My World,My Vision: March 2014

OMG, what have i done today? I accidentally click the call button....

Long story....it begins with

A beautiful and hot afternoon, i'm just back from the campus, very tired seems i haven't had much sleep last night due to research. After shower, i laid down on the bed as my body seems to paralyse, however my itchy hand still working its way to my handphone. I listen to music while finding movie with my handphone using my ear plug headset. Meanwhile, a message come in through line apps, so i click in and see, but don't know how and why, i accidentally scroll down and click in to her picture. After seeing it, ya...in fact pretty, later i want to close the apps, but now come a much BIG problem, this time even worse, i accidentally click the call button. I'm like "OMG!" and quickly tap the end call continually, all out, why it did not end, still it takes time to end the call...I see the notification had sent....OK! I'M SO DAMN DOOMED!

As readers may not know how my expressions are, below are some illustration:

"WHY? OH LORD,WHY HER?", is what i think at that moment, why not other people, i may have say sorry it's just an accident. It really just an accident or fate? I don't know either. At that moment, i really hope i got teleportation and time-stop power, so i can just delete the notification on her phone...i keep thinking about the incident and didn't know what to do, i even scream hardly in my heart. Well, just hope she didn't notice it...as i'm just a passer-by...

This made the end of a day...night fall in...mind run out...rain roll down...wind blow up...hope favor will work up just fine in odd

[中文版]

我是航空公司的一名普通的空姐，由於參加工作沒幾年，所以沒有遇到一件叫人難忘的大事，天天都是在端茶倒水的小事中度過。沒有工作的激情，很平淡。　

可是那天遇到的一件事情卻叫我改變了對工作對人生的看法。　

今天我們執行上海北京航機時，旅客很多，滿滿的一飛機。　

上飛機的人群中就有一位很不起眼的農村老伯伯，背著一個大麻袋，身上還有一股農村特有的土炕味。當時站在機門迎客的我第一個反映就是現下的社會還真發達了，連農村老伯伯都有錢坐飛機，真奢侈。　

當飛機平飛時，我們開始加水，加到20多排時，看到了這位老伯伯，他很拘謹的坐在座位上，直挺挺的，一動不動，麻袋也不放在行李架上，老伯伯抱著大麻袋，乍一看像是個支著地球的地球儀，直挺挺象個雕塑。　

問他喝什麼，他很驚慌的連連擺手說不要。要幫他把麻袋放在架子上，他也拒絕。只好由著他抱著了。　

過一會，開始發餐了，我們發現他還是一動不動的坐在座位上，感覺好像很緊張的樣子，給他飯他還是連連擺手說「不要」。于是乘務長過去親切的問他是不是病了，他很小聲的說他要上廁所，但是不知道飛機上能不能亂跑，怕碰壞了飛機上的東西。　

我們告訴他沒關係的，並叫一個男空保帶他去了廁所。等我們第二次加水的時候，發現他看著別的客人喝水，在舔嘴，于是沒有問他就幫他倒了一杯熱茶水給他放在桌子上。誰知，這樣一個動作卻驚嚇住了他，他蹦一下跳起來連連說不用不用，我們對他說：您渴了，就喝點吧。

這時他做了一個更驚人的動作，從懷裡掏出一把錢，都是一塊一毛的，要塞給我們。

我們告訴他說這是不要錢的，他不相信，說他在街上走的時候進去要水喝別人都從來沒給過他，都是很厭惡的趕他走。

我們這才知道，他為了節約錢，一路上能不座車就走，硬是從郊區走到機場附近才坐車到了機場，他身上沒多少錢，只能問路上的餐廳要水，可惜大多數時候都是被趕出來，別人以為他是要飯的。　

我們勸了好一陣子，他才相信了我們，坐下，慢慢的喝著茶。

我們問他餓不餓，要不要吃飯，他還是連連說不要，他說他有兩個兒子，都很爭氣，考了大學，小兒子在上大三，大兒子已經工作了。這次他來北京看他上大學的小兒子，由於大兒子已經工作了，想把他們兩口子接到城裡來跟自己住，可是老兩口不習慣，住了一陣又回鄉下了。

