Chapter 347: Redeem the masses and appease yourself
A fire in the early morning destroyed all the makeshift straw huts in Huai County.
The cause of the fire was very simple. Someone was secretly boiling medicine behind the shack, and the person guarding it dozed off. By the time he discovered the fire, it had already spread high.
The dried straw, flames, and wind set a large area on fire in the blink of an eye.
Because of the earthquake, many people have become homeless and have lost their loved ones, and they have more or less suffered indelible negative impacts mentally and psychologically.
The temporary shelter was destroyed and needed to be rebuilt, which would take two or three days to complete.
Some people who have extremely poor psychological endurance and cannot withstand the blow will commit extreme acts. Saving the dying and the wounded can only focus on the physical pain. What the general public really needs is spiritual and mental salvation.
They need someone who is positive, visible, tangible and close to life to guide them.
Rather than someone who is hanging high on the wall and appears on the radio, out of reach.
When looking for speakers within the military, people with too high positions are not accepted. The distance between people is too great, and it seems like a myth that they are out of reach, and it is not real enough for people to resonate with them.
People who hold low positions do not necessarily have stories to tell. When facing tens of thousands of people, if their public speaking skills are weak and they are not emotionally charged, they will suffer from stage fright and will not achieve the desired effect.
A total of five speakers were shortlisted. After considering their personal image, eloquence, growth experience and many other aspects, two comrades were chosen to give the speeches.
One of them is a grassroots soldier who was born into a peasant family in a remote mountainous area and whose parents died of illness at an early age.
The other one is Lin Yiyi.
As for finding a grassroots tragic character to give a speech, Lin Yiyi naturally would not expose her own shortcomings to take the lead, but she heard that it can meet a condition within a reasonable range.
Lin Yiyi signed up and actively participated, after all, the story she was telling was not her real life.
The motivational meeting started at 1:00 p.m. that day.
There is no need to set up a platform. Just stand on the military truck and shout into a microphone. Two diesel generators ensure that the loudspeaker can be used normally.
The commander-in-chief first spoke and expressed some dry condolences, which was actually just a repetition of the content of the previous condolence message.
Then there was a speech about the personal life experience of the military comrades, who talked about how they joined the army and their stories after joining the army in chronological order.
The emphasis was on the speech about the highlight moment of life, and the rigid tone of the speech failed to achieve the sensational effect, but instead made people angry.
The unfortunate masses, penniless, without a tomorrow and without hope, listened to a half-hour story of success.
Who wants to listen to his boastful story about his successful experience and promotion to military rank?
Lin Yiyi reluctantly ate some biscuits to fill her stomach, and waited for Zhao Sheng to come, but she waited and waited until it was her turn to get on the car to give the speech, but she didn't see him.
She would never have participated in giving a pitiful speech under the hottest sun if there were no benefits.
Lin Yiyi glanced at the people sitting on the ground and cleared his throat, "Hello, comrades, hello, leaders, I am honored to contribute my little strength to everyone at this special time.
Are you hungry? Are you thirsty? Have your wounds healed? Do you cry for your loved ones in the dead of night?
We can still feel our bodies, right? They exist to remind us that we are still alive.”
In order to liven up the atmosphere and attract attention, Lin Yiyi asked a few questions in succession, paused for a moment, and then spoke again.
“People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, the moon waxes and wanes, and everyone will encounter various difficulties.
Some people choose to admit defeat, some choose to win. What about you? Do you want to defeat it? Or do you want to lose to it? "
After Lin Yiyi finished encouraging everyone, she smiled and talked about herself, "Before everyone makes a choice, I will tell you about my choice. You can use it as a reference and comparison."
"Do you see the nurse uniform I'm wearing? I'll tell you a secret. I'm not a nurse. As for why I'm here, you can guess."
The general public: ...If you are not a nurse, you can also provide various kinds of care? You can also work as a nurse in a military station?
Speaking of other people's stories, Lin Yiyi easily said, "I was born in a happy family. As an only child, I was naturally raised by my parents with love.
My father is a university teacher. Because I was not born full-term, I have been sick since childhood. I would cough and wheeze if I walked a few steps. I almost died of colds and illnesses several times.
My mother didn’t work for my health, and as I got older, my health improved, and my parents smiled more often.”
After a pause, Lin Yiyi spoke calmly about the sudden change.
"But when I was 13, my parents left me completely, the house was taken back and I was left on the streets.
All the relatives I used to visit disappeared, and I suffered from hunger for a while. Before I starved to death, my uncle found me.
He took me home and gave me a place to stay, even though I only slept in the kitchen, but at least I had a place to stay. "
The general public: Fortunately, I have relatives to help me, otherwise I would have starved to death on the streets.
Seeing the familiar truck appearing in the distance, Lin Yiyi spoke in a cheerful voice, "When I lived in my uncle's house, I would often find my parents' things everywhere.
My clothes were also on my cousin who was only a few months older than me.
My parents are gone, but I want to live. I want to know where they went. I want to find them."
Zhao Sheng rushed over from the provincial capital. Fearing that she would starve, he drove very fast. Before he got out of the car, he heard her voice on the loudspeaker.
Hearing her talk about her personal experience again, Zhao Sheng's unhappiness and depression rose again.
"A few years later, when I grew up, I went to the countryside to become an educated youth instead of my cousin."
"I won't talk about my life as an educated youth. Later, I couldn't live any longer and jumped into the river to commit suicide. I encountered a turning point, and it was the first time that someone reached out to me unconditionally. He helped me and saved me, but rumors forced me to jump into the river again."
"It was just as everyone imagined. I married this gay man. One must always look forward and live on to know what the future will be like."
"Do you know how I am doing now? I have found my parents. They are on the northwest farm.
My father contacted me just before he died of illness, but fortunately, God was merciful and the disease did not take him away.”
Lin Yiyi spoke truthfully, looked at the people in the audience who were exclaiming in surprise, and continued telling the story.
“With my tainted identity, I filed for divorce from my husband because I didn’t want to drag him down.
But he did not agree and instead accompanied me to visit my parents who lived thousands of miles away. Now we are living our own lives and looking forward to a reunion in the future, but how long will this future be?
Will we be reunited before the next illness? I don’t know, I just know that I have to live to wait for that day.”
Lin Yiyi waved in a certain direction and smiled. She wanted to finish her talk quickly and get off the car to eat.
“When I was in desperate situation, someone reached out to me, which made me feel warm and gave me hope to survive.
So... I am standing here now, and I want to be someone who brings warmth to everyone."
"Oh, by the way, I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm Anonymous, a person who loves life and brings warmth to others."
As soon as the words fell, accompanied by the comrade's waving, the audience burst into applause. The plain words, without any sensational words, told the story of a comrade with light and warmth in her eyes and her yearning for the future.
A lesbian who had poor health when she was young, had to live with others as her family broke up, and had a tainted identity as an adult.
She was able to survive after jumping into the river to commit suicide, so why can't they be strong and get through it?
After Lin Yiyi finished speaking, she jumped out of the car and ran towards the truck under the tree. He was her light and warmth.
The man stood in front of the truck with his back to the light, his dark eyes concealed tenderness. He looked at the person running towards him with a smile on his face.
She would always run towards him like this, every time.
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