——专访“新希望基金会”发起人,《在野党》杂志公关事务部部长李享
采访记者:贾嘉
一个人的人生,有时会因为一次疾病、一次意外,甚至一次看似普通的冲突,而发生彻底的转向。
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李享的人生转折,发生在疫情期间。出生于湖北孝感、创业于深圳的他,曾经是一名典型的中国创业者。努力工作、经营企业、追求事业成功,也积极参与慈善活动。
在他的成长过程中,父母不断教育他,要做一个善良、有良知的人。但2022年前后,一场突如其来的疾病和疫情管控,让他第一次如此强烈地感受到:当一个人的生命、尊严和基本选择受到制度性限制时,个人究竟还有多少可以自主决定的空间?
这段经历成为他人生的重要分水岭。
后来,他来到美国,开始参与海外民运活动。与此同时,他也开始重新思考自由、民主、信仰、家庭以及下一代成长环境等问题。
如今,李享希望用自己创业积累的财富和资源,成立并推动“新希望基金会”。将公益慈善与中国民主运动中的人道主义援助结合起来,为长期遭受迫害的民运人士、政治犯及其家属提供支持。也希望通过媒体、纪录片等方式,让更多人了解这些人的经历。
在他看来,资金本身并不是最重要的。真正重要的是告诉那些长期坚持的人:你们没有被忘记;你们的付出仍然有人看见;你们所坚持的精神仍然有人愿意延续。
一、从湖北孝感到深圳:一个普通创业者的人生
李享出生于湖北孝感。谈起自己的家乡,他首先想到的是中国传统文化中的“董永与七仙女”传说。后来,他将户籍迁往武汉,但他人生真正重要的创业阶段,则是在深圳度过的。
“我一直是创业,自己做生意、开公司。”在深圳创业期间,他逐渐建立起自己的事业,也取得了不错的经济成果。与此同时,父母从小对他的教育,也一直影响着他。
“我父母从小教育我,要做一个有良知、善良的人。”这种教育让他从年轻时开始,就习惯参与各种慈善活动。无论是自然灾害,还是社会上的重大灾难,只要看到需要帮助的人,他都会尽可能参与。有一次,他看到灾区的相关报道,甚至亲自和朋友开车运送物资。
“当时看那个视频,哭得一塌糊涂。”
这种强烈的同情心,也成为后来他创办公益基金的重要心理基础。
在过去的人生中,他认为自己一直是一个“遵守规则的人”。创业、赚钱、照顾家庭、参加慈善活动——这就是他过去理解的人生。
直到那场疫情。
二、疫情与疾病:人生第一次真正面对“生死”
2022年前后,李享因为身体不适到医院检查。检查过程中,医生发现肺部出现结节,并建议进一步进行CT检查。“医生当时怀疑可能是恶性的。”之后的检查发现,情况需要进一步处理。按照医生建议,他准备住院进一步检查和治疗。但当时正处于疫情管控时期。在严格的疫情管理环境下,即使手里拿着医院的相关手续,他仍然面临着无法正常前往医院的问题。
“我当时已经感觉身体有疼痛,也比较紧张。我跟太太说,可能真的要赶紧去医院。”在试图离开居住区域的过程中,他与现场工作人员发生争执,随后警方介入。按照他的回忆,他被带走并被拘留。这段经历对他的冲击非常大。
过去,他一直认为,只要自己遵守规则、努力工作、不触碰法律,就能够过好自己的生活。但这一次,他突然意识到:个人的命运,有时候不完全掌握在自己手里。
更大的转折还在后面。
2023年,他接受了手术。经历疾病、手术以及疫情期间的种种遭遇后,他开始重新审视过去的人生。
“那时候我真正开始觉醒了。”李享说道。
三、从“被教育的人”到“独立思考的人”
李享说,过去的自己,是在中国传统教育环境中成长起来的。从小接受的教育告诉他,要努力学习、努力工作、听父母的话、遵守规则。他也确实按照这样的轨迹成长。但当生命真正受到威胁,当个人自由受到限制时,他开始第一次真正意义上思考:
我到底想成为一个什么样的人?
