Mom, Help Me Choose the Right Path in Life

September 30, 2015. This story, written in a deep and simple way, narrates the story of an ordinary but great mother who used maternal love and foresight to point out the direction of her son's life at a time of great family changes. In 1978, his father passed away suddenly and the family's financial support collapsed. At the age of only 17, he took his father's place in the mines. In order to alleviate the family's difficulties, he decided to return to the underground mining front line to earn a high salary. However, the mother calmly weighed in her grief and could not bear to have her son fall into high-risk toil again. She knew better that knowledge could change destiny, so she resolutely dissuaded him. It is this sentence, "As long as the whole family is safe, living in poverty is nothing." It not only protects his son's safety, but also leaves room for him to learn and make progress, allowing him to enter college and embark on a broader stage of life. Looking back more than thirty years later, my mother's decision that night has gone beyond a temporary response to financial difficulties and has become a key turning point in changing the fate of the family. The story is full of gratitude and remembrance of maternal love, and also reflects the tenacity and wisdom of ordinary Chinese families in the 1970s in the tide of the times. It is a moving read.