Nguyen Thi Thu Thanh - Faculty of Oriental Studies (University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU).
6 months family reunion in the city
When my father retired and became weak, the family discovered he had rectal cancer. After much deliberation, the family finally put aside their poverty and packed up to go from Quang Ninh to Hanoi for their father to be examined and treated.
That was also the most difficult but meaningful time for poor student Thu Thanh. During the time her father was in the hospital, monitoring, checking, and treating her, Thanh ran back and forth to take care of her schoolwork and then ran back to her father to take turns letting her mother rest.
Looking at his father lying around the cold machines in the hospital, and at his mother's much thinner face, Thanh promised himself to study harder so that his parents would have less trouble. Although the 6 months in the hospital were lacking, Thanh could never forget them.
Because that was the 6 months the family was able to gather together, taking care of each other from the bowl of soup, the pillow, to sharing gas money for travel,... while before, when at home, parents were only busy making ends meet, rarely sitting together with all members.
Fortunately, because the disease was detected early and intervened promptly, Thanh's father overcame this fatal disease.
Talking about his childhood memories, Thanh pondered, recalling: his childhood was spent growing up next to his mother's vegetable stall. His father worked as a factory worker with a meager salary. The family's monthly income was no more than 3 million VND, but there were hundreds of expenses...
I still remember the years when my mother went out to sell vegetables from early morning until everyone in the house had cleaned up after dinner. A rose for my mother on March 8 was too much of a luxury for the whole family.
The more he loved his parents, the more determined Thanh was to study hard to change his life. Throughout his high school years until now, Thanh has brought home impressive achievements every year: Second prize in Literature at the Provincial level; Third prize in Literature at the Northern Coastal and Northern Mountainous Specialized Schools; AEON scholarship from Japan for students with high achievements.
Thanh is also a student who received the Fly High Dreams scholarship for poor students with difficult circumstances in Quang Ninh Province...
When opportunity comes, impression is only created once
Because of her family circumstances, Thanh had a sense of independence from a young age. But also because of her family circumstances, Thanh never had the intention of going to a talent school even though she really wanted to. Every time she saw her friends practicing dancing and singing, the young girl stood at the window and watched attentively.
Until, as a first-year student, in a History lesson with Mr. Tran Bach Hieu, Thanh had the opportunity to… act in a play. The group assignment had a humorous role that contributed to the color of the play in which Thanh played a very successful role with the applause of the audience.
Currently, the third-year student works part-time at a Chinese language center while still ensuring her studies are good. At the same time, Thanh is also an admirable Youth Union officer with enthusiasm and dynamism.
Secretary Thu Thanh's achievements in Youth Union activities are increasing day by day, no less than her academic achievements. Recently, Thanh was awarded the title "Excellent Secretary of the Capital Youth Union" by the Hanoi City Youth Union.
For Thanh, that is the greatest gift she can give her parents. For the past year, Thanh has been able to support herself as a student away from home, pay for her tuition, and sometimes put aside her sadness to smile when she has relieved her parents of the burden.
"The Old Man That Lost His Horse" turned out to be good again
Until now, when he is a third-year student, Thanh still always looks forward to every Tet and summer vacation to go home to his parents. Away from home, life in the luxurious city has many temptations but Thanh always reminds himself "Starve to be clean, be poor to be fragrant".
Looking back to the first year, when he was eligible to enroll in Taiwan, Thanh planned to apply for a bachelor's degree. The application process for a student who had just finished one semester, had never considered studying abroad, had limited foreign language skills, and lacked specific guidance, caused Thanh to abandon his application halfway.
Not sad about that, "Outstanding Young Face of National University" said jokingly: If I had been able to apply that day, I would have studied in Taiwan for two years now. But thanks to that "old man lost his horse" experience, I am now at home, close to my parents.
In the future, I will try to study better to return to my hometown to contribute to building this beloved land with many memories for me.
According to Ngoc Trang - Education & Times
Author:USSH
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