Dad told me grandpa donated 1000 Yuan to the earthquake victims. That’s about half of his monthly retirement fund. So I decided to call him and tell him that his grandson is proud of him. His reply touched me even more: “I’ve been so blessed with all the helps this country gave me. I just feel the country and those people need help now. So it was time for me to give back a little bit.” Usually when I read lines like this on the newspaper, I’d consider it as part of the political propaganda. This time, it was real to me. I could feel when my grandpa said that, he was talking from the bottom of his heart, as an 80+ years old communist party member.
The big aftershock earthquake happened again during my call with dad. I hung up the phone and let him run. I thought I heard the trembling of furniture at home. I felt if I was there in my room. It was scary. One more person died in the epicentre, but they were all OK in Xi’an. Hope this all will end soon. They all need the rebuild to start, not only physically shelters, but also mentally support.
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