{"id":3970,"date":"2011-05-13T07:06:46","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T14:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/?p=3970"},"modified":"2025-05-20T22:19:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T04:19:08","slug":"nh%e1%bb%afng-ngay-h%e1%ba%a1nh-phuc-ng%e1%ba%afn-ng%e1%bb%a7i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/?p=3970","title":{"rendered":"NH\u1eeeNG NG\u00c0Y H\u1ea0NH PH\u00daC NG\u1eaeN NG\u1ee6I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"\/images\/Stories\/nhungngayhanhphucnganngui1.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Chi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 S\u00e1u n\u00e0o l\u1edbp v\u00f5 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00f4ng ngh\u1eb9t h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2! C\u00e1i ph\u00f2ng r\u1ed9ng g\u1ea7n hai ng\u00e0n n\u0103m tr\u0103m square feet, b\u1ecf ra m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng tr\u1ed1ng cho ph\u1ee5 huynh ng\u1ed3i, m\u1ed9t v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng nh\u1ecf ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc; hai ph\u00f2ng thay qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o, hai ph\u00f2ng v\u1ec7 sinh, m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp tr\u1ea3i h\u1ebft chi\u1ec1u ngang ph\u00eda sau, s\u00e2u 5 feet; c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 kho\u1ea3ng tr\u1ed1ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m s\u00e2n t\u1eadp v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5 c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 di d\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u1eady m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ee7 ch\u1ed7 cho v\u00f5 sinh qu\u01a1 tay m\u00faa ch\u00e2n trong s\u1ef1 ch\u1eadt h\u1eb9p h\u1eefu h\u1ea1n.<!--more--> L\u1edbp th\u1ee9 S\u00e1u n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u00f4ng v\u00ec ng\u00e0y th\u1ee9 S\u00e1u l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y t\u1eadp \u0111\u1ea5u! Th\u1eddi n\u00e0o c\u0169ng v\u1eady, n\u01a1i ch\u1ed1n n\u00e0o c\u0169ng th\u1ebf, d\u00e2n m\u00ecnh hay d\u00e2n ngo\u1ea1i qu\u1ed1c c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec\u2026 \u0110\u1ea5u l\u00e0 l\u00e3nh v\u1ef1c h\u00e0o h\u1ee9ng nh\u1ea5t trong ti\u1ebfn tr\u00ecnh h\u1ecdc v\u00f5. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 hai \u0111\u1ee9a con hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean l\u1ea1i xin ph\u00e9p cho n\u00f3 \u201c\u0111i \u0111\u01b0a qu\u00e0 sinh nh\u1eadt cho \u0111\u1ee9a b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n\u201d!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; Ng\u00e0y mai, gi\u1edd kh\u00e1c c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; D\u1ea1 t\u1ee5i con \u0111i kho\u1ea3ng n\u1eeda ti\u1ebfng v\u1ec1 ngay! T\u1ee5i con mu\u1ed1n \u201csurprise\u201d\u2026 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n muh! Please Ba! V\u1ec1 ngay Ba nha! <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; T\u1ea1i sao ph\u1ea3i \u0111i hai \u0111\u1ee9a? <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; D\u1ea1 b\u1ea1n chung c\u1ee7a t\u1ee5i con m\u00e0! <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; N\u00f3 l\u00e0 ai m\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng d\u1eef v\u1eady? <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; Con kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i b\u00e2y gi\u1edd nh\u01b0ng Ba g\u1eb7p n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i! <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; M\u1ea5y con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00f4ng Ba r\u1ea5t c\u1ea7n gi\u00fap sao? <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; C\u00f3 m\u1ea5y huy\u1ec1n \u0111ai ph\u1ee5 Ba k\u00eca! <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Th\u1ea5y t\u1ee5i nh\u1ecf l\u1ea7u b\u1ea7u s\u1eafp \u0111\u00e2m b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh m\u00e0 h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2 th\u00ec nh\u1ed1n nh\u00e1o, ph\u1ee5 huynh ng\u1ed3i ch\u1eadt ph\u00f2ng, h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e0nh g\u1eaft nh\u1ecf: <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; Th\u00f4i \u0111i ngay \u0111i r\u1ed3i v\u1ec1 li\u1ec1n nha, \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 l\u1ed9n x\u1ed9n!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">**********<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u0110ang lu bu v\u1edbi t\u1ee5i nh\u1ecf, h\u1eafn nghe ti\u1ebfng c\u1eeda m\u1edf v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i la l\u00ean: <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; Daddy, we\u2019re back (t\u1ee5i con v\u1ec1 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y, Ba)<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; C\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 la, v\u00e0o gi\u00fap h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2 ngay \u0111i! <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">H\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi con b\u00e9 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng quay nh\u00ecn. <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Ti\u1ebfng con b\u00e9 l\u1ea1i k\u00eau l\u00ean: <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; Ba \u01a1i b\u1ea1n con ch\u00e0o Ba n\u00e8! <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">S\u1eafp n\u1ed5i qu\u1ea1u m\u00e0 c\u0169ng quay nh\u00ecn. Oh l\u00e0 l\u00e0\u2026 th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh!!!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">T\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 to con, oai nghi\u00eam trong b\u1ed9 qu\u00e2n ph\u1ee5c t\u00e1c chi\u1ebfn r\u1eb1n ri quen thu\u1ed9c! H\u1eafn b\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u1eeda\u2026 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang ch\u0103m ch\u00fa nh\u00ecn cha con h\u1eafn, h\u1eafn ph\u1ea3i ch\u1eadm l\u1ea1i, gi\u1ea5u t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 n\u1ed7i vui m\u1eebng trong tim v\u00e0 t\u1eeb t\u1ed1n \u00f4m cho\u00e0ng th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh trong v\u00f2ng tay r\u1ea5t ch\u1eb7t.  N\u1ed7i m\u1eebng vui l\u00e0m ngh\u1eb9n ng\u00e0o, h\u1eafn c\u1ed1 n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u nghe \u0111\u1ee9t qu\u00e3ng:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; Welcome back my son! <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 20px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"\/images\/Stories\/nhungngayhanhphucnganngui2.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"right\" \/>H\u1eafn c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n ngh\u1eb9t th\u1edf v\u00ec v\u00f2ng tay m\u1ea1nh b\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh! M\u1ed9t tr\u00e0ng ph\u00e1o tay th\u1eadt d\u00e0i c\u1ee7a Ph\u1ee5 huynh v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2 n\u00f3i l\u1eddi ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1edd h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i gi\u1edd d\u1ea1y. Ch\u00fang n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i k\u00eau g\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 gia nh\u1eadp c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn trong k\u1ecbch b\u1ea3n ch\u00e0o m\u1eebng m\u1eb9 ch\u00fang n\u00f3. H\u1eafn v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7 b\u1eb1ng c\u1eeda sau, ng\u1ed3i t\u1ea1i b\u00e0n \u0103n \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn v\u1ee3 h\u1eafn \u0111ang lui cui s\u1eeda so\u1ea1n b\u1eefa \u0103n t\u1ed1i cho b\u1ed1 con h\u1eafn v\u00e0 ch\u1edd m\u00e0n k\u1ecbch vui s\u1eafp di\u1ec5n. Th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, \u00e2m th\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ebfn sau l\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 n\u00f3, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh cho m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ee9ng tim n\u00ean con b\u00e9 k\u00eau l\u00ean<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; M\u1eb9 \u01a1i m\u1eb9 xem c\u00e1i n\u00e0y n\u00e8! <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">M\u1eb9 n\u00f3 quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh r\u01a1i nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111ang c\u1ea7m tr\u00ean tay, m\u1eaft m\u1edf to, \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng ng\u1ee1 ng\u00e0ng! Ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 ch\u1ee5c gi\u00e2y \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 m\u1edbi k\u00eau th\u00e9t l\u00ean m\u1eebng r\u1ee1, \u201ccon\u201d, r\u1ed3i m\u1eb9 con \u00f4m ch\u1ea7m nhau trong ngh\u1eb9n ng\u00e0o, vui s\u01b0\u1edbng!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Gia \u0111\u00ecnh h\u1eafn \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng trong h\u1ed3i h\u1ed9p v\u00e0 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i t\u1eebng ng\u00e0y th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh tr\u1edf v\u1ec1. Cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng v\u1eabn ng\u00e0y l\u1ea1i ng\u00e0y qua v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5t b\u1eadt c\u01a1m \u00e1o. B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh tr\u1edf v\u1ec1! D\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 hai tu\u1ea7n ngh\u1ec9 ph\u00e9p ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m x\u00e1o tr\u1ed9n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng b\u00ecnh l\u1eb7ng trong \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng h\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0y c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh h\u1eafn. S\u1ef1 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 mang l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t sinh kh\u00ed m\u1edbi, m\u1ed9t ni\u1ec1m h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi, ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3 cho c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh! Nh\u1eefng ti\u1ec7c t\u00f9ng, h\u1ed9i h\u1ecdp, vui ch\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng k\u1ec3 gi\u1edd gi\u1ea5c c\u1ee7a anh em ch\u00fang n\u00f3 v\u00e0 b\u00e8 b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng h\u1eafn theo h\u1ee5t h\u01a1i trong ni\u1ec1m vui v\u00e0 h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n. Ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n th\u0103m N\u1ed9i v\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u00e1c c\u00f4 ch\u00fa, hai tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 loanh quanh \u1edf nh\u00e0 ho\u1eb7c t\u1ee5 h\u1ecdp ch\u01a1i game, xi-n\u00ea, \u0103n u\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u1eddi Trung h\u1ecdc c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi hai anh em con d\u00ec \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u1ee9a tu\u1ed5i v\u1ec1 t\u1eeb California ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau. T\u00e9 ra s\u1ef1 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t cho ri\u00eang v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng h\u1eafn! R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng m\u1ea5y anh em ch\u00fang n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u201c\u0103n r\u01a1\u201d v\u1edbi nhau cho Ba M\u1eb9 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ea3 k\u00edch ngo\u1ea1n m\u1ee5c!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Trong b\u1eefa \u0103n t\u1ed1i, m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 h\u1ecfi: <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; Con mu\u1ed1n \u0103n m\u00f3n g\u00ec ng\u00e0y mai m\u1eb9 l\u00e0m. <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; D\u1ea1 m\u00f3n g\u00ec m\u1eb9 n\u1ea5u c\u0169ng ngon. Su\u1ed1t l\u1ed9 tr\u00ecnh v\u1eadn chuy\u1ec3n trong hai ng\u00e0y li\u00ean t\u1ee5c, t\u1eeb Bagdad qua Kuwait, t\u1edbi Scotland, v\u1ec1 Dallas v\u00e0 ngay c\u1ea3 l\u00fac h\u1ea1 c\u00e1nh xu\u1ed1ng Houston\u2026 con mong \u01b0\u1edbc s\u1edbm t\u1edbi nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n c\u01a1m n\u00f3ng.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean kh\u1ebd c\u1ee7a me n\u00f3 v\u00ec x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng! Trong l\u00fac \u0103n n\u00f3 k\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f3 g\u1eb7p c\u1eb7p v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 xa l\u1ea1, \u1edf phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng Dallas, xin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eddi n\u00f3 b\u1eefa \u0103n s\u00e1ng v\u00ec h\u1ecd n\u00f3i h\u1ecd r\u1ea5t c\u1ea3m k\u00edch nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u trong hi\u1ec3m nguy \u1edf m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc xa l\u1ea1 nh\u1eb1m b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 s\u1ef1 b\u00ecnh y\u00ean, th\u1ecbnh v\u01b0\u1ee3ng cho h\u1ecd c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 nh\u00e2n d\u00e2n Hoa K\u1ef3! N\u00f3 n\u00f3i l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean m\u1edbi nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn r\u1ea5t th\u1eadt t\u1ebf \u0111\u00fang v\u1edbi quan \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 t\u1eeb khi cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn Iraq b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u. Nghe c\u00e2u n\u00f3i n\u00e0y, h\u1eafn gi\u01a1 b\u00e0n tay \u201chi five\u201d bi\u1ec3u \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ecnh v\u1edbi th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh v\u00ec h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0 \u0111ang nh\u00ecn cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf v\u00f5 t\u1ef1 v\u1ec7 sau th\u1ea3m c\u1ea3nh 9\/11. \u201cN\u1ebfu b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ecbch t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee1 t\u1eeb xa, n\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ec3 s\u00e1t ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00e1 c\u00f3 khi v\u00f4 d\u1ee5ng\u201d; ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 \u201cc\u00e1ch ph\u00f2ng th\u1ee7 t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t v\u1eabn l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 v\u0169 b\u00e3o \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecbch th\u1ee7 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 th\u00ec gi\u1edd tr\u1ea3 \u0111\u00f2n\u201d. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00e1ch di\u1ec5n d\u1ecbch n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 cho h\u1eafn s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ecnh v\u1edbi hai ng\u00e0i T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng Bush.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"\/images\/Stories\/nhungngayhanhphucnganngui9.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"left\" \/>D\u00f9 v\u1eady, khi ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn n\u0103m x\u01b0a, h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi cay \u0111\u1eafng v\u00e0 bi ph\u1eabn! G\u1ed1c r\u1ec5 s\u1ef1 sa l\u1ea7y v\u00e0 thua tr\u1eadn c\u1ee7a qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i Hoa K\u1ef3 \u1edf chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng Vi\u1ec7t Nam l\u00e0 do nh\u1eefng s\u00e1ch l\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb \u201cda\u201d r\u1ed7ng ru\u1ed9t, g\u00e2y n\u00ean l\u00f2ng ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a d\u00e2n ch\u00fang Hoa K\u1ef3, \u0111\u01b0a t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 t\u00e0n kh\u1ed1c cho to\u00e0n d\u00e2n Vi\u1ec7t Nam! S\u1ef1 hy sinh sinh m\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00e1m ng\u00e0n qu\u00e2n nh\u00e2n Hoa K\u1ef3 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng minh c\u00f9ng h\u00e0ng tri\u1ec7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t hai mi\u1ec1n Nam B\u1eafc cho cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn, v\u00ec v\u1eady, tr\u1edf n\u00ean oan u\u1ed5ng! S\u1ef1 b\u1ecf r\u01a1i mi\u1ec1n Nam Vi\u1ec7t Nam n\u0103m x\u01b0a l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 \u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9c, v\u00f4 l\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e2m, thi\u1ebfu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i nh\u00e0 m\u00e1t \u0103n b\u00e1t v\u00e0ng, c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng c\u01a1 quan truy\u1ec1n th\u00f4ng thi\u1ebfu trung th\u1ef1c! L\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ebft nh\u01a1 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i nh\u1ee5c kh\u00f3 qu\u00ean! H\u1eafn c\u1ea7u mong b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc \u0111au th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n M\u1ef9 ng\u1ea9ng cao \u0111\u1ea7u trong ni\u1ec1m h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n l\u00e0 con d\u00e2n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t n\u01b0\u1edbc si\u00eau c\u01b0\u1eddng; \u0111\u1ec3 n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 lu\u00f4n x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng l\u00e0 qu\u1ed1c gia l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o trong tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 t\u1ef1 do v\u00e0 nh\u00e2n quy\u1ec1n cho th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. Tuy nhi\u00ean, cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn Iraq c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ch\u1ec9 d\u1ea5u t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7, \u0111\u00e1ng lo! Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u x\u00f4n xao b\u00e0n t\u00e1n v\u1ec1 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 \u0111au th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn Vi\u1ec7t Nam c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00e1i di\u1ec5n.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 h\u1eafn c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i ph\u00e9p trong th\u00e1ng S\u00e1u nh\u01b0 trong m\u1ed9t m\u1eabu tin ng\u1eafn n\u00f3 nh\u1eafn l\u1ea1i sau khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecfi bao gi\u1edd con v\u1ec1 ph\u00e9p: \u201cBa \u01a1i con ngh\u0129 ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 trong th\u00e1ng S\u00e1u tr\u1eeb phi c\u1ea5p tr\u00ean quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh g\u00e2y kh\u00f3 d\u1ec5 cho con, haha!\u201d\u2026 Trong th\u00e2m t\u00e2m h\u1eafn ngh\u0129 gi\u00e1 m\u00e0 n\u00f3 v\u1ec1 ph\u00e9p trong tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 sinh nh\u1eadt c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 th\u00ec hay bi\u1ebft m\u1ea5y! Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n n\u1eeda th\u00e1ng S\u00e1u, v\u00e0 ng\u00e0y mai \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 sinh nh\u1eadt c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i, n\u00f3 bi\u1ec7t t\u0103m! Nh\u1eefng tin t\u1ee9c chi\u1ebfn tr\u1eadn \u1edf Iraq v\u1eabn nhan nh\u1ea3n tr\u00ean b\u00e1o h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y, h\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 lo s\u1ee3 th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb c\u00fap ph\u00e9p b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o! H\u1eafn c\u00f3 d\u1ecd h\u1ecfi hai \u0111\u1ee9a em n\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 \u1eadm \u1eeb! N\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1edbi th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh k\u1ec3 nh\u01b0 zero! C\u00e1i g\u00ec n\u00f3 c\u0169ng b\u1ea3o kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c! H\u1eafn c\u0169ng th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m v\u00ec ng\u00e0nh ngh\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 n\u00ean l\u00e2u ng\u00e0y tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh th\u00f3i quen! Lo l\u1eafng c\u1ee9 lo l\u1eafng, b\u1eadn t\u00e2m ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c b\u1eadn t\u00e2m m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 d\u00f2 h\u1ecfi chi ti\u1ebft g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111ang chuy\u1ec1n nhau \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i h\u1ecfi th\u0103m n\u00f3, b\u1ea5t th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh nghe ti\u1ebfng c\u00f2i h\u1ee5 inh \u1ecfi v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i g\u1ea5p g\u00e1p c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 qua phone \u201cBa, Ba! I gotta go! Xin l\u1ed7i Ba, it\u2019s an emergency!