eurekapd Chapter 384 Is Grandma Lu Jingde leaving?
Chapter 384 Is Grandma Lu Jingde leaving?
Ming Yuanhui fell asleep on the table while listening to Gao Pan and Jie Liqiang crying. Chen Leqi's face flushed red, and he asked Yang Ruolan in confusion, "Why are Gao Pan and Jie Liqiang crying? I don't understand."
Yang Ruolan said, "If you don't understand, then just don't understand. I've drunk too much. Go take a rest on the sofa. It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Just read it slowly."
Fu Minghui drunkenly said, "I envy you three so much. You can drink a lot, you are heroic women, you are classmates, best friends, relatives, businessmen, and wealthy women who have joined forces. How come you have all the good things? God is too kind to you. Why don't I have that kind of blessing?"
Qian Yizhen, Yang Ruolan, and Wang Min smiled at each other, raised their glasses, clinked glasses, toasted, and high-fived! ......
October is a golden painting stained by time. The morning mist weaves a veil over the rice fields, the rice ears hang their heads and whisper, and the earth is covered with flowing amber waves. Ginkgo leaves fall like the jingle of gold coins, and the maple forest ignites a bonfire with overlapping red clouds and golden flames, and the wind rustles and shakes off the fine autumn sounds.
Farmers turn grains on the drying ground, and the dust they raise carries the code of the annual rings. Geese fly across the sky, which is gradually becoming darker in color, and their wings dip into the sunset glow and write the rhyme of their migration to the south in the clouds. Cicadas make their last chant in the dying warm sun, and crickets have already rehearsed the prelude to hibernation at the roots of the grass.
The moonlight, tempered by the frost and dew, quietly climbs up the dried persimmons, sealing the sweetness in the translucent icing. At this time of year, even the breath is stained with the fragrance of grains, and every step crushes the gilded ground, making people unable to help but bend down to pick up the scattered autumn light.
These beautiful scenes were captured by the tireless Grandma Lu Jingde in her paintings. With the joint efforts of Qian Yizhen, Yang Ruolan, Wang Min, and Uncle Chen Zhuoran.
With the strong support of the Northern Province Cultural Center, the Northern City Workers' Cultural Palace, and the Pingzhou County Cultural Center, three wheelchair grandma painting exhibitions were held for Grandma Lu Jingde, all of which achieved very good results.
The charity sale of the painting exhibition raised more than 80,000 yuan, all of which was donated to the Pingzhou County Women's Federation and the Poor Girls Relief Foundation, and was well received by all sectors of society.
Han Shiyan has given great support and help to Grandma Lu Jingde in painting and holding art exhibitions. She specially built a two-story building in the Peony Garden of the Huaguoshan Scenic Area, and established the Wheelchair Grandma Peony Painting Exhibition Hall and Wang Min Peony Photography Exhibition Hall, which are permanently open to tourists. She also set up a studio specifically for Grandma Lu Jingde, and welcomes Grandma Lu Jingde to come here to sketch and paint at any time.
It was another golden October morning, the sun was shining brightly. Uncle Chen Zhuoran pushed a wheelchair and walked slowly on the tree-lined path near Yanbo Villa. Grandma Lu Jingde sat leisurely in a wheelchair, holding a telescope in her hand, looking at the distant mountains, trees, flowers, cows, sheep, and farmers working hard in the fields.
Uncle Chen Zhuoran asked softly, "Mom, what are you going to paint today? Have you thought about it? I'll help you set up the drawing board and mix the paints."
Grandma Lu Jingde nodded and said kindly, "Zhuoran, I have an idea. Please help me set up the drawing board."
Uncle Chen Zhuoran parked the wheelchair swiftly on a flat, shady ground, set up the drawing board, and arranged the paint bottles. Grandma Lu Jingde picked up the paintbrush and began to paint,...
Good times flowed quietly. Uncle Chen Zhuoran stood beside Grandma Lu Jingde with a happy expression. He watched his mother painting and was ready to listen to her instructions at any time. Time passed second by second, minute by minute, and a beautiful landscape painting was completed.
Uncle Chen Zhuoran admired the paintings and said, "Mom, I want to paint, too. Can I be your apprentice? Are you willing to teach me?"
Grandma Lu Jingde glanced at Uncle Chen Zhuoran and said, "As long as you want to learn, I will teach you. You are my son, and you are close to me. You watch me draw every day, and you will be influenced by me. You will definitely learn it right away.
Nothing is difficult in this world if one is determined. In this life, I have no property to pass on to you except the old house of Lu Mansion, so I will pass on my painting skills and experience to you, hahahaha."
The mother and son talked, drew, and played, and spent another wonderful day. When they returned to Yanbo Villa and had dinner, Grandma Lu Jingde said, “Shiyan, please send me back to Lufu tomorrow.”
