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A blind man and a double amputee planted 10,000 trees. What's your excuse?
By Luke Leonard
Mar 31, 2015
"I am his hands. He is my eyes."
Jia Haixa talks of his symbiotic relationship with his friend Jia Wenqi — a double amputee. The pair work together to plant trees in Yeli village, just outside of Shijiazhuang city, northern China.
See also: Then and now: Images of our changing planet
http://mashable.com/2015/03/20/nasa-images-of-changing-planet-earth/
Losing his sight in one eye to congenital cataracts, and later his right eye in a work-related accident, Jia Haixa is completely blind. The friends approached the local government and leased a 7.5 acre stretch of land along the riverbank. They hope to transform it by planting 1,000 trees every year, and have been doing that for a decade.
Planting the trees helps them to earn money, having both struggled to find work individually due to their handicaps. They also hope to benefit future generations with their environmental efforts.
Fortunately, the local authorities allow them to live rent-free, which is a great gesture given their poor living conditions.
Additional reporting by Corbis.
Armless Chinese man Jia Wenqi, center, guides his blind friend Jia Haixia, right, with one sleeve of his coat along a path on their way to planting trees in Yeli village, Jingxing county, Shijiazhuang city.
Image: Imaginechina/Corbis
Jia Wenqi guides his blind friend with one sleeve of his coat across a bridge over a channel on their way to planting trees.
Image: Imaginechina/Corbis
Jia Wenqi watches as Jia Haixia chops branches from a tree.
Image: Imaginechina/Corbis
Jia Wenqi uses his foot to water a sapling with a bucket. He and his friend planted the sapling themselves in Yeli village.
Image: Imaginechina/Corbis
Jia Wenqi carries Jia Haixia on his back as they cross a river.
Image: Imaginechina/Corbis
Jia Wenqi uses his feet to hold objects and pass things to his friend.
Image: Imaginechina/Corbis
Jia Wenqi passes a reaphook using his foot.
Image: Imaginechina/Corbis
Jia Wenqi and Jia Haixia eat food during a break from their tree planting.
Image: Imaginechina/Corbis
Jia Wenqi uses his shoulder to help his blind friend Jia Haixia climb a tree they planted, to hew branches in Yeli village.
Image: Imaginechina/Corbis
Image: Imaginechina/Corbis
http://mashable.com/2015/03/31/blind-man-armless-friend-environmentalists/
Good friends.
By Luke Leonard
Mar 31, 2015
"I am his hands. He is my eyes."
Jia Haixa talks of his symbiotic relationship with his friend Jia Wenqi — a double amputee. The pair work together to plant trees in Yeli village, just outside of Shijiazhuang city, northern China.
See also: Then and now: Images of our changing planet
http://mashable.com/2015/03/20/nasa-images-of-changing-planet-earth/
Losing his sight in one eye to congenital cataracts, and later his right eye in a work-related accident, Jia Haixa is completely blind. The friends approached the local government and leased a 7.5 acre stretch of land along the riverbank. They hope to transform it by planting 1,000 trees every year, and have been doing that for a decade.
Planting the trees helps them to earn money, having both struggled to find work individually due to their handicaps. They also hope to benefit future generations with their environmental efforts.
Fortunately, the local authorities allow them to live rent-free, which is a great gesture given their poor living conditions.
Additional reporting by Corbis.
Armless Chinese man Jia Wenqi, center, guides his blind friend Jia Haixia, right, with one sleeve of his coat along a path on their way to planting trees in Yeli village, Jingxing county, Shijiazhuang city.
Image: Imaginechina/Corbis
Jia Wenqi guides his blind friend with one sleeve of his coat across a bridge over a channel on their way to planting trees.
Image: Imaginechina/Corbis
Jia Wenqi watches as Jia Haixia chops branches from a tree.
Image: Imaginechina/Corbis
Jia Wenqi uses his foot to water a sapling with a bucket. He and his friend planted the sapling themselves in Yeli village.
Image: Imaginechina/Corbis
Jia Wenqi carries Jia Haixia on his back as they cross a river.
Image: Imaginechina/Corbis
Jia Wenqi uses his feet to hold objects and pass things to his friend.
Image: Imaginechina/Corbis
Jia Wenqi passes a reaphook using his foot.
Image: Imaginechina/Corbis
Jia Wenqi and Jia Haixia eat food during a break from their tree planting.
Image: Imaginechina/Corbis
Jia Wenqi uses his shoulder to help his blind friend Jia Haixia climb a tree they planted, to hew branches in Yeli village.
Image: Imaginechina/Corbis
Image: Imaginechina/Corbis
http://mashable.com/2015/03/31/blind-man-armless-friend-environmentalists/
Good friends.
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”
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