這次是大兒子不想讓老爹舟車勞頓，特意買的飛機票，本來想陪老爹一起去，因為老爹沒坐過飛機怕他不認識路，可是老爹嫌飛機票太浪費，死活不肯坐。后來勸通了，老爹怎麼也不叫兒子再買一張票浪費錢，堅持自己一個人來。他背了一麻袋的紅薯干，要給小兒子吃。

上飛機前安檢時，從業人員說麻袋太大叫託運，可是他死活不肯，說怕弄碎了，小兒子不喜歡吃了。
我們告訴他說放在架子上很安全的，他警惕的站起來看了半天才小心的放上去。

在航機期間我們一直很勤的給他加水，他都很有禮貌的謝謝我們。可是他還是一直堅持不吃飯。儘管我們看出來他已經餓的咕咕叫。

到飛機快落地的時候，他很小心的問我們有沒有袋子，給他一個，並要求我們把他自己的那份飯裝好提給他。他說他從來沒見過這麼好吃的東西，他要帶給他的小兒子。

我們都驚住了。對于我們來說，天天見的飯菜，在一個農村老人眼裡是這樣的珍貴。他自己舍不得吃，餓著，要留給他的兒子。

于是我們把剩餘沒有發的餐都裝好了準備給他，可是他很驚慌的拒絕了，他說他只要屬于他自己的那份，不占別人的便宜。我們都被這樣的一個老人感動了。雖然不是什麼大事，但是卻深刻的教育了我。

本來以為事情結束了，誰知道在別的客人下完以後，他最後下飛機，我們幫他把麻袋提到了退場門，正準備幫他背上，他做出了一個讓我一輩子都忘不了的動作︰

他撲通一聲跪在地上，老淚縱橫的給我們磕頭，一邊磕一邊說：「你們真是大好人，我們農村人一天只吃一頓飯，從來沒喝過這樣甜的水，見過這樣好的飯，今天你們不嫌棄我，這麼熱情的對我，我真不知道怎么樣感謝你們，希望你們好人有好報。」

一邊跪一邊說一邊哭，我們大家慌忙扶起他，連連勸他，並交代一個地面服務生將他安頓好，我們才回飛機上繼續執行我們的任務。

說實在話，工作5年，飛機上什麼樣的客人都見過了，野蠻的，打人的，無理取鬧的，就是沒見過給我們下跪的。

說實在的我們真沒有做什麼特別的事，就是給他老人家多倒了兩杯水，竟要這個70多歲的老伯伯跪下謝我們，再加上看這他背著一麻袋紅薯干。

自己不肯吃，寧願餓著把飛機上的飯帶下去給兒子，還不肯多要別人的飯貪便宜，我真為我自己感到內疚，這個老伯伯教會我怎麼去善良正直的活著。

[English version]

I am a common air hostess from China East Airline. I have not worked many years, nor have I encountered anything grand or unforgettable. Every day I give tea or water to passengers. There is no inspiration. Life has been dull until today, June 7, 2008, when one thing changed my view of work and life.

Our aircraft was packed with passengers today going from Shanghai to Beijing. An old farmer was among the group getting on the plane. He was not in any way standing out from the crowd, carrying a huge sack, smelling typically like the Kang of the countryside. Greeting people at the door,I thought that economy nowadays is truly so strong that old rural men can afford air tickets.

When the plane was moving steadily ahead, we started to serve beverages. I came to the 20th row and saw this old man. Sitting bolt upright, motionless and nervous, he looked like a fish out of water. He was holding his sack tightly, which seemed a globe, sticking up like a statue.When I asked him what he would like to drink, he kept waving his hand and saying "no". I wanted to help put his sack into the luggage compartment, but he declined immediately. I had no choice but to let him hold it tight.

