Six years ago, Le Ma, who was still a student, was working as a volunteer at a local shelter in Taiwan. She heard news that many cats were being put in chicken coops and were about to be thrown away, so they immediately rushed to the scene to rescue them.
At this moment, a volunteer sister said to Lele’s mother: “Don’t you really want to raise a cat? Now is your chance.”
Lele’s mother recalled: “At that time, Lele’s eyes were covered with mucus, and her body shape He was already skin and bones, but he staggered up to me, sat down, and said 'meow' to me. I knew it was him."
Lele's mother went to five pet hospitals in order to save Lele, and the doctors all suggested giving up treatment. Because of the high cost, this is indeed a huge pressure for a student, but with Le Ma's unremitting efforts, she finally found a pet hospital that agreed to pay in installments.
Le’s mother: “Haha, the first debt in my life was because of the cat’s medical expenses.” After that, Le’s mother worked hard to make money and slowly paid off the cat’s medical expenses. The cat was very sensible, worked hard to cooperate with the doctor's treatment, and slowly recovered as expected.
Le’s mother: “I saw its gray-gray blue eyes, they are really beautiful!” (The first photo Lele’s mother took of Lele was the first one taken when it was recovering)
Together they grew up, traveled, climbed mountains, dived... and experienced the joys, sorrows and joys of life.
I thought they could always live a carefree and happy life...
However, in 2020, Le's mother unfortunately suffered from depression due to the pressure of life...
Le's mother began to close herself off, unwilling to communicate with others, hiding in her room all day long and not going anywhere.
When Lema wanted to commit suicide, Lele would always walk to Lema desperately, looking directly at Lema, meowing non-stop, seeming to be pulling Lema with her voice.
Until Lele’s mother saw Lele walking to the window and looking at the scenery outside the window with her round amber eyes, her eyes were very determined. At this moment, she had an epiphany.
"It turns out that I have trapped us all during this period! I want to stand up, take it out of this room, continue to enjoy life, and continue to travel around the mountains and rivers!"
"So I started to take you around the island, which can be regarded as a way to repair the soul, a way that belongs to us."
Le's mother began to cheer up and walked out of the room. Take Lele on a trip and slowly regain your passion for life.
"Start helping more children who need help like you. Thank you for letting me find the meaning of life."
August 14, 2020, was the first day they went to the island, and it was the first day Le Ma began to muster the courage to face depression.
Le's mother: "I'm back to Kaohsiung, but I still miss the smell of the mountains."
Le's mother: "I really like the feeling of the sun shining on my face. It's a little sad to go down the mountain."
Lele is a cat who likes diving, so Lele's mother bought a swimsuit for Lele.
Lele: "I'm going to play in the water, meow~"
"94 I'm going to listen to the sound of rain."
"Thank you for letting me realize the meaning of life and letting me stand up and fight against the disease. It was you who dragged me out from the hands of death again and again. Your presence is the other half of my inseparable soul."
This world is so cold, but when you stay with cats, the world can become beautiful and gentle. ——Haruki Murakami