Sad story

(Baonghean)- What's the matter today that you look so thoughtful?

- It is unusual, usually happens at the end of the year.

- What does abnormal and normal mean?

- It means that something is wrong, shouldn't be done, or shouldn't be done, but it keeps happening regularly and periodically. Abnormal things keep happening, making people feel normal because it seems like everyone else is doing the same thing!

- It sounds too complicated!

- No, it's not complicated at all. The story is like this. The other day I went to see the ward party secretary to get confirmation on the two-way party activity paper. After we finished talking, he asked me to sit down and talk about a few things.

- About what?

- That's exactly the two-sided comment! He said, having been the secretary for many years now. There have been both happy and sad stories. But every year-end, like clockwork, every year, I have to do that reluctant task.

- Why reluctantly?

- Because I don't want to do it but I still have to!

- That is the responsibility of the grassroots party cell, why don't you want it?

- He meant that he didn't want to violate the regulations on this matter, but he still had to do it. He knew that people were not like his comments, but he still had to agree. Because there were party members in that category, but he only met them once a year on the day of confirmation to complete the year-end review procedures. On normal days or during regular activities, he was forbidden to see them.

- So why didn't he comment directly on the certificate? Or even refuse to comment?

- I asked the same question as you, he said he couldn't just say it bluntly like that. People begged and pleaded with all kinds of excuses. The office was too busy. He was unlucky, having to go on business trips every time the two-way meeting was scheduled. Some people even gave him gifts and apologized, then showed him a paper explaining all sorts of things. It made him very embarrassed. If he gave a truthful comment, he would be afraid of affecting his reputation and work at the office. Who knows, it might ruin someone's promotion. Moreover, they were all from the same neighborhood. So...

- Is it just that everyone is the same. All good, all maintain close ties to their place of residence?

- If not, what should we do? This situation seems to be quite common, sir. It seems like everyone considers it normal!

- That's where death comes from. Doing the wrong thing over and over again becomes the right thing, the thing that should be done. That's the sad thing.

Phuc Vinh