In a heartwarming act of kindness , 14-year-old Emilio Santana, currently a ninth grader, has donated two feet of his hair to children in need, a gesture he’s been preparing for since the third grade.
14岁的埃米利奥·桑塔纳目前是一名九年级学生，他做了一件暖心的善举，将自己两英尺的头发捐给了需要帮助的孩子，这是他从三年级就开始准备的举动。
Emilio’s inspiring journey began when a single moment of empathy at the beach left a lasting impression. “I started growing out my hair in the third grade,” Emilio recalled. “A little girl at the beach was going to the water and took her hat off, and her hair went with it. You could see she was sad and felt embarrassed, and that stuck with me.” The sight of the young girl’s struggle motivated Emilio to take action, sparking a mission to help children who have lost their hair due to illness.
埃米利奥鼓舞人心的旅程开始于在海滩上的一个瞬间的同情留下了持久的印象。“我从三年级开始留头发，”埃米利奥回忆说。“海滩上有个小女孩正要去海边，她摘下帽子，头发也跟着脱了下来。你可以看到她很伤心，感到很尴尬，这让我印象深刻。”看到小女孩的挣扎，埃米利奥决定采取行动，发起了一项帮助因病脱发儿童的使命。
For many years, Emilio kept his hair with one goal in mind: to donate it and make a difference in someone’s life. “Knowing how big of a part that could play in somebody else’s life and bring joy to them, it made me want to take action,” he explained.
多年来，埃米利奥一直留着他的头发，心中只有一个目标:把它捐出去，让别人的生活有所不同。他解释说:“知道这在别人的生活中扮演了多么重要的角色，给他们带来了快乐，这让我想要采取行动。”
Growing his hair wasn’t always easy. Emilio faced challenges, especially as an athlete. Maintaining long hair while being active in sports was a task in itself, and he also encountered negative remarks from others. “Even when I got some comments like ‘boys shouldn’t have long hair’ and stuff like that, I decided as long as I get to see somebody smile and make their life better, I wanted to do it,” Emilio said.
留长头发并不总是那么容易。埃米利奥面临着挑战，尤其是作为一名运动员。在积极参加体育运动的同时保持长发本身就是一项艰巨任务，他也遇到了别人的负面评论。埃米利奥说:“即使有人说‘男孩不应该留长发’之类的话，我还是决定，只要我能看到别人微笑，让他们的生活更美好，我就想做这件事。”
Despite the challenges, Emilio remained committed, and his perseverance paid off. His hair has been donated to Hair We Share, a nonprofit organization that provides wigs to children with medical hair loss at no cost. Thanks to Emilio’s thoughtful gesture, a child will now receive a wig that could help restore their confidence and bring a smile to their face.
尽管面临挑战，埃米利奥仍然坚持不懈，他的毅力得到了回报。他的头发已经捐赠给了“头发分享”，这是一个非营利组织，为患有医学脱发的儿童免费提供假发。多亏了埃米利奥的体贴之举，一个孩子现在将得到一顶假发，这顶假发可以帮助他们恢复信心，让他们的脸上露出笑容。
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