Author: Jane
Date: 08-17-05 02:36
Mr. Wang Yi Ming riding old mother traveling around the country – A Jorney To Love
By the end of 2002, Mr. Wang Yi Ming, a man in his 70s, and his old mother of 100 years old, had arrived in Hainan, on his tripodal bicycle. (Jane's note: this is a bicycle that is a bit differnt from our forumite friend Harley's :)) By then, they had left their hometown in Heilongjiang for nearly two years and had traveled within their country China over 5000 kilometers.
To see a picture of the man and his old mother, click below webpage.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/video/2005-07/07/content_3186738.htm
In Hainan island, right in front of the eyes is the broad view of the blue ocean. In the far distance where the eyesight leads to the Horizon, blue sky greets the blue water and bows to kiss her. The seabed shivers from joy, water rises high and low, giggling and teasing the sky in return. Gentle breeze softly touching the girl’s face and hair, sending lovers' whispers to the amorous ears. Ah so much sweetness and the taste and smell so familiar of! when and where did I have her? was it in my dreams or so?...... the tranquil scenery helped bring back the 100 year oldy back to her maiden years, she seemed to see her then handsome young love right besides her, taking her hand into his heart and warming them up.... "mama", she heard a pleasant voice. as she looked up and narrowed her eyes, there was her son, quite an old man already - it's been a long time, a long wait since when she could hardly remember... ah, there they were! in the Island of Hainan, the place where it's called “the far corner of the Earth and the distant end of the ocean” (tian1 ya2 hai3 jiao3).
it has to take some blind belief to believe it's true, for an old woman in her 100s, to set foot on this part of the country's land, before she is finally summoned to the Emperor of Jade in Heaven, and to settle down her love nestle before it's too late... For this she owes a big thank you to her much filial pious son who's taken all his 70,000 yuan of savings and started the bicycle journey with her around the country at a whisper of her wish, a big thank you to the hundreds of good hearted helpers who had generously provided them food and shelter all through their journey, and a big thank you to the Spring breeze that has kissed every inch of the land in the nation and passed onto them a message of hope and happiness ever since the good days were bestown upon.
On a bright early morning in April, their jouney started for the mother and son again. the road ahead is rather long, yet his love is longer than the road. Every step moving ahead is a difficult one, sometimes Grandpa Rainy or Auntie Stormy comes out and put the travelers on trial, while all the while this man’s faith and belief persistent, that the sky after rain is beautiful, with rainbows at times; that after a hard day’s working the Moonlight will send him soft to bed; that the old mother’s girly smile “at the far corner of the Earth” is all that’s worthwhile…as Nicholas Tse Ting Fung’s voice sang from the old recorder, “因为爱，所以爱” yin1 wei2 ai4, suo3 yi3 ai4 “love because love”, the bicycle kept its riding, the recorder carried on its singing, the old man found his love from within, to return to the love of his old mother, who had however taken with her graveclothes and was ready to leave the world with no regrets any next minute.
At the end of 2003, the old nanny did pass away, peacefully in a local hospital back in their hometown. By then, the old mother and her son had traveled 40,000 li, crossed 24 provinces and spent 3 years on their daily bicycle trip.
This much loving son of the old woman he's however still got one more thing to do for her mother, as her last wish while living. He was going to send his mother's ashes onto Tibet. It’ll be another difficult journey ahead, yet, he is determined.
The old mother has gone. They said she had gone much peacefully. She did not really say much to anyone who was there seeing her off, but there was this shyly look on her face that’s not always seen on a 100 year old, and more so, a spark in her eyes. They said the day before she went, the cheerful magpie birds had gathered on the top of the trees besides their house, they had come in earlier to fetch a message for her lover up above, that she had long waited for that fated day and fated moment next, for their re-union soon. They said she had lived a life of much blessing, with a much loved husband and son. They said she did not die. At the last minute of her life, she was seen a nymph again, lying on her flower bed and awaiting her beloved sweetheart to come and fetch her, to be reborn to a new world and for a new station in life. And, she had taken with her, as always….much love of hers….much love….
