Particularly for me, being born in this world, being a person to contemplate all the sad and happy emotions between the poetic world, that’s happiness.
Who in life doesn’t have a countryside to love and remember, a childhood to look back to nostalgically? The happiness of my childhood was the early mornings waiting for my mother at the distant market with banh da and banh cast; are the afternoons waiting for three places at the beginning of the village alley; are the sunsets with friends bathing in the river, joyful laughter echoing along the water waves; are the nights when the moon sits and watches the falling stars, sending dreams to the far away galaxy. The happiness of my childhood was the ten points in the fragrant notebook pages, the new clothes my mother bought every spring…
Growing up a bit, I was happy to overcome myself by the important exams of life; Halfy to witness the satisfied smile of his father and the tears of happiness rolling down his mother’s cheeks when holding the notice of the university admission to the university that I always wished. In that emotional moment, I realized a quiet and deeply and idyllic happiness hidden deep in the affectionate eyes of my parents when my child really passed the young cycle to enter the vast door of life, even though that maturity was exchanged with the hard work of his father and his youth. The happiness of parents brings great sacrifices and always strangely simple.
On the far away from home, the luggage I brought with are gifts containing so much love and beliefs and hope of loved ones in the family, relatives, neighbors. For me, it is happiness. Happiness when living fully in the affection of the homeland is full of cherish and loving. And I know I have to make a lot of effort to deserve the beliefs, the attention and expectations of many people, so never drop happiness – the valuable property on all paths of life – even though life is still hard, hard …
Now I find myself happy to live, work and dedicate with my passion for career in the homeland of Dong Nai where I chose to be home. In the morning of autumn, closing a busy working week, I relaxed myself in the peaceful scenery in the river town. Dong Nai series today is so beautiful even though the hyacinth is still like many floating water seasons. The wind of the Mon Man, carrying the fresh scent of the fresh nature. The first rays of the warm sunrise shone down on the river surface, gently knocking on the door to wake up. On the other side of the islet, here on the street, the new bridge connecting the shore was happy there, on this side, the whole road was wide open, mixed with the airport to pose Dong Nai to rise, strong and radiant in the flying dragon. Walking on the river, there are many emotions, happiness is not only me but many people.
In the midst of the busy life, someone was still busy looking for a distant happiness at the end of the road and forgot that it was existing in the place he was walking; It is not something that is too big but comes from the small, simple things every day. It is when we see peace every morning wake up, are family reunion meals and joy after every day of labor, a share of love of wives, husbands and children for each other, or simply gaze, friendly smile among strangers when they accidentally look at each other …
Happiness is not only when we bring our own joy but also in giving, giving good things to people around and the community and society. And, we are only really happy to have kindness, tolerance, a heart that knows how to vibrate before everyday moments, cherish the value of Chan – Thien – American and cherish the meaningful and sacred things. Happiness is still close to the reach of each person, always existing around us in simple things.
Hoang Phu
