Va Ba Cu's Dream

(Baonghean.vn) -While the upper and lower villages were excitedly celebrating the Spring Festival, the boy Va Ba Cu (9th grade student, Nhon Mai Secondary School, Tuong Duong) was absorbed in his studies to prepare for the provincial excellent student exam scheduled to be held next March.

The boy born and raised in a particularly difficult highland commune expressed his determination: "The poorer you are, the more you have to study, study to escape poverty, study to satisfy your passion for acquiring and discovering knowledge."

And Ba Cu is the only representative of Nhon Mai Secondary School to participate in the upcoming provincial excellent student competition. At the recent district-level competition, Cu achieved high scores in Geography and was selected for the team to participate in the provincial competition. Talking to us, Mr. Tran Hung Thai - Principal of the school, said: "And Ba Cu is the pride of Nhon Mai people, a shining example of diligence, hard work, good behavior and good study". When the sunset was spreading over the mountain tops, the boarding students were busy with firewood to prepare dinner, we looked for Cu's room but could not find him. When we asked, we learned that Cu was studying in class.

And Ba Cu is studying hard to prepare for the upcoming exam.

Seeing us coming, Cu folded his hands and greeted us politely. The Mong boy had a scholarly appearance, fair skin, and a delicate face. He said: “At this hour, the dormitory is very noisy, and there is no electricity, so I have to take advantage of the time to go to class to study quietly. The exam is coming up, so I am very worried!” Va Ba Cu’s house is in Huoi Man village, located on a mountain top covered in clouds all year round, dozens of kilometers of forest road from the school, taking nearly a day to walk. Like many students in this highland border commune, Cu had to leave his family early, come to the school dormitory, take care of his own meals and take care of himself. As the 6th child in a family of 9 siblings, Cu’s parents were always out on the fields, and life was very difficult and hard. It can be said that there was not enough food to eat, not enough clothes to wear, but since childhood, Va Ba Cu had the consciousness to overcome his circumstances, always studying hard so as to never let down his teachers and parents. Therefore, Cu has achieved the title of excellent student at school level for many consecutive years.

And Ba Cu studied all subjects, of which Geography was the most prominent. When asked why he liked this subject, Cu smiled and replied: "Geography helps me understand the characteristics, properties and natural conditions of each region, so that later on I can use that knowledge to guide people on how to grow crops and raise livestock effectively, helping the village escape hunger and poverty."

The lives of highland students like Va Ba Cu still face many difficulties and disadvantages. But overcoming all, he is still optimistic, showing his determination to study well to achieve his dream. The provincial excellent student competition is approaching, we always believe that this highland border student will have a worthy place on the honor roll.

Tuong Anh