Cheng Guichao, the blind messenger in the 196th issue: Illuminating the road with love.
He is not a postman, but he can deliver letters to the villagers in time, and all kinds of letters he handles are without mistakes; He leaned against a bamboo pole and measured every street and corner with his feet. He was bent on doing something for the village. He is not rich in life, but he helps others without expecting anything in return. He is blind and the world is "black" to him, but he not only illuminates himself with light, but also benefits others. He warmed and touched the surrounding villagers with ordinary actions. He is Cheng Guichao of South Shi Qiaocun in Junan Economic Development Zone, and he is called "a living map" by the villagers.
When Cheng Guichao was two years old, he lost his sight because of measles fever. Although he can’t see with his eyes, he always wants to do something that can help others. "If you want to be disabled, you must do something." In the countryside in 1972, due to the scattered population and irregular life, it was difficult for the postman to deliver letters, newspapers and periodicals to the masses one by one, and they were often handed over to the village Committee for distribution on a village basis. In the village, there are no expenses in this respect, and there are no full-time messenger staff. Basically, the villagers take them away when they come to the village to do things, which can not guarantee the timeliness, let alone safety.
When Cheng Guichao was 16 years old, when he was playing in the village committee compound, he saw that all the letters sent by the post office were placed in the village committee office. If the villagers didn’t collect them in time, it would sometimes delay things. Therefore, he proposed to the village to "volunteer to help the villagers send the letters home". Many people think it’s a chore to deliver letters, and they have to run around without saying anything about it. For ordinary people, delivering letters requires not only hard work, but also flexible eyes. As a blind messenger, Cheng Guichao has many difficulties in delivering letters.
At the beginning of delivering letters, Cheng Guichao often fell down, hit the wall, fell into the river, and was scratched by branches. Sometimes, sending a letter would make him covered in scars. Later, Cheng Guichao mastered the law. Every time he went out to deliver a letter, he silently remembered the road he had traveled. The corners of the village, as big as a room and as small as a tree, were "measured" by him over and over again.
After a long time, an invisible "map" was formed in his brain. Wherever there are potholes and steep slopes, he can "see" with the memory of his brain. In this way, Cheng Guichao’s delivery speed is much faster, and the chance of injury is also reduced a lot. Sometimes, he can tell exactly which family this is by touching the knocker on the gate. Cheng Guichao proved to people with his own actions that nothing is difficult in the world, and nothing is impossible to a willing mind.