Sunny Day | Gia Lai Electronic Newspaper

(GLO)- I am not as afraid of sunny days as I am of cold or rainy days. Simply because the sun is fragrant and gives me a dry path every time I go to school, without having to worry about raincoats, warm towels, shoes and socks... For me at that time, the sun makes life much simpler.

When I was a child in the countryside, on sunny days, I often carried a kettle of herbal water with me, even when I went to sleep. Sometimes I woke up with my eyes half-closed but still drank quickly to quench my thirst. In those days, the hot season was the season for drinking water, it felt like the more water I drank, the less hot I felt.

Illustration: Huyen Trang

But over the years, the whole garden in the countryside is not enough to make the house as cool as before. Now, with sleep interrupted by waking up with endless thoughts, I understand why on hot days, my mother often has trouble sleeping. She worries about everything from the wilting vegetable beds to the evaporating rainwater tank when the thunder on the horizon has not yet echoed. Only then do I know how difficult it is to have "favorable weather and favorable wind".

Growing up and living in the city, I realized that summer here comes earlier than in the countryside. Sometimes from the end of March, the beginning of April, the stifling heat has already hit everyone before opening the door to see the sun. The sun pours down from the sky, from the engines, from the streets, the walls and the crowds. The stream of people is in a hurry but also seems to be stuck on the road.

A sunny day is longer than many cold days, that argument seems absurd but true. Hiding within four walls, in the "ro" sound of the air conditioner, people turn over their belongings, their mementos, and clean up to make the space cooler and their souls more open. Just think, if it is always cold, what motivation will make you decisively throw away the clutter and cumbersome things. Throwing away an item that is no longer valuable is also a way to reduce a worry, reduce a petty foundation. It feels like life is lighter.

The sun also reminds me of my childhood, when it was simple and enjoyable. There was a small stream near my house, clear water flowing from a high slope, we kids just played under the shade of the forest trees as if there was nothing to worry about in this world. Oh, the source of my childhood, once gone, never to be found again.

I lay thinking about my mother’s roof, thinking about the yard that was always red with sunlight. My mother also had days when she longed for the sun when the rice harvest came. In May, the yard was full of rice, she longed for the sun to complete the days of golden rice. Sometimes, while eating a bowl of rice, we heard a thunderclap, we followed my mother out to the yard to wait, the sun still burning our faces. At that time, I just wanted to keep the sun at all costs.

As the global climate changes, temperatures are rising, and the sun is blazing red on the weather forecast. In this land, sunshine is always a color of life. Heavy rain or scorching sun cannot stop people's footsteps.

Sometimes I feel grateful for the sun, thanks to the sun I can remember memories, reminisce, innocently hug the kettle, lie down on the chair and take a long nap to wake up feeling refreshed with the thought, no matter how sunny it is, I still thank life for giving me a beautiful and interesting day.

BUI VIET PHUONG

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