My Classmate Li Ergou

Li Ergou thought to himself: "Do I really have to give up on my dream?" He recalled that when he was a child, he always liked to use paint brushes to depict the beautiful world. At that time, he didn't care about other people's opinions and simply enjoyed the fun of painting. But now, he had to consider more practical issues. Li Ergou grew up in a poor family and often couldn't afford to eat, so he could only barely fill his stomach. Every time at noon, the children in the school compound would carry rice and bowls downstairs to find other friends to laugh and play with, and to take a few bites of the food. But Li Ergou had a bit of inferiority. There was famine every day at home, and there was no decent meal. The most luxurious thing was to pour soy sauce into the porridge and use it as a dish to make ends meet. At that time, his life was like the food at home, bleak and lifeless, as if he was an orphan forgotten in a corner of the world. He knew that if he chose to stick to his dream, he might put the whole family in trouble; but if he was told to give up his dream, it would mean that he would lose himself and his passion for life. This choice made him feel extremely painful. In the end, Li Ergou made a lot of determination and made the first compromise in his life. The most important thing was that he felt that his family's finances could not afford it at this moment. He understood that while giving up on his dreams would make him sad, it was also a form of growth. Maybe one day in the future, he can find that love again.