We seem to be exposed to tragedy on a daily basis through social media and news websites.
We are all aware that negative news sells, but when I consider how little we are doing to address it, I can’t help but feel horrible.
In light of this, we at Newsner are dedicated to providing you with both the positive and the negative, the motivational and the depressing. You will get a little bit of both in this narrative.
It involves 29-year-old Ngo Quy Hai, a burn survivor who now runs a prestigious bakery in his hometown of Kon Tum, Vietnam. But things weren’t always that good in his life. Actually quite the opposite …
Courage!
‘I Am More Than How I Look’: Burn Survivor Goes From Hiding at Home to Opening Bakery pic.twitter.com/VXehyGcS5f— Steve Kitcoff (@SoloVoc) March 11, 2022
When a horrible catastrophe would forever alter Hai’s life, he was just a toddler.He reportedly suffered severe burns to a significant area of his body after unintentionally falling into an open wood stove while wheeling a baby walker in the kitchen.
“Back then, baby walkers were common, and people were unaware of how dangerous they could be,” Hai said.
Hai was taken to Saigon’s Children’s Hospital 1 immediately following the accident. He spent the entire two years there receiving life-saving therapies and critical care.
Even after undergoing multiple reconstructive surgeries, the poor little kid still had scars that would always remind him of the most agonizing day of his life.
Furthermore, the accident had caused Hai to experience severe mental stress. He was teased because of his appearance when he left the hospital.
He clarified, “I didn’t have many friends and felt alone growing up.” “I felt like a social outcast. I encountered mockery and derision when I attempted to get employment. For over two years at one point, I didn’t leave my home.
We have no idea how difficult Hai’s path has been. It’s absolutely awful that you haven’t left the house for two whole years.
Hai fell behind in his academics as a result of his two-year vacation. Nevertheless, he was able to connect with a friend who also had impairments.
Regarding his new companion, Hai remarked, “There are moments when I believe fate brought us together.” “We’ve played together since we were very little, and we’ve had many happy and sad times together because we both felt sad that no one wanted to play with us.”
The one hope Hai clung to above all the suffering was his desire to start a bakery. This was directly related to the day he and his companion were expelled from a bakery they had been wanting to visit for a very long time.
They didn’t listen to our explanation, and because we were so impoverished, our clothes weren’t as elegant as some people’s. They drove us off,” Hai remarked.
It was degrading. However, that experience has shaped who I am now. I knew deep down what I wanted to do because of it. I wanted to start my own bakery so that I could provide wonderful cuisine to everyone, regardless of wealth, and produce lovely cakes. Everyone would be welcome, and I wouldn’t discriminate.
He attended a hospitality training school in Hanoi with the help of his family. In addition, Hai realized his dream of starting his own bakery just a few years after he had given up on ever leaving the house because he was too scared to reveal his identity.
“Seeing so many happy faces was lovely,” he remarked.
“I often invite the children I see selling lottery tickets on the streets in for a piece of cake. The struggles that others have endured are unknown to us. Show kindness.
“Now, helping people go through similar struggles as I have is my dream. One way to change society is to give something back.
“I am more than how I look,” Hai said to The Epoch Times. Don’t use harsh language with me. I have survived.
He is a truly inspirational young man. to be able to recognize the positive aspects of life after enduring so much hardship.
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