ARMLESS MAN AND HIS BLIND BEST FRIEND HAVE PLANTED MORE THAN 10,000 TREES IN CHINA
53-year-old Jia Wenqi and 54-year-old Jia Haixia, two Chinese men, have been doing something awesome for the last 13 years. They have planted more than 10,000 trees around the village of Yeli in northeastern China. This region was once covered with nothing but rocks and weeds.
However, this is not the most surprising part of the story. Haixa is completely blind, and Wenqi is a double amputee with no arms. These men have completed their mission despite their handicaps.
Haixia was born with congenital cataracts that left his left eye blind. In 2000, he lost sight in his other eye after a work accident. Wenqi had a tragic accident at the age of three years old, as a result of which he lost both of his arms.
In 2002, when Haixia and Wenqi were struggling to secure jobs, they came up with a genius plan. They would make money planting trees and revive the area around their village. They wanted to create a better home for future generations.
So, they leased 8 acres of land near the Ye River from the local government and set their plan into action.
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https://www.davidwolfe.com/armless-man-blind-friend-planted-10000-trees/
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