Because I sorted out the photos of twenty years ago, I saw Chen Dayong, a disabled young man in Dongxing District, Neijiang City, who won the championship that year...
"I wish all disabled friends, don't be flowers in the greenhouse, be eagles in the storm..." This is the words that Chen Dayong took my hand and said twenty years ago...
Born in May 1976, Chen Dayong, a member of the 5th group of Shizi Village, Shuangcai Town, Dongxing District, Neijiang City, unfortunately, one day in August of the year when he was 3 years old, when he followed his grandmother to play soy sauce, a speeding Dongfeng truck ruthlessly took away his left leg...
The strong Chen Dayong not only did not give up on himself, but after he stubbornly finished reading primary school with crutches, he resolutely threw off his crutches, not only walking on one leg, but also getting up early every day and insisting on standing and jumping exercises...
In 1995, Chen Dayong went to the machine sieve factory in Dongxing District, Neijiang City, as a worker, and still insisted on exercising after work...
Twenty years ago, on May 10, 2002, Chen Dayong participated in the first sichuan provincial disabled athlete Dengwawu Appreciation Cuckoo large-scale sports event and won the men's championship, it was at this time that I met him, took a lot of photos for him, and also made a news report on the title of "Eagle in the Storm".
Time flies so fast, twenty years in a flash.
In these twenty years, I have been to Neijiang many times, but unfortunately because there was no mobile phone and network at that time, I did not leave any contact information, because I did not see each other again...
There is a famous saying: Unexpected encounters in life are all surprises after your efforts!
Unfortunately, on January 23 this year, I came to Neijiang again, but I still did not get any news from Chen Dayong...
To this day, after seeing these photos twenty years ago, and then specially flipping through the newspapers of twenty years ago, I cover up my contemplation and feel a lot of emotions...
I deeply believe that all encounters are destined for fate and providence...
However, no matter how deep or shallow the edge, we still met, and there was no so-called passing by, not only leaving so many photos, but also the memory of that word by word...
Bless you, Chen Dayong! I wish you all the best and the Year of the Tiger...
(Zhang Shengkai)