This
is not the first time we’ve heard of people who do crazy things just to get
their desired gadgets and its not different from this Chinese Youth who sold
his kidney just to get iPhone 4.
Back in 2011, a
young man in China was dying for an Apple iPhone 4, which was the company’s hot
new phone at the time. 17-year old Xiao Wang made a deal that gave him enough
cash to purchase the device, but at a very high cost.
Wang sold
one of his kidneys for the equivalent of $3,200 USD,
which was more than enough for him to purchase the iPhone 4. The handset had
become a status symbol at Wang’s school, which was why he wanted one so badly.
The
operation was performed at an underground hospital; Wang was told afterward
that after a week of recovery, he’d be able to “live a normal life” with just
the one kidney. But the operating room was not sanitized properly, and Wang
soon developed an infection in the remaining kidney that made him deathly ill.
And that is when Xiao’s parents discovered what their son had done.
While the Wang family didn’t have the
financial resources to buy the iPhone 4 that Xiao so coveted, things got worse
when the family had to cover the cost of dialysis treatment.
Now 24, Xiao Wang
will never live a normal life, and while he
received a settlement from the hospital, he will need to continue with dialysis
for the rest of his life, which will be shortened due to his illness.
Moral
of The Story
Don’t kill yourself over the things you
don’t have or can’t afford now. Timing is everything, but everyone is on a
different timeline. Work hard, save and get what you want.
References:
Asia Online, iDropNews, PhoneArena, Yomiprof
