“Keep the words of gratitude in your heart, turn your grateful heart into down-to-earth strength, and move forward bravely.” Liu Yang, a 2013 Sunshine student, recalled his relationship with Lanzhou Morning News Sunshine Student Aid 6 years ago, and his feelings so far A lot. He said that it was the power of social charity that changed his life and the fate of a family. With this light of charity in his heart, he has the courage to ride the wind and waves. No matter what the road ahead is, he will forge ahead and use this light to illuminate himself and try his best to illuminate others.
In midsummer, the sun is shining all over the city, and the whole city looks like a wealthy earl. The trees outside the window are green and lush, like a young man standing with a sword behind his back. The tree canopy casts a shade, more like the mottled light and shadow in Monet's painting. Memories keep coming back in such summers, and they are fixed in the midsummer of 2013. At the most beautiful age, I met Lanzhou Morning News. This unexpected encounter lit up my college dream and my whole life. For the first time, I felt the power of charity as warm as the sunshine in midsummer, and like the power of a tree canopy in midsummer to protect students.
My name is Liu Yang. I live in a small mountain village in Huining County, Gansu Province. I am the son of an out-and-out farmer.
I graduated from high school at Huining County No. 2 Middle School. Coming from a poor family, I have been determined to go to college and change my destiny since I was a child. My parents are eager for me to go to college. In 2013, I took the college entrance examination and was admitted to Changsha University of Science and Technology. The moment I received the admission notice, I was both happy and stressed. Going to college is a road leading to a bright future, but at the same time, for peasant families who depend on the weather for their livelihood, the high tuition fees are undoubtedly a heavy weight on their shoulders. heavy burden. However, the light of fate finally shined on this poor family. The news about Lanzhou Morning Post’s Liqun Sunshine Campaign supporting poor students flashed through my mind like a bright light. After many rounds of screening, I was fortunate enough to stand out among many students and become one of the students funded by the society. I am grateful to the Lanzhou Morning News Sunshine Liqun Student Aid Program for sponsoring me. I keep my words of gratitude deep in my heart, but I turn my grateful heart into down-to-earth efforts.
When I was in college, I joined the college’s Youth Volunteer Association and actively participated in many volunteer activities, hoping to pass on the belief of charity to more people in need. During the two years of the Qingzhi Association, I went to Changsha South Bus Station as a voluntary blood donation volunteer on weekends, and I donated blood 3 times for free; I went to a farmhouse to spend weekends with left-behind children; I volunteered for the "Green Run" around Meixi Lake ; Organize classes to work voluntarily in welfare homes and accompany the elderly; participate in subway volunteers. Maybe our behavior cannot change society, but I believe that delivering the power of charity can warm more people. I am willing to contribute my small amount to a beautiful society.
During college, I submitted 2 invention patents. Due to the strict examination and long authorization cycle of invention patents, only 1 patent has been authorized so far, and the other one is still in the substantive examination stage. During college, I have obtained the national Inspiring Scholarships. In 2017, he was admitted to the Changsha University of Science and Technology’s postgraduate program in Transportation Engineering, where he studied under Associate Professor Wu Wei. During the postgraduate period, he has published 1 SCI and EI paper as the second author. The 3rd paper was accepted by "Journal of Chinese Highway Journal" (EI, authoritative journal), the 4th article (EI, authoritative journal), and the 5th article (SCI). Thesis is under submission; the 7 invention patents applied for are all in the substantive examination stage; 1 software copyright has been authorized. During his postgraduate period, he won the National Inspirational Scholarship, First-Class Academic Scholarship, Outstanding Graduate Student, etc. I always want to work harder, not to let down myself who have worked hard, let alone the help given to me by well-intentioned people. Stars don’t care about passers-by, and time pays off to those who are willing. I believe that if I am grateful and work hard, time will eventually give me The answers we want. In addition to professional studies, I have always maintained the habit of reading. My love for classics and classic works, especially "A Dream of Red Mansions", makes me cherish my leisure time even more. The philosophy I have always adhered to is that no matter what career I engage in in the future, I must have humanistic feelings and cultural literacy, and resolutely not As a highly educated illiterate, these cultural qualities come from reading classics.
Here I would like to warn the students who are about to enter college to cherish their hard-won college time, do more meaningful things, and participate in more activities organized by the school, such as volunteer services and scientific research. You can exercise your abilities in various aspects through competitions; you can also use your free time to read more books. As Sanmao said, the more you read, the more your appearance will change.
Many times, you may think that many of the books you have read have become a passing cloud and can no longer be remembered, but in fact they are still potential. In temperament, in conversation, in the boundless mind, of course it may also be revealed in life and writing.
If it had not been for the encounter with Lanzhou Morning News in 2013, and without the support of social philanthropy, my parents would still have tried their best to send me to university. However, the tuition and living expenses for four years of college will become a huge burden on my parents’ backs. It is impossible for me to study with peace of mind, let alone have the financial ability to obtain a graduate degree. It can be said that the power of social charity changes a person's life and the destiny of a family. Carrying the light of this charity gives me the courage to ride the wind and waves. No matter what the road ahead is, I will forge ahead and use this light to illuminate myself and try my best to illuminate others.
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