Each to his own taste!

(Baonghean) -Sometimes we adults like a traditional dragon, but what about kids who like dragon-pikachu? Just like some people like Trinh's music, others like Son Tung's music. Everyone has their own taste!

I was sitting reading the newspaper when I saw my wife laughing loudly beside me. I was curious to see what she was looking at when I saw a picture of a huge pokemon in the middle of the street. I pretended to know something and asked:

- Pokemon GO has cooled down for a long time, why are bonsai trees still trimmed into Pikachu shapes? So outdated, so out of date…

- Where is Pikachu? Pikachu? This is a dragon. How miserable!

I was stunned, took off my glasses, wiped them clean, put them back on, and looked carefully at the photo. Strange, why, no matter how I looked at it, it looked like a Pikachu? My face must have looked funny because my wife held her stomach and laughed out loud, then explained: It's because this dragon looks like a Pikachu that it's been causing a stir on the internet these past few days!

It’s not the first time netizens have argued about issues like this. Not long ago, people even argued about whether a dress was blue or yellow, which sounds silly but turns out the answer is a whole scientific issue related to vision and nerves. Or on the internet there are also many pictures that “puzzle” the brain with visual “traps”. But that’s a purely scientific category, and the story of the dragon - pikachu here, in my opinion, belongs to the aesthetic category!

Like the time I went to the city cinema and almost fainted because of the giant buffalo statue erected right in front of the building. And then every time I went to the cinema, I was startled when I saw that buffalo, just because from behind it looked... too much like a pig! Once I grumbled to my wife, "Why don't you display something more pleasing to the eye, instead of displaying a buffalo statue?" My wife pretended to know: Maybe people learned from the famous financial street abroad, also placing a majestic buffalo statue that is always in movies, in newspapers... After a while, the buffalo in front of the cinema was moved to the side instead of being right in front of the main gate. Unfortunately, now moviegoers are "rear-viewed" by the buffalo and every time they accidentally turn to look, they immediately see a few "sensitive" parts...

The story of the dragon - pikachu reminds me of the buffalo - pig in my city, so I'm just talking about it for fun. Actually, those stories are not important or serious, because after all, beauty - ugliness is a personal perception of each person. As long as it doesn't cause offense or make the majority react, we shouldn't be too harsh. Sometimes we adults like a traditional dragon, but what if the children like dragon - pikachu? Just like some people like to listen to Trinh's music, others like to listen to Son Tung M-TP's music. Each person has their own taste!

Hai Trieu