大爱无情人有情——为尼泊尔地震灾区募捐

　　我叫卡那客比斯塔,来自尼泊尔加德满都。1995年从美国纽约高中毕业后,跟随伯父伯母来到中国,开始了我的留学生涯。此后,一去经年,中国已经成了我的第二家乡。2007年,我遇到了我的妻子,一位美丽善良的中国姑娘。我们组建了自己的小家庭,还生了一双可爱的儿女,日子平常却又幸福。

　　2015年4月25日,噩耗传来,一场8.1级的大地震袭击了我的家乡——尼泊尔加德满都市。第一时间,我想方设法联系了家人,询问他们的情况。非常幸运,我的家里人都平安无事,只是房屋略有受损。

　　隔了两天,妈妈给我打电话,告诉我加德满都及周边地区,有些地方受灾很严重。2014年回国的时候我资助过的一家孤儿院主楼出现了很大的裂缝,变成了危楼。一直在我家帮工的大学生依兰姆在农村的老家,房子倒塌了。家对面的一个专门招收贫困学生的免费公办学校里的很多孩子也变得无家可归。

　　我心里非常难过,可是又不知道该如何帮助他们,急得失眠两三晚,还一直抽闷烟。妻子是最了解我的人,她知道我一直在担心自己的家乡,很想为家乡人民出一份力,帮助他们度过难关。

　　最开始,我们想到自己捐两万块钱,表达一下我们的心意。可是,这一点钱,交给谁?帮助谁?唉,很多难题摆在面前。

　　这时,突然一则新闻触动了我,南京理工大学的一群尼泊尔留学生走上街头,为家乡的受灾难民募捐。我被他们的勇气打动了,我觉得我也可以走上街头为我的同胞募捐。可是,刚闪过这个念头,立刻又被我否决了:我在中国工作了十多年,一直站在三尺讲台上为人之师,现在让我跑到大街上为别人“乞讨”,会不会有人笑话我?中国人会怎么看待我?会不会看不起我?

尼泊尔孤儿院的孩子们拿着中国国旗，感恩中国感恩宝应

　　妻子耐心地跟我说,中国人民非常善良,他们在国内同胞受灾的时候,总是倾囊相助。尼泊尔是中国的友好邻邦,人人都知道一方有难,八方支援,他们不会笑话我的。

　　我怀着将信将疑的态度,在家里和妻子一道做好募捐箱和募捐牌,怀着忐忑的心情来到了位于宝应市中心的肯德基门前开始了募捐。第一个递过来一元钱的是个小姑娘,她奶声奶气地说:“叔叔阿姨,这是我的零花钱,捐给你们去帮助需要帮助的人吧。”那一刻,我一个大男人,差一点流下了热泪。

　　接着,越来越多的人来到了我们身边,有的在询问尼泊尔的地理位置,年轻人看新闻知道这个事,开始安慰我,给我鼓励,更多的陌生人连一声询问和质疑都没有,他们友好的对着我微笑,捐出五十、一百甚至两三百,我们连声道谢,他们只是对我说:加油!

　　网络时代,人人都是自媒体。我们的事在当地微信朋友圈传开了。县侨联委托南园社区送来了1000元捐款,并且表达了对尼泊尔受灾群众的慰问。团县委陈婷婷副书记为我们做起了监督员,监管每一笔善款。我身边的朋友和亲人也都得知了这个消息,他们都慷慨解囊,为我们夫妇的义举点赞,为我的家乡人民奉献爱心。

　　此时的我,心里有说不出的感激。感激善良的中国人,他们有一些与我素不相识,可是,他们相信我,帮助我,鼓励我。我发誓,一定要将所有人的心意表达给我的老乡,告诉他们中国人有多好!

　　一个月后,经过多方准备,我和妻子孩子一起带着八万多元善款踏上了回国的飞机。这八万多元不仅仅是钱,更是中国人对尼泊尔人的深情厚谊。

　　回国后,我们一天都没耽搁,生怕来不及了解孤儿院、学校、村里的受灾详情,我们要知道他们的需求并尽量满足他们。最终我们把善款分为三个部分,资助了受损的学校,孤儿院以及乐乐村的33户受灾村民。

　　2016年,我和妻子再次回到了家乡,看一看他们的重建情况。我们当地人比较平和,他们对物质的要求不高。对我们当初的资助心怀感恩,他们每天祈祷的时候都会感恩中国人民对他们无私的帮助。

　　地震无情人有情,中国人,宝应人,他们的胸怀如此的宽广,对在异国他乡的受难者伸出援手。

　　中国早已是我的家,我的家人朋友都在这里。这场地震坚定了我的决心,我会在中国更踏实勤奋的工作,报答中国人的恩情。

　　作者:卡那客比斯塔(尼泊尔)

　　译文

No Love in Earthquake,Great Love all Across the Boundary

I am Kanak from Kathmandu,Nepal. I finished my senior high school in NewYork in 1995,after which I began my new life and study in China with my uncle and untie. Time flies rapidly, China has already become my another hometown,where I met a kind and beautiful Chinese girl in 2007. We fell in love with each other and built our own happy family. It seems no extraordinary experience just after years of sweet marriage;we had our lovely son and daughter inthe happy family. Things seemed got changed on April 25,2015 when the heart broken news came around. There occurred a magnitude -8.1 earthquake in my hometown--Kathmandu, Nepal.