“我以前就是比较听话。但是涉及到生死的时候,你还是觉得自己的想法被彻底颠覆了。”疾病和疫情,让他第一次停下来思考人生。
过去忙于创业、工作、应酬,很少有机会认真思考自由、家庭、信仰以及孩子未来成长的环境。而那段人生低谷,反而给了他这样的机会。
在这一过程中,他开始重新认识自己,也逐渐形成了对民主、自由和个人权利的理解。后来,他决定离开中国。
2024年10月左右,他来到美国。来到美国后,他很快开始参与海外民运活动,并通过各种方式接触、认识长期从事中国民主运动的人士。其中,对他影响最深的人之一,就是朱虞夫。
四、朱虞夫:一个长期主义者给他的启发
李享是做投资的人。在他看来,投资最重要的能力之一,就是独立思考、保持理性和长期主义。
而在认识朱虞夫之后,他发现,民运道路上同样存在一种非常强烈的“长期主义”。朱虞夫长期参与中国民主运动,也曾长期遭受打压和关押。在李享看来,这种坚持本身就是一种非常特殊的精神力量。
“一个人长时间去参与民运,把自己的一生都奉献进去,我觉得这种精神放在任何一件事情上,都可能成功。”
但问题是,民运并不像商业投资。商业投资可能有财富回报,而长期参与民主运动的人,很多时候面对的却是风险、压力、失去自由,甚至长期看不到结果。
“他需要漫长的忍耐、痛苦和心理上的抗衡。”这种精神让李享产生了强烈的共鸣。他开始思考:如果一个人在没有明显物质回报的情况下,仍然愿意坚持几十年,那么这种精神本身是否值得被更多人看见?
他的答案是肯定的。
“我每次跟朱老师交流,都能够从他身上吸取养分。”这种影响,也逐渐促成了“新希望基金会”的构想。
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图:左三为李享,右三为朱虞夫。
五、为什么叫“新希望基金会”?
李享说,基金会最核心的理念,其实就是两个字:希望。
他希望通过基金会告诉那些长期坚持民主运动、长期遭受迫害的人:你们没有被忘记。尤其是一些长期参与民主运动的人,他们可能已经坚持了十几年、二十几年甚至更长时间,有些人在国内遭受过长期关押和打压,甚至因为参与民主运动失去了正常的社会保障。
“我们更大的作用,是告诉他们,我们永远不会忘记他们。”
在李享看来,基金会提供的资金只是最直接的物质帮助。真正重要的是精神上的认可。“资金只是我们给予他们的一种物质帮助。更多的是一种希望。”因此,他最终将基金会的核心理念确定为:重燃希望。
六、基金会将帮助哪些人?
在目前的构想中,新希望基金会主要关注几类群体:
第一类,是长期参与中国民主运动、遭受迫害或者正在被关押的政治人士。
第二类,是这些人士的家属。
第三类,是仍然活跃在海内外民主运动一线、需要支持的民运人士。
第四类,是曾经在中国大陆长期遭受关押、打压,来到美国之后仍然面临生活困难的人。
李享希望未来能够建立比较规范的评选和援助机制。基金会可以通过年度奖项、公益援助等方式,对值得肯定的人给予支持。而这些奖项的意义,并不仅仅是“给多少钱”。更重要的是:让坚持者知道,他们的努力有人记得。
“我们希望形成一种精神的传递。”
七、从基金会到媒体:让更多人知道他们的故事
除了直接的人道主义援助,李享还有一个重要计划:通过媒体记录这些人的故事。
他认为,很多民运人士的经历没有得到足够记录。一个人可能在国内被关押十几年、二十几年,经历了巨大的个人牺牲,但外界真正了解他的故事的人并不多。
因此,他希望未来与《在野党》杂志进一步合作,通过人物采访、专题报道等方式,把这些故事保存下来。“我想通过纪录片的形式,更深层次地进行传播。”未来,他希望制作具有较高质量和深度的人物纪录片,通过英文内容向美国乃至国际社会传播。
在他的设想中,可以成立一个专业的制作团队,根据实际情况,每月或者每季度推出一部作品。
他希望通过影像,让国际社会看到那些鲜活的个人故事,而不是仅仅看到一个抽象的政治概念。
八、为什么要把这些故事讲给美国主流社会?
