There are always various opportunities in a person's life, and sometimes if they seize it, they can move the world and even be recorded in history.
However, in the transformation from ordinary to brilliant, it is easy to bring a huge psychological impact to oneself, and eventually lead people astray. But there are also many wonderful cases, they have gone from ordinary to brilliant, but they can continue to return from the limelight to the ordinary, and create greatness again in the ordinary.
The character I want to talk about in this article is like this - his name is Tan Shanai, who was originally just an ordinary PLA officer and soldier, but by chance, he was remembered by the people of the whole country and even the world......
1. The chosen unicorn
Back in May 1997, Tam Shanai, then a staff officer of the Military Affairs Department of the Hong Kong Garrison Command, went to deliver documents to the chief, which was originally just a daily job and there was nothing special about it.
But this time he unexpectedly attracted the attention of the chief, who stared at him for a long time, and then suddenly asked him: "You can be laid off if you read a sentence." Tan Shanai didn't know why, but she still read it truthfully. However, the chief did not seem to be very satisfied, and asked him to be louder again.
This time, Tan Shanai became serious, and read it again with full of energy, his voice was very loud, and with his height of 1.83 meters, it gave people a strange majesty for a while. The leader nodded on the spot and said: It's him.
For us onlookers, this scene is a little incomprehensible, how did this become an opportunity to change Tan Shanai's fate?
But this is the case, those who are familiar with history know that Hong Kong's return to the motherland in 1997 was at a critical moment in the defense handover between China and Britain.
It didn't take long for the news to come that Tam Shanai became the commander of the defense handover ceremony between China and Britain after Hong Kong's return to China, and there were no alternates.
This can make Tan Shanai himself stunned, and it also makes the people around him feel incredible, you must know that this responsibility is very heavy, how can you choose so hastily? Is there a secret behind this?
- However, when we look back at Tan Shanai's resume, we can see that Tan Shanai was really the best choice at that time.
Tan Shanai joined the People's Liberation Army in 1983 and joined the Communist Party in 1986, and successively served in the guard battalion directly under the Guangzhou Military Region Command, the Hong Kong Garrison and the Macao Garrison.
In 1985, he was admitted to the Guilin Army Academy, majoring in infantry command, and after graduation, he started from the grassroots level, successively serving as platoon commander, deputy company commander, company commander, and deputy director of the headquarters staff base.
During this period, he culturally studied correspondence at the Central Party School and obtained a bachelor's degree in law, economics and trade. In terms of military merits, he has been awarded the third-class meritorious service four times, and has been appraised as an advanced individual in the joint construction of the military and the people in Guangzhou, an outstanding Communist Party member, an outstanding grassroots cadre, and an outstanding cadre of an organ.
There is no doubt that his personal ability is very outstanding, he is a very good grassroots commander, and he also has a certain reputation in the eyes of the common people.
However, this is not over, in 1984 he also participated in the National Day military parade held by the Guangzhou Military Region to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and served as the flag bearer. Through this record, it can be seen that Tan Shanai's height, image, and temperament are definitely very good, otherwise he would not have held this important position.
2. The Sacred Ten Minutes
To sum up, Tan Shanai has the ability, temperament, reputation, and culture, and he basically has all the rigid requirements of the commander of the Sino-British defense handover ceremony.
However, although he has these qualifications, and he has passed the test of the chief in the surprise inspection, this is only the beginning, and in order to complete the task properly, he must go through demonic training.
According to later history, the handover ceremony lasted about 10 minutes, which seems to be very simple.
However, just like military parades and flag-raising ceremonies, in this short period of time, the mainland has always had strict rules on what position everyone stands in and what actions should be done every second, and the details of everyone's movements must show the dignity of the country.
Moreover, more importantly, Hong Kong's return to the motherland is a glorious moment for the Chinese to raise their eyebrows and sweep away the humiliating history since the Opium War, and we must not make any mistakes in front of the United Kingdom and the people of the world, otherwise it will undermine the confidence of the Hong Kong people in our government.
