MyeyesblurredwithtearswhenIsawonTVthesurvivalofa65-year-oldmanafter70hoursintherubbleofhishomeinDujiangyanCityneartheepicenter.APeople"sLiberationArmysoldiercarriedhimallthewaytothenearestambulance,followedbyhisdaughterwhocriedouthoarsethankstoeveryone.

Noonecaresabouttheman"sname,orwhetherheisapeasantoraprofessor.Allwecareaboutisthathe"sbackinthelandoftheliving.

ThemanhimselfmightnotknowhowdozensofPLAsoldiersworkedforfiveandahalfhoursintheruins-somewerebleedingthemselvesaftertheywereinjuredbyfallingstones,triggeredbyaftershocks.Buttheirpainspaidoffwhenthemanwassaved.

Theearthquakecrushedourbuildings,butitcouldnevercrushourwill.Instead,itmadeallourheartslinkedtogether.IholdastrongbeliefthatweChinesepeoplecanconquerwhateverdifficultywearefacing.