An interesting thing happened recently at the Hankou River Beach in Wuhan. A sculpture actually transformed a family of three into a family of five! This is no joke, but a real change. Many citizens reported that the sculpture had changed from a blue family of three to a green family of five, and netizens were overjoyed!
This sculpture is called "Better Future" and was created by the famous Chinese sculptor Guo Xue. It has been standing here since 2017. The original sculpture showed a scene of a couple having only one child and heading towards a better future. Now, two more children have been added to the left of the mother in the sculpture, making this family heading for a better future from a family of three to a family of five. This is really dumbfounding!
This change is in response to our recently implemented three-child policy. Professor Shi Renbing, director of the Population and Policy Research Institute of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, believes that the starting point of the river beach sculpture "One Child to Three Children" is to promote the three-child policy. After the national policy changes, the relevant publicity forms and contents will be adjusted. is normal. It seems that the changes to this sculpture were made with good intentions!
Netizens have been discussing this change. Some netizens joked: "After giving birth to three children, the financial pressure has increased significantly. I only bought one skateboard. The eldest child can play with the second child, and the second child can play with the third child. Hahaha!" This shows that everyone has a deep understanding of the three-child policy. I still have my own opinions.
The reason why the changes in a sculpture can cause such heated discussions is because it is a microcosm of our lives. It reflects the new family structure advocated by society, but while this family structure changes, it also brings us new challenges. For example, how many families can afford the increase in time, financial, energy, and emotional costs?
In fact, this question is not that easy to answer. Although national policies encourage childbirth, childbirth is not a simple matter after all. There are many factors to consider, not only financial pressure, but also time, energy and other considerations. And for modern people, with a fast pace of life and high work pressure, having three children will undoubtedly add a lot of burden.
But having said that, having children is a free choice for every family. As long as the family is able and willing to have children, whether it is one, two or three children, it is a wonderful choice. After all, family happiness has nothing to do with the number of children. The key lies in the mutual care and companionship between family members.
Finally, the changes in this sculpture are not only an interesting thing, but also reflect the changes in our society and the changes of the times. It makes us think about issues such as reproductive policy, family structure and lifestyle. No matter what, we should cherish the warmth and happiness of our family and accompany our children's growth and future development attentively.