On this day, 37 years ago, on December 19, 1988 (November 11, 1988 in the lunar calendar), popular science writer Gao Shiqi passed away. Gao Shiqi is a famous scientist and popular science writer in my country. At the age of 23, he was attacked by the A encephalitis virus, leaving severe sequelae and eventually paralyzed all over his body. How has he lived and worked for decades? It would be most appropriate to describe Mr. Gao as "working like a day for decades". Although he was paralyzed all over his body, he was not disabled. He always worked for the people and was truly a disabled but not disabled person. Some people may think that Lao Gao was just sitting at home doing creative work. In fact, he traveled almost all over the country in a cart. Every place he went, he always "talked" with the local people cordially, paid attention to the situation, and learned from it a rich source of creation. How did Lao Gao create? It started with dictation. His head was tilted to the left, his hands and feet were stiff, and he was unable to even change his sitting posture, shake his head or nod his head. He couldn't speak and could only make a weak guttural sound of "hmm, oh, oh", which really made it difficult for his secretary. Gao Yangzhi's secretary recorded his dictation from his unique "Gaoyu", Gao revised it, and finally handed it over to the secretary to copy it clearly. In the second half of 1981, a miracle occurred to Lao Gao. He could write slowly with a pen in his hand. Although the words are written askew, like notes on a musical score, you can write yourself after all. Sometimes, while he was writing, his right hand holding the pen kept shaking. At this time, he needed to immediately grab his hand and stop for a while before writing. Gao Shiqi worked tirelessly to create. For what? In his book "Grandpa Gao Shiqi", popular science writer Ye Yonglie described such a story: In the past, when Gao Shiqi published his translations, he used his real name "Gao Shiqi". Later, when he published his scientific sketches, he changed his name to "Gao Shiqi". He explained to his friends: Remove "people" without being an official, and remove "gold" without money! "No official, no money" means "no name, no profit", which is where his noble quality lies! Lao Gao was very tight about time and started working after eating breakfast in the morning. Every day, he always reads newspapers and handles letters from the masses first, and then starts working. He often works late into the night. Sometimes when you are tired, take a rest first and then write. This is how Lao Gao worked day by day for decades. Although his body is disabled, his workload exceeds that of ordinary people, and his contribution greatly exceeds that of ordinary people. Gao Shiqi's extraordinary life shows that a person who loves the people, no matter what difficulties and hardships he encounters, or even physically disabled, can continue to make contributions to the country and the people through hard work. Bing Xin and Gao Shiqi