“The greatest desire of human beings is to live. I brought my children home, wanting them to live, to eat, to have clothes, to study…”. That is the sharing of Mrs. Kan Ling in Tang Co Hang village, Lia commune, Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province about her nearly 40-year journey of adopting homeless children. That journey of the Pa Ko mother by the Se Pon river is full of warm human affection. From a poor land, the border district of Sa Thay (Kon Tum) is now rising strongly. Temporary houses are being replaced by solid houses; spacious schools are helping students go to school; poor ethnic minorities are supported in their livelihoods to escape poverty; The appearance of villages and hamlets in ethnic minority areas is improving day by day... That is the result of the determination of the entire political system of Sa Thay district in implementing the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021 - 2030, phase I: From 2021 - 2025 (abbreviated as National Target Program 1719). On the afternoon of December 11, following the working program in Dong Thap province, General Secretary To Lam and the Central Working Delegation attended a meeting with delegates of outstanding meritorious people in Dong Thap province on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army and the 35th anniversary of the National Defense Day at the headquarters of the People's Committee of Tam Nong district. "The greatest aspiration of a human being is to live. I brought my children home, wanting them to live, to eat, to have clothes, to go to school...". That is the sharing of Ms. Kan Ling in Tang Co Hang village, Lia commune, Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province about her nearly 40-year journey of adopting homeless children. That journey of the Pa Ko mother by the Se Pon River, full of human warmth. Recently, the Women's Union of Chiem Hoa district (Tuyen Quang province) successfully organized the "Talented Leader" Contest of the Club (CLB) of Leaders of Change in 2024. In order to contribute to the effective and practical implementation of the work of preserving ethnic cultures associated with the development of local tourism, Chiem Hoa district (Tuyen Quang province) has coordinated with units to establish Clubs (CLB) and organize activities to teach folk culture to members. Recently, the Ethnic Affairs Department of Thuan Chau district (Son La province) coordinated with the Boarding Secondary and High School for Ethnic Minorities in Thuan Chau district to organize the Contest "Learning and propagating the law on marriage and family, the law on gender equality and the provisions of the law on early marriage and consanguineous marriage". Clearly defining the position, role and importance of social policy credit for the Implementing national target programs (MTQG), associated with local socio-economic development, contributing to the successful implementation of the Resolution of the Party Congress at all levels, Ham Yen district (Tuyen Quang province) has effectively deployed social policy credit capital. This is the fulcrum for effectively implementing poverty reduction, stabilizing production and developing livelihoods for the people. General news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper. This morning's news, December 10, has the following notable information: A thousand years of Xuan Pha performances. Reviving the Kieu Ky gold-plating craft village. Tar lôq - A typical dish of the Pa Ko people. Along with other news in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. This is the first time Pu Mat National Park has recorded the situation of wild boars in the Reserve dying in large numbers, suspecting that an epidemic is spreading in the wild boar population. Dong Thap province has set a goal that by 2032, it will import and raise 100 red-crowned cranes, expecting to successfully raise at least 50. After that, the cranes released into the wild can survive and reproduce, living year-round in Tram Chim forest. Around noon to this afternoon (December 11), strong cold air began to flow to the North, the weather turned cold. It is forecasted that in the coming days, the cold air will continue to strengthen, causing the temperature to drop sharply, and the cold weather will last longer. On December 11, at the headquarters of the Border Guard Command (BĐBP) of Soc Trang province, the Working Group of the Steering Committee 202 of the Ministry of National Defense, led by Colonel Le Thanh Cong - Head of the Economic Department, the Economic Department, Ministry of National Defense, inspected and supervised the implementation results of the contents and component projects in the National Target Program on Socio-economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas in 2022 - 2023 and the implementation of tasks in 2024 - 2025 of the Provincial Border Guard Command and the Military Command of Soc Trang province. On December 11, in the city. Can Tho, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front held a conference to review the work of the Emulation Cluster of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of 5 centrally-run cities in 2024. Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien attended and directed the conference.
Cross the river to pick up the child
The story of nearly 40 years ago still sounds like yesterday. The Sepon River, which divides the border between Vietnam and Laos, still flows peacefully, but of the three children that Mrs. Kan Ling adopted on a late winter afternoon in 1986, only one remains.
