On February 4th, in Changsha South Railway Station, a middle-aged male passenger suddenly fainted and after 20 minutes of emergency treatment, he was stabilized. When he woke up, his first words were, “I need to catch the high-speed rail to go to work,” bringing tears to many netizens.
According to the report from “Xiaoxiang Morning News,” February 4th was the last day of the Chinese mainland’s New Year holiday. At around 11:30 in the morning, a middle-aged male passenger in his forties fainted while queuing to board at Platform 16 of Changsha South Railway Station. When the doctors arrived at the scene, the man had already suffered sudden cardiac arrest, with no pulse in his neck arteries, weak breathing, dilated pupils, and foaming at the mouth. After undergoing defibrillation, CPR, artificial respiration, and other rescue measures, the man finally regained breathing after about twenty minutes.
However, the first thing the man said when he woke up was, “I need to catch the high-speed rail to go to work,” and he expressed that he was not considering going to the hospital at the moment. Nevertheless, due to the possibility of injuries at the time of his collapse, and the possibility of a brain hemorrhage, ultimately upon the doctor’s advice, the man got into an ambulance and was taken to the hospital.
After the video of this middle-aged man surfaced online, many netizens expressed their emotions, with comments such as, “Ah… what tears… ‘Easy to die, hard to live’, a true reflection of life’s harsh reality.” Some questioned, “The essence of work is for life, if the body fails, what’s the point of work? 20 minutes, even needing an AED, and still wanting to go to work – do people not value their lives anymore?” “In this day and age, everything is so hectic, people are being driven to madness, risking their lives for what reason? Can’t we all just slow down, adjust our stressful moods, and appreciate the scenery around us? When life is gone, everything else is just fleeting.”
However, there were also opinions expressing, “If you stop to appreciate, after you appreciate, you’ll cry. This rhythm, you can’t stop, whoever stops will be eliminated.” “The economy is bad, finding work is even more difficult, still having to repay mortgages and car loans, only causing more stress.” “The bitter tears of the working class.”