\u201d\u2026 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh th\u1eaft ru\u1ed9t v\u00e0 h\u1eafn ngh\u0129 ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb v\u1eeba b\u1ecb b\u1ecdn du k\u00edch t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd! Sau n\u00e0y c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp h\u1eafn h\u1ecfi th\u0103m th\u00ec n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng! Chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t k\u1ebb th\u00f9 v\u1eabn x\u1ea3y ra b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 gi\u1edd ph\u00fat n\u00e0o v\u1eabn nh\u01b0 c\u01a1m b\u1eefa!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Gia \u0111\u00ecnh r\u1ea5t l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m an \u1ee7i v\u00ec th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u1ec1 gia \u0111\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u2013 internet, Instant Messenger, \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i. N\u1ebfu trong v\u00f2ng hai tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y tin t\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 c\u1ee9 tr\u00f4ng ng\u00f3ng, qu\u00fdnh qu\u00e1ng l\u00ean! C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t d\u1ea1o th\u1eb1ng con b\u1eb7t tin r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u, gia \u0111\u00ecnh x\u00f4n xao, lo l\u1eafng, thay nhau vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 v\u00e0 tin nh\u1eafn. M\u1ed9t h\u00f4m, trong gi\u1edd ngh\u1ec9 \u1edf l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc, h\u1eafn m\u1edf h\u1ed9p th\u01b0 v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. H\u1eafn vui m\u1eebng chi xi\u1ebfc, \u0111\u1ecdc ng\u1ea5u nghi\u1ebfn t\u1eebng ch\u1eef t\u1eebng c\u00e2u.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><em>\u201cBa th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ebfn, con v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng sung s\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u01b0 Ba v\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh. Th\u01b0 t\u1eeb c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng g\u00f3i qu\u00e0 th\u00e2n th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1m l\u00ednh xa nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a t\u1ee5i con bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng qu\u00fd b\u00e1u. Nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u00fac tinh th\u1ea7n v\u00e0 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5t ki\u1ec7t qu\u1ec7! Con ngh\u0129 ch\u1eafc Ba \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1eeba kinh nghi\u1ec7m r\u1ed3i! Con xin l\u1ed7i l\u00e0 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n li\u00ean l\u1ea1c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n v\u00e0 th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf con kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 th\u00ec gi\u1edd! Con lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n nh\u1edb ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn Ba M\u1eb9 v\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 trong gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 hi\u1ebfm hoi! H\u00f4m nay con \u2018\u0103n gian gi\u1edd\u2019 \u0111\u1ec3 vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 n\u00e0y cho Ba M\u1eb9 v\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh. <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u0110\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 sinh ho\u1ea1t h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, Iraq, th\u1eadt t\u00ecnh con kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2u v\u00e0 d\u0129 nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111i v\u00e0o chi ti\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o to\u00e0n b\u00ed m\u1eadt qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t qu\u00e2n nh\u00e2n chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u00e1 bi\u1ec7t r\u1ea5t b\u1ec1 b\u1ed9n v\u00e0 c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng, kh\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 di\u1ec5n \u0111\u1ea1t b\u1eb1ng l\u1eddi n\u00f3i. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean th\u1eddi gian \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. M\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1eadt l\u1ef1c t\u1eeb 16 \u0111\u1ebfn 20 ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3; n\u00e0o l\u00e0 canh ph\u00f2ng c\u1ea9n m\u1eadt, n\u00e0o l\u00e0 h\u00e0nh qu\u00e2n, thu l\u01b0\u1ee3m v\u00e0 ph\u00e2n t\u00edch tin t\u1ee9c t\u00ecnh b\u00e1o, vi\u1ebft t\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00ecnh cho s\u1edf, lau ch\u00f9i v\u0169 kh\u00ed, t\u1eafm r\u1eeda, gi\u1eb7t gi\u0169, \u0103n u\u1ed1ng g\u1ea5p g\u00e1p\u2026 n\u1ebfu ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o con ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c 5 ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3, d\u00f9 v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n \u00e1c m\u1ed9ng, th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ni\u1ec1m h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac v\u00f4 bi\u00ean! M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u00e0 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh \u00e1p l\u1ef1c v\u00e0 c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 20px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"\/images\/Stories\/nhungngayhanhphucnganngui4.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"right\" \/>Cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng kh\u00f4ng h\u00e0o nh\u00f3ang, kh\u00f4ng n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00e2u, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u00fac c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y tr\u1ed1ng tr\u1ea3i, m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi l\u1eabn bi quan! D\u00f9 v\u1eady, Ba \u0111\u1eebng hi\u1ec3u l\u1ea7m con. Con bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n chu to\u00e0n tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m v\u00e0 n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c ph\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ea5u \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m v\u00e0 gi\u1eef v\u1eefng tinh th\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 tin r\u1eb1ng binh s\u0129 v\u00e0 qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i Hoa K\u1ef3 \u0111ang t\u1eadn l\u1ef1c gi\u00fap nh\u00e2n d\u00e2n Iraq c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do, no \u1ea5m; gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc Iraq v\u00e3n h\u1ed3i h\u00f2a b\u00ecnh trong an ninh tr\u1eadt t\u1ef1 v\u00e0 th\u1ecbnh v\u01b0\u1ee3ng! M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 trong th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, \u0111\u00f4i khi r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1c quan v\u00ec trong d\u00e2n ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 b\u1ea1n th\u00f9 v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong ch\u00fang con c\u0169ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ea9u th\u1ea3 v\u00f4 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Trong m\u1ecdi t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng, \u0111i\u1ec1u con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch an to\u00e0n l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng kinh nghi\u1ec7m tr\u1ea3i qua \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho con cay \u0111\u1eafng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat ng\u1edd v\u1ef1c (all in all, I can safely say that the whole experience has made me bitter and a bit of a cynic). Con h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i cho Ba Me. Con r\u1ea5t vui m\u1eebng s\u1eedng s\u1ed1t, m\u00e0 con ch\u1eafc Ba M\u1eb9 c\u0169ng v\u1eady (!), v\u00ec con m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 qu\u00e2n nh\u00e2n \u0111ang ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng Iraq b\u1ecb tri\u1ec3n h\u1ea1n th\u00eam ba th\u00e1ng!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">V\u1eady m\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00fac l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ea5p c\u00f2n d\u00f5ng d\u1ea1c h\u1ee9a h\u1eb9n \u2018ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3m th\u1eddi gian ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 m\u1ed9t n\u0103m\u2019. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd con \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean tin t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta h\u1ee9a h\u1eb9n, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc khi vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra r\u1ed3i! Nh\u01b0ng Ba \u01a1i! Ba c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i \u2018ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 thua tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 s\u1ee3 thua tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn b\u00ean nh\u00e0!\u2019 Hay n\u00f3i kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n, qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i Hoa K\u1ef3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o thua tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 s\u1ee3 thua t\u1eeb trong h\u1eadu tuy\u1ebfn! Truy\u1ec1n th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o ch\u00ed ch\u1ec9 th\u1ed5i ph\u1ed3ng nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u b\u1ea5t l\u1ee3i trong khi c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u th\u00e0nh qu\u1ea3 t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Ba \u01a1i con r\u1ea5t nh\u1edb Ba M\u1eb9 v\u00e0 c\u00e1c em m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y. Con hy v\u1ecdng s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1 ph\u00e9p th\u0103m gia \u0111\u00ecnh s\u1edbm. Ba M\u1eb9 \u0111\u1eebng qu\u00e1 lo cho con v\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y t\u1ee5i con ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ee7 v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng khi n\u00e0o ra kh\u1ecfi c\u1ed5ng n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f9ng \u0111i v\u1edbi \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb c\u00f3 trang b\u1ecb h\u1ecfa l\u1ef1c h\u00f9ng h\u1eadu c\u1ea3!