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Chapter 16

Chapter 1, Section 15 The Swimmer Who Lost Limbs

Bi Shumin

A foreign girl told me such a story——

A Paralympic Games was held, and when signing up, a man who lost his legs came and said he wanted to participate in a swimming competition.The registration lady asked him carefully how he would swim in the water, and the man who lost his legs said he could swim with his hands.

Here comes another man who has lost his arms and wants to sign up for swimming.The lady asked him how he would swim, and the man who lost his arms said he would swim with his legs.

The lady had just finished registering them, and a person who had neither legs nor arms, that is to say, lost all limbs, also signed up for the swimming competition.The young lady tried her best to calm herself down and asked him in a low voice how he would swim, and the man smiled and replied, "I will swim with my ears."

His limbless body was like a round shuttle.As a result of long-term efforts, his ears are huge and strong, and he can flap forward with great flexibility.When he went into the water for a test swim, he was released like a torpedo, faster than ordinary people.Therefore, people who knew the details secretly rumored that a great world record was about to be born.

On the day of the official competition, there were huge crowds of people.When the person who lost his limbs appeared on the platform, it was like a tsunami.The starting gun rang, and the athletes slammed into the water.The white arrows advanced one after another, and the waves splashed, making it impossible to see where the hero was for a while.The results of the competition came out, the champion was the one who lost both legs, the runner-up was...

Where is the hero?No one can see where the hero is, at least near the finish line, and the unique figure of the hero cannot be found.How strange, everyone clearly saw the swimmer who lost his limbs jumping into the water!

So more people began to look for it, and finally found the hero near the starting point.He sank to the bottom and was drowned.On his head, a brightly colored swimming cap is worn, covering the ears.It was put on by a beautiful girl before the competition according to the rules of the swimming pool.

I have told this story to others.

The reactions after listening to it were mixed.

Some say it was a conspiracy.It may be a bad move by someone who wants to win the championship-you can keep yourself by killing others.

Some people say that if the person who comes to deliver the swimming cap is not a beautiful girl, the swimmer will not be fascinated.Even if people all over the world forget the function of his ears, he will remain sober and refuse to wear that beautiful and murderous hat.

Some people say that since you have no hands and feet, you should keep your duty. What kind of swimming are you doing?You must know that water and fire are merciless, and when you are desperate, risks will swallow you up at any time.

Some people say, why is there such a goddamn rule, what is the use of a swimming cap?There are such dogmatic rules in all walks of life. I don’t know how many talents have been harmed. When will the bad habits end?

I told the girls about these discussions.

She said, why are they all negative?This is a joke, albeit a bit deep.Struggle is easier when we are whole.When we have no hands, we can fight with our feet.When we have no feet, we can fight with our hands.When we have no hands and feet, we can struggle with our ears.

However, even then, we still have the possibility of failure and even total destruction.Many heroes, after overcoming unimaginable hardships and hardships, did not achieve final success.

The murderer is his own ears - your proudest skill!

【Together with you】

Perhaps everyone has their own setbacks and disasters, but how many people can face them with optimism and confidence?And among these very few people, how many people have the courage to challenge themselves?It is true that the real hero does not lie in his dedication to the world and society, but in whether he has the courage to face himself.Life is short, but a meaningless life is long and terrifying. Only by using life to embody life can one feel the value of life, the preciousness of life, and the greatness of life!Among several children, parents should try their best to maintain the equality of mother's love and father's love. Respect for children is like a fence, which protects both parents and children, so that parents do not have to worry and children do not have to regret.

(End of this chapter)