An ordinary girl doing good deeds in ordinary life
I have known Nu since 2024 through a writing group. Although she started her writing career after me and many other writers, she has progressed very quickly and won many awards for herself. People often know her by her pen name Ngoc Nu.
Ngoc Nu with an encouragement prize in the contest "Saving electricity becomes a habit" organized by Thanh Nien Newspaper in 2024
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With the article "Star of the race to save electricity" Nu won an encouragement prize in the contest "Saving electricity becomes a habit" organized by Thanh Nien Newspaper in 2024. After that, she continuously won other writing awards and was a regular contributor to many newspapers across the country.
Every morning Ngoc Nu persistently wakes up early to practice beautiful handwriting. Taking care of her children, going to work, spending time on her passion, she completes every task with all her heart and discipline. I, like many other writers, secretly admire her. The more I follow Ngoc Nu's Facebook and chat with her, the more I admire her.
Ngoc Nu is a kindergarten teacher with an average income. I even think she must be very skillful to be able to take care of her child and herself. So why does she help others?
Talking to Nu on a summer afternoon in early May, my heart felt like it was sown with good seeds and watered with cool streams of water.
Nu said that when she was young, her parents were not rich, the family only had enough to eat, but whenever they saw someone suffering more than themselves, they would lend a helping hand. Sometimes they would give them a handful of rice, sometimes they would invite them to a decent meal, sometimes they would give them a raincoat. Nu's parents did not have the strength to do great things, but in every small action, they were warm and loving to those around them. Her father often said: "My child, the whole leaves cover the torn leaves. The torn leaves must cover the tattered leaves."
The kindness and goodness of her parents slowly seeped into Nu and her sisters. Whenever she had money, a piece of cake, or saw that she could help someone, Nu did not hesitate.
Sharing with the old lady selling fruit on the roadside
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At first, Ngoc Nu contributed small amounts of money, according to her ability, when she saw difficult situations in groups. She believed that a small action and many other small actions would bring good things to the unfortunate people rather than knowing but doing nothing. After that, there were cases where Ngoc Nu felt so sorry for them that she went to verify them herself, using her own reputation to call for more support on Facebook.
Then one day she realized that sometimes there were urgent cases where donations were too late and time was lost to support. So Ngoc Nu and her friends planned to carry out "Love Grocery Store", through selling to raise funds.
Just like that, it is impossible to count how many children Nu has helped to go to school, to be treated, to have enough to eat, and even to save a life. More than once, she witnessed the poor patient's family crying and exclaiming after being helped: "My child is alive, Ms. Nu!". Miracles are not far away but are born from the kindness of each person.
In 2017, she and her friends also organized two programs for 135 homeless elderly people and 6 orphans at Lam Quang Pagoda, and the "For a bright future" program for disadvantaged students at Lai Uyen Secondary School (Bau Bang District, Binh Duong Province).
Every year, she and other philanthropists often visit more than 50 orphans at Phap Tanh Pagoda, Long An Province. A little bit of kindness sent to the "Chao Hang" shop or a warm meal for the poor people accidentally encountered.
Just like that, the love and warmth from the strength of a normal girl, living a normal life, was sown into life and spread to those around her.
Giving gifts at Phap Tanh Pagoda, Long An
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Is there anything in the "k " ?
While talking with Ngoc Nu, I kept thinking about the book titled In Nothingness? by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.
In 2017, when Ngoc Nu tried her best to help hundreds of people in difficult circumstances, she herself was struggling with her own life. Looking at Ngoc Nu at that time, no one would have thought that the girl was carrying boxes of donations weighing nearly 20 kg, small and large bags around her motorbike while pregnant. Being a single mother, facing a broken love..., she never mentioned those incomplete things. Her Facebook page was always a light, a warm ray of sunshine that friends and acquaintances looked at to live better.
In 2018, her son became seriously ill and had to be hospitalized. The mother and son's finances were difficult. Nu's mother had to work at a pho restaurant in the evenings to earn extra money to help pay for her grandson's medical expenses.
In 2023, Ngoc Nu was suspected of having throat cancer. A heavy health sentence hung over her head for 6 months while her parents were old and her child was too young. And it was during her most desperate times that her brothers and sisters who had volunteered with her, her colleagues who followed Nu's journey stood by her side to support her through it. Ngoc Nu said that at that time, she also experienced the emotional feeling: "Thank you, brother, sister for helping!". And people replied "It's nothing!".
It turns out that when you start participating in a circle of kindness, not only will the circle grow larger and more people will be supported, but each person in that circle will also receive love in return.
Interacting with students in the program "For a bright future" at Lai Uyen Secondary School, Bau Bang District, Binh Duong Province
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"We sow love, we reap happiness"
In 2024, Ngoc Nu started writing. Among many topics to write about, she chose to write about human things. Her words are full of love and kindness, helping her become a regular contributor to the "Beautiful and Not Beautiful" column of Song Lam Nghe An Newspaper, "Marriage and Family" of Ho Chi Minh City Women's Newspaper.
With the power of her pen, Ngoc Nu continues to spread the good things in life. She has also helped many people know and accompany kind people in real life.
And 2024 is also the year that marks the opening of a happy life for Ngoc Nu. She has found her own piece. Now she no longer has to walk alone, but by her side is a life partner who loves and appreciates her kind heart.
So it turns out, life always has "give" and "take" whether we calculate or not. When each person selflessly sows good seeds in life, then miracles will bloom from our own kindness.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/vong-tron-tu-te-giua-doi-thuong-185250522151739718.htm
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