I managed to get in touch with my family as soon as I heard the news. Fortunately I got to learn that none of my family members were injured in that disaster,only to find some pieces of house were in slight damage. After a couple of days,my mum called me that the earthquake had caused serious damage in Kathmandu as well as its surrounding areas. The orphanage which I aided in 2014appeared terrible cracks and might lead a collapse anytime.Iran,a university student who has been in help and part-time in my family,whose house was in ruins, he was just among those thousands of victims during the earthquake. Many students from a state owned school for poor kids got homeless because of the disaster. Days were gone with my miserable time,but I still had no idea how to do any kind of help. Therefore,I had to live on with the contestant hardship by smoking day and night. My wife obviously discovered and showed full understanding what I was thinking about. We made a big decision to do something to my country and people.

At the very beginning, we decided to donate 20,000yuan to express our blessings. However, who should we bring the money to? Whom should we do help to? Such difficulties were putting ahead of us.Just at that time, I was greatly moved by a group of Nepalese students in Nanjing University of Science and Technology. They walked out to streets and asked to raise money for the people affected by the earthquake. A sudden idea flashed out in my mind,I can just act like that! But soon it failed to establish a real performance. I have been teaching and living for a decade here,people were so familiar to me and I thought they must have laughed at me or formed strange opinions over me.

My wife explained to me with patience that Chinese people are always kind and generous. They are ready to help those people in urgent need along with grieve danger at anytime. Nepal is our friendly neighbor,we Chinese people won't stand on their independent way with folded arms,as each of them has got to know 'One in trouble,massive assistance and help comes from all quarters.'Both of us started our own donation campaign in front of KFC,which locates right in the city centre,where we placed a fundraising card and a collection box. I was really puzzled how this could make any sense. Things always seemed to turn back to unexpected spots. A cute little girl handed over a coin and said gently' This is my pocket money,I wish it can be used to help those in need!' Tears full of eyes and strong emotions holding back inside of me,such a man like me nearly burst into crying.From then on,more and more people gathered around us, asking something about Nepal. Among them followed a number of young people,they watched the news and began to send me comfort with courageous words. Passers by came over immediately to donate 50,100or even 300yuan without any doubts. We thanked them one by one, these ordinary people only replied to us with simple words 'Cheer up'.

Each one of us can be a self media in the modern Network Age. More people discover and acquire news through WeChat moments. Then the County Federation of overseas Chinese delivered us 1000yuan through Nanyuan Community and expressed their sympathy and solicitude for Nepal people. ChenTingting,Deputy Secretary of County League committee performed the supervisor for our donation.

In which case every sum of money could be clearly in right use, my friends and relatives got to make generous contribution in support of this nonprofit undertaking as soon as they heard the news. They all promoted like and trend for our magnanimous act undertaken for public chivalrous deed,the main purpose of which was to help victims in Nepal.

Right at this moment,I sincerely felt quite grateful. Thanks so much to those warm hearted Chinese people,some of whom were absolutely strange to me,however,they showed high trust in me and stretched the helping hands without any hesitation or misgivings. I must swear that I will do all my best to take their fine blessings back to Nepal people,telling them how friendly and generous Chinese people are.

A month later,after being prepared through various ways,80000yuan has been collected. My wife and I returned back to Nepal. The money is just not only a sum of numbers,but most importantly it contains the true love to the victims from Chinese people.

We didn't even delay a second right after arriving,for fear that we could not wait to acquire news in the orphanage,the damaged school, lelevillage. Whatever demand they exclaimed and however they were feeling,we would try to make the most satisfaction. The charity fund was divided into three parts: one for a school, another one for the orphanage and the last one for 33victims in a small village.

In the year 2016,my family got back again to see my hometown,hoping to find how the reconstruction work is being carried out. Local people are very peaceful,none of them called for high demand in material life. They take time to pray every day to think about all the things Chinese people have done for them,humbling themselves to hold a state of gratitude for the Chinese people.

There is no love in earthquake,but great love appears everywhere when a disaster strikes. As which can be seen from my own experience that the kind Chinese people including people from Baoying would extend their helping hands to anyone in need, wherever they are from and even it is nothing related to the colors of their skin.

China is now my home,in which land my family and I are leading a happy life. I strongly believe that I will spare no efforts to working diligently here. No matter what is waiting in front of me,being land mines or any life abyss,I will have no hesitation or doubt to make contribution to this country and her great people.