这是李享对基金会未来提出的另一个目标。他希望通过公益援助、年度奖项、人物纪录片以及媒体传播,把中国民主运动中的人道主义故事带入美国主流社会。在他看来,这不仅仅是一项政治工作,也是一项公益事业。
“我们做了大量的评选奖项,有很多民运人士,有很多纪录片,也会长期支持受到政治迫害的人。”
“这是一种公益和慈善。”
他希望未来能够有更多专业人士、公益人士、媒体人和社会人士参与其中,让这些内容通过更加专业的方式进入更广泛的社会。
九、财富自由之后,他真正寻找的是“精神自由”
李享曾经是一名成功的创业者。当他来到美国时,他并不是一个需要靠政治运动改变个人经济状况的人。相反,他已经通过创业获得了一定的经济基础。也正因为如此,他认为自己现在做基金会,并不是为了获得某种物质回报。
“我做这件事情,是因为我觉得快乐。”他认为,人到了人生的某一个阶段之后,财富已经不再是唯一目标。真正重要的是:自己这一生究竟留下了什么。
“让我自己的内在进行精神上的提升,让我对生活、对自己的人生充满积极的能量。”
这可能是他创办基金会过程中得到的最大回报。从过去追求事业成功,到现在开始追求精神价值,他认为这是自己人生的一次新的转型。
十、给孩子一个不同的成长环境
李享说,另一个推动自己改变的重要原因,是孩子。当一个人开始成为父母,他思考的问题往往不再只是“我想过什么样的人生”,还会变成:我的孩子将在什么样的环境中成长?
他开始意识到,一个人的成长,不仅仅取决于家庭教育,也取决于整个社会环境。他希望自己的孩子能够在一个更加自由、开放、鼓励独立思考的环境中成长。
“我希望我的孩子能够在一个能够自由思考的环境当中成长。”这也让他更加坚定自己今天正在做的事情。因为在他看来,一个社会真正的进步,并不仅仅是经济发展,更重要的是人的精神是否自由,是否能够独立思考,是否拥有表达自己观点的权利。
十一、从一个人的努力,到更多人的参与
李享并不认为一个基金会可以靠一个人完成所有事情。他希望未来能够有更多具有共同理念的人加入。
“我希望更多优秀的人能够跟我们一起参与。”
他认为,很多人愿意做公益、做慈善,并不一定是为了身份或者名利。他们真正想寻找的,是一种人生价值。
“如果能够团结更广泛的优秀的人一起参与,这本身就是一项慈善事业。”
在他的设想中,新希望基金会最终不只是一个提供资金的机构,而应该成为一个连接者:连接需要帮助的人、愿意提供帮助的人、媒体、公益组织以及国际社会。
十二、写给未来:让希望重新燃烧
回顾自己过去的人生,李享经历了创业、财富积累、疾病、疫情、人生低谷,也经历了来到美国之后的重新选择。如果说过去的他追求的是事业上的成功,那么现在的他更加在意:自己希望成为一个什么样的人。
他说,父母从小告诉他的那句话“做一个有良知、善良的人”,其实一直没有离开过他的生命。只是年轻的时候,他更多是在按照父母告诉自己的方式生活。而经历过人生的重大转折之后,他开始真正理解这句话的意义。善良,不只是帮助身边的人。良知,也不仅仅意味着遵守规则。它还意味着,当你拥有一定能力的时候,是否愿意为那些暂时没有能力保护自己的人做一些事情。这也成为他今天创办新希望基金会的出发点。
从个人的觉醒,到公益的行动;从一个人的选择,到一群人的坚持。
对于李享而言,这或许就是他所理解的“新希望”。而他真正希望燃烧起来的,也许并不是某一笔资金,而是一种不会轻易熄灭的精神。
正如他所说:“我们希望告诉他们,他们没有被忘记。他们坚持的精神,我们还在延续。”这,或许也是一个人从“财富自由”走向“精神自由”之后,对人生价值最朴素、也最坚定的一种回答。
编辑:李晶 校对:程筱筱 翻译:戈冰
From Pursuing Financial Freedom to Exploring Spiritual Freedom
—An Exclusive Interview with Li Xiang, Founder of the “New Hope Foundation” and Director of the Public Affairs Department of The Opposition Party Magazine
Interview by Jia Jia
A person’s life can sometimes undergo a complete shift due to an illness, an accident, or even a seemingly ordinary conflict.
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Li Xiang’s life turning point occurred during the pandemic. Born in Xiaogan, Hubei, and having built his business in Shenzhen, he was once a typical Chinese entrepreneur—working hard, running enterprises, pursuing career success, and actively participating in charitable activities.
