Leave the city to return to the countryside, don't follow the trend, it's very difficult to return.

During the years I lived in the city, I still dreamed of leaving the city to return to the countryside. But I always considered carefully, not following the trend of seeing people leaving the city to return to the countryside and then following them. Once I decided to return, it would be very difficult to return.

Leaving the city to return to the countryside is a decision that requires careful consideration - Illustration: WHITE CLOUD

As reported by Tuoi Tre Online , the wave of workers leaving the city to return to their hometowns has been mentioned a lot in recent days and continues to stir up many opinions from readers.

Like many other children far from home, choosing Ho Chi Minh City as the place to start a career, reader Tran Thi Phuong said that although she is very grateful to the land that has nurtured her and given her many opportunities, "she still carries within her a dream of leaving the city to return to her hometown."

To add another perspective, here is a share from this reader sent to Tuoi Tre Online.

Dreaming of a small piece of land on the edge of the forest

For more than 15 years, I have been dreaming of returning to my hometown, to a place with vast forests, fresh air and peaceful afternoons with my family, since I left my hometown to study and work in Ho Chi Minh City.

However, because of my current goals and responsibilities, I plan to wait until I am over 50 years old, when I am financially stable and have enough life experience, to fulfill my dream of returning and living a normal life attached to my homeland.

I'm still saving, little by little, so that one day I can buy myself a small piece of land at the edge of the forest.

A place where every morning when you wake up you can see the blue sky, smell the mud and in the evening you can gather with your family, happy in the warm feelings of family love.

That is the destination, the dream that I have cherished for a long time, but for now I still choose to stay in the city, where I know I still have a lot to strive for.

For me, the dream of returning to my hometown is not a renunciation, but a desire to live more fully, to be in harmony with nature and at peace with my loved ones. And until I actually return, that dream will always be the motivation for me to strive and work hard every day in the city.

During the day I work at a media company, at night I teach at a test prep center and often tell my students that no matter where they go, they should remember their roots, no matter what job they do, they need to have a heart that loves their homeland.

Plan to contribute to the homeland

To have some capital to return home, first, I focus on building a solid financial foundation from my current job.

My income in Ho Chi Minh City is an important resource for gradual accumulation and I always have a strict savings plan, each month setting aside 20% of my income into a savings fund for my dream of returning to my hometown.

At the same time, I learned more about investing and saving so that the money I saved could generate profits. This was the first step in creating a foundation of financial freedom, helping me have the capital to carry out my plan to buy land in my hometown.

I want to return, not simply to find a peaceful life, but also to contribute to the development of my homeland.

I always accumulate the agricultural knowledge I have learned, apply it to growing and raising livestock to be self-sufficient and start creating a small economic model from agricultural products.

The skills and experiences from urban life will also help me plan in detail and manage my life in the countryside more systematically and scientifically.

I think that the countryside today is in great need of enthusiasm for construction and new knowledge. I hope to use the experiences from urban life as well as the technological knowledge learned to help improve life, increase income and keep everything close and peaceful.

That is my destination, and also my journey to experience happiness!

Once you go back to your hometown, it will be very difficult to return.

My parents came from the North to work in the new economic zone in the early 90s of the last century and gave birth to me in a small village on the southwestern border of the Fatherland.

In a land that was once considered a "sacred forest, poisonous water" with many hardships and as an immigrant, since I was little, adults always advised me: "You must try to study hard, so that when you grow up, you can go to the city to study, have a good job, and have a bright future."

After graduating from university, I chose to stay in Ho Chi Minh City because I found a good job. And it was the land of love, Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City, that nurtured and gave me many opportunities.

However, during the years of wandering around the city, amidst the bustling pace of life, I still carried within me a dream of "leaving the city and returning to the countryside".

But now is not the right time to go back.

I am preparing, little by little, with a step-by-step plan and a firm commitment. I always consider carefully, not following the trend of seeing people leave the city to return to the countryside and then rushing back. Once they have left, it will be very difficult to return.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/bo-pho-ve-que-dung-theo-phong-trao-rat-kho-de-quay-tro-lai-202411071158005.htm