Han Shiyan said: "Grandma Lu, you've only been here for a few days and you're already homesick. Please stay a few more days. If there's anything inconvenient, just let me know.
Grandma Lu Jingde said: "I have been dreaming about Grandpa Kuang, Grandpa Chen, Sister Yalu and Brother Kaipu these days. They are all gone. My old colleagues and friends are all dead. It's time for me to go back."
Han Shiyan said hurriedly: "Grandma Lu, please don't scare me, you are in good health."
Uncle Chen Zhuoran said, "Shiyan, listen to Grandma Lu and send a car to take us back to Lufu tomorrow."
The next morning, after breakfast, Han Shiyan sent a car to take Grandma Lu Jingde and Uncle Chen Zhuoran back to Lu's house in the provincial capital. Sister-in-law Hao Xia and two housekeepers gently lifted Grandma Lu Jingde out of the car, sat her in a wheelchair, and went to the bedroom to help Grandma Lu lie down on the bed to rest.
After a while, Grandma Lu Jingde began to snore, and Sister-in-law Hao Xia and Uncle Chen Zhuoran quietly walked out and closed the door. Sister-in-law Hao Xia asked in confusion, "You've only been gone for a few days, why are you back?"
Uncle Chen Zhuoran said, "Mom insisted on coming back. She said she had been dreaming about Grandpa Kuang, Grandpa Chen, Sister Yalu, and Brother Kaipu. Maybe she missed them too much."
Sister-in-law Hao Xia was silent for a while, then lowered her voice and said, "Professor Chen, let's go buy some burial clothes for Mom."
Uncle Chen Zhuoran was stunned for a moment and said, "Not really. Mom is in good spirits. She won't die so soon."
Sister-in-law Hao Xia said, "Professor Chen, please don't disbelieve me. Our mother is already 97 years old. It could happen at any time."
Uncle Chen Zhuoran said: "Mom said that she would not wear burial clothes, and she had already prepared clothes for herself to wear when she died."
Qian Yizhen learned from Han Shiyan that Grandma Lu Jingde suddenly asked to return to the Lu Mansion. After asking the reason, he had a bad feeling and hurriedly called Sister-in-law Hao Xia.
Sister-in-law Hao Xia said: "I also had a bad feeling in my heart, but your uncle Zhuoran didn't think so. He said that maybe mom was tired and would be fine after a good sleep..."
Qian Yizhen called Taoist Priest Yuan Yanqin again and told her about Grandma Lu Jingde's situation. Taoist Priest Yuan Yanqin made a detailed analysis and explanation. The phenomenon of elderly people dreaming about their deceased relatives and friends before they die may involve the combined effects of multiple factors such as psychology, physiology, and culture. There are several common explanation angles:
1. Psychological explanation
Emotional needs and unfulfilled wishes. The elderly may subconsciously desire to "reunite" with their deceased relatives and friends. Especially when they are lonely or facing anxiety about death, dreams may become an outlet for emotional comfort.
Subconscious preparation for death. The Jungian school believes that there is a universal archetype of death in the human mind. Dreaming of deceased relatives and friends may symbolize that the mind is gradually accepting the end of life and alleviating the fear of the unknown through familiar faces.
2. Physiological and medical perspectives
In the dying stage, the decline of body functions may lead to insufficient oxygen supply to the brain or disorder of neurotransmitters, causing hallucinations or abnormal dreams. Some studies have shown that people with near-death experiences often report "seeing the deceased", which may be related to abnormal discharges in the temporal lobe or limbic system.
Influence of drugs or pathology. Certain drugs (such as sedatives, painkillers) or diseases (such as Alzheimer's disease) may affect the state of consciousness, causing the boundary between dreams and reality to become blurred.
3. Interpretation of Culture and Belief
The symbol of soul guidance. Many cultures (such as Taoism, Christianity, and folk beliefs) regard such dreams as the manifestation of "soul guides", believing that the deceased will guide the dying to a peaceful transition to another world. This interpretation is often given spiritual meaning and brings psychological comfort.
The common symbols of the collective subconscious and similar "deathbed dreams" phenomena in different cultures may reflect the common collective psychological patterns of human beings towards death, such as the deep expectations for "reunion" and "home".
4. Explanation from a sociological perspective
Loneliness and connection: The elderly may feel lonely because of fewer and fewer peers, a shrinking social circle or physical weakness, and old friends in dreams symbolize the desire for a sense of connection. This phenomenon may also be a review of a lifetime relationship, completing the inner farewell ceremony through dreams.
This phenomenon can be therapeutic for both the elderly and their families, helping to ease the fear of death and giving the end of life a warm narrative.
If the elderly feel calm because of this, there is no need to worry too much; if it causes anxiety, they can relieve their emotions through companionship, listening, or professional hospice care. Ultimately, the core of this phenomenon may be to reach a reconciliation with oneself and others in a unique way at the end of life.