Since ancient times, it has been combined with virtuous and capable people, which means people with high moral character and talents. A wise man does not necessarily have to be successful, have brilliant deeds, or be a household name. The local sages are around us, maybe they are unknown, maybe they are just relatives around us. There are many rural sages. If you observe carefully, you can discover their existence and their beautiful qualities.
Xiang Xian, that’s my grandfather.
He is a generation of traveling doctors. Although he cannot cure all diseases, he can still cure basic ailments. Famous doctors are not much better, right? A diagram of the human skeleton hung in the dimly lit little house, and a stethoscope and a blood pressure monitor were placed on the small square table that had gone through the vicissitudes of time. It seems like these are the only things he uses when treating patients, right? He is now almost ninety years old, but in the past, when he was still young, he was very famous.
At that time, everyone in the village always came to him when they had some minor illness, and asked him to take a pulse and prescribe Chinese medicine. Because he was kind to people, he would reduce or reduce the cost of medicine for some extremely poor households, or directly No need to do it, and sometimes even the herbs are given to others for free. Everyone respects him. Although he is a doctor, he doesn't make much money. During the Chinese New Year, sometimes he can't even afford meat. It may be even more difficult than those of extremely poor households. But he still doesn't charge a penny more than others, doesn't complain about the difficulty of life, and even enjoys it. It's good to be poor, there is no big fish and meat, and he is in good health.
As time passed, Western medicine became popular, and a small regular hospital opened in the village with many advanced equipment. Many people go to the hospital to see a doctor, but they never forget this doctor. People come to visit him every day and give him some money, vegetables grown at home, and eggs laid by chickens. Because of this small hospital, he stayed clean for several years.
But unexpected things always happen. Because of a misdiagnosis, the hospital dispensed the wrong medicine and someone died.
People do not go to the hospital, as if they will never come back. They continue to come to him for treatment if they have some minor illnesses. Maybe the medical equipment is not sophisticated, but there is never a misdiagnosis, every time. He made a conclusion after repeated diagnosis several times. His carefulness is admirable. The hospital closed down because no one came to see the doctor. The small room became lively again, as if the liveliness had never stopped, but the people who came to this bustle were not patients. Many people came to him to chat, tell their worries or talk about the hardships of life. He always listened attentively. Although it is small and dark, both adults and children like to come here. I like this honest and honest person.
I don’t know how long later, he stumbled and fell. His bones were misaligned and he couldn’t move while lying on the bed. Grandma was crying so hard that the sky was dark, but Grandpa comforted him and said that it would be okay and he would be fine. The people in the village were worried about him. It seemed that the person who fell was someone close to him. People came to see him every day bringing good food, but he rejected them with various reasons. After a month or so, I was able to get out of bed. Everyone was relieved and felt indescribable joy.
Although he is almost ninety years old, he is still in good health. Perhaps it is because he pays attention to his diet and exercises, or perhaps he does good deeds and accumulates virtue.
My grandfather’s kindness is unforgettable to others. My grandfather is not the only virtuous person. Anyone can work hard to become such a virtuous person. Beauty is not far away, it is around you.