Recently, I watched a story on TV about a hero who saved lives during an
earthquake, and it deeply moved me. A teacher from Beichuan Middle School used
his own body to protect his four students during the earthquake. When the rescue
workers saved the four children, everyone was shocked to see that the teacher
had been crushed by debris, but his arms were still tightly hugging his
students. When I saw this scene, tears streamed down my face. I was deeply
touched by the teacher's selflessness and sacrifice.
After watching the TV program, I said to my mom, "This teacher is crazy. In
this situation, he should have escaped instead of trying to save others." But as
I wrote these words, I realized how foolish they were. Which teacher wouldn't
want to live? But they all hold on to one principle - to do everything for their
students. Later, through the TV news, I learned that the teacher was actually
from Hunan province and had come to Beichuan as a supporting teacher. I think
this kind of person who risks his life to protect students is rare, except for
Tan, the other teacher.
I understand now that living blindly or dying easily is meaningless. Only by
contributing to humanity can one's death be valuable. This is precisely the kind
of teacher that we, the Chinese people, need right now!
Deeply wishing Teacher Tan in heaven a good journey. |