吴奶奶在天涯海角合影
2002年春节前夕，王一民母子抵达海南，这是他们三轮车旅行的又一个终点站。这时他们离开家乡已经将近两年，行程超过五千公里。
(王一民)这回我妈说了，你不说天涯海角没有人嘛，这人怎么这么多呢，照相都抢不过来这世道，乐呀。
母子俩在大东海合影
在海南，王一民母子度过了出门以来最快乐的一段时光。
(王一民)我和我妈在大东海照相，完了当时人家，借我一件衣服，完了在那儿照的这个相片。我妈说，这就叫福如东海，我说你看不，我在东海待的多幸福，一天吃啊喝啊，洗澡，洗海澡，洗海澡就幸福啊，那就福如东海了。
一组母子照片
从中国大陆最北端的黑龙江骑到了最南端的海南，王一民觉得此生足矣。
然而，已经旅行成瘾的百岁老人并不这样想，她向王一民提出了新的要求。
(王一民)她说活佛什么样，看西藏，她就总想上西藏，她说咱们怎么上西藏啊，什么时候上西藏去，我说上西藏去不行，我说咱们这车不行，我说那山也高，另外那风也大，我说这车哪能行啊，我说得做一个大篷车，在里边能睡觉，我就一说，那就拉倒吧，还能去吗，我说能去。
王一民骑行
对于王一民来讲，这是一个巨大的难题，王一民觉得要想去西藏，首先得改进交通工具。
2003年8月，王一民得到了一笔一万元的捐款，母子俩骑三轮车折回济南，开始了夕阳号第二代的制造工作。
(王一民)这是一个夕阳号特别慢车，第二代，用拖拉机拉这个车，这个车能做饭，能睡觉，
这么一个大篷车，我妈那时候还说呢，你快点整，我上车看看去，我上车待两天。
一组母子照片
这时，越来越多的媒体开始关注王一民母子，母子二人一度成为媒体明星，他们搭乘火车或飞机，往返于全国各地接受各种媒体的采访。在走了很多地方之后，王一民的母亲提出了回家的要求。2003年底，母子俩返回家乡黑龙江，年事已高的老母亲在家乡的一家医院病逝。
(王一民)我也想了，我说你看，这是老妈和我在一起，能作个伴，觉得进屋还像有个人似的，管它怎么样，那是自己老妈，这一死了，进屋，这回上谁哪去，进屋找谁，当时像有一股火似的。
一组王一民母子旅途中的画面
吴奶奶遗言
这是王一民的母亲去世之前留下的遗言，她让王一民把她的骨灰送到西藏。
(王一民)我跟我妈说放心吧，我要能走动，我就给你骨灰，我就给你送西藏去。
王一民开拖拉机上路
2005年初春，王一民开着以拖拉机为动力的夕阳号第二代，再次上路。这次，为了完成母亲的遗愿，78岁的王一民要开着拖拉机去西藏。车子开到唐山，王一民遇到了麻烦，开拖拉机上路的费用超出了王一民的承受能力。
(王一民)得四十块钱油吧一天，我还有多大能力。我妈有病就花了两万多连死，没死以前花了六万多，这是九万，回来待一年一万块钱，这买这个车，那两万块钱国库券又花一万，
加去年再加今年过年乱七八糟，那一万块钱还值得花呀，一花就没了，我现在存折上也没钱了。
夕阳号慢车 人们围观
停在广场上的夕阳号第二代引起了人们的兴趣，其中也包括几个老年自行车协会的成员。
(自行车协会会员)我们想这几个人，跟这个老先生一起搭伴走一走，我们都比较崇拜他，
所以说碰到他以后，我们有这个想法，萌生这个想法，他本身他想把这个车卖了，自己再骑个三轮走，后来我们说搭伴也挺好，他也挺高兴。
车协会员商量
自行车协会平时也经常组织会员在唐山周围骑行，但这回毕竟是要去几千公里以外的西藏，队员们想好好合计合计。
夕阳号慢车
一天之后，王一民把车开到了一家报社的院里，这家报社准备给他做一个系列报道。王一民打算在唐山住上一段时间，一方面，他希望通过媒体的报道，能有人赞助他一部分去西藏的费用，另一方面，他也非常希望能够等到一个同行的旅伴，陪他一起把母亲的骨灰送到西藏。
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