<\/p>\n<p>Th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Con \u01a1i! Con c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u con vi\u1ebft trong th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a con l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf oan nghi\u1ec7t, ph\u0169 ph\u00e0ng cho \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a Ba h\u01a1n ba m\u01b0\u01a1i hai n\u0103m v\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u00f4ng!?<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Nh\u1edb m\u00f9a l\u1ec5 T\u1ea1 \u01a0n n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, gia \u0111\u00ecnh h\u1eafn nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n phim ng\u1eafn c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh qua video. Kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i th\u00ec ai c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m k\u00edch bi\u1ebft bao khi th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ee9a con th\u00e2n y\u00eau qua video webcam. Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft v\u00ec b\u1ea3n t\u00ednh h\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 hay ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p n\u00ean n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch vi\u1ebft t\u1eebng h\u00e0ng ch\u1eef tr\u00ean gi\u1ea5y c\u1ee9ng. M\u1ed7i b\u1ea3n n\u00f3 chi\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ee7 gi\u1edd cho \u0111\u1ecdc r\u1ed3i thay ngay b\u1ea3n kh\u00e1c. T\u1eebng b\u1ea3n l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t: \u201cCon ch\u00e0o Ba M\u1eb9 v\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh\u201d, \u201cCon v\u1eabn kh\u1ecfe\u201d, \u201chappy thanksgiving Ba M\u1eb9 v\u00e0 c\u00e1c em\u201d, \u201ccon bi\u1ebft nh\u00e0 m\u00ecnh s\u1eafp \u0103n g\u00e0 t\u00e2y\u201d, \u201cCon ch\u1ec9 nh\u1edb m\u00f3n \u0103n c\u1ee7a M\u1eb9 n\u1ea5u\u201d, \u201ccon nh\u1edb c\u01a1m n\u00f3ng d\u1ebdo c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t\u201d, \u201cb\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 2g s\u00e1ng, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang ng\u1ee7\u201d, \u201cch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 l\u00fac n\u00e0y con m\u1edbi c\u00f3 gi\u1edd\u201d, \u201cth\u1eddi ti\u1ebft \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ea5t n\u00f3ng\u201d, \u201cnghe n\u00f3i m\u00f9a h\u00e8 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u01a1n 120\u25e6F\u201d, \u201cqu\u00e2n ph\u1ee5c v\u00e0 thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb n\u1eb7ng ph\u1ea3i mang su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y\u201d, \u201ccon ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi v\u1eeba thay qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o\u201d, \u201ccon ph\u1ea3i \u0111i ng\u1ee7 ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd\u201d, \u201ccon ch\u00e0o Ba M\u1eb9 v\u00e0 c\u00e1c em\u201d, \u201cch\u00fac m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh an\u201d, \u201cth\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh\u201d. Xong n\u00f3 nhe r\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddi, l\u00e0m m\u1ea5y c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 h\u1ec1 r\u1ed3i bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t! C\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh ng\u1ed3i l\u1eb7ng \u0111i m\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u00e2u kh\u00e1 l\u00e2u v\u00ec v\u1eabn c\u00f2n x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u vi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n duy nh\u1ea5t gia \u0111\u00ecnh nh\u00ecn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eb7t n\u00f3 k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y ra \u0111i! Tr\u00f4ng n\u00f3 g\u1ea7y r\u1ea1c, m\u1eb7t r\u00e1m n\u1eafng nh\u01b0ng d\u00e1ng v\u1ebb kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh c\u0169ng y\u00ean l\u00f2ng.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">**********<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Ng\u00e0y vui bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng qua mau! Quay qua quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ebft m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n! Th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y qua th\u1eddi gian \u0111i nh\u01b0 bay! Nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ed9n r\u00e3 c\u1ee7a l\u0169 tr\u1ebb, s\u1ef1 lui t\u1edbi t\u1ea5p n\u1eadp c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh cho h\u1eafn s\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c n\u0103m x\u01b0a nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n v\u1ec1 ph\u00e9p! H\u1eafn m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 c\u00f3 ch\u00fat \u00e2n h\u1eadn l\u00e0 \u201cn\u0103m x\u01b0a\u201d h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ec7 qu\u00e1 so v\u1edbi th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh b\u00e2y gi\u1edd! Nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n h\u1eafn \u0111i ph\u00e9p th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n \u0111\u00fam v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n b\u00e8, s\u00e1ng say chi\u1ec1u x\u1ec9n \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m bu\u1ed3n l\u00f2ng kh\u00f4ng \u00edt cho cha m\u1eb9, anh em! H\u1eafn hay so s\u00e1nh hai m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng, hai ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh, hai th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 an \u1ee7i ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"\/images\/Stories\/nhungngayhanhphucnganngui5.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"left\" \/>Cu\u1ed1i tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1m c\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1ee7a Jason White, b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh v\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 v\u00f5 sinh c\u0169 c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. T\u1ee5i n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 quen nhau t\u1eeb th\u1eddi trung h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t c\u1ea5p. Jason \u0111ang l\u00e0 gi\u1ea3ng s\u01b0 \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Rice v\u00e0 c\u00f4 v\u1ee3 s\u1eafp c\u01b0\u1edbi l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t Nam g\u1ed1c Trung Hoa, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e1c s\u0129 trong t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai r\u1ea5t g\u1ea7n. C\u00f4 d\u00e2u kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t trong khi Ba M\u1eb9 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y n\u00f3i r\u1ea5t s\u00e0nh s\u1ecfi! M\u00e3i sau ng\u00e0y c\u01b0\u1edbi h\u1eafn m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 \u01b0\u1edbc h\u1eb9n v\u1edbi nhau, th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh s\u1ebd l\u00e0m ph\u1ee5 r\u1ec5 ch\u00ednh v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1m c\u01b0\u1edbi s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra khi th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh v\u1ec1 ph\u00e9p. V\u00ec l\u00e0 ch\u1ed7 th\u00e2n t\u00ecnh n\u00ean gia \u0111\u00ecnh h\u1eafn c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi th\u1eb1ng con t\u1ea5t b\u1eadt v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1m c\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n t\u1eed c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh. B\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 v\u00f5 sinh c\u0169 h\u01a1n m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m qua, ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a \u0111\u00e3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n lui t\u1edbi nh\u00e0 h\u1eafn, n\u00ean bu\u1ed5i ti\u1ec7c c\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1ee7a Jason cho h\u1eafn c\u00e1i c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn th\u00e2n t\u00ecnh trong kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed t\u01b0ng b\u1eebng v\u00e0 vui nh\u1ed9n. \u0110\u00e3 l\u00e2u l\u1eafm h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng u\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u r\u01b0\u1ee3u nh\u01b0 bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, h\u1eafn c\u1ee5ng ly li\u00ean t\u1ee5c v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1m tr\u1ebb. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00fang n\u00f3 r\u1ea5t ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t v\u00f5 s\u01b0 nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc! Trong l\u00fac m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fac t\u1ee5ng Jason, h\u1eafn t\u1edbi b\u00ean th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u1ecfi bao gi\u1edd t\u1edbi phi\u00ean con; th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn n\u00ean c\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; Ba, I know what you\u2019re gonna tell me but don\u2019t even think about it! (con bi\u1ebft Ba s\u1eafp n\u00f3i v\u1edbi con \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec nh\u01b0ng ch\u1edb c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 Ba \u01a1i!)