In 1987, a 74-year old rickshaw puller by the name of Bai
Fangli came back to his hometown planning to retire from his
backbreaking job.
There, he saw children working in the fields, because
they were too poor to afford school fees.
Bai returned to Tianjin and went back to work as a rickshaw
puller, taking a modest accommodation next to the railway station. He
waited for clients 24 hours a day, ate simple food and wore discarded
second-hand clothes he found.
He gave all of his hard-earned earnings to
support children who could not afford education. In 2001, he drove his rickshaw to Tianjin YaoHua Middle
School, to deliver his last installment of money. Nearly 90 years old,
he told the students that he couldn't work any more. All of the students
and teachers were moved to tears.
In total, Bai had donated a total of 350,000 yuan to help
more than 300 poor students continue with their studies. In 2005, Bai
passed away leaving behind an inspiring legacy.
If a rickshaw-puller who wore used clothes and had no
education can support 300 children to go to school, imagine what you and
I can do with the resources we have to bring about positive change in
our world!
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