During his upbringing, his parents constantly educated him to be a kind person with a conscience. However, around 2022, a sudden illness combined with pandemic control measures made him feel so strongly for the very first time: When a person’s life, dignity, and basic choices are subjected to institutional restrictions, how much space does an individual really have left for autonomous decision-making?
This experience became a major watershed in his life.
Later, he came to the United States and began participating in the overseas Chinese democracy movement. At the same time, he also began to rethink issues such as freedom, democracy, faith, family, and the environment for the growth of the next generation.
Today, Li Xiang hopes to use the wealth and resources accumulated through his entrepreneurship to establish and promote the “New Hope Foundation,” combining public welfare and charity with humanitarian aid in the Chinese democracy movement to provide support for democracy activists, political prisoners, and their family members who have long suffered persecution. He also hopes to use media, documentaries, and other means to let more people understand the experiences of these individuals.
In his view, funds themselves are not the most important element. What is truly important is telling those who have persisted over the long term: You have not been forgotten; your sacrifices are still seen by others; and there are still people willing to carry forward the spirit you uphold.
I. From Xiaogan, Hubei to Shenzhen: The Life of an Ordinary Entrepreneur
Li Xiang was born in Xiaogan, Hubei. When speaking of his hometown, what first comes to his mind is the legend of “Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies” in traditional Chinese culture. Later, he transferred his household registration to Wuhan, but the truly important entrepreneurial stage of his life was spent in Shenzhen.
“I have always been an entrepreneur, doing business and running companies myself.” During his years of entrepreneurship in Shenzhen, he gradually built up his own business and achieved modest financial success. At the same time, the upbringing provided by his parents from a young age continued to influence him throughout.
“From a young age, my parents educated me to be a person with a conscience and kindness.” This upbringing made him accustomed to participating in various charitable activities from the time he was young. Whether in natural disasters or major social catastrophes, whenever he saw people in need of help, he would participate to the greatest extent possible. On one occasion, upon seeing related reports on a disaster-stricken area, he even personally drove with friends to transport relief supplies.
“Watching that video at the time, I cried uncontrollably.”
This intense empathy also became an important psychological foundation for his later establishment of a public welfare foundation.
In his past life, he considered himself to have always been a “person who plays by the rules.” Starting businesses, making money, taking care of family, and taking part in charitable activities—this was life as he had understood it in the past.
Until that pandemic arrived.
II. Pandemic and Illness: Facing “Life and Death” for the First Time in Life
Around 2022, Li Xiang went to the hospital for an examination due to physical discomfort. During the examination, the doctor discovered nodules in his lungs and advised a further CT scan. “The doctor suspected at the time that it might be malignant.” Subsequent examinations revealed that the situation required further medical intervention. Following the doctor’s advice, he prepared for hospitalization for further checks and treatment. However, it was precisely during the period of pandemic control measures. Under the strict pandemic management environment, even with the relevant documentation from the hospital in hand, he still faced the problem of being unable to travel to the hospital normally.
“At that time, I was already feeling physical pain and was quite anxious. I told my wife that we might really need to get to the hospital immediately.” While trying to leave his residential compound, an altercation broke out between him and the personnel on site, after which the police intervened. According to his recollection, he was taken away and detained. This experience profoundly affected him.
In the past, he had always believed that as long as he abided by the rules, worked hard, and did not break the law, he would be able to live his own life well. But this time, he suddenly realized: An individual’s destiny, at times, is not entirely in one’s own hands.
An even greater turning point lay ahead.
In 2023, he underwent surgery. Having experienced illness, surgery, and various encounters during the pandemic, he began to re-examine his past life.
“It was at that time that I truly began to awaken,” Li Xiang said.
III. From an “Educated Person” to an “Independent Thinker”
Li Xiang said that in the past, he had grown up within the environment of traditional Chinese education. The education he received from childhood told him to study hard, work hard, obey his parents, and follow the rules. And he indeed grew up along such a trajectory. But when life was truly threatened, and when personal freedom was restricted, he began for the first time in a meaningful sense to reflect:
“What kind of person do I actually want to become?”
“In the past, I was relatively obedient. But when it came down to a matter of life and death, you still feel that your way of thinking has been completely overturned.” Illness and the pandemic made him stop and reflect on life for the very first time.
