A 31-year-old man has been praised for his exemplary filial piety after selling his property so he could travel to China carrying his paralyzed mother on his back like she was a baby.
Xiao Ma was only eight years old when her parents were involved in a terrible car accident, killing her father and leaving her mother unable to move. He and his sister had to take care of themselves as well as their mother, who was later diagnosed with brain atrophy as a result of a car accident. Growing up, he picked cotton in the fields, took apprenticeships in various fields, and opened his own restaurant in Xinjiang. Most of the money he earned was used for his mother’s recovery, and his efforts as the woman slowly moved away from the bed that had been her prison, sat in a wheelchair, and were even able to walk little by little. seems to have paid off. However, a few years ago, Xiao Ma received shocking news that her mother’s brain atrophy was not only incurable, but also progressing at a steady pace. That’s when he decided to make the most of the time he had left with her.
Instead of focusing on his business, Xiao Ma decided to sell his house and car to take his mother on trips around China. Her degenerating brain is comparable to that of a small child, so Ma wants to spend as much time with her as possible while she can still cherish each moment. The group visited Tian Shan, Tianchi Lake, and other parts of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, as well as Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and the Great Wall of China. The elderly woman can no longer speak, but that’s enough for her beloved son, who says he always smiled when he traveled and was sad when he was confined to his bed.
“Love doesn’t wait, filial piety is never late, and action is the best answer,” Xiao Ma said recently. “My mother carried me when I was a child. I still carry her today.”
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A photo of a 31-year-old man carrying his mother on his back in Tiananmen Square went viral on Chinese social media and drew praise from millions of people across the country, but Xiao Ma has been carrying his disabled mother for years. I also carried them on my shoulders and recorded the journey. A short video posted on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok. In fact, fan support is the main reason Ma is able to afford to continue traveling with his mother.
When asked when she plans to return home, Xiao Ma said, “Home is where my mother is,” adding that she doesn’t want to live with regrets about her mother’s last years on this earth.
