15 year souvenir
Over the past few days, social media has been going viral with a picture of a mother’s handwritten letter, stained with time, sent to her daughter who is studying far from home. The letter reads: “March 22, 2009. Mom is sending you 800,000 VND (eight hundred thousand). Mom is also sending you money for half of April!
Mom is very busy at home these days, and it's hard for her to support the whole family by herself. Please save and spend just enough.
You don't have to buy anything to send home for your mom's birthday, it's a waste! Mom just needs you to study hard to take care of yourself in the future and she'll be very happy. Don't let your mom down."
After appearing, the image of the letter and the mother’s handwritten words were shared and commented positively by the online community. Many people affirmed that the letter reminded them of their student days and their parents’ love for them.
The above letter is a keepsake of Ms. Tran Thi Hoai Thu (35 years old, Nghia Lo town, Yen Bai). Ms. Thu received the above letter from her mother 15 years ago.
Thu considers her mother's letter as a keepsake. Photo: Character provided
That year, she was a second-year student at Hanoi College of Economics and Technology (now Hanoi Vietnam-USA College). Studying away from home, Thu received 800,000 VND per month from her mother to cover expenses.
Living and studying in a city with an expensive cost of living, the above amount of money is not enough for the young girl. But because she loves her mother and knows her family is in difficulty, Ms. Thu does not ask for more.
Every time her mother sent her money, she would buy a box of instant noodles and keep it in her room. In addition, she found extra jobs at supermarkets, electronics stores, etc. to earn extra money to cover expenses.
Ms. Thu shared: “My mother is a person who rarely shows her emotions, so she doesn’t often confide in me. Occasionally, she sends me letters. However, this letter impressed me the most, so I kept it as a souvenir.
When I received the allowance and those letters from my mother, I only thought that I had to try hard to study, not to make her sad. I also told myself not to compete, be spoiled or be tempted by jobs that bring quick profits but low value.
Sentence The words 'Mom just needs you to try to study well to take care of the future, and Mom will be very happy. Don't let Mom down' always remain in my mind and become my luggage to step into life.
Confidence not to disappoint mother
During their childhood, Thu and her sisters were closer to their mother than their father because he often worked away from home. However, because of her job, Ms. Tran Thi Anh (57 years old, Thu's mother) did not have much time to be close to and take care of her children.
She often went to the market to trade from early morning until late at night. Most of the time, her sisters stayed at home with their grandparents. However, Mrs. Anh still showed her children that she was a skillful and resilient woman.
She always taught Thu to be brave in the hustle and bustle of city life. Now that she is married and has two children, Thu understands her mother's teachings even more.
Ms. Thu with her 2 children and Ms. Anh (red shirt). Photo: Provided by the character
She confided: “When I was a student and received my mother’s letter, I didn’t think much about it. I just thought she was telling me not to spend money wastefully.
But now that I have my own family, I understand that that money was all my mother had. She worked hard and sacrificed a lot for me and my sisters. Therefore, I always take her teachings to heart.
I have not done anything great to be called filial to my parents. But I believe I have not disappointed my mother. Because I have grown up, become a good citizen, living with heart and virtue as my mother has always taught me.
After getting married, Ms. Thu returned to her hometown to start a business and was fortunate to live near her mother's house. If she was not too busy, she and her children would visit Ms. Anh every day.
On the contrary, if her daughter is busy, Ms. Anh also takes the initiative to visit because she misses her two grandchildren. She shared: “I believe that people who know enough will have enough, so I am satisfied with the current life of my family.
Even though my children are not rich, they know how to care for and be filial to their parents. Those are the things that make me the happiest.”
Source: https://giadinh.suckhoedoisong.vn/la-thu-tay-cua-nguoi-me-yen-bai-khien-con-gai-xuc-dong-suot-15-nam-172241020222638975.htm
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