<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y k\u1ebf ti\u1ebfp l\u0169 ch\u00fang n\u00f3 k\u00e9o nhau \u0111i bi\u1ec3n s\u1edbm, \u0111i caf\u00e9 khuya, \u0111i \u0103n ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y, \u0111i ti\u1ec7c t\u00f9ng ch\u1ed7 kh\u00e1c. V\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng tham d\u1ef1 v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c vui b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i v\u00ec mu\u1ed1n ch\u00fang n\u00f3 c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00f9a v\u1edbi nhau tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i. Nh\u1eefng l\u00fac n\u00f3 \u1edf nh\u00e0 tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi h\u1eafn, h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ec1u mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng sinh ho\u1ea1t h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 ra sao nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o. Sau v\u00e0i ba l\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; Ba \u01a1i con mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 hai tu\u1ea7n ngh\u1ec9 ph\u00e9p th\u1eadt an b\u00ecnh v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00e0 b\u00e8 b\u1ea1n; chuy\u1ec7n chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng con \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i sau l\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t khi con ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00ean phi c\u01a1 \u0111i ph\u00e9p. C\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y con mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i cho Ba bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec3 Ba chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb tinh th\u1ea7n, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i cho Ba th\u00f4i! Theo l\u1ecbch tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb c\u1ee7a con s\u1ebd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 M\u1ef9 v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng gi\u00eang 2008; v\u00e0 s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng Afghanistan, sau khi ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i s\u00e1u th\u00e1ng! M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n \u0111i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u00edt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u0103m! K\u1ef3 h\u1ea1n gi\u1ea3i ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a con v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng 11, 2008! Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t con c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i \u1edf trong qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ee3t chuy\u1ec3n qu\u00e2n th\u1ee9 hai!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">R\u1ed3i th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; Qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ed1n kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n v\u00e0 c\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n cho ng\u00e0nh ngh\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a con th\u00ec l\u00e0m sao con \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i ng\u1ee7 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng v\u1eady Ba h\u00e1! Con \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng 11 n\u0103m sau, khi ra kh\u1ecfi qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i, con s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi B\u1ea3o-Qu\u1ed1c; hai anh em c\u00f9ng h\u1ecdc v\u1edbi nhau, con ch\u1eafc s\u1ebd c\u00f3 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 t\u1ed1t s\u1edbm h\u01a1n d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh\u2026 nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u1ecdi toan t\u00ednh ch\u1eafc ph\u1ea3i ho\u00e3n l\u1ea1i th\u00eam m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian n\u1eefa, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec thay \u0111\u1ed5i kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">**********<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">H\u1eafn gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a l\u0169 con v\u00e0 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. \u0110\u00eam qua h\u1eafn \u0111i ng\u1ee7 r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed9n m\u00e0 ch\u00fang n\u00f3 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n th\u1ee9c ch\u01a1i games v\u1edbi nhau. Wow! 3 \u0111\u1ee9a con v\u00e0 6 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u1ea1n thi nhau th\u1ee9c \u0111\u00eam! Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn c\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea5t ch\u1ee3t trong \u0111\u00eam l\u00e0m h\u1eafn cho\u00e0ng t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c \u0111\u1ec3 sung s\u01b0\u1edbng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn v\u1eabn \u0111ang an to\u00e0n trong t\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u01a1ng y\u00eau c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00e0 b\u00e8 b\u1ea1n. C\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 hai anh ch\u1ecb em con d\u00ec kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n r\u1eddi tay v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u h\u00f4m qua khi ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean phi c\u01a1 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 20px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"\/images\/Stories\/nhungngayhanhphucnganngui6.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"right\" \/>L\u0169 nh\u1ecf nh\u01b0 c\u1ed1 b\u00e1m v\u00edu v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng ph\u00fat gi\u00e2y cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a hai tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 ngh\u1ec9 ph\u00e9p c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh. C\u0169ng nh\u01b0 l\u0169 nh\u1ecf, hai tu\u1ea7n qua l\u00e0 kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn v\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh. \u0110\u00eam n\u00e0o h\u1eafn ng\u1ee7 c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t ngon gi\u1ea5c, b\u1eefa \u0103n n\u00e0o c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t ngon mi\u1ec7ng trong ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u01b0\u1eddi r\u00f4m r\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi! Hai tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 v\u1ee5t qua nh\u01b0 gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 v\u00e0 s\u00e1ng nay th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1edbm \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb \u1edf chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng Iraq m\u00f9 xa!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">S\u01b0\u01a1ng bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng ph\u1ee7 m\u1edd c\u1ea3 r\u1eebng th\u00f4ng Kingwood. V\u1ea1n v\u1eadt v\u1eabn c\u00f2n ch\u00ecm \u0111\u1eafm trong gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 u\u1ec3 o\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ea1, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 m\u1ea5y c\u00e0nh hoa \u0111i\u1ec7p ng\u1eadm \u0111\u1ea7y s\u01b0\u01a1ng, nh\u00f4 ra d\u1eedng d\u01b0ng tr\u00ean l\u1ed1i \u0111\u1eadu xe b\u00ean h\u00f4ng nh\u00e0! Ba chi\u1ebfc xe r\u1eddi ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1eadu l\u1ea7m l\u0169i \u0111i v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng. H\u1eafn l\u1ea1i li\u00ean t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn \u201cnh\u1eefng chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i v\u1ec1\u201d n\u0103m x\u01b0a m\u00e0 nh\u1edb th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00f4 v\u00e0n v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha y\u00eau qu\u00fd gi\u1edd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n n\u1eefa! L\u00f2ng bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 r\u01b0ng r\u01b0ng nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y an \u1ee7i v\u00ec ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn M\u1eb9 h\u1eafn v\u1eabn c\u00f2n kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng chung v\u1edbi ch\u00fa em \u00fat ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd l\u00e1i xe. Trong th\u00e2m t\u00e2m h\u1eafn g\u1ecdi th\u1ea7m \u201cM\u1eb9 \u01a1i con th\u01b0\u01a1ng M\u1eb9 l\u1eafm\u201d! Ph\u1ea3i, trong ca dao t\u1ee5c ng\u1eef Vi\u1ec7t Nam c\u00f3 c\u00e2u, \u201cNu\u00f4i con m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft l\u00f2ng cha m\u1eb9\u201d. C\u00e2u n\u00f3i n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u xa l\u1ea1 g\u00ec v\u1edbi h\u1eafn, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 thu\u1ed9c n\u1eb1m l\u00f2ng, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb l\u00fac th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh, \u0111\u1ee9a con trai l\u1edbn, ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi, v\u1eady m\u00e0 ngay l\u00fac n\u00e0y nghe th\u1ea5m th\u00eda v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng! Thi\u1ebfu g\u00ec chuy\u1ec7n con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea1y nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 nh\u01b0 con v\u1eb9t thu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng c\u00e2u n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00f4i, \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00ednh b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m m\u1edbi th\u1ea5y ra th\u00ec nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 mu\u1ed9n m\u00e0ng! Th\u1ebf m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft kinh nghi\u1ec7m b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng l\u00e0 v\u1ed1n li\u1ebfng qu\u00fd b\u00e1u m\u00e0 h\u1ecdc l\u1ef1c kh\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 thay th\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Sau khi g\u1eedi xe, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ee5c t\u1ee5c theo ch\u00e2n th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng so\u00e1t v\u00e9. Nh\u00ecn l\u0169 nh\u1ecf d\u00e3 d\u01b0\u1ee3i, m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ecf ng\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t s\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u00e0m n\u1eb7ng \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e1nh l\u00e1, h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 l\u0169 nh\u1ecf x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00ec c\u1ea3nh k\u1ebb \u1edf ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i m\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd v\u00ec thi\u1ebfu ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u00eam qua, hay l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 t\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u00e2n v\u1edbi hai \u0111\u1ee9a em c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng quay \u0111i \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea5u nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt chia ly l\u0103n d\u00e0i tr\u00ean m\u00e1! Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00e0y l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh v\u00e0 em g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 t\u1eeb th\u1eddi trung h\u1ecdc cho \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd, c\u1ea3 nam l\u1eabn n\u1eef. Nh\u00f3m tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft, tr\u1eeb th\u1eb1ng con trai \u00fat c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn v\u1eeba xong trung h\u1ecdc, c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9a \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ea1t v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecba v\u1ecb v\u1eefng v\u00e0ng trong x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i; \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng, l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ef9 s\u01b0 gi\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c h\u00e3ng x\u01b0\u1edfng trong v\u00f9ng\u2026 c\u00f2n th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh th\u00ec ch\u1ecdn x\u00f4ng pha l\u1eeda \u0111\u1ea1n\u2026 th\u1ebf m\u00e0 ch\u00fang v\u1eabn c\u00f3 nhau, v\u1eabn r\u1ea5t th\u00e2n th\u00edch v\u1edbi nhau. Nh\u1edb trong d\u1ecbp sau T\u1ebft v\u1eeba qua, ch\u00fang n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f9ng nhau mang \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eb7ng cho v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng h\u1eafn ch\u1eadu hoa lan t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p k\u00e8m theo t\u1ea5m card vi\u1ebft, \u201cWe all thankful and appreciate you both and your family for giving us love and care as your own children ever since\u201d (ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u r\u1ea5t bi\u1ebft \u01a1n v\u00e0 tr\u00e2n qu\u00fd hai b\u00e1c c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00ec l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng y\u00eau v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed t\u1ed1t v\u1edbi ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u nh\u01b0 con ch\u00e1u trong nh\u00e0).<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">H\u1eafn nh\u00ecn ch\u1eebng m\u1eb9 th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh\u2026 \u00f4 k\u00eca! \u0110\u00eam qua th\u1ea5y n\u00e0ng ng\u1ee7 say m\u00e0 sao m\u1eaft c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ecf hoe! \u00c0 th\u00ec ra n\u00e0ng v\u1eabn ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng b\u00e0 m\u1eb9 \u0111oan h\u1eadu v\u1edbi t\u1ea5m l\u00f2ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng con bao la nh\u01b0 bi\u1ec3n th\u00e1i b\u00ecnh! Wow th\u1eb1ng con y\u00eau l\u1ea1i s\u1eafp ph\u1ea3i x\u00f4ng v\u00e0o s\u01b0\u01a1ng gi\u00f3 hi\u1ec3m nguy, n\u01a1i m\u00e0 b\u1eadc l\u00e0m cha m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n t\u1edbi, h\u1ecfi ai kh\u00f4ng bu\u1ed3n, kh\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng, kh\u00f4ng lo l\u1eafng, kh\u00f4ng b\u1ea5t an! H\u1eafn ch\u1ee3t r\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh r\u1ed3i t\u1ef1 nguy\u1ec1n r\u1ee7a v\u00ec m\u1ed9t \u00fd ngh\u0129 \u0111en t\u1ed1i tho\u00e1ng hi\u1ec7n trong c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c tr\u1edf tr\u0103n \u201cbi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u\u2026 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u\u2026 tr\u1eddi \u01a1i suy ngh\u0129 g\u00ec m\u00e0 d\u1ea1i d\u1ed9t h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c, ngu d\u1ea1i h\u1ebft bi\u1ebft!\u201d  H\u1eafn ch\u1ee3t quay qua nh\u00ecn con, m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng v\u00f2ng tay \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng. H\u1eafn thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o d\u1ea1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi cao r\u00e1o m\u00e0 khi \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1edbi th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ea7u vai! Ai b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 d\u00e2n Vi\u1ec7t Nam b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf! C\u00f3 l\u1ebd cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng kham kh\u1ed5 qu\u00e1, thi\u1ebfu th\u1ed1n qu\u00e1 n\u00ean con ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n n\u1ed5i, th\u1ebf th\u00f4i! H\u1eafn c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng n\u00f3i c\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng v\u1ebd th\u00eam chi ti\u1ebft v\u00e0o b\u1ee9c tranh chia ly bu\u1ed3n n\u00e3o nu\u1ed9t.<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"\/images\/Stories\/nhungngayhanhphucnganngui7.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"left\" \/><br \/>\n<\/br><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>The Happy Days <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The martial arts class is packed every Friday afternoon! The 2500 square feet room has a seating area for parents, a small office in the front, two change rooms and lockers, two toilets, a kitchen spreading the entire width and 5 feet in depth in the back.  The remaining area, reserved for the classroom and well-equipped with removable tools, is barely enough for the students to jump and dance around.  Every Friday afternoon class is crowded since it\u2019s the fight training session!  Isn\u2019t it the same in any community, any time period, that fighting is the most exciting part in the martial art practice?  <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">But, look, the two assistant instructors, his own children, approached him with a shy smile, and asked for permission to leave.  They wanted to personally deliver a birthday gift to a close friend.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211;\tCan you guys go tomorrow, another time?<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211;\tIt would be for just half hour, we\u2019ll right back.  We want to surprise our dear friend.  Please, Dad We\u2019ll be back in no time!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211;\tWhy both of you have to go?<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211;\tIt\u2019s our common friend.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211;\tIs he that important?  Who is he?<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211;\tCan\u2019t tell you right now, but you do know him.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211;\tDon\u2019t you two see how packed the class is?  <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">I really need your help here.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211;\tBut, Dad, those black belt students can assist you!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">His kids became impatient. The students were running around. Parents packed in the seating area. He gave in:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; OK, go now and come right back.  What a trouble!<\/p>\n<p><center>* * * <\/center><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">With kids buzzing around, he heard the door open, then the shout of his daughter: <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; Daddy, we\u2019re back!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; Don\u2019t just stand there and scream, come and help now! <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">He answered the girl but didn\u2019t turn around to look. His daughter shouted again: <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; Daddy, my friend is saying hi to you! <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Irritated, he turned to the door.  Oh la la&#8230; it\u2019s \u201cthe soldier!\u201d  It\u2019s his soldier, as tall as a tall American, solemn and handsome in that familiar military fighting uniform at the entrance door.  He rushed to the door, then realizing that everybody in the room was staring at him, he slowed down his steps and swallowed his excitement and his tears of happiness.  The two men, one young and one old, just stumbled on each other.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; Welcome back my son! <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">He felt breathless and almost suffocated by the tight hug of his strong son\u2019s embrace. The loud and long applause of parents and students greeted the newcomer.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The soldier stayed and waited for him till the martial art class was over. Then all his kids cooked up a surprise for home, this time with his participation.  He drove home, came in as usual by the back door, sat down at the kitchen table and watched his wife prepare dinner for the family and waited nervously for the surprise act to begin. The soldier came in by the front door, tiptoed towards behind his mother. As though for fear of an imminent fainting of an emotional mother, the girl cried out:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211;\tHey mom, look at this!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Mom turned towards the voice and dropped everything in her hands to the floor, eyes wide opened and stunned.  Perhaps tens of seconds past before she screamed with euphoria: \u201cMy son\u201d! Mother and son embraced each other with smiles and tears!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">His family has been living in anxiety and counting days for the soldier\u2019s return.  Life goes on with work-for-a-living, stress and worries.  Then the soldier was suddenly home!  His two short week vacation turned upside down the daily routine of the entire family. His presence has brought a new life, an unexplainable euphoria never before experienced into the home.  Overnight parties, endless get-togethers, playful excursions with his brother and sister and friends, simply pulled his parents along in a state of pride and joy and out-of-breath racing to keep up.   <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">A few trips to visit Grandma and uncles\u2019 and aunties\u2019 families, most of his two-week vacation was spent at home with games, movies, eat out with his siblings, high school friends, and the two cousins who came from California the next day of his return.  It turned out that the sudden return home of the soldier was only sudden to his parents.  Clearly, he had competing with his siblings to give Dad and Mom a nice theatrical act!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">At dinner one day, his mom asked:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211;\tWhat do you want for dinner tomorrow. I\u2019ll cook?<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211;\tAnything you cook is good, mom. During the two-day flying journey, from Bagdad through Kuwait, to Scotland, to Dallas, and even during landing time in Houston, I keep thinking and dreaming of a hot home-cooked meal.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Was it a soft sigh and murmur of emotion from Mom?  He then told the family about an encounter with an unknown American couple at Dallas airport, who asked for the privilege to https:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/?p=5115 invite him for breakfast, as they said they were very appreciative of the troops that were facing danger every day in a foreign land fighting for their, as well as the American people\u2019s security and well-being!  He said how happy he felt as it was the first time somebody shared his point of view about the war in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">At this saying, dad stood up and gave a \u201chi 5\u201d of consenting to his soldier son.  Since the 9\/11 attack, a former soldier himself, he has looked at the Iraq war as a defensive martial art position.  \u201cBeing attacked, we should defend ourselves from afar and not wait until the enemy comes too close\u201d, or \u201cThe best defense is to strongly attack so the enemy will not have enough time to counterattack\u201d.  No wonder he was a supporter of the two Presidents Bush war policy.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Nevertheless, he couldn\u2019t help but feel bitter and angry about the war in his own homeland a few decades back. The root cause of the American military defeat in the Vietnam War was no doubt from the mediocre policy of those \u201cshallow-and-empty-minded\u201d politicians, resulting in the anger of the American people, leading to the horrible loss of the entire Vietnamese nation!  The sacrifice of 58,000 American and Allied lives along with more than a million North and South Vietnamese deaths in the battle became an unjustifiable horrific waste!  He was praying that the painful lesson from the Vietnam War would not be repeated, so the American people could look up and be proud of being citizens of a superpower.  America always deserves to be the leading nation in the fight for freedom and human rights of the world.  But the war in Iraq showed more and more bad, worrisome signs!  Rumors spread that the painful consequences of the Vietnam War might happen again.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">He did know that the soldier would come home for vacation in June by a text message he got: \u201cDaddy, I think I\u2019ll be home for vacation in June, unless I get into trouble, haha\u2026\u201d  Deep down in his heart, he wished his son would come home during the week of his son\u2019s birthday!  It was already mid-June and tomorrow would be the day and still no sign of his son!  Daily news about the war was all over the media, he became more anxious and worried about his son\u2019s not able to be home.  His younger children didn\u2019t know any better.  Trying to get any war news from the soldier was like pulling teeth.  \u201cCan\u2019t tell you, Dad!\u201d  was the familiar response.  Used to that saying by now, but worried and anxious, he constantly was.  <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">One time everybody in his family was in the middle of a phone conversation with the soldier, then suddenly he heard the sirene in the background, and his son shouted, \u201cDad, dad, I gotta go!  Sorry, it\u2019s an emergency!\u201d  He felt a spasm in his stomach and thought of an attack on his son\u2019s unit.  He later asked his son about the incident, and the guy said it was just a common and regular thing.  Attack by the enemy anytime, anywhere was a fact of the soldier\u2019s daily life! <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">It was a great consolation that the soldier kept his family abreast of his life by any possible means \u2013 internet, Instant Messenger, phone.  Without news from him for two weeks, the family was like on the hot seat.  The guy must have been flooded with text messages, voicemails and letters from the family.  One day, during break time in martial art class, he checked mail and got a letter from his son.  He was elated, swallowed every word and paused at every sentence.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cDear Daddy,<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">I am so happy to get letters from you and the family. Any mail, any gift from the family is such a treasure to us, soldiers far away from home. Even more precious when we are exhausted, physically and spiritually as well. You\u2019ve been through that, daddy! I\u2019m sorry that I couldn\u2019t have more time nor better means of communication with you all. But do know that I always think of you, and mom, and the family, even in my short sleep.  Today, I steal some time to write to you and mom and the family.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">My life and my activities here, in Iraq, well I don\u2019t know where to begin and, of course, can\u2019t write you in detail to maintain confidentiality. Though there are daily duties for a fighting soldier to accomplish, we are all overwhelmed by many specific tasks that can\u2019t be described in words. It seems that there is never enough time to do things that need to be done.  We work tirelessly from 16 to 20 hours per day, from security to operation, gathering and analyzing intelligence, writing reports, caring for guns and ammunition, and personal things like bathing, laundry, eating in a hurry \u2026 If I could manage to have 5 hours of sleep, even with nightmares, I would be extremely happy!  All of us here has to find ways to work and work to minimize pressure and tension.  <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Life here is neither glamorous nor eccentric as people might think, but rather tiring, full of negative feelings or emptiness at times!  However, please don\u2019t take me wrong.  I\u2019ve always wanted to fulfill my responsibilities and tried hard to get my work done and keep my head up and believe that the American military as well as my unit would do anything possible to help the Iraqi people gain freedom and happiness and help restore peace, order, and prosperity to Iraq.  However, in reality, it\u2019s hard to be positive, since it\u2019s not easy at all to recognize the enemy among the people and also, some of us soldiers are careless and irresponsible!  All in all, I can safely say that the whole experience has made me bitter and a bit cynical. I promise that I\u2019ll find ways to call you and Mom.  <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">I was very surprised, and I\u2019m sure you and mom would be too (!) as I was just informed that all military men would be serving three more months in Iraq! Think about the guarantee before we left home that our time here will surely not be longer than a year!  I\u2019ve now learned not to count on any promise and to take things as they happen!  But dear Daddy, as you know so well, the fear is not losing the battle here but rather losing the battle at home!  In other words, the American army can\u2019t and will not be defeated on the front line but the worry of being defeated from the \u201crear line\u201d is hanging in the air!  The media dramatizes and makes a big deal of any disadvantage of our troops while many great achievements are ignored!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Daddy, I miss you and Mom and my kid sister and brother very much every single day. I hope to have permission to go home and visit the family soon.  Don\u2019t worry too much about me, as, in here, we all sleep with our eyes open and we won\u2019t leave our camp without our armed-to-teeth unit!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Yours,<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The Soldier<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Oh, my dear son! Do you know what you wrote in your letter revives the disastrous reality of my own experience as well as the horrible fate of Vietnam more than thirty years ago?!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Last Thanksgiving, the family received a short film of \u201cThe Soldier\u201d on YouTube.  The family was elated seeing the cherished child on a video webcam.  Not sure if that was his humor or else, but \u201cthe soldier\u201d communicated with his family by writing what he wanted to say on the cardboard and flashing it on video.  \u201cHello dad, mom, and family!\u201d, \u201cI\u2019m doing well\u201d, \u201cHappy Thanksgiving to dad, mom, and you kids\u201d, \u201cI know the family is going to have turkey\u201d, \u201cI miss your home-cooked food\u201d, \u201cI miss the Vietnamese soft, steamed rice\u201d, \u201cIt\u2019s 2 AM here now, everybody is sound asleep\u201d, \u201cIt\u2019s the only time that I have some time\u201d, \u201cIt\u2019s very hot here, it could be up to 120 degrees F\u201d, \u201cwe have to be in uniform and carry our own weapon all day\u201d, \u201cI just changed clothes\u201d, \u201cI have to go to sleep now\u201d, \u201cGood bye dad, mom, and you\u2019ll\u201d, \u201ctake good care, yours, the soldier.\u201d  The boy had a big grin and smile, then disappeared from the screen.  The whole family was speechless and stunned with emotion!  That was the only time the family had seen his face since he left.  He was so skinny, his face so tanned, but he seemed in good health.  Everybody felt relieved.<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The joyful days always seem short and pass quickly!  Just turned around and a week has gone!  Time really flies!  