Who among us as a child has not dreamed of skipping school for at least a day? When you’re used to having access to such a luxury as education, you don’t notice its true value. However, there are children in the world who would give much to successfully and comfortably attend school.
The story of a boy from China is a case in point. Purposeful little Wang Fuman won the hearts of millions of people around the world by his action, and here’s the thing.
While most children try by hook or by crook trying to beg their parents the opportunity to skip the test at school, Wang walked five kilometers for the exam. It was freezing outside at minus 9 degrees, and the child had only a light jacket from outerwear.
His face was icy, his hair turned white from the snow, and his cheeks blushed. He was not much warmer inside the school, as there was no heating in the building. Still, the boy grasped with all his might his only chance to escape the shackles of poverty. He passed the exam with 99 points (out of a possible 100).
Interestingly, the student’s photo was posted online by his teacher, to get the public’s attention. And it worked. Users have collected 3 million yuan, the money was able to heat the school, as well as provide all the children with warm outerwear.Wang himself was invited to Beijing. And do you know what impressed him most of all?
The boy confessed, “At home we are always burning charcoal and sleeping in jackets. But the houses here are so warm, I can walk around in my shirt! It’s the first time I’ve ever seen anything like this, the heating is a miracle!”This story touches me to tears. It makes you rethink the way you look at things that seem so ordinary. It’s not for nothing they say that people don’t see happiness right in front of their noses.