In the past, busy with entrepreneurship, work, and social engagements, he rarely had the opportunity to seriously reflect on freedom, family, faith, and the environment in which his children would grow up in the future. That low point in his life, conversely, offered him such an opportunity.
During this process, he began to rediscover himself and gradually formed his understanding of democracy, freedom, and individual rights. Later, he decided to leave China.
Around October 2024, he arrived in the United States. After arriving in the United States, he quickly began participating in overseas democracy movement activities, connecting with and coming to know individuals who had long been engaged in the Chinese democracy movement through various channels. Among them, one of the people who influenced him most deeply was Zhu Yufu.
IV. Zhu Yufu: Lessons from a Long-Term Thinker
Li Xiang is a person who works in investment. In his view, one of the most vital abilities in investment is thinking independently, maintaining rationality, and practicing long-termism.
Upon getting to know Zhu Yufu, he discovered that a very powerful sense of “long-termism” likewise exists on the path of the democracy movement. Zhu Yufu has long participated in the Chinese democracy movement and has also suffered long-term suppression and imprisonment. In Li Xiang’s eyes, this persistence itself constitutes a very special spiritual strength.
“When a person engages in the democracy movement over a prolonged period, dedicating their entire life to it, I feel that if this kind of spirit were applied to any undertaking, it could lead to success.”
However, the problem is that the democracy movement is unlike commercial investment. Commercial investment may yield financial returns, whereas those who participate in the democracy movement over the long haul frequently face risks, pressure, loss of freedom, and even an inability to see tangible results for long stretches of time.
“It requires enduring prolonged forbearance, pain, and psychological struggle.” This spirit resonated powerfully with Li Xiang. He began to reflect: If a person is still willing to persist for several decades without obvious material returns, is this spirit itself worthy of being seen by more people?
His answer was affirmative.
“Every time I converse with Teacher Zhu, I am able to draw nourishment from him.” This influence also gradually fostered the concept behind the “New Hope Foundation.”
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(Third from left: Li Xiang; Third from right: Zhu Yufu)
V. Why Is It Named the “New Hope Foundation”?
Li Xiang said that the foundation’s core philosophy actually boils down to two words: hope.
He hopes to tell those who have long persisted in the democracy movement and suffered long-term persecution through the foundation: You have not been forgotten. Especially for some individuals who have long participated in the democracy movement, they may have persisted for a dozen years, two decades, or even longer; some suffered long-term imprisonment and suppression in China, even losing normal social security coverage due to their participation in the democracy movement.
“Our greater role is to tell them that we will never forget them.”
In Li Xiang’s view, the funds provided by the foundation represent merely the most direct material assistance. What is truly important is spiritual recognition. “Funds are just our material help to him. What matters more is a kind of hope.” Therefore, he ultimately defined the core philosophy of the foundation as: Reigniting Hope.
VI. Who Will the Foundation Help?
In the current blueprint, the New Hope Foundation primarily focuses on several categories of groups:
The first category consists of political figures who have long participated in the Chinese democracy movement, suffered persecution, or are currently imprisoned.
The second category consists of the family members of these individuals.
The third category consists of democracy activists who remain active on the front lines of the democracy movement both domestically and overseas and require support.
The fourth category consists of individuals who once suffered long-term imprisonment and suppression in mainland China and still face living hardships after coming to the United States.
Li Xiang hopes to establish a relatively standardized selection and assistance mechanism in the future. The foundation can provide support through annual awards, charitable assistance, and other means to those worthy of recognition. The significance of these awards, however, is not merely “how much money is given.” What is more important is enabling those who persist to know that their efforts are remembered by someone.
“We hope to pass this spirit on to future generations.”
VII. From Foundation to Media: Letting More People Know Their Stories
In addition to direct humanitarian aid, Li Xiang has another key plan: recording the stories of these individuals through media.
He believes that the experiences of many democracy activists have not received adequate documentation. A person may have been imprisoned in China for a dozen or two decades, enduring tremendous personal sacrifice, yet very few people in the outside world truly understand their story.
Therefore, he hopes to collaborate further with The Opposition Party magazine in the future to preserve these stories through feature interviews, special reports, and other formats. “I want to disseminate these stories at a deeper level in the form of documentaries.” In the future, he hopes to produce high-quality, in-depth biographical documentaries to broadcast to American and international audiences through English-language content.
In his vision, a professional production team can be established to release a work monthly or quarterly depending on practical conditions.