The laughter of the kids, the frequent visits from the soldier\u2019s friends, brought him back to his younger years as a soldier himself, coming home to visit his parents and his family in the central Vietnam.  He smiled and felt some remorse as he remembered the \u201cold days\u201d when he came home on breaks. He was out all days, got together with friends, got drunk, and worried his parents and his siblings. His son now behaves better than he did in his old days.  Two different countries, two different environments, two generations, he tried to console himself!  <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The first weekend was the wedding of Jason White, the soldier\u2019s close friend in high school and also his former martial art student.  Jason is teaching at Rice University and the bride to be is the daughter of a Vietnamese couple with a Chinese background.  She is a medical doctor in the very near future and cannot speak any Vietnamese though her parents are quite fluent.  These young people have planned together and the soldier will be the best man and the wedding will happen when the soldier comes home on break.  Both families are in a close knit and involved together in the preparations of the wedding.  Many of the young guests were his former martial art students and frequently visited his house for the last ten years.  He felt so at ease with them and shared more than a drink with all of them.  They were perhaps surprised to discover the other side of the usually serious martial art teacher.  While everybody was busy proposing a toast to Jason and the bride, he came to the soldier and was about to ask, \u201cWhen is your turn\u201d.  The soldier sensed his question, and just laughed:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; Dad, I know what you\u2019re gonna tell me but I don\u2019t even think about it! <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The following days, they went to the beach early in the morning, to coffee late at night, to eat out here, to party there.  He and his wife did not participate in any of those excursions so the kids could have joyful time together.  When the soldier was at home, he wanted to bring up those burning questions about his son\u2019s everyday activities, but the youngster just veered him off to other subjects.  A few attempts later, then the soldier told him:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211;\tDad, I just want to have two weeks break peacefully with family and friends.  War stuff was definitely left behind when I boarded the plane heading home.  But I do have something I want to tell you so you won\u2019t be surprised, and I only tell you.  As scheduled, my unit will return to the U.S. in January 2008; after six months break, we\u2019ll then head out to Afghanistan. Each round of duty will be at least for one year.  My release from the army was initially in November 2008.  It\u2019s now pushed to at least one year later.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The soldier laughed and went on:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211; The army has spent a lot of money and effort to train me.  How can I be released so easy and so fast, Dad?  I\u2019ve planned that November next year, after I\u2019m released from the army, I\u2019ll go back to school.  Studying with BQ, my young brother, I sure will get better results sooner.  But now, my plan has to be postponed to a later time.<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The noise, the laughter of the kids downstairs woke him up.  He went to bed late but his children and their friends were still playing games.  His three children and six of their friends were defying the long night.  Once in awhile, the sudden laughter startled him and he opened his eyes in a strange feeling of happiness knowing that the soldier was safe in the love of his family and friends.  The soldier\u2019s two cousins were hesitant to leave the evening before when they had to board the plane to go back to California.  The kids seem to grasp every last minute of the two week break of the soldier.  The past two weeks were the happiest time of him and his family.  He ate well with a great appetite at every meal surrounded with loud laughter.  He slept well every night with sweet dreams.  Two weeks were now over.  Tomorrow the soldier will return to his unit in the battlefield of Iraq!  So far away, so full of uncertainties!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The pine forest of Kingwood was covered with thick fog.  The whole town was still asleep in this early summer morning, so were those heavy wisteria branches full of tiny buds with dew in their petals, extended in stillness over the driveway on the side of his house.  Three cars headed off to the airport.  While driving he couldn\u2019t help but think of the \u201ccomings and goings\u201d of his younger years being a military man himself.  He felt so moved and missed his old father who was no longer around, and tried to appease himself that his mother is still strong and lives with his younger brother about an hour drive away. From deep down his heart, he whispered, \u201cMom, I love you. I love you so much!\u201d  In Vietnam, there is a saying, \u201cRaising your own child makes you understand the love and care from your parents\u201d.  How is it true with him, when the soldier, his first child, was born, and now it even has a deeper meaning.  Many things that we know, that we\u2019ve learnt, are simply like a breeze touching our ears.  Only when we have our own experience that they make sense, sometimes too late!  Personal experience is a real-life savings that no wealth can replace.  He smiles at himself, at his own two-cent wisdom.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">After parking, everybody followed the soldier to the registration desk.  The kids look tired; their eyes were red and full of tears.  He suddenly thought of the wisteria buds full of dew on the branch hanging over the driveway this morning. Were the kids emotional because of the imminent separation from the soldier or was this just a sign of lack of sleep? He looked at his two younger children who turned their faces away to hide the tears falling down their cheeks! These kids who came along to say goodbye were the soldier\u2019s and his daughter\u2019s close friends since high school years.  Except for his youngest son who just finished high school, these young people were all graduated from college, had steady jobs and held good social positions. They were professor at university, engineers at large companies\u2026 And the soldier chose to risk his life in the \u201cfield of arrow and bullet.\u201d But they are all still close friends, and still love each other dearly. Recently, during Lunar New Year, they came to visit him and his wife and brought a huge vase of orchids with a card:&#8221;We are all thankful and appreciate you both and your family for giving us love and care as your own children ever since.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">He furtively looked at his wife.  He thought she had slept well last night.  But her eyes were puffy-red and wet!  She is just like any mother who loves her son dearly.  \u201cA mother\u2019s love is immense and has no limits like the Pacific Ocean.\u201d (Lyrics from a famous Vietnamese song.)   The beloved son was about to face danger, how could a parent not be sad and worried?  A crazy thought just flashed in his mind, \u201cwhat if\u2026 what if\u2026\u201d  He felt goosebumps all over his body. Oh God!  What a stupid thinking!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">He turned to the soldier and put his arms tightly around the tall body of his beloved son.  He was a tall man but only reached the soldier\u2019s shoulder.  Who says that Vietnamese people are petite!  He tried to talk and smile so not to add more details to the sad painting of the farewell.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The soldier stayed and hung around everybody until the very last minute then rushed through the security gate.  His eyes followed the soldier with the hope to see a waving hand.  But no, the soldier has not turned his face to look back nor waved his hand.  He stood still, suddenly felt a large empty space around him, then sighed and turned to his wife to find two soft arms embracing him tightly and a voice full of tears, \u201cOur son\u2019s gone, hasn\u2019t he?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Everybody was silent on the way home!  His two younger children, sitting in the back seat, didn\u2019t say a word.  His wife looked away!  He knew how sad everybody was at that moment.  He pictured the soldier, on the plane, lonely, like him thirty-some years ago going back to his fighting unit after a few short day breaks:  missing his parents, his family, going to a strange place, facing the enemy, the danger, an unknown future!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">How empty the house looked when he got home!  His youngest son went to the bedroom.  After fidgeting with the newspaper, his wife and his daughter wanted to go to work.  They, perhaps, didn\u2019t want to be in the house now seemed so empty.  Before leaving, his wife told him, \u201cYou stay home and keep the young boy company, honey\u201d.  <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">He prepared himself a cup of filtered coffee.  Sitting at the table in the backyard, under the large umbrella, watching the coffee dripping in droplets in the glass cup, mixed feelings and far-and-close pictures were intertwined and dancing in his mind.  He missed the soldier, just a couple of hours ago still next to him, now in the plane to a different world.  He missed his father, his poor old father.  \u201cDear Dad, all those years, how were you able to handle the absence of your three oldest sons, on three different battlefields in Vietnam, at the same time?\u201d  He felt like crying and wished his dad was still around, was right here, right now, so he could throw himself in the old man\u2019s arms, so he could bathe himself in the old man\u2019s love.\/- <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 S\u00e1u n\u00e0o l\u1edbp v\u00f5 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00f4ng ngh\u1eb9t h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2! 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