Leaving the city for the countryside: where to go to make life tiring?

Leaving Hanoi for Saigon, then returning to Hanoi, then leaving Hanoi again to return to my hometown after 20 years of attachment, I realized one thing: wandering around makes life tiring.

A young man's moment of contemplation watching the rhythm of night life on Ly Thai To Street (Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi) - Photo by LUONG DINH KHOA

As Tuoi Tre Online reported, the story of young people leaving big cities to return to their hometowns to start a career is not new.

According to statistics in 2023, the immigration rate in Ho Chi Minh City increased by only 0.67%, equivalent to about 65,000 people (while previously it was about 200,000 - 250,000 people/year).

Talking about the trend of the day, a reader of the account Nguoi Sai Gon confided: "I hope Tuoi Tre newspaper will have more humane and meaningful articles.

Today's society needs to encourage people to build their hometowns, stay close to their parents, and think more positively like that."

To add more perspective, here is a share from reader Luong Dinh Khoa about the story of leaving the city to return to the countryside.

Leaving Hanoi for Saigon and then back to Hanoi

In 2003, I came to Hanoi from my hometown of Hung Yen as a freshman at the Academy of Journalism and Communication.

I love and explore Hanoi with all the excitement I have long awaited.

My entire youth with all its joys and sorrows was spent here to the point that I once thought I could never leave Hanoi.

I remember the beginning of 2014, after stopping running a tea shop, I also went to Saigon to experience new opportunities, but I still always missed Hanoi, my heart always felt like there was something heavy, not at ease.

Then I decided to return to Hanoi - where I spent my entire vibrant youth, feeling close to every corner and road.

The 30-year-old man decided to continue staying in Hanoi, with a new destiny: in charge of communications for a private school.

Before that, I never thought I would work in an educational environment. The first time I heard students and parents call me "teacher", I was moved and felt the need to be worthy of that title.

And I have devoted all my heart to my work, accompanying students, connecting with parents on the journey of perfecting the knowledge and personality of thousands of primary school students every year...

The rhythm of life is swept away in the flow of daily bread and butter.

Even though I was in a fairly suitable educational environment, the hustle and bustle of life, of working 8 hours a day, still made me feel like I was living the life of a "robot".

Full of energy in the morning but when I got back to my room I was exhausted. Still tried to get up and cook a simple meal, even though I was alone.

The only time I have at night is my own - I spend it being creative, writing something, making videos to spread positive things around me on the internet. But there are also many times when I have a lot of work at the office, I still hug the computer to work until late at night.

Life goes on like that. 3-4 weeks of driving home on Saturday afternoon, then rushing back to the city on Sunday afternoon, ready for a new work week.

Everything was so rushed, so I didn't have time to really relax and feel deeply and clearly about the peaceful place with two dear words: home.

There's no place like home

In 2023, I decided to leave Hanoi and return to my hometown after 20 years of attachment. After 1 year of leaving the city to return to my hometown, I felt extremely peaceful and light.

I suddenly realized that no matter how deep the attachment is, there comes a stage - separation is necessary for each person to learn new lessons, see themselves more clearly, and walk more firmly in life.

Because life is always changing according to the law, what attachment can last forever?

Suddenly realized that Hanoi - Saigon or hometown are actually the same destinations.

Through the storms and competition - people will naturally have the need to stop, let go a little to relax their hearts, to find peace. And the greatest peace, forever and never changing - is with family, under the roof of childhood, with mother and father.

Therefore, the choice of living and working in the city or returning to the countryside is not as important as each of us listening most clearly to the deep echo within ourselves, understanding our own abilities and values ​​in life.

Having peace in my beloved home when returning after 20 years of renting in the city, I felt deeply moved when listening to a song by Trinh Cong Son: " Where to go wandering around to make life tired?".

A person leaves the city to return to the countryside, perhaps because of their ability, but also because of their tendency to choose a life value as well as the change in consciousness they are aiming for.

When people have enough understanding: understanding themselves, understanding the values ​​of life and the beliefs they are aiming for, they will certainly have the most suitable choices for the journey they are on.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/roi-pho-ve-que-di-dau-loanh-quanh-cho-doi-moi-met-20241102112109692.htm