The determination to overcome difficulties of a 1 meter tall boy

(Baonghean.vn) - Although only 1 meter tall and weighing over 20 kg, the "tiny" boy Nguyen Van Minh has built a stable foundation, a happy family and a cute son.

Nguyen Van Minh is the youngest son in a family of four siblings, both parents are farmers in hamlet 6, Hoi Son commune, Anh Son district. Right from birth, Nguyen Van Minh had a "deformed" body due to a motor system defect. Now 33 years old, Minh is only about 1 meter tall. Since childhood, Minh has had to face one pain after another.

In his spare time, he often updates information online to supplement his knowledge. Photo: Thai Hien

Seeing their son sick all the time, Minh’s parents took him to many places for treatment but his illness did not improve. At the age of 6, seeing his friends going to school, Minh insisted on his parents letting him go. And so, throughout his school years, people saw the image of a tiny student sitting on the back of his friends’ bikes to school, rain or shine.

When he first started school, Minh was teased by his friends for being a dwarf and a midget. Many times, he thought about dropping out of school. But with encouragement from his parents and many friends, Minh decided to continue going to class.

Thanks to his carefulness and skill, many customers come to his shop to repair household electrical appliances. Photo: Thai Hien

Throughout 3 levels of education, Minh has been an excellent student for many years. With a passion for exploring electronic devices since childhood, after finishing grade 12, in 2006 Minh registered to study electronic repair at Vinh Technical Pedagogical College.

After 18 months of accumulating knowledge at school, he returned home and opened an electronics repair shop. At first, the shop was small and not well known, but he proved his ability with carefulness, skill, quality and prestige, so the number of customers coming to his shop increased day by day.

Loved and trusted by customers, Nguyen Van Minh has invested in and purchased equipment for the store and regularly updated information online to supplement his knowledge. Currently, in addition to repairing at the store, he is willing to go to each family's house to do the installation for them.

His happiness with his wife and handsome son. Photo: Thai Hien

Life's happiness smiled once again when Minh fell in love with the girl Dang Thi Ly. Minh confided: "Through conversations, I know Ly is not like other women, she knows how to sympathize and share my situation. In June 2010, their wedding was held. On the wedding day of Minh "short", relatives, friends, neighbors came to attend and packed the street to welcome the bride and groom in the special wedding.

Minh's wife, Dang Thi Ly, confided: "Although he is physically handicapped, he is very emotional, gentle and hard-working. Admiring his will and determination, I am determined to spend the rest of my life with him to overcome difficulties together."

Now, the small house of Nguyen Van Minh and Ms. Dang Thi Ly is always filled with laughter when welcoming a new member. The handsome son Nguyen Van Anh Quan born in October 2015 is the endless happiness of the couple. Now looking at the happy family of Minh "the shorty", everyone in the village admires and praises him.

Thai Hien