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This video was uploaded to Youku one day ago. At this time, it has been watched over 683,000 times and has over 8300 comments. The title of the video is: China’s A-Gan’s Story (Part 1). “A-Gan” is “Gump,” like in Forrest Gump. Below are English translations of the Chinese subtitles and text in the video:
00:00
China’s A-Gan’s Story
00:06
“Being disabled is not a important, the key is mindset!
You must always always press on.
What you want will definitely succeed!”
00:28:
His name is Zheng Xinyi, this year 27-years-old.
A Kuanghe country folk from Luotan County of Hubei Province.
00:40
At 2-years-old, Xinyi unfortunately developed a strange brain disease
–”adversive epilepsy/convulsions/seizures”,
Both upper limbs bent towards the body and twisted around,
Both hands unable to twist,
Mouth muscles slanted to one side, making it difficult to talk.
01:02
Even though he cannot use his two hands,
he can still take care of himself,
even though it is always that hard for him to do anything.
01:26
Putting on clothes is considered a simple matter.
But to him, it is this difficult.
02:54
Putting on this jacket took him two and a half minutes time.
03:00
“I have never said: “Okay, sure, help me!”
I have never said that before!
I say: “Thank you! No need I can do it myself!”
07:09
Being self-reliant, he never depends on other people.
He believes he can support himself with his own labor.
He supports himself by laying out a carpet selling small goods.
08:02
He never attended a single day of school.
However, by watching the words/subtitles on television,
he learned how to use his feet to write words,
and also send text messages.
08:18
He dreams that one day his body will recover,
So he often endures severe pain to work out his body,
making his two unusable arms receive exercise.
09:45
“No matter how difficult
I will not cry.”
10:18
To be continued…
Comments on Youku:
Brother, you are impressive. Jia you. It will get better. Jia you.
He has my admiration.
But he must be living very painfully.
Here I wish you [him] an early recovery.
Watching this video today, this is the first time I have cried since 5.12 [the Sichuan earthquake]. I genuinely hope the person who shot this video will not only put this on the internet. I hope you can help him. If he says he does not need help, you can still be his friend, because this brother needs people’s caring, so he knows that he also has good friends and good brothers. You are also about our age. If you need help, we will not just forget him after watching this video. If there is someone by his side, let him know I want to be friends with him and hope to give him a telephone call. Thank you. My QQ is 6133774. If it is convenient for that person, please let me speak with him. Thank you all. My telephone number is 13952021425. My wish is for you to be able to be the same as us. I hope God can make this wish come true.
I am a student, who does not like to study. After watching this video, I have found a deep strength, and I must at least do my healthy body justice [by studying hard].
Seeing this, I shout at those people who do not value their own lives to value their own hard to come by good fortune! Compared to him, you are already very blessed…so we must value our lives!!!
The government should cure him for free, because his mother must also depend on his labor to live! Hope this can move the government and all caring people!!!
So impressive, so strong, so moving, jia you, I will always support you!!!
I am relatively lazy. Although I have browsed Youku many times, I have never left a comment. Seeing your strength, seeing your attitude towards life, I now finally understand that simply having a healthy life itself is a kind of blessing. Thank you for teaching me a lesson, teaching me a rare lesson in determination. May God bless you with an early recovery.
Only tears, big brother, thank you, you have washed my mind [refreshed me].
If there was a kind-hearted and caring girl who could be at your side, your life may be a little easier and a little happier.
Truly moving, big brother, you are impressive! Compared to you, I am truly ashamed! I can no longer be confused/lost! I must pull myself together~
No matter what I must save this, so I can teach the next generation.
I am a man, but watching to the end, my eyes were moist, not because of sympathy, but because I was so moved. You are too great. I will keep using this video to encourage myself. Thank you.
I am of the post-90s generation. After seeing brother [him] like this, I feel I am so blessed.
I thank you, our good brother, your strength helped me understand that my current troubles are actually nothing. Thank you for giving me the strength to continue forward! Truly thank you!
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I don’t know what to say, I cried through the whole clip. Some people are worthy of others admiration, and he’s one of them. It’s strong people like him that makes me motivated to go on with my life, and make me see the light in the dark.
China needs to pay more attention to the handicapped.
I am so touched…
I need to be stronger with my life…
I don’t know if those comments from the original article represents the majority of the people. From my own experience, most Chinese living in the city and the ones in the country ostracize and look down on people who are different, physically disabled, mentally disabled, obese and poor stricken people. This is because they think people with disabilities have no face. Face is an important social concept in Chinese culture.
If a Chinese whether he has been educated or not sees a foreigner there are bound to be comments like he is tall or he is so fat. Western people are spending their money getting fat.
If someone is different from the average person, usually that person will get stares in public, gossiping and general discrimination.
There is a huge social stigma problem in China for people with disabilities. This video is just one good story that is out of millions. Millions more face discrimination, humiliation and hardship.
One thing that always struck me in China is: given the terrible safety conditions on the road, in construction sites, factories, etc. there should be loads of handicapped around, way more than in Safety-obsessed Europe.
So where are they, why do I never see them on the streets here?
Now I know the answer: they are at home, struggling to live.
With some helps, his life would be much easier.
Alas, due to the nature of your society, which deems him as quite uselsss, he lives a hard life.
Someone should design some special clothing for him which can be “swung” on and off, with some parts that weigh heavier. That would make his life a bit easier.
I wish him well, as well.
Momma always said: “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get. He will get all kinds of chocolates.
I cannot help but wonder why he suffer so.
my wife is currently volunteering and learning physio therapy at an underfunded orphans training center in the outskirts of Beijing that trains helpers from other orphanages all across the country on how to rectify situations like this young man’s. Evidently if work is done with afflicted children before the age of 7, they can learn to walk and use their hands to eat etc. Many of these kids were abandoned once the parents found out about their disability which is such a sad situation. The work the Grace Rehabilitation Center under the Beijing International Committee for Chinese Orphans (Bicco) is truly inspiring and gives these children some hope of operating normally in life.
Zheng Xinyi = NIU!
Wow, only 12 comments. You’re all heartless bastards.
However, I suppose there isn’t much you can do. There are tragic stories everywhere and every day. Sympathy gets you only so far. You help one, but what about the others? Socialism and charity are society’s on-going efforts to deal with its own guilt-ridden obligations to those who are less fortunate. I’ll stop here before my head explodes. Apathy and ignorance makes life livable.
i saw this reportage and i think u are a verry good guy,
i’m from france and leaving right know in guangzhou i admirated u.
u re a strong man
god we bless you
in france we say que dieu te protege
believe in ur selve
take care man
i admirated you really
i hope one day u can do anythink and wish u can leave from china to be good and some people can help you
Best of luck to him. Xinyi I will always support you!
China needs to educate people about the right attitude toward the handicapped. China must move on to the 21st century.
Mind over Body – Zheng Xinyi a true hero