“My heart feels like it’s being torn to pieces. Of the three children back then, only Pung remains. Pung’s two older brothers died when they were young due to illness,” Ms. Kan Ling said sadly.
I still remember, on a late winter afternoon in 1986, Mrs. Kan Ling and her husband, Mr. Ho Van Tang, crossed the Sepon River to Laos to adopt three orphans. It was pouring rain and freezing cold, but human love was the only thing that won, warming the fatherless and motherless children. Then, Mrs. Kan Ling carried the newborn baby, wrapped in a thin blanket; while Mr. Tang carried the two older children back to Vietnam, filled with joy and worry because he did not know how to feed the children.
In a land where most people are still living in poverty, adopting more children is unthinkable. But Kan Ling did not think much, “Let’s just adopt and then think about everything else later.” Then, Kan Ling and her husband brought one child after another to adopt.
In addition to her four biological children, along with three adopted children since the end of 1986; in 1989, three more orphans from the same village came to live with Kan Ling: Ho Van Thiet, Ho Thi Tha, and Ho Thi Thiep. In 2005, during a business trip to Ba Tang commune, more than 10 kilometers from home, Kan Ling welcomed three more orphaned sisters: Ho Thi Ha, Ho Thi Hinh, and Ho Thi Hoi. And in 2014, Kan Ling's family welcomed two more orphans: Ho Thi Miec and Ho Thi Muoi.
More people, more mouths to feed, more clothes to wear and many other needs of life. But Mrs. Kan Ling just smiled, a very gentle smile: I am poor but still have a house, a family, a husband and children... as for the children, they have no relatives. Therefore, the couple encouraged each other to work hard so that the children can have a life, have food, clothes and be able to study like other children.
The happiness of Pa Ko's mother
In the boundless love of their mother Pa Ko, the less fortunate children grew up year by year. In addition to going to school, these children also worked in the fields with their parents, looked after their younger siblings, and helped with housework.
Meals were mixed with cassava, but the nearly 20 people in Kan Ling's house were very happy and warm. Although life was difficult, Kan Ling taught and guided all 11 adopted children and 4 biological children, especially in learning and practicing their trade.
Ms. Ho Thi Lip - the eldest daughter of Mrs. Kan Ling, now a teacher at Ba Tang Primary and Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities, Huong Hoa district confided: When we were young and when we were adults, Mother Ling always told us four sisters (Kan Ling's biological children) not to be jealous, because adopted children or biological children are all children of their parents. Mother told us, but often gave priority to adopted siblings in terms of clothes and books at the beginning of each school year, because the older siblings were too disadvantaged.
One of the three lucky children at the end of 1986, is now teacher Ho Thi Pung at the Xy Commune Kindergarten, Huong Hoa District. Recalling the past, Pung was moved to tears: If it weren't for mother Kan Ling, I would have been buried with my biological mother, and I wouldn't be where I am today. Without mother Kan Ling, Pung wouldn't have been able to continue living, let alone become a teacher.
Sitting here typing these words, we still can’t help but be moved. The lesson of humanity and love that mother Pa Ko overcame countless difficulties to raise her children to become good people is a journey that touches the heart.
To teach her children to strive in life, Ms. Kan Ling used her own efforts as an example. Growing up in a remote village in Huong Hoa district, her youthful enthusiasm in union activities was an important stepping stone for the young Pa Ko Kan Ling to be elected Vice President of the Women's Union, and then trusted to be elected Vice President of the Commune People's Committee. Before retiring, Ms. Kan Ling was the President of the People's Council of the former A Tuc commune, now renamed Lia commune, Huong Hoa district.
The most honorable thing for her is the Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister and the Minister, Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities for her outstanding achievements in "Studying and following the moral example and style of Ho Chi Minh" and "Implementing ethnic work and ethnic policies of the Party and State on the occasion of the 3rd Congress of Ethnic Minorities of Quang Tri province, 2019".
Sitting here typing these words, we still can’t help but be moved. The lesson of humanity and love that mother Pa Ko overcame countless difficulties to raise her children to become good people is a journey that touches the heart.
Source: https://baodantoc.vn/hanh-trinh-yeu-thuong-ben-dong-se-pon-1733804079156.htm
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