Try to be a good person

(Baonghean) - At the end of his term, at the last meeting as head of the Government, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said goodbye to the members of the Government and reminded himself and his colleagues that whether they continue to work or retire, they should try to be decent people.

If everyone lives kindly, society will become better (Internet photo)

A National Assembly delegate, before leaving office, in the concluding part of his speech before the National Assembly on the morning of March 28, also borrowed the Prime Minister's words, wishing the delegates of the 13th National Assembly good health, happiness and always being kind people. The farewell words were sincere and simple, but perhaps the most impressive and controversial statement in society in recent times.

First of all, we must see that the statement is impressive because of its polysemy and its depth of thought, the value of which is concentrated in the word "try". Try is a word in the Southern dialect. Its basic meaning is to try, to make the highest effort. And one must try, must try, must make a great effort when one's real ability and inherent strength are not enough to fully accomplish something, then one must try hard to be able to do it. Or one's ability and strength can do it, but one's character, moral character and virtue do not allow one to do it easily. So one must... try.

In short, one only has to try, must try, must make an effort when encountering something very difficult, not easy to do. The sad thing here is that the difficult thing that makes one have to try to succeed is to be a decent person. That means being a decent person is really not easy. Even in the class that should and naturally be considered the most decent. Because since ancient times there has been a saying “phu mau chi dan”, officials are like parents of the people. And as parents, one must treat one’s children well. That is natural, there is no need to try. But still….one must try. What could be more bitter and bitter than that!

The depth and profundity also lie in the two words "kindness". So what is kindness? This is a word of Chinese origin. The word "kindness" means small things. The word "kindness" means normal things. The two words "kindness" combined mean being careful in small things, and then over time we read them differently and the meaning is also different. Kindness, true kindness is not something that comes from having money or wanting it right away. It must also be learned, taught, practiced, inherited and preserved. Kindness is like fragrant flowers, beautiful flowers that are indispensable in life. Kindness exists in every person, every family, every clan, every nation. Be persistent in awakening it, put it on the ancestral altar or on the national stage. Because without it, a community, no matter how great its efforts and lofty its aspirations, is just nonsense.

Let's guide children and adults first to learn how to be human - decent people before expecting and guiding them to become powerful, talented, or extraordinary people... And decent people, of course, do not specialize in stealing. Taking other people's things as their own. Taking public property as their own. Appropriating things that are not the result of one's own sweat and tears. And like that, there will be no embezzlement or corruption.

A decent person on the street will know how to restrain himself, know how to yield to others, not push and shove, fight for the right of way, not speed, or overtake recklessly. If that were the case, there would not be the problem of a few people every day, like clockwork, passing away from traffic accidents. A decent person would never harm others for their own benefit. Such as spraying chemicals on vegetables, tubers, and fruits. Not adding lean meat to livestock to make quick money, to make a lot of money. And like that, there would be no fatal disasters from the toxic food on our people’s dining tables….

A decent person will also live uprightly, honestly, and without deceit. Therefore, it is impossible that hypocrisy is increasingly overwhelming true morality, that pragmatism is increasingly popular in a segment of society, and that greed, selfishness, lies, fraud, robbery, murder, and a number of other social evils are creating insecurity for the people.

In short, those messages are like a message sent to the whole society, from officials to common people, to try to live a decent life, to be a decent person. And to be a decent person, you have to try, you have to make an effort. Because being a decent person, doing decent things is not easy.

Remember the night before the renovation, talented director Tran Van Thuy made a film called "A Kind Story" to...sounded the alarm about the lack of kindness between people in contemporary society. It was a very kind film but was banned. It was not until General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh - the architect of the renovation cause - intervened that the film was released.. Just to mention a small story, to see that everyone desires and demands kindness, but not everyone accepts to live a kind life. Because to be a kind person in a society where kindness has not yet prevailed, one must suffer a lot and suffer a lot. Therefore, if one wants to be a kind person, one must try hard!

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