U70 disabled man still scavenges trash for a living for fear of burdening his family

Many people can't help but feel sad when they hear about the plight of the disabled old man Pham Tien Tai.

The story of Mr. Pham Tien Tai makes many people think. It is known that he was born in 1955 and has worked as a garbage picker for 13 years.

Born in the land of Giao Thuy, making salt all year round, Mr. Tai in his old age no longer has the strength to struggle with that arduous job. Helpless, he decided to leave his hometown to the capital to earn a living.

Although in the countryside there is a wife who used to suffer together with suffering, and one-handedly raised descendants of Mr. Tai, but he has never enjoyed his old age but lived alone in a foreign land.

He confided: "Having children, but it's complicated. Because if I stay at home and have a disability like this, I can't work for my children, just sitting there and eating is definitely not good. The children have to raise their children. he eats and goes to school. With working in the countryside, he earns a few hundred thousand a day, which is just enough to feed his wife and children. But how can they have enough to support me. So I told my wife? , I left to earn my own food. She stayed at home to work and earn a living, but she couldn't depend on her children."

In the third year, Mr. Tai scavenges familiar garbage at the beginning of Lane 155 Cau Giay. For him, the bicycle bought from 1983 until now has always been a friend to ease the burden, accompanying him everywhere he goes. Traveling every day, from Dong Da district to Ba Dinh district, then back to Cau Giay district, sometimes the car "falls ill", he also tries to cure, preserve and earn a living.

His journey of scavenging for a living in recent years has been quite regular. Around 8 pm, he was on the familiar Cau Giay street. Picking up trash until 11pm, he searched the district until 4am. If you sleep more than 5 hours a day, then 4 hours at least. But when the clock struck 8 o'clock, Mr. Tai had to get up to prepare, eat and go to work. Just like that, he began his 16-hour journey from 11am to 4am the next day.

Working hard, but every day he only earns 40,000-50,000 VND, many get 70,000-80,000 VND; and 100,000 VND/day can only be counted on the fingers.

Although he received only a small amount of money, he always felt satisfied and full: "We had a lot of hardships during the subsidy period. Now I just need to eat well, dress warmly, and don't ask for anything. topping".

Because of his self-choice, Mr. Tai himself has never once complained or complained. Because according to him, this is "self-saving", such self-effort is also a bravery.

Only his feet made his life more tiring. When the wind turns to the sky; rough, handicapped feet throbbed with pain. Although he lived with it for 67 years of his life, he could not stand the pain that pierced his bones.

Over time, the pain that comes from struggling feet can only increase with age. But on those windy days, Mr. Tai did not allow himself to rest...

When asked about his children, Mr. Tai only smiled and talked about the love from strangers. "In this capital Hanoi, I am loved and supported by everyone," he confided.

Sometimes food and water; sometimes money, help with accommodation, or simply plastic bottles and cartons that are not thrown into the garbage truck, but neatly put in a corner... Tai received during the past 13 years.

Witnessing Mr. Tai, old and sick, still struggling to make a living, Uncle Dang Van Hung (Quan Hoa Ward) couldn't help but feel sorry: "He's been sitting here for a long time, every evening it's around 8 o'clock, coming here from another place. Before I came, I picked it up first and put it in here for you. He was honest, whoever gives him takes it. Look at his feet like that, can't work, with old age should help. I sit I didn't do anything, so I just helped him a bit."

I don't know since when, the complicated city, many markets, was the place where he felt the love in the late afternoon. One year, Mr. Tai only returned to Nam Dinh during the death anniversary of his parents and on New Year's Day to burn incense. He misses his hometown, misses his wife and children, but in his heart is always a pain: "I really want to go back to my children and grandchildren but I can't. Now I don't have money, what should I do. Two empty hands, no money to return."

According to him, he is trying to save some money so that he can return to his hometown to trade and make a living. From there, it is suitable for old age and does not have to rely on children and grandchildren. However, he was always sad: "I don't know when I will have enough of this number. Let's just do it. When I can't walk anymore, I'll say hello to the capital and go home to drink white salt porridge. It's done, there's nothing to worry about."

He also thought: "All difficulties and hardships must be overcome. Doing these things is also a bravery". So, over the years, despite being tired on the old bicycle, the disabled man still tries every hour to...

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