The college entrance examination after the Wenchuan earthquake: every seed will eventually be born in the sun
Looking back at the past, 2008 has an unusual meaning in my memory. For me, it made me experience the most special adult ceremony in my life this year.
On May 12, 2008, the sprint college entrance examination has reached the final stage. This is the day when I took the third diagnostic exam. Who would have thought that at noon that day, I was resting at home, a strong shock suddenly struck, and I hurriedly hid under the door frame. For us in Aba Prefecture, the occasional annual earthquakes have given us a certain degree of "immunity". But in the strong shock that lasted up to 2 minutes, all common sense and reason faded little by little, and there was strong fear.
When the rest of the life after the robbery rushed to the street and looked at each other, the fear of the unknown situation pressed everyone. I didn’t want to go to school at that time. I was afraid that after separation from my family, it was a farewell to life and death. Encouraged and comforted, I walked back to school with great pace, waiting for further arrangements. On the afternoon of the same day, the math test we had to take was cancelled. Mathematics is my least popular subject. I have to put it in the past. If I don’t take the exam, I will definitely be happy. But at the time, I thought that if I could take an exam quietly in the classroom, no matter how much I scored, I was actually happy. The signal was interrupted due to the earthquake. Throughout the afternoon, we spent all kinds of speculation and anxiety. The unusually hot weather undoubtedly magnified this restless emotion. After more than three hours of waiting, the school announced The classes were suspended and students of all grades came home one after another.
After the disaster, everything is waiting to be restarted, and tense rescues are carried out one after another. Fortunately, because of the mountains and rivers between the city of Malkang and Wenchuan County, which effectively blocked the damage of the earthquake wave, it was not seriously affected. However, Marcon is not only the seat of the state capital of Aba Prefecture, but also a necessary place for evacuation and evacuation of a large number of rescuers and relief materials and personnel in the disaster area. As I was unable to return to school in time due to the suspension of classes, I followed my parents to set up a tent by the Sommer River, purchased a lot of mineral water and dry food, and waited for the vehicles of the victims to pass by to send them supplies. This was the only power we could do at the time. Thing: Use the limited resources around you to send a heart to the victims and contribute a little to the earthquake relief. I still remember that my mother said at the time: "This is a disaster, this may be the shortest distance between you and the disaster." When you and I are born again after the disaster, it is a kind of luck to live, and it is the greatest happiness to be with family after the disaster.
After twenty days of rest, all high school students affected by the earthquake also returned to school one after another. Our college entrance examination time was adjusted to July 6. With an extra month of preparation time, we need to quickly adjust the preparation state, and also need to adjust our mentality to get out of the shadow of the earthquake disaster. I remember that the theme of the first lesson was "rebirth" during the resumption of class. In the face of natural disasters, only by facing the reality bravely can we overcome fear as quickly as possible and challenge ourselves with a positive attitude. This lesson is just for us to understand that after this disaster, we need to rebuild our confidence and be able to face the future firmly, which is the real growth.
July 6th will arrive soon. My college entrance examination started when everything was ready, and we, who were waiting for it, worked hard in the quiet examination room and tried to draw a happy ending for our 12 years of hard work. Unlike the college entrance examinations in other regions, in order to allow candidates in the disaster area to complete the college entrance examination in a safe environment, the fast-built board houses are completed during emergency construction, and all facilities and equipment are readily available. The neat rows of blue panel houses have built up our dreams and also built a strong barrier to protect our dreams. Now think of it, those temporary test rooms have no sense of simplicity. In that special period, they brought me a strong warmth, so that I won’t be distracted by the earthquake during the exam. To the extent to play the normal test level.
The college entrance examination in the board room is an unforgettable experience in my life. This is also the day of working together with my teachers, classmates, friends and family, and the heroes and children who are fighting day and night in the field of earthquake relief. The days of breathing together and sharing fate. In those most difficult days, those special memories and spiritual food have become the most precious wealth in the long river of my life. This makes me see more clearly that it is difficult for people to grow without such a special test. In the face of this special college entrance examination, I challenged myself again and again, and I was not knocked down by the difficulties in front of me. This is my true "adult gift". When we are still a seed, we try to go to the soil, and then quietly wait for the nourishment of the rain dew, and strive to germinate. The same is true of our growth path, we will all bloom one after another in the season we deserve, and we will be born towards the sun.
Li Qinwen Source: China Youth Daily