The Growing Voice Of A Wuhan Folk Volunteer: From Suspicion, Fear To Self Realization.

If there is no outbreak, Wuhan's Mr. Xu (a pseudonym) should be busy redecorating his restaurant, and then resume operation after the newly renovated subway line is opened. But the outbreak completely disrupted his plan.

"Because of the epidemic, I volunteering. I was an ordinary person. For me, I could do all these things. In Wuhan, there are many ordinary people like Mr. Xu who are involved in volunteer teams to help the city maintain its operation in the epidemic.

"At the very beginning, it was very hot, and then slowly there was suspicion and fear, but later it was discovered that these things would be addicted to doing, and gradually found their sense of worth in it." Mr. Xu described his mental journey since he volunteered.

Volunteers are doing the killing operation. - Xinhua News Agency

"For a while, I also doubted myself."

In the thirty year of the new year, second days after the "city closure" in Wuhan, Mr. Xu accidentally brushed the news of friends in Wuhan to the local volunteers to join the volunteer team.

"My usual hobby is sports, like running, fitness, boxing, and persist for several years. The first thing to say is that good immunity is the best medicine. I feel that I can do all kinds of physical qualities, and then I have a car on my hand, that is, I want to do something. Not thinking too much, Mr. Xu joined his friends to join the volunteer WeChat group. At that time, the only protective equipment beside him was a mask.

In this way, with the only mask, Mr. Xu, who was full of "hot blood", drove his car and began to toss in the volunteer team to deliver materials and send medical personnel.

At the beginning, Mr. Xu's approach was not understood by his family and friends. His family and friends conveyed a message to him: this epidemic is more serious than imagined, so we have to protect ourselves before we can protect others.

For some time, when Mr. Xu came home, his grandmother put on a mask in the room, worried that she was infected by the virus.

"At that time, I had nothing but a mask, and then I didn't know anything about it at all. My family and friends were trying to persuade me not to do it." The misunderstanding of family and friends made Mr. Xu somewhat suspicious of his own practice.

Mr. Xu himself did not have no worries. For a while, he also had a great fear of the virus. Because he was afraid that he would take the virus home, he had to isolate himself for two or three hours after each time he sent home, and he took off all his clothes and put them on the side to disinfect himself with ultraviolet lamp, then he went to bathe himself again.

Besides worrying about virus infection, as a member of the voluntary volunteer group, Mr. Xu also has a suspicion of whether his work is recognized.

Traffic restrictions are restricted under the "city closure" in Wuhan. For vehicles to travel freely, there must be corresponding traffic proofs. However, Mr. Xu's volunteer volunteer team is established spontaneously, and no unit can give them proof of travel. In this way, whether the vehicle can run smoothly and unimpeded becomes a difficult problem for Mr. Xu to face.

"Sometimes being checked, there are some things you do not explain clearly, so you are not recognized as such an identity, it will be more tangled." Without a pass, Mr. Xu and his volunteer volunteer team are bound to get entangled in their hearts.

"I can't help seeing the rescue message."

Although the heart is entangled, but "cell phone opens, all kinds of groups are sending help information. After seeing it, I feel a bit uncontrollable. I feel that I can not convince myself, that is, if you do not do this thing, I may not be able to forgive myself. Anyway, after reading this information, I was a bit stiff at the time."

Sometimes, Mr. Xu thought that he would go home and rest for a whole day after he finished sending the goods. He would accompany his family to cook meals for his family. But when he saw the help message from his cell phone, he could not help it.

The outbreak of the outbreak was so sudden that the huge Wuhan city was suddenly pushed down by the pause button, and there was always someone to help.

"For example, those old people, they may need to buy medicine, and some life needs can not be satisfied, because they will not use smart phones. The most typical example is that I have an old couple living upstairs. They have no choice but to turn to me for help.

During this period, besides giving special materials to some special groups, Mr. Xu will also help send the medical staff to and from work, or send the pregnant women to the hospital.

When he volunteered, some special experiences also impressed Mr. Xu. Once in a group, he saw that the doctors at Raytheon Hill Hospital needed mineral water. He immediately said he could help deliver the goods from Hankou to the newly built Raytheon hospital. Although Mr. Xu had been able to send materials to many hospitals during the period, he felt that the whole human hair could be erected when he arrived at Raytheon hill, but this simple task also inspired him a lot.

  "It's addictive to do these things."

"Doing these things is really a kind of sense of value for me to find myself. I realize that after doing these things, I get the recognition of the helping people, and then I feel a little addicted." Help others, let Mr. Xu gradually "addicted".

Mr. Xu's work became more and more proficient, and his family began to understand his behavior.

"Volunteering, it seems that more and more will understand, and then gradually know how to do it, also know how to do a good balance, communicate with family members, and then help others."

Later, slowly, there was also a group of voluntary organizations organized by the government or the people to provide Mr. Xu's volunteers with some protective clothing, disinfectant, alcohol and other materials. "Equipment is also constantly upgrading," and his family is more comfortable to allow Mr. Xu to volunteer.

  "For example, simply transport goods, and get a courier from SF to a unit. In this case, I actually take a mask, and then I take a watering bottle with alcohol, get on the train and get off. All of them are sterilized. If I pick up the medical staff or involve in going to the hospital, I will make the most comprehensive protection, put on protective clothing, and then wear it. Top hat, goggles, masks, gloves. " Now, Mr. Xu does not need to rely on a thin mask as his protective tool. He can choose to use some protective tools on his own according to his "task".

Among the volunteer volunteers in Mr. Xu, there are many ordinary people like him who are addicted to volunteering activities. They are quietly doing what they can do. Some people are responsible for preparing materials and manpower on line, someone is responsible for transferring materials under the line, and sending personnel.

"When we were together, some people wore protective clothing, masks, goggles, and could not see his face at all. But there was a feeling of fighting together. It never happened before. Because people gathered together because of the epidemic, they did not need any kind of reward. In these more than 10 days, there is affection and righteousness, and I feel very sincere. Such a serious epidemic in Wuhan actually needs such a kind of folk power like ours. " Mr. Xu said.