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We must ask ourselves a glaring question, that why can a 110 (~911) operator spend the time on one fellow?
And the answer is so very simple, that the operator has the time, and used the time she has nationmaster.com
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‘I feel my life is over’: desperate Chinese man brought back from edge by kind police officers who give him food and help him find new lease on life
- Caring cops make desperate Chinese man close to ending it all believe that life is worth living
- Millions on social media praise man for his inner strength and police for taking the time to talk to him
Published: 6:00pm, 13 Feb, 2023
A desperate Chinese man who had reached the end of his tether has found a new lease on life thanks to kind police officers who talked him into believing in himself. Photo: SCMP composite
The story of a desperate Chinese man close to ending it all saved by a caring police officer who talked him into believing life was worth it has warmed millions of hearts in China.
On January 18, four days before the Lunar New Year, police in eastern China’s Zhejiang province received a phone call from a young man who said he needed to talk to someone and had called 110 because his phone had run out of credit.
After falling out with his family, the man said he had spent several days looking – unsuccessfully – for a part-time restaurant job and with nowhere to stay, he said: “I feel my life is over”.
The ensuing heart-warming conversation offering consolation and encouragement from the operator, whose work number is 22, won tens of millions of likes on Chinese social media after the Zhejiang Police released the two-minute phone call recording on February 9.
An officer at a Chinese police call centre took the time to talk the man out of his state of desperation. Photo: Getty Images
“You must take care of yourself, especially when people around you don’t show enough care,” Operator No 22 told the man in a tender tone, like a big sister.
The man then told her that he had met a kind-hearted local, who offered to give him some money, adding: “I didn’t take it. Instead, I asked her for a meal”.
“I was begging people for food,” the despairing man continued.
“You might be begging for food now,” Operator No 22 replied. “But your life is going to be different if you work hard for the next 10 years.
Amid economic ups and downs, desperation hits many people in China. Photo: Shutterstock
“Why don’t we set a small goal first, like getting a job in a factory and making some money, and get through this winter first?” She suggested.
Operator No 22, whose real name is Zhu Lin, then located the man by his cell phone signal, and sent police officers to him.
The police officers bought him some dumplings, a traditional lucky food for Lunar New Year, topped up his phone, gave him some money and took him to his friend’s place.
He eventually found a job by himself.
The man, surnamed Luo, insisted on asking for the phone number of one of the police officers, promising he would return the money after finding a job.
With a little help from others to spur self-motivation, work can be found. Photo: Shutterstock
On February 9, Luo told local media that he had found a job as a machine operator at a factory which paid a decent salary of 7,000 yuan (US$1,030) a month.
He said it was the operator and the police officers’ help that motivated him to find work.
Online observers said they were deeply moved by Luo’s experience.
“That phone call might have saved a life from the edge of breakdown. Hats off to the operator,” said one.
“The man has a good quality, seeking help without relying on it. He is going to have a promising future,” commented another.
“The world sucks, but there are always some who are trying to make it better,” said a third person. |
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