Twins with brain paralysis make their own living
Updated: 2016-11-09 15:57
By Ma Chi(chinadaily.com.cn)
|
|||||||||
Although many kind-hearted people offered to help the family since the death of their father, they politely declined because they thought their father would not like to see them living on other people's kindness.
"When father was alive, we did not make him feel proud. Now he has passed away, we will try to live a decent life and let him rest in peace," said Lulu.
But doing business is not easy, especially for disabled people. During the first few months after opening their business, not a single product had been sold, which caused Lulu anxiety. To comfort her sister, Xiaolu would use her chin to rub her head.
Thanks to their patience and sincerity, more and more customers bought products from their platform. The twins could finally provide for the family, even with some difficulty.
People who knew the twin sisters might wonder why they always smile considering all the hardships they have faced in life.
Lulu said that when she and her younger sister were children, they often realized people stared at them in a strange way. For a period of time, she did not dare to look into other people's eyes. She asked her mother what made them different?
Her mother told her that they were just like other children except that they were not as healthy, and that there were more good people in the world and not everyone looked at them with malice. The mother also said that as long as they were mentally healthy, they were no different from normal people.
With encouragement from her mother, Lulu overcame the mental obstacle, and started smiling and nodding at people. And she found it worked: people were more likely to talk with her and look at her with kindness.
Despite the difficulties she met, Lulu said the family can now live on their own and she hoped, through their efforts, the twins could make their mother live a better life.
- Midnight vote in tiny New Hampshire town kicks off
- Swedish prosecutor says Assange interview set for Nov 14
- UK preparing legislation to trigger Brexit, confident of deadline
- Park agrees to accept parliament-nominated prime minister
- Chinese voters hold heated debates
- Summit of Climate Conscience kicks off in Morocco
- Bi-level bicycle storage in Hangzhou
- Dine deep underground in a cave
- Premier Li visits the State Hermitage Museum
- Hogwarts-like assembly hall attracts visitors
- 50,000 people set new Guinness square dance record
- Top 10 congested cities in China
- The final take: Trump vs Hillary
- Want to experience weightlessness? Try this ride
Most Viewed
Editor's Picks
Anti-graft campaign targets poverty relief |
Cherry blossom signal arrival of spring |
In pictures: Destroying fake and shoddy products |
China's southernmost city to plant 500,000 trees |
Cavers make rare finds in Guangxi expedition |
Cutting hair for Longtaitou Festival |
Today's Top News
US election rhetoric unlikely to foreshadow future US-China relations
'Zero Hunger Run' held in Rome
Trump outlines anti-terror plan, proposing extreme vetting for immigrants
Phelps puts spotlight on cupping
US launches airstrikes against IS targets in Libya's Sirte
Ministry slams US-Korean THAAD deployment
Two police officers shot at protest in Dallas
Abe's blame game reveals his policies failing to get results
US Weekly
Geared to go |
The place to be |