>Nh~ ng` cha.y qua My~ la` nh~ ng` bi. ma^'t co^ng a(n
>vie^.c la`m, ma^'t ta`i sa?n, ma^'t ngu+o+`i tha^n,
>ma^'t dignity
Sa(~n ba'c Tua^'n nha('c dde^'n la`m to^i muo^'n ho?i mo^.t ca^u tha('c
ma('c tu+` la^u la('m ro^`i:
Ta`i sa?n ma` < HO. > ti.ch thu hoa(.c cu+o+'p cu?a nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i la`m
a(n tie^?u thu+o+ng, nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i da`nh du.m du+o+.c chu't tie^`n cu?a
mo+? mo^.t doanh nghie^.p, va` ngay ca? cu?a nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i dde^? da`nh
ddu+o+.c chu't tie^`n ma(.t bi. gio+'i ha.n ddo^?i tie^`n (2 la^`n) ma`
ma^'t he^'t thi` dda^u ro^`i. <Ho.> co' bao gio+` nha('c dde^'n hay la`
<ho.> dda~ va` va^~n <ddu'ng>?
Ai se~ dde^`n nhu+~ng to^.i na`y? Co' ai bie^'t dde^'n nhu+~ng ba` me. ddau
kho^?, da`nh du.m ddu+o+.c chu't tie^`n ma(.t sau ma^'y na(m la`m vie^.c,
buo^n ba'n, mua ddu+o+.c (tu+ hu+~u nhe' !) mo^.t cho^~ o+?, mua mo^.t doanh
nghie^.p nho nho?, co' chu't tie^`n cho con cha'u, ro^`i bi. lo^i ra tro?
va`o ma(.t ba?o la` < tie^?u tu+ sa?n,> ti.ch thu ddo^` <ti'ch tru+?>,
kie^?m ke^ va` nie^m tu+` ba`n ghe^' cho to+'i ca'i tu? ba`n tho+`. Ddo^?i
tie^`n gio+'i ha.n, bao nhie^u co`n la.i ma^'t he^'t vi` ca^'m ddo^?i ho+n.
Va` nhu+~ng gia ddi`nh bi. to^'ng ddi ca'i go.i la` <kinh te^' mo+'i>, nha`
cu+?a bi. cu+o+'p sa.ch, khi ve^` ra che va`i ta^'m tranh ca.nh ddo^'ng ra'c
ga Sa`igo`n, so^'ng qua nga`y.
Cha('c kho^ng ai tra'ch nhie^.m ca? thi` pha?i. Nhu+~ng tro` na`y te^. ha.i
la('m. Chie^'n tranh ga^y ddau kho^?, ngu+o+`i ti. na.n chie^'n tranh co`n
mong mo^.t nga`y bi`nh, nhu+ng khu?ng bo^' co' cha'nh sa'ch nhu+ va^.y
cu+o+'p luo^n ca? nhu+~ng hy vo.ng va` pha^?m gia' mo?ng manh co`n la.i cu?a
con ngu+o+`i. Nha^'t la` no' dde^'n tu+` nhu+~ng ke? na('m quye^`n trong
tay, na('m < tha('ng lo+.i >.
Xo'm to^i o+?, mo^.t xo'm co^ng chu+'c, co' ba` me. nhu+ va^.y. Tru+o+'c
thi` ba` ddie^n va` la^?m ba^?m la lo^. Sau thi` ba` tre`o le^n cao dda^m
dda^``u xuo^'ng tu+. tu+?. Ca'c ba'c co' quen nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ddi la`m
vie^.c ddo^?i tie^`n nhu+~ng na(m a^'y cu+' ho?i ddi, ngu+o+`i ta se~ ke^?
cho ca'c ba'c nghe!
Nhu+~ng ta`i sa?n, tie^`n cu?a, nha` cu+?a, hy vo.ng, va` pha^?m gia' con
ngu+o+`i bi. cu+o+'p nga`y ddi nhu+ va^.y ai se~ tra?, bao gio+` mo+'i tra?
Kho^ng bie^'t chu'ng ta co' tha^.t lo`ng ho?i ta.i sao ngu+o+`i ta bo? cha.y
dde^'n nhu+ va^.y? Co' mo^.t lu'c thi` theo mo^.t lo+`i le~ < na`o ddo' (xin
phe'p mo+` a'm) >, nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i bo? cha.y kie^?u na`y go.i la` nhu+~ng
ke? < ma.i ba?n > (no'i toe.t no^m la` < ba'n tha^n, ba'n con ngu+o+`n
mi`nh>, cha.y theo v.v... va` v.v..
Con ngu+o+`i co`n hy vo.ng, co`n pha^?m gia' la` co`n ba'm nha`, ba'm
ngu+o+`i tha^n, ba'm la^'y que^ hu+o+ng dde^? mu+u ti`m hay cho+` ddo+.i
mo^.t nga`y mai. Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i bo? cha.y la` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i kho^ng co`n
tha^'y hy vo.ng nu+~a, kho^ng co`n nhi`n ra co' nga`y mai o+? no+i ddo'
nu+~a.
Chu'ng ta ne^n hie^?u cho ro~. Khi hie^?u ddu? thi` ta tu+. bie^'t dde^?
ma` cho.n mo^.t tha'i ddo^., mo^.t quan ddie^?m cho mi`nh va` ddo^'i vo+'i
ngu+o+`i.
Co' nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i du` dda~ chu+'ng kie^'n ma` la`m nhu+ li.ch su+? chi?
ddu'ng theo sa'ch vo+? cu?a nhu+~ng nha` xua^'t ba?n thuo^.c loa.i co' te^n
la` su+. tha^.t. Hoa(.c ngu+o+`i ta so+. quye^`n lu+.c, chi.u he`n chi.u
nhu.c dde^? ma` so^'ng ---cu~ng hie^?u ddu+o+.c va` ca?m tho^ng ddu+o+.c.
Nhu+ng con ngu+o+`i co' gio+'i ha.n. dde^'n mu+'c ddo^. na`o thi` hoa(.c bo?
ddi, hoa(.c pha?i cho^'ng cu+. la.i. Ta khi tha^'y khi hie^?u ma` co`n
lu+?ng lo+ hay la`m lo+ la` vo^ lie^m si~, va` do^'i vo+'i chi'nh mi`nh,
nhu+ mo^.t con ngu+o+`i co' hy vo.ng, co' pha^?m gia'.
O^. Alexander Hamilton, mo^.t trong nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i cha gia` cu?a nu+o+'c
My~ ma` o^. Nguye^~n Va(n Linh no'i ra(`ng o^. ta ha^m mo^., dda~ no'i:
Those who stand for nothing, fall for anything.
Chu'c cho chu'ng ta da'm hie^?u va` da'm nghi~ tru+o+'c dda~.
Cheers,
Toa`n
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