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“Please help me donate my corneas if I cannot come back，” volunteer Peng Jie， 44， texted his friend at 1：58 p.m. on April 20 when he was on the way to helping with earthquake relief work in Lushan County.
Immediately after hearing the news about the quake， Peng left his job as a wedding photographer in Tianjin and booked a flight to Chengdu， capital of Sichuan， some 2，000 km away from the northern metropolis where he resides.
Peng arrived in Chengdu around 3 a.m. on April 21， and took a taxi to Ya’an. Non-rescue vehicles were prohibited on the main route to Lushan. Aftershocks caused intermittent mudslides on provincial Road 210， bottlenecking vehicles carrying relief supplies.
Peng continued on foot with four other volunteers he had met on the plane. Five hours later， he arrived in Lushan to join 500 volunteers at a temporary shelter for people affected by the quake.
Dealing with loss
“I’m not an expert in psychology， but I deeply understand the feeling of losing everything，” Peng told Beijing Review.
The Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan on May 12， 2008 left an indelible mark on Peng’s life. The 8.0-magnitude quake destroyed all nine of his photography studios in Mianzhu. Peng went from business owner to practically nothing in an instant.
“I don’t want to talk about the disaster anymore，” said Peng， with tears filling his eyes. But what he has done over the past five years is closely connected with that experience.
After the Wenchuan earthquake， Peng joined a team of warm-hearted people to financially assist students from disaster-affected families and donated at least 2，000 yuan （$324） annually. The number of recipients of their assistance exceeded 200 in 2012.
Lushan is the sixth disaster zone Peng has volunteered to help as a rescue worker. Previously， he helped at the site of a devastating mudslide in Zhugqu， northwest China’s Gansu Province in August 2010， and comforted people affected by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in Yingjiang， southwest China’s Yunnan Province， in March 2011.
Twist of fate
Unexpectedly， Peng found a familiar face among his fellow volunteers at Lushan： a young man he had helped years ago in Wenchuan.
Liu Jicheng， 19， is a university student in Ya’an and， like Peng， a survivor of the Wenchuan earthquake. Peng had kept contact with Liu’s family after the quake， doing his best to help the boy persevere despite tragedy. The most important and difficult thing is to help survivors alleviate the shock of the disaster and move on. “My solution is to believe in the country and warm-hearted people when I feel depressed，” Peng said. He remarked that a tender gesture such as a touch on the hand or shoulder is comforting to those in need.
Peng told the survivors that tents， food， water and other necessities were being shipped in， but their delivery would take some time and they should trust the government.
“Survivors are very likely to feel helpless and disappointed about the government’s rescue and relief efforts shortly after a disaster，” he said. “It is important to rebuild their confidence in the government and face reality.”
Every time Peng journeyed to a disaster zone for a rescue mission， he would be prepared. He registered at the Mianzhu Red Cross Society to donate his corneas in 2011.
“Love is mutual. Giving is its own comfort，”he said.
（Reporting from Lushan）
Immediately after hearing the news about the quake， Peng left his job as a wedding photographer in Tianjin and booked a flight to Chengdu， capital of Sichuan， some 2，000 km away from the northern metropolis where he resides.
Peng arrived in Chengdu around 3 a.m. on April 21， and took a taxi to Ya’an. Non-rescue vehicles were prohibited on the main route to Lushan. Aftershocks caused intermittent mudslides on provincial Road 210， bottlenecking vehicles carrying relief supplies.
Peng continued on foot with four other volunteers he had met on the plane. Five hours later， he arrived in Lushan to join 500 volunteers at a temporary shelter for people affected by the quake.
Dealing with loss
“I’m not an expert in psychology， but I deeply understand the feeling of losing everything，” Peng told Beijing Review.
The Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan on May 12， 2008 left an indelible mark on Peng’s life. The 8.0-magnitude quake destroyed all nine of his photography studios in Mianzhu. Peng went from business owner to practically nothing in an instant.
“I don’t want to talk about the disaster anymore，” said Peng， with tears filling his eyes. But what he has done over the past five years is closely connected with that experience.
After the Wenchuan earthquake， Peng joined a team of warm-hearted people to financially assist students from disaster-affected families and donated at least 2，000 yuan （$324） annually. The number of recipients of their assistance exceeded 200 in 2012.
Lushan is the sixth disaster zone Peng has volunteered to help as a rescue worker. Previously， he helped at the site of a devastating mudslide in Zhugqu， northwest China’s Gansu Province in August 2010， and comforted people affected by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in Yingjiang， southwest China’s Yunnan Province， in March 2011.
Twist of fate
Unexpectedly， Peng found a familiar face among his fellow volunteers at Lushan： a young man he had helped years ago in Wenchuan.
Liu Jicheng， 19， is a university student in Ya’an and， like Peng， a survivor of the Wenchuan earthquake. Peng had kept contact with Liu’s family after the quake， doing his best to help the boy persevere despite tragedy. The most important and difficult thing is to help survivors alleviate the shock of the disaster and move on. “My solution is to believe in the country and warm-hearted people when I feel depressed，” Peng said. He remarked that a tender gesture such as a touch on the hand or shoulder is comforting to those in need.
Peng told the survivors that tents， food， water and other necessities were being shipped in， but their delivery would take some time and they should trust the government.
“Survivors are very likely to feel helpless and disappointed about the government’s rescue and relief efforts shortly after a disaster，” he said. “It is important to rebuild their confidence in the government and face reality.”
Every time Peng journeyed to a disaster zone for a rescue mission， he would be prepared. He registered at the Mianzhu Red Cross Society to donate his corneas in 2011.
“Love is mutual. Giving is its own comfort，”he said.
（Reporting from Lushan）