Where There Is Light, There Is Warmth

I sat beneath the lamplight, the whole person sat in the lamplight, on this chilly spring night when spring was still cold, the lamplight gave me a touch of warmth.

This winter holiday was different from the usual ones because of the new pneumonia's infectiousness; the people stayed at home and had a truly 'rat year'.

Sometimes, when I opened my eyes, it was already seven o'clock; if it were normal working hours, the streets would now be bustling with traffic, crowded and jostling.

I never imagined that those traffic jams, those roadside sprouts releasing new buds, would make us so miss spring days.

At night, the streetlights lit up one after another, but the sidewalks were no longer crowded with pedestrians; occasionally one or two people walked by, hurried and worried, wearing masks; the spring breeze blew casually, but it made people's hearts feel sad, layer upon layer, like the night.

The light was just there, neither far nor near.

Like the lamplight at this moment, it warmed countless people who longed for warmth; it was the lamplight that let them sit completely in warmth, permeated their skin, permeated their bones.

The light was just there, neither far nor near.

84-year-old Zhong Nanshan once again 'hung out' after the SARS epidemic; he made others not go to Wuhan, and himself sat beside the food cart to go to Wuhan with a tired body. This photo was forwarded countless times in WeChat moments; this eighty-year-old gentleman is a true national hero. He is like a beam of light, giving people strength.

The light was just there, neither far nor near.

Medical staff rushed to the front line, speeding and without pay, regardless of life and death; the mask factory recalled a large number of workers and worked day and night; Han Hong called for donations and counted daily, published on Weibo; they were the most lovable people in special times.

The light was just there, neither far nor near.

We believe: where there is light, there is warmth. Winter is over, spring has come; the cold of the night will eventually be replaced by the bright sunshine of spring; then, the streets will be bustling with traffic, and people will be crowded together. Where there is light, there is warmth