In Vietnam, through generations, families are formed and developed with good standards, contributing to building the national cultural identity.
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During my high school years, I read Sans Famille by the French writer Hector Malot in the small attic of the house where I was born and raised in a countryside where every child wished for a meat and fish meal every day and dreamed of the promise of their mother to take them to the district town. The capital Hanoi was just somewhere very far away.
Rémi’s long and arduous adventure story is one of endless sadness and loneliness. In a society of black and white confusion, the poor boy had to pay a very high price to have the real and fake warmth of family love. Not having a family is the greatest sadness and pain of human beings. Children in poor villages like us are still angels given happiness and luck.
No matter who you are on this vast earth, you must reserve a corner (maybe big, maybe small) in your heart for "family". Perhaps because of that common, sacred value of humanity, on September 20, 1993, the United Nations General Assembly decided to choose May 15 every year to celebrate International Family Day. In many countries, International Family Day is a source of inspiration for a series of events to raise awareness about family. Family-centered policies can contribute to the realization of the Millennium Development Goals, ensuring health and happiness for everyone.
However, these collective efforts are still not comprehensive. In some areas of the world , for many people, family values are still a luxury. Earlier this year, at a meeting, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said that the conflict in the Gaza Strip has left more than 17,000 children orphaned or separated from their families. That number is still increasing. There are children who do not even have enough energy to cry out of instinct. How many more will have the fate of little Rémi - a life straight out of a novel? That is always the concern and torment of global leaders and organizations with missions for human rights around the world.
Former US President Barack Obama once wrote: “My inspiration comes from the love that every parent has for their children. That inspiration I also receive from my children, they make my heart warm and full of love. They make me want to work to improve the world even if only a little. More than that, my children make me a better person.” Not a doctrine, nor a faith, but the sacred values belonging to the family have an extremely great meaning, deciding happiness, shaping the direction and personality of each person.
In Vietnam, through generations, families have been formed and developed with good standards, contributing to building the national cultural identity. From the cradle, Vietnamese children have been "immersed" in the lyrics "gourd, please love the squash", "homeland is a cluster of sweet star fruit", "father's merit is like Thai Son mountain"... so that on every step of life, the luggage of Vietnamese children is "father's merit, mother's kindness, teacher's grace", kindness, tolerance, sharing, protection, love for family, village, homeland and Fatherland.
Amidst the hustle and bustle of life today, the simple lyrics of the song "Going home" (Den Vau) contain so many emotions:
The way home is through our hearts
Whether sunny or rainy near or far
Failed and famous
Home is always waiting for us
The way home is through our hearts
Even though there are many paths through
Things change
Home is home.
Source: https://baoquocte.vn/gia-dinh-mot-goc-thieng-lieng-271479.html
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