Careless travel

Nowadays, life is prosperous and modern, everything is done and "handled" quickly by conditions.

Tet? Just take a wad of money and go to services to get everything from a house, car, votive paper to banh chung, gio cha, candy, wine, tea…. So it’s no wonder people pout: Oh my, what a small matter!

But, Tet is not just about things to put in your mouth.

“The peak of selfishness is when a large number of young people decide to abandon the feelings of their loved ones to embark on trips during Tet. With slogans full of individualism, selfishness, and indifference, “If I like it, I will go” or “pack up and go”….(writer Nguyen Ngoc Thach)

I accidentally saw a status line of a young person online, planning a long trip during Tet, what you call “running away”… suddenly, for a moment, I felt pity for the young people out there.

The motto of that world is experience and passion, sharing about strange roads, sharing about wonderful destinations, encouraging people to pack their backpacks and go, but to go, young people only know how to rush forward without realizing that they have missed out on many other values ​​of life. Those trips, I call selfish.

Not long ago, there was an article online "Young people do not like to buy houses and cars, save money to travel and experience".

The article advocates a new way of life that does not emphasize owning assets but encourages spending money on traveling, without saving. After reading it, I just laughed, because basically that way of thinking may be correct elsewhere but in Vietnam it is completely wrong.

In developed countries, the social security system is good, so even if you don't need to save for a house or car when you're young, when you're old, you can still rely on a nursing home or receive enough pension to cover your living expenses, without being a burden to your children or family.

Don't justify a reckless lifestyle, not paying attention to the future with the two words "experience". We know that where to go and what to do is everyone's right, but do we feel sad when there are many trips that leave their loved ones behind: "The peak of selfishness is when a large number of young people decide to ignore their loved ones' feelings to embark on trips during Tet"

"Last year, I visited an acquaintance's house and saw the scene of only two old people huddled together. He made tea, and she sat watching some music programs on the radio, completely silent, her eyes and lips filled with sadness. When I asked, the only son this year decided to go to a foreign country to experience the feeling of Tet away from home. The grandparents were sad, but because they loved and cared for their only son, they let him go. From the beginning of Tet until now, they have been sitting by the door waiting in the afternoon, lying to themselves if their son got bored and gave up the journey to return home earlier than planned.

The sighs of the couple in the spring air haunted and saddened me" (Nguyen Ngoc Thach)

The selfishness of some young urban people, children whose two words are often on their lips: boredom with life, are so used to seeing their parents' faces every day that when Tet comes, they pack up and leave, leaving behind housework, leaving behind the opportunity to reunite, leaving behind the expectant eyes or the cold house without the laughter of their parents.

Think about it, your life is still young and long enough for trips, but how much time do your parents have left to wait for you to come home in the spring? Don’t let the trips become regrets because when you come back, you won’t see anyone waiting for you.

And you, this Tet, will you choose to go or come back, choose to live for your selfish ego or for the love of your parents?

I choose Tet as an occasion for reunion, because any journey in life is a separation so that people learn to cherish the way home of the heart.

"We encourage trips, but remember, the luggage to travel does not only require money, legs or youth, but also a mind, civilization and a heart that is sympathetic enough to life..."

We are striving to build and promote the image of a traditional family, in that narrow community space there is connection, sharing, respect and love, living responsibly with each other and bringing happiness to each other.

Why don't many young people take advantage of their days off during the holidays to spend time with their loved ones, to learn and accept the teachings of their grandparents and parents... Why don't they take advantage of the time to learn to cook, prepare food, offer incense to show gratitude to their ancestors and accept their personal responsibility for their family...?

Don't make excuses for anything, many young people are living selfishly and heartlessly! Do you know, young people in civilized countries like Japan, Korea, China... still see Tet as an occasion to reunite with their families, they don't follow the crowd and are heartless like many young people in our country.