A 70-year-old man keeps a silicone doll as a companion to express his deep affection for his deceased wife

A 70-year-old man keeps a silicone doll 

Recently, a news report about a 70-year-old man named Zhang Wenliang keeping a silicone doll as a companion to express his deep affection for his deceased wife has attracted widespread attention from the society. It is reported that after his wife passed away, in order to relieve his loneliness and longing, Zhang Wenliang spent 16,000 yuan to buy a real silicone doll and treated it as his deceased wife, accompanying her every day.

Zhang Wenliang's wife died of illness last year, leaving him alone. His children were busy with work and could not often accompany him, which made him feel lonely. In order to find an emotional sustenance, Zhang Wenliang decided to buy a silicone doll as a substitute for his deceased wife. He not only put on the red coat that his wife often wore when she was alive, but also often chatted with the doll at home, as if his wife was still by his side.

Although this behavior seems incredible to outsiders, it is the only way for Zhang Wenliang to relieve his loneliness and longing. The old man said that he and his wife had spent more than 40 years together and had a deep relationship. Now that his wife has suddenly passed away, he cannot accept this fact and can only continue to "get along" with his wife in this way. 

However, the silicone doll is just a man-made object after all, and cannot really replace the deceased relatives. Mr. Zhang Wenliang also knows this, but he said that he has not found a better way to alleviate his loneliness and longing. He hopes that in this way, he can gradually get out of the shadow of widowhood and face life again.

There are mixed opinions in society about Mr. Zhang Wenliang's behavior. Some people think that this is a reflection of the old man's deep affection for his deceased wife, which deserves respect and understanding; others think that this behavior is absurd and incredible and difficult to accept. But in any case, we should respect everyone's choices and lifestyles, and not judge or interfere.

At the same time, this incident has also aroused the society's attention and thinking on the emotional needs of the elderly. With the rapid development of society and the intensification of population aging, more and more elderly people are facing the problems of loneliness and emotional loss. We should pay more attention to the emotional needs of the elderly, provide them with more care and companionship, and allow them to spend a happy and healthy old age.

Here, we also call on all sectors of society to strengthen their attention and support for the elderly and provide them with more care and services. Only in this way can we make the elderly truly feel the warmth and care of the society and let them spend a fulfilling and happy old age.