The blind find dignity in giving massage
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TANG Weidong lives in the dark, but he brings light to others like him.
The blind 46-year-old runs a small massage shop on Huating Road. All seven masseurs he employs are people with seeing disabilities.
“People like us create a dignified life for ourselves with our own hands,” Tang said.
Over the past four years, the little shop has won the loyalty of many local customers. He rejects suggestions that his massage parlor would be better off if it hired some pretty young girls.
“It’s more than just a massage parlor,” he said. “I want this place to be a home for the blind, where they can help and share with one another.”
All the masseurs live together. After a tiring day, they sit around the table and have a dinner that they cook themselves.
Home for the blind
Sometimes Tang brings home a bottle of rice wine and shares it with his employees after the shop closes at midnight. During the holidays, Tang provides homemade cakes as gifts.
Blind couple Wang Ruiyou and Sun Rongyan, who hail from southwest China’s Guizhou Province, are among the newer employees.
“Different places have different massage skills,” Wang said. “At first, we were not accustomed to the local practices, but with Tang’s guidance, we are now among the most popular masseurs. What’s more, we feel at home here.”
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