95岁美国老人柏大卫幼年随父母在青海湟源生活十余年,将其视为唯一故乡。自1987年重返故土后,他多次为当地捐赠医疗设备,并与当地保持深厚情感联系,成为中美民间友好的生动缩影。
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柏大卫于上世纪30年代初随父母来到青海湟源生活,18岁离开。1987年重返故土后,他开始为当地医疗事业提供捐助。
近日,95岁美国老人柏大卫的“中国乡愁”,引发全网关注。他说:“一个人一生只能有一个故乡,湟源是我唯一的、永远的故乡。”中国青海湟源县,为何成为一位美国人永远的故乡?
这要从上世纪30年代初说起,当时只有一岁多的柏大卫随父母来到湟源,在这里生活了十多年。18岁那年,他跟随家人离开湟源。直到1987年,柏大卫重返故土。回到心心念念的家乡,看到当地县医院条件简陋,他下定决心要为湟源做点事。此后柏大卫多次往返中美,为当地筹赠价值600多万元的医疗设备。对此,他说这只是“给自家人尽本分”。
柏大卫把湟源当成故乡,当地也早就将他当成自己人,那里不仅流传着关于他的童谣,当地医院还将他的故事写进了院史。如今,95岁的柏大卫已不适合远距离飞行,但还是时刻牵挂着远方的故乡。每逢中秋、春节,他就会和湟源的老朋友通电话,用乡音互道问候。有一个细节,柏大卫老人一直惦念着当地的炒面,一口家乡味,承载的是沉甸甸的乡愁。
我们常说中美关系的根基由人民浇筑,从赛考斯资助殷玉珍治沙的感人故事,到柏大卫这份跨越太平洋的“湟源情”,友好的故事不断被更多人看见,两国人民对彼此怀有友好情谊。近年来,越来越多美国青年来华体验“中国游”、开箱“中国购”,中美友好交流的接力棒在不断传递。当这样的友好不断累积,中美关系的社会根基就会更牢固,两国关系向好发展也就更值得期待。
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