26 June: tình thương trong hộp

Neu TY co the duoc dong khuon bo vao hop, minh nghi day la cai hop dung vua du tinh thuong. Tam hinh nay duoc chup vao mot buoi chieu mat me tai Vung Tau. Ban B va HAT da di lang thang o ngoai duong khap pho, di den ngoi nha tho de thuong nay. Buoi chieu hom do, minh da dung chan tai day mot thoi gian kha lau. Do la mot ky niem that quy bao, ma bay gio tam kg viet den nhe (co ve vi HAT khong muon xam pham vao cai giay phut tham lang do -- cac ban dung buon khi nghe HAT noi vay nhe. Khong phai kg muon chia se voi cac ban dau, nhung doi khi co nhung secret space ma minh kg co the mo ta duoc).

Khi buoc vao Nha Tho, gap duoc cai hop