鄭承鎮(zhèn)和他的孩子們

中午時分，在濟(jì)南市天橋區(qū)北坦社區(qū)一個靠近鐵路的大雜院里，一位頭發(fā)灰白、身材矮小的老人正在做著午飯，等會兒7個上學(xué)的孩子就要放學(xué)回家了……

他的名字叫鄭承鎮(zhèn)，今年62歲。老人沒有固定收入，靠打零工和每天撿拾廢品來換取日常費(fèi)用，房子也是別人資助的。

他一生未曾婚育，卻是400多名流浪兒的“父親”。自1987年開始他堅(jiān)持收留、幫助社會流浪兒，經(jīng)過他救助的流浪孩子已有400多人。在他20平方米的小屋里，最多的時候住過13個孩子。

常常，等孩子們?nèi)胨螅嵆墟?zhèn)會騎著三輪車到汽車站和火車站，看看有沒有流浪的孩子。經(jīng)驗(yàn)告訴他，這個時間段是發(fā)現(xiàn)那些流浪兒的“黃金時間”。

把流浪兒領(lǐng)回家，鄭承鎮(zhèn)總是先把他們安頓好，然后再想辦法聯(lián)系其家人，送他們回去。這些孩子有的被送回父母身邊，無家可歸的則由他撫養(yǎng)成人。孩子們到了上學(xué)年齡，由辦事處出面協(xié)調(diào)附近學(xué)校讓他們免費(fèi)入學(xué)。大一點(diǎn)的，鄭承鎮(zhèn)就給他們聯(lián)系技術(shù)學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)，以求孩子們將來能在社會上立足。

孩子們很爭氣，很多成了優(yōu)秀生，有的考上了大學(xué)，有的參軍入伍，還有的已經(jīng)成家立業(yè)。看著自己的“孩子”越來越多，慢慢地長大成為對社會有用的人，鄭承鎮(zhèn)老人非常高興。

收養(yǎng)這些孩子不是一件容易的事，尤其是對于沒有工作的鄭承鎮(zhèn)來說。為了養(yǎng)活這些孩子，盡管已年過六旬，他還是想盡一切辦法去努力地掙錢。但他從來沒有抱怨和退縮過。“孩子們能走上正道就是我最大的滿足。”

就是這位平凡的老人，他的動人故事傳遍了泉城的大街小巷，傳遍了齊魯大地，也隨著他榮獲“全國道德模范提名獎”稱號而傳遍大江南北。

透過鏡頭，讓我們走近這位平凡而偉大的“父親”，還有他的那些孩子。

Noon in a compound near the railway in Beitan Community， Tianqiao District， Jinan City， an little old grey-haired man is cooking lunch for his seven children who will come back home from school…

The old man is named Zheng Chengzhen who is 62 years old. Without a full-time job， he lives on odd jobs and collecting waste products. The house he and his children live in is provided by other people.

Despite the fact that Zheng has not married all his life， he is a father to many waifs and strays. Since 1987， when he started to provide a home for the waifs and strays， thus far， he has helped more than 400 homeless children. In the 20 square meter house where he lives， he has sometimes provided accommodation for as many as 13 children at one time.

During the night time， when the children fall sleep， Zheng usually rides his tricycle to the railway station and bus station to look for any waifs and strays. According to his experience， this is the “golden time” to discover the waifs and strays.

After taking the waifs and strays back to his home， Zheng usually first of all provides accommodation for them， then tries his best to get in contact with the family of the children and send them back to their homes. Some of the children have gone back to their own home. As for the children who have no home to return， he takes the responsibility to take care of them until they grow up.

Some of the children have gone to university， some have joined the army， and some have had their own families. Seeing the growth of his children， Zheng feels very happy.

To support the body and soul of the children， Zheng must try his best to earn money. No matter how hard his life is， Zheng has never had the idea to give up. Through the camera lens， we can see the life of this great “father” and his children.