will befall him.
He believes in the rumors of the village and suspects that the old lady has a mysterious curse hidden in her body that drives the siblings to an unknown fate.
Faced with the problem of his mother's old age, Liu'er felt a great responsibility, he built a simple thatched hut in the mountains, carefully sent her rations every day, and although the villagers understood and supported him, they also reminded him to break superstition and take his mother home.
However, out of deep concern for her mother's safety, Liu'er stuck to her place. In the end, under the sincere persuasion of everyone, he compromised and decided to place his mother in a nursing home, where someone took special care of her, ensuring the comfort and companionship of the old lady in her old age, which undoubtedly became a warm guarantee for her later life.
Mrs. Wu, who suffered the pain of losing her son, the sudden departure of her five children was like a thunderbolt from the sky, and her heart was full of endless self-blame and helplessness. Although it was just a coincidence of fate that the mediator tried to open it, the knot in the mother's heart was difficult to untie.
She wept silently at the graves of her children, begging for their forgiveness, and her story reveals a profound truth: no matter how filial a child may be, superstition can be the most hurtful thing if it is hindered.
Liu'er used superstition as an excuse to let her mother live alone in a dilapidated house, which is undoubtedly a serious deviation from the ethics of filial piety. Fortunately, with the care of everyone, Mrs. Wu finally has a place to live - a nursing home.
This incident warns us that to promote filial piety, no matter when and where, we must not neglect the care of the elderly, so that they can get the care they deserve in their old age.
In a nutshell, this incident reveals the profound challenges of the problem of providing for the elderly, and at the same time reveals the social situation in which some children neglect filial piety, and reminds us to respect and care for the elders who give us life.