Can you imagine going home for Lunar New Year and finding your father joining the frontline fight against the Coronavirus? That is Felicity Feng’s story.
Watching Felicity in this video, (Reuters) is to see and feel the love of the highest order.
Her big round eyes, talking hands, and high cheeks moved animatedly with her lips to describe where she was and how she was feeling.
Felicity told Reuters that she had returned from Canada to visit her parents in Wuhan when the Coronavirus forced the city to go into lockdown. Her father, a retired army guy, was called to the frontline to supervise the emergency construction of a Coronavirus hospital that would contain and treat patients.
“He was glad. He felt responsible. Under this national crisis, he is happy to help the people.”
But that obviously put him at a higher risk because of his close contact with patients and working around the clock outside. His exposure, his exhausting efforts with a team of workers might also weaken his immune system.
“Of course, my mom and I are very worried. This is a very hard moment for us.”
Even if you wear a lot of protection – gloves, masks – you’re exposed. Felicity said.
Felicity and her mother were forced to stay indoors. There were times they felt bored but they also felt proud to be “in history right now, to be able to fight together.” She said she’s postponing her trip back to Canada indefinitely. She decided to stay with her family until the crisis was over.
I don’t know Felicity, but I do know a few women from Wuhan. They personify a tough backbone, a big heart and a warm spirit that pushes one’s limit for a bigger cause. In this case, the enemy is invisible. The risk is ultra-high. And I am cheering for Felicity, her father, and her family, everyone in Wuhan, as well as those who are affected by this fast-moving Coronavirus sweeping across China, Hong Kong, Japan, America, Europe, and elsewhere around the world.
Watching Felicity, as I have done so twice, is to be doubly blessed with a real-life lesson about true love. Sacrifice. Selfless service.
Watching her shaking her fist “Wuhan, add oil,” at the end of the video, (2:47) I too feel her optimism and altruism. I too shout – “Wuhan, add oil!”