9th grade female student writes letter to deceased mother, making many people cry

(Baonghean.vn)- The letter sent to her deceased mother by a 9th grade girl from Anh Son district surpassed more than 101,000 other letters to win first prize.'Letter to Mother' contest in Nghe An province.

On the morning of April 21, the Closing and Awarding Ceremony of the first “Letter to Mother” contest in Nghe An province in 2016, jointly held by the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Youth Union, the Department of Education and Training and Tien Phong Newspaper, took place in Vinh city. Hundreds of students, parents and teachers came to listen to the heartfelt sharing of students in the province.

Nguyen Anh Thu, class 9A, Anh Son Secondary School (Anh Son) (sitting in the middle) and Le Thien Trang, class 6A, Hung Dung Secondary School (Vinh City) shared with the audience their feelings for their mothers. Photo: Chu Thanh

After screening and grading, the organizing committee selected 28 emotional entries from 101,906 submitted entries.

As one of the emotional letters sent to her deceased mother, the letter of Nguyen Anh Thu, class 9A, Anh Son Secondary School, brought tears to the eyes of many people present at the award ceremony. The simple lines of confidences about her deceased mother, the words shared from the bottom of her heart about gratitude to the person who took care of Anh Thu in her mother's place made the whole audience moved with emotion.

Many viewers were moved to tears by the children's stories. Photo: Chu Thanh

“Not everyone in this world is lucky enough to say the sacred word “mother” forever. Living in this world does not mean being rich and happy, but having a mother is the most wonderful thing. Each tree has its own flower, each family has its own situation, but what is important is how we will grow from the painful loss. For Anh Thu, losing her mother is the most disadvantageous and painful thing. Sometimes Thu is still weak and falls down before the difficulties in life, but Thu still tells herself to try, try harder as her mother wished. So that her soul can be comforted in that far away place and be at peace. Friends, please give your mother joy and the most wonderful things so that her smile will always bloom on her lips…”, Anh Thu confided.

Despite being sick, Le Thien Trang's grandmother still came to the contest with her granddaughter and could not hold back her tears when she heard Thien Trang share. Photo: Chu Thanh

Also participating in the contest, Le Thien Trang's letter, though short, was deeply moving when it was written to her mother whom she had never met. In Thien Trang's letter, in addition to mentioning her mother, she also talked about her grandmother, the person who raised her despite her old age. To Thien Trang, "She is my father, my mother, my siblings, my best friend, and the most important person to me."

Nguyen Anh Diep, Hung Dung Secondary School, Vinh City said, “When I heard my friends’ sharing, I realized how lucky I am to still have parents who love and care for me. I also promised myself to love my parents more and try to study well to repay my parents’ kindness in giving birth to me and raising me.”

Comrade Le Minh Thong - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and representative of the Provincial Youth Union awarded the first prize of the contest to Nguyen Anh Thu, class 9A, Anh Son Secondary School. Photo: Chu Thanh

At the ceremony, the Organizing Committee awarded 1 first prize to Nguyen Anh Thu, class 9A, Anh Son Secondary School; 2 second prizes to Tran Thi Quynh Trang, class 12A4, Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted; Le Thien Trang, class 6A, Hung Dung Secondary School, 5 third prizes and 20 consolation prizes with a total prize money of up to 52 million VND.

Chu Thanh