In the past few days, a video on the Internet has caused the abuse of countless netizens. In Wuhan, where the epidemic was urgent, a man stayed there for nearly 40 days because of the city's closure.
Near the end of the year, he is preparing to go back to his hometown to have a good rest after a busy year, but his front foot is waiting for a connecting flight in Wuhan, and his back foot is closed to the city.
His experience, let a person love dearly:
I stayed in the hotel for a week and was swept out of the house because of the hotel levy;
I found a sheltered community, but I left because I couldn't afford the rising rent.
Finally, he checked into a small hotel in the outer suburbs, "only a little better than sleeping on the street."
In a foreign land, going back and forth is half sad.
"Basically, I order takeout at the US Mission every day, and everything is much more expensive than usual."
Teacher Wang said with emotion, "I have no money, so I can only borrow it everywhere." There is no way. "
To make matters worse, because I didn't know when I could go out, the company kept urging me, so I couldn't get a clear answer many times and had to fire someone.
Work is yellow, can life stop?
"Credit cards and bank mortgage loans should also be paid. I can't sleep every night, looking at the ceiling. "
"Now I owe a debt, my job is not settled, and I am still drifting. I don't know when I can go out. "
I lost my nine-to-five job because of the epidemic, but a lot of troubles poured in.
Some people, looking at last month's bill, screamed in the sky;
Some people, hearing the bank's dunning call, don't answer it;
Some people, WeChat prays for the landlord to lower the rent every day.
These experiences make people sad and sigh: a disaster may not destroy all families, but behind the disaster, the pressure of life snowballs on us. A middle-aged person, without any ability to resist pressure and cope, is easily crushed.
As the British writer Baumont said: Disaster is the real touchstone of mankind.
A person is poor, rich, or in times of crisis, or afraid of death. In the face of disaster, he showed his true colors.
The most worrying thing is the "house".
"I was secretly happy when I first saw the news that the landlord was rent-free.
After all, there is no salary for taking a vacation at home in February. In addition, the house spent thousands of dollars in vain, and there was always a small pimple in my heart when I didn't live for a day.
But in the end, the rent was paid as usual, and there was no reduction, including property fees and utilities, and there was not a penny less. "
Lao Wang, a netizen who has worked in Guangdong all the year round, complained online.
In Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the economy is developed, and the average monthly rent can be as high as 2000 yuan.
"The rent only rose at the end of last year. Unexpectedly, there was an epidemic. Guangzhou can't go back, and the rent is paid as usual. "
What's more, I have to worry about how the living expenses will come next month.
Having a house but no house, having money but no money, is a disaster, you know.
Even those who own houses call mortgages "Alexander".
A netizen left a message in the early hours of Weibo, hoping that the epidemic would pass soon.
"The house deed tax has not been paid for more than 10,000 yuan, plus the mortgage is 3,000 yuan a month. During the epidemic, the salary was not enough to repay the mortgage, plus the undergraduate tuition.
"It stands to reason that the epidemic ended in May and the income was normal in June. You have spent all your savings in these three months, and it is estimated that you will be in debt. "
According to an authoritative survey, the total debt of China is as high as 480 million, and there are about 654.38 billion young people who can really borrow money, which means that nearly half of them are in debt.
Even under normal circumstances, people will be overwhelmed by mortgage loans. People without savings can't cope with such an "accident".
"Every day when I think about the loan to be repaid, I can't sleep all day, but I can't go out and I can't make money. I feel very angry. "
No wonder many people sincerely sigh: the sense of security of adults is given by money.
With a lot of money, there is no way to make money.
It is reported that a trendy media laid off 500 people on the first day of construction! In addition, executives collectively reduced their salaries by 20%.
Even some companies went bankrupt directly, and employees lost their jobs without layoffs.
Under the severe epidemic, those lucky people who were not fired risked being infected by the virus and rushed into railway stations, bus stations and bus stations.
The young man said:
"The probability of death from infection is only 2%, and the probability of death from non-work is 100%. If I don't go to work again, I will starve to death. "
Many young people usually spend heavily under the slogan of "enjoying the present".
However, once you encounter such an unexpected situation, you suddenly find that your flowers and loans are heavily in debt and unable to repay.
When you need money badly, you won't treat it like dirt.
On the contrary, you will find that money is life, sometimes even more important than life.
As Wilde said, "When I was young, I thought money was the most important thing in the world. I didn't know until I was old. It is true. "
A friend in Wuhan was infected shortly after the outbreak began.
I was worried about their family. After all, all three of them survived.
He and his daughter are in good health, but his wife is in poor health. She has been ill for many years, and soon her condition deteriorated. She is very ill and in critical condition.
Doctors say extracorporeal membrane oxygenation can be used, but it will cost nearly 400 thousand.
The friend agreed without saying anything.
I know the policy hasn't come out yet, and the treatment costs are all paid by the patients themselves.
"Since I was discharged from the hospital, I am glad that I have consciously saved money. That money really saved my life! "
This reminds me of a news I saw the other day.
A pregnant woman in Huanggang lived in ICU for more than a week and spent nearly 200 thousand in the countryside. All the money is borrowed.
The doctor used extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to save her. In fact, her condition is improving, and she may survive.
However, the pregnant woman's husband finally decided to give up treatment, and so did she.
Two people hugged each other and cried, for themselves and for the unborn child.
The next day, the pregnant woman died.
But soon, the policy changed, and the state provided free treatment for patients in COVID-19.
In fact, as long as they persist for one more day, both lives can be saved.
However, they have been cornered and have no choice in the face of disaster.
Awkward.
Under the same dark clouds, some people can have an artificial rainfall, and after the rain clears;
However, some people were struck by lightning and trembled between the tiles.
Gradually, I understand that the terrible thing is not a disaster, but that you know that you are so ordinary, but you never want to plan ahead and leave a way out.
There is a topic in Zhihu: When did you suddenly realize that you should save money?
A netizen's answer poked people's hearts:
When the elderly suddenly become seriously ill and need to pay the living expenses of ICU;
If the boss's company goes bankrupt and the money runs away, he will have no money;
The husband is unemployed and laid off, and the family burden is on himself;
Many people feel rich, so they don't panic.
Indeed, in middle age, there are old people and young people. What you are carrying on your shoulders is the happiness and well-being of three generations on the one hand, and the money in your pocket and the salary of Cary on the other.
Because only money can pay for the accident.
And tomorrow, you never know which will come faster. But you and I both know that without money, we can never afford an accident.
There is a line in the movie Sewing Machine Band that sticks to reality: money can save lives, but ideals and love can't.
Schopenhauer, a German philosopher, said in his book The Pain between Desire and Life: Every individual's misfortune seems to come from a sudden special case; However, misfortune in the general sense is due to the inevitable law.
Sometimes, I think it's a natural disaster, complaining.
As everyone knows, when you indulge in indulgence, the shadow of disaster has been hidden behind you.
Some people can stand firm in the face of unexpected events at any time.
That's because they always have a "plan B" for a rainy day.
When Plan A fails, there is at least a way back.
Perhaps the best plan B is to save money.
When you buy the Double Eleven in buy buy, think about it. Will the baby's milk powder be enough next month?
Think about it when you come on a poem and a hike in the distance. Has the old man in the family been ill recently?
It's not that we only have money in our eyes, but that every step you take, you have to plan for the next step.
After all, the risks ahead are unpredictable and we can't afford them.
I hope you and I don't know the importance of planning ahead when we can't change it.
May you and I, in the vigorous days, think more about the elderly and children and work hard for everyone you love!