A little while later, we started to serve lunch, and I saw him sitting there like before. He still appeared very nervous. I handed him the lunch box, but again he waved his hand to refuse. The chief attendant went over and kindly asked if he was sick. He said in a humble voice that he wanted to go to the toilet, but was unsure if he was allowed to walk inside the cabin, and he was afraid of damaging something in the aircraft.

We told him that it was all right, and asked a male guard to take him to the lavatory. When we served beverages for the second time, I saw him licking his lips as he was looking at other passengers, who were drinking water. I did not ask and put a cup of hot tea on his tray table. And just then, he got scared and jumped up from his seat and said, "No, no." I said, "please take some water as you are thirsty." Then he shocked me by pulling out a stack of notes from his pocket, all in yuans and cents. He tried to thrust them into my hand.I told him that the tea was free. He did not believe and said that nobody had given him water when he wanted to ask for something to drink as he felt thirsty walking in the street. He got driven out like a unwelcoming person. He went on to tell me that, to save money, he had tried to avoid taking a bus, and had actually walked a long way before he caught a bus going to the airport. He did not have much cash and had to ask for water from roadside restaurants.But most of the time he was mistaken as a beggar and driven out.

We continued to tell him that he did not have to pay in the aircraft. At long last he was convinced, sat down and started to drink tea slowly. We asked him if he was hungry and if he needed to have lunch. He insisted that he did not need. He said that he had two sons, that both did not let him down and went to college. The younger son was in his junior year in college, and the older one had landed a job. He was on his way to Beijing to see his younger son. The working son wanted to move his parents to live together with him,but they were not used to life in the city and went back home. On this trip he was going to see his younger son. The older son did not want his dad exhausted from a long travel. He bought an air ticket for him. He was afraid that his dad would get lost as he had never flown, so he had requested to fly with him. But however hard his son had tried, this old man refused because he believed taking an airplane was way too expensive.
He finally agreed, but would never allow his son to fly with him. He insisted that he go alone. He carried a sack of sweet potato chips for his younger son. At the security check, the airport staff asked him to check in his luggage, but he strongly objected. He was afraid that his chips would be broken and his son would not like them. We told him that it is safe to put the sack into the luggage compartment. He stood up and studied the compartment for a long time before putting it in.During the flight, we poured water into his cup for many times, and he was always very polite to say "thank you".But he still refused to have lunch, despite the fact that he seemed starving. When the aircraft was about to land,he timidly asked us if we could give him a small bag,and if we would put his lunch into that bag for him to take away.

We of course agreed. He said that he had never seen such delicious food. He would take it to his younger son.We were once again astonished. The common lunch that we saw every day could be so precious in the eyes of this rural old man. He would rather stay hungry to save it for his son! We were so touched that we wanted to give him all the rest of the lunch boxes. However, he immediately looked anguished and refused to accept. He said that he only wanted his share and should not take advantage of others'. I was deeply moved. It was of course no big deal, but I was profoundly educated.

I had thought that all was over when he suddenly did one thing that I would never forget all my life! He suddenly went down on his knees and kept kowtowing. Tears welling up in his eyes, he said, "You are so nice.You are so nice. I live in the countryside and only have one meal a day. I have never drunk such sweet water,or seen so fine lunch. You did not despise me and were even so warm to me. I truly do not know how to thank you enough. I hope you will have good luck. You are good people." He was kowtowing as he spoke and cried. We helped him get to his feet and kept consoling him. We asked a ground attendant to take care of him before going back to finish what's left to do.

To be honest, I'd worked five years as an air hostess and had seen many different passengers, extremely rude,violent as to beat people, and crude and rough, but I'd never seen one kneeing down for us just to say 'thank you'. We do not deserve such gratitude from this old man.We simply poured water to his cup for a few extra times,and he was willing to knee down for us! Plus, I saw him carry the huge sack of sweet potato chips, refuse to eat so that he could save a meal for his son, and not willing to take more than his share of food. I truly felt ashamed for myself. I must learn to be grateful for others. It was this old man who taught us how to live a life of goodwill and integrity.

Touching story~Pure in heart of a farmer......

Credited to http://www.24en.com/column/bluebird/2010-09-27/130046.html