TheDayWeWenttoaHospitaltoSeeanAIDSSufferer
LastSundayallofourclasswithourclasstogetherwithourheadteacherwenttoahospitaltoseeanAIDSsufferer.Webroughtaboundofflowersandabasketoffruitmsendtothepatient.Thefemalepatientwasverygladtoseeus.ShetoldusthatmostofthepeopleavoidedseeinghersinceshewastoldthatshecarriedtheHIVvirus.ThedoctortoldusthattheHIVviruswouldn'tbeinfectedthroughdailycommunication.PeopleinChinaareoftenignorantofthediseaseandlookdownuponthosewhosufferfromAIDS.Itiswrong.
Duringourstaythere,wetalkedwiththewomanboutherfamilyandourschoollife.SomestudentssentherbooksandtheirfavoriteCDs.Shewasgreatlytouchedandsaidintearsthatshewouldbeoptimisticandconfidentofovercmingthedisease.Ourteacherhuggedhergoodbyeandpromisedwewouldcometoseeheroften.
Onourwaybacktoschool,Iwasthinkingthatifeveryoneofusloveseachothermoreandgivesahandwhenothersareintrouble,theworldwillbecomemorebeautiful