Strive to have no regrets

Bui Thi Cam Giang is from Can Gio (HCMC). To her, it is a land of pride: the "green lung" of the city, where there is the sea, mangrove forests, and honest, gentle people. The lively, cheerful 19-year-old girl had a difficult childhood. When Giang was in 6th grade, her family opened a restaurant. With limited capital, the restaurant could not hire employees and mobilized all family members. Giang became an effective "child" employee: from waiting tables, cleaning, making drinks...

The shop is always crowded, which means Giang is even busier after school. Sometimes, her limbs hurt, she leans against the wall and cries, but seeing her mother working hard in the kitchen, Giang gets up and gets to work. She soon has the awareness to observe, learn how to do business, grasp customer psychology, hone her communication skills and most of all, practice perseverance. Giang longs to develop herself, to succeed in her field, not only to bring a good life to her family but also to be able to help the disadvantaged. Now, as a university student, the "seeds" of good character from childhood have blossomed even more. Faced with the overwhelming pressure of schoolwork and part-time work, Cam Giang rarely falters but calmly arranges tasks, reminding herself to move forward steadily.

Cam Giang (left) and Thuy Nhung have a positive attitude towards learning and are not afraid of difficulties.

Cam Giang's priceless asset is the love of her family.

Thuy Nhung did not hesitate to train herself through various activities during her student years. Every time she did not perform well, she did not feel discouraged but instead learned a lesson to become more mature.

Nguyen Thi Thuy Nhung was born in Binh Dinh but grew up in Lam Dong . Nhung was a naive 10th grader who did not want to enter university because she did not want to create more financial burden for her parents. Seeing her parents saving every penny to send her older sister to pay for tuition, accommodation... even though she worked a lot made Nhung think: the price of raising two children to go to university at the same time is not small. So Nhung neglected her studies, with the intention of learning a trade to quickly earn money and be independent. The student who had been an excellent student for many years became increasingly negligent.

Fortunately, Nhung was awakened by her mother's question: "If you don't try your best, will you regret it later?" At that time, there were only 2 months left until the national high school exam. Two and a half years of lack of concentration in studying had caused Nhung's academic performance to decline and achieving a high score was very far away. At this time, the homeroom teacher's message gave Nhung more strength: "It's never too late to try hard."

Nhung studied hard to achieve a score that exceeded her expectations and was almost certain to enter a public school with low tuition fees and her favorite major. Ironically, the official benchmark score for the major that Nhung chose had increased significantly compared to the previous year. Nhung considered giving up her hope of going to university at that time, waiting to retake the exam next year. But then her family was always a solid support for her. No longer placing too much emphasis on public or private schools, Nhung decided to enroll in the same major at another school. Her parents' love and the advice: "No matter what, we will try to take care of you all so that you can study properly, as long as you two are willing to study" helped Thuy Nhung increase her will on the journey of accumulating knowledge. Thuy Nhung was determined to try her hand at many roles to truly understand her personal abilities and strengths. She learned how to manage her time effectively to work part-time after school. Recently, Nhung won the Potential Swallow award in the MC competition at school.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/no-luc-de-khong-hoi-tiec-196250517235229559.htm