He hopes to allow the international community to see those vivid personal stories through moving images, rather than merely seeing an abstract political concept.
VIII. Why Tell These Stories to Mainstream American Society?
This is another goal Li Xiang has set for the foundation’s future. He hopes to bring the humanitarian stories within the Chinese democracy movement into mainstream American society through charitable assistance, annual awards, character documentaries, and media dissemination. In his view, this is not merely a political endeavor, but also a public welfare undertaking.
“We have organized numerous selection awards, involving many democracy activists and many documentaries, and we will also provide long-term support to those suffering political persecution.”
“This is a form of public welfare and charity.”
He hopes that in the future, more professionals, charity figures, media workers, and members of the public can participate, allowing this content to enter broader society through a more professional approach.
IX. After Financial Freedom, What He Truly Seeks Is “Spiritual Freedom”
Li Xiang was once a successful entrepreneur. When he came to the United States, he was not a person who needed to rely on political movements to alter his personal financial situation. On the contrary, he had already acquired a certain financial foundation through his business undertakings. Precisely for this reason, he believes that his present involvement with the foundation is by no means aimed at receiving any material returns.
“I do this because I feel joyful.” He believes that once a person reaches a certain stage in life, wealth is no longer the sole goal. What is truly important is: What, after all, has one left behind in this lifetime?
“Allowing my own inner self to undergo a spiritual elevation, allowing me to be filled with positive energy toward life and my own journey.”
This is perhaps the greatest return he has received throughout the process of establishing the foundation. From pursuing career success in the past to pursuing spiritual values now, he regards this as a new transformation in his life.
X. Giving Children a Different Environment for Growth
Li Xiang said another vital reason driving his transformation is his children. When a person becomes a parent, the questions they contemplate often cease to be merely “What kind of life do I want to live?” and transform into: In what kind of environment will my children grow up?
He began to realize that an individual’s growth depends not only on family education, but also on the overall social environment. He hopes his children can grow up in an environment that is more free, open, and encouraging of independent thought.
“I hope my children can grow up in an environment where they can think freely.” This has also made him even more firm in what he is doing today. Because in his view, the true progress of a society is not merely economic development, but more importantly, whether people’s spirits are free, whether they can think independently, and whether they possess the right to express their own viewpoints.
XI. From One Person’s Efforts to More People’s Participation
Li Xiang does not believe that a foundation can accomplish everything relying on a single individual alone. He hopes that in the future, more people sharing common ideals can join.
“I hope more outstanding people can participate alongside us.”
He believes that many people who are willing to perform public welfare and charity work do not necessarily do so for status or fame and fortune. What they truly want to seek is a sense of life purpose.
“If we can unite a broader range of outstanding individuals to participate together, this in itself is a charitable endeavor.”
In his vision, the New Hope Foundation will ultimately be not merely an institution providing funds, but should become a connector: connecting those in need of help, those willing to offer assistance, the media, non-governmental organizations, and the international community.
XII. Written for the Future: Let Hope Burn Anew
Looking back over his past life, Li Xiang has experienced entrepreneurship, wealth accumulation, illness, the pandemic, and life’s low points, as well as making new choices after coming to the United States. If his former self pursued success in his career, his present self cares far more about: What kind of person does he wish to become?
He said the phrase his parents told him from childhood—”Be a person with a conscience and kindness”—has in fact never left his life. It was only that when he was young, he was mostly living according to the way his parents had told him. But after undergoing major turning points in life, he began to truly comprehend the meaning of this phrase. Kindness is not merely helping the people around you. Conscience, too, means far more than just abiding by the rules. It also means whether, when you possess a certain level of capability, you are willing to do something for those who temporarily lack the capacity to protect themselves. This has also become his starting point for founding the New Hope Foundation today.
From individual awakening to public welfare action; from one person’s choice to the persistence of a group of people.
For Li Xiang, this is perhaps what he understands as “new hope.” And what he truly hopes to ignite may not be a particular sum of funds, but a spirit that will not easily be extinguished.
Just as he stated: “We hope to tell them that they have not been forgotten. The spirit they persisted in, we are still carrying forward.” This, perhaps, is also a person’s most simple, yet most firm, answer to life’s purpose after journeying from “financial freedom” to “spiritual freedom.”
Editor: Li Jing Proofreader: Cheng Xiaoxiao Translator: Bing Ge
