Xinhua News Agency, Hefei, December 3 rd: Inspirational! No arm girl touched 2 million fans by playing live with his feet.
Xinhua News Agency "China Net" reporter Liu Meizi
Washing your hair with your feet, making up, cooking and shopping, which are impossible for ordinary people, are exactly the daily life of Yang Li in no arm girl, Bengbu, Anhui.
In 2006, many media reported that Yang Li from no arm girl, Wuhe County, Anhui Province participated in the college entrance examination. The "inspirational college entrance examination girl" who sat on a special low stool and answered questions with one foot was impressive. Nowadays, the "inspirational girl" has broken into a butterfly, once again became popular on the Internet, becoming the most beautiful "inspirational sister" and becoming a warm sunshine in this winter.
"The network makes me feel the goodwill and respect of the society for the disabled."
When the reporter saw Yang Li, she was making up with her feet. "I learned to make up with my feet when I was in college. I felt very beautiful when I saw female students wearing eyebrows and lipstick." A slightly shy smile appeared on Yang Li’s delicate and quiet face.
After work at noon, Yang Li turned on the live broadcast software, chatted with her "old irons" and passed the lunch break. Now live broadcast has become Yang Li’s happiest time every day.
"Have you eaten", "I am now a clerk in a company", "I talked about an object, but his family didn’t agree, so I broke up" … … Yang Li greeted the "old irons" and answered everyone’s questions one by one.
In July this year, Yang Li saw her friend playing live broadcast software, so she recorded a video of her life and sent it online. Unexpectedly, this unintentional move has attracted the attention of many netizens. On the Internet, netizens called Yang Li "an angel with broken wings" and "an inspirational young lady", and praised Yang Li for her independent work and her optimistic attitude towards life.
"I can’t sing, I can’t sell cute, I can’t tell jokes, and the daily live content is how to do housework, eat and buy things." Yang Li said that she didn’t sign a network anchor and never asked for gifts. However, the complex network society still needs a strong heart, and some people have criticized her, saying that she uses her disability to beg. "I think this is a small number of people’s prejudice against the disabled. Normal people can broadcast daily life, so can we. These words can’t affect me."
Now, her number of fans has exceeded 2 million. "The vast majority of people have given me affirmation and encouragement, which has enabled me to gain a long-awaited sense of social identity and feel the respect and goodwill of the society for the disabled." Yang Li warms more and more people with her own stories.
"I want to compete with ordinary children and pursue my dreams."
At the age of four, fate played a big joke on Yang Li. While playing with her partner, her arms accidentally touched high voltage, and she was forced to amputate and lost her arms. At that time, young Yang Li didn’t realize what kind of future she would face.
在医院治疗期间,一次,妈妈离开病房有事,小杨莉自己挪到桌子边,用嘴够桌上的零食,结果零食没够到,却打翻了桌上一杯滚烫的水,腿上被烫掉一块皮。
从那时起,杨莉的妈妈就开始教她用脚吃饭、洗脸、刷牙、写字,做一切在别人眼里不可能完成的事情。刚开始练习时,饭不是送不进嘴就是戳到脸上,别人二十分钟就吃完饭了,她却要吃上两个小时,小小的杨莉开始变得急躁不安。妈妈却鼓励她,慢慢练习总会熟练起来。
“妈妈说,学会双脚做事就是要她学会自强,如果有一天生活需要我独自面对的时候,希望我能从容面对。”杨莉说。
到了上学的年纪,杨莉开始学习用脚写字。为了练习,小小的杨莉每天要成百上千次的练习弯曲脚趾,摸索如何把握脚趾的力度。因为用脚做事,冬天气温零下五六度也不能穿袜子,常常冻到脚趾僵硬抓不住笔,她的脚趾也早已变形。“别的小朋友下课写完课堂练习回家了,我还光着脚慢慢写,这是常有的事。他们走过我身边,还会挠挠我的脚心。”杨莉笑着说。
为了能弥补书写速度上的劣势,杨莉在学习上要求自己比别人更刻苦。“读书千百遍,下笔如有神。”杨莉说,只有熟练的掌握所有的知识,才能让她在考试答题时有更快的反应速度。
Yang Li is a veritable "schoolmaster". Because she can’t go out to play like other children, she chooses to keep company with books. At school during the day, Yang Li sat in front of the desk for more than ten hours. Because she wrote with her feet, her body focused on her ass, and her ass was worn out all the year round. Going home at night, in order to relieve her physical pain, she lies on the bed and reads books, turning pages with her mouth … …
From elementary school to high school, Yang Li has been in the top class of the school, and her grades have never fallen out of the top ten in her grade. Yang Li attracted media attention when she took the college entrance examination for the first time. "At that time, the school said to apply for a special examination room for me, but I refused." In Yang Li’s heart, she never regarded herself as a weak person in her study. "I want to compete with my classmates in the same examination room and pursue my dreams at the same time."
Because of the speed of the answer sheet, Yang Li only reached two lines in the first college entrance examination, and she chose to repeat. In 2007, she got into Anhui Agricultural University as she wished and chose her favorite Chinese language and literature major.
"I long for independence, and I will depend on myself in my future life."
When she first entered the university, Yang Li was like a frightened bird. "Walking on campus, I am afraid of seeing other people’s strange eyes and don’t know how to interact with my classmates." Gradually, Yang Li felt the friendliness of her classmates. Every time she changed the classroom, there were always classmates who helped her move the special desk to another classroom. During the break, she needed to go to the toilet, and there were also female classmates who helped to take care of her. The friendship between classmates made Yang Li off her inner guard.
In the days when she lost her arms, Yang Li became the shadow of her mother. Wherever her mother went, she had to follow her, because she could not do without her mother’s care. In order to take care of Yang Li, the school specially approved her mother to accompany her. In order to supplement the family, my mother secretly carried Yang Li to do odd jobs at school. "Since my accident, my mother quit her job and has been taking care of me at home for so many years. My father supports the whole family’s life alone. I don’t want to be a flower in the greenhouse, I long for independence. My parents are old, and my future life must depend on myself. " Yang Li said.
Today, Yang Li leaves her parents and lives alone in Bengbu. After graduation, she worked hard for an independent life, selling lottery tickets and working as a cashier in a supermarket. Three years ago, she found this job in a company. "I want to prove that I am valuable to this society." She said
"I hope to be an angel with broken wings and spread warmth" is Yang Li’s wish. As Yang Li’s story became popular on the Internet, many netizens said that "there should be more people like this in society".
"Sometimes when I walk on the road, I drop something and need a hand. There will always be good people offering help. I will share this with you and let more people see the positive energy of this society." Yang Li said.
"I like my name very much. I hope I am as strong as poplar, and I hope I am as quiet and gentle as jasmine." As a result of long-term work with her feet, Yang Li’s lumbar spine has been completely deformed. She wants to lay more economic foundation through her own ability, start her own business and open a physical store in the future, so that her future life will be more stable and independent.