In order to do this, Tan Shanai trained hard every day, repeating every action over and over again under the sun, repeating the sentence "You can be laid off, we will go to work" I don't know how many times.
Not only that, but he also needed to be in full command of the entire ceremony as a commander, and the pressure was so great that he was about to collapse at one point.
But fortunately, Tan Shanai cherished this opportunity very much, and he himself was considered to have a strong psychological quality, so he finally survived, and he had achieved perfection in the whole ceremony.
Finally, at 22:25 on June 30, 1997, that crucial moment came, captured by more than 200 Chinese and foreign journalists, and enthusiastically anticipated by thousands of Hong Kong residents......
Tan Shanai took the salute report from the British lieutenant colonel, and then said loudly: "On behalf of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison, I will take over the barracks, you can be laid off, and we will take up the post." ”
After saying this, countless people who watched the live broadcast burst into tears, the old China of the past no longer existed, the people of Chinese stood up from then on, and the People's Republic of China national flag was finally raised at this moment on the military camp of the Prince of Wales in Hong Kong.
3. Create greatness in the ordinary
After successfully completing the task, Tan Shanai was also excited and couldn't sleep all night.
He told reporters: "I can't sleep with excitement, the 10 minutes of Hong Kong's return to the Sino-British defense handover are 10 minutes that will go down in history, and there is no doubt that it was also the most glorious 10 minutes of my life." ”
Because of this wonderful performance, Tan Shanai won the attention of the people of the whole country, and was called a "star officer" by countless people.
However, the glory will pass, those exciting moments will gradually turn into prosperity and peace, and the star officer has finally ushered in his own end.
In 2005, 41-year-old Tan Shanai ended his 22-year military career and transferred to the Shenzhen public security system to become a community police officer at the Huangtian Police Station in Bao'an District.
From a former star officer to an ordinary police officer, this change in identity once made Tan Shanai feel depressed. In fact, this can also be understood: from a person who has attracted national attention, to be an obscure small operator, it will inevitably make people sigh.
However, unlike those Internet celebrities who have gone up and down, Tan Shanai is an excellent PLA officer, even if he has lost his former glory, he still wants to work hard to contribute his own strength to this emerging motherland, even if this strength seems to be weak now.
After a short period of adjustment, Tan Shanai's hard work returned, and he would always actively and enthusiastically accept the masses' requests for help and go deep into the masses to deal with problems for the masses.
- Tan Shanai became the busiest person in the local police station, and once he also set a record of 31 consecutive police dispatches in a day, creating the highest personal police dispatch record in the police station.
His hard work made the leaders look at him with admiration, and the people praised him even more.
When the reporter came to interview, everyone was surprised to find that this excellent police officer was actually the star officer of the year, which set off another boom, and CCTV also interviewed and broadcast him.
After proving his ability, under the voice of the masses and the care of the superior leaders, in 2008, the Bao'an Branch established a special security brigade, and Tan Shanai was promoted to the captain of the brigade and led the team.
Returning to the role of commander, Tan Shanai did not dare to slack off in the slightest, he carefully studied the construction of the team, and wrote more than 10,000 words of written materials, which can be described as fully prepared.
Under his leadership, the original three loose squadrons of the defense brigade eventually developed into 12 squadrons after his devil's training, and this team later played an important role in participating in the rescue and disaster relief of the Shenzhen Public Security Front, maintaining stability and dealing with emergencies.
In 2011, Shenzhen hosted the 26th World University Games, Tan Shanai once again showed his spirit, all members fought until the last moment, Tan Shanai was so tired that his blood pressure soared to more than 170, but he still successfully completed the task, so he won the second-class honor.
Today, Tan Shanai has become a second-class senior sergeant and has been awarded the treatment of a director, and his experience has become an inspirational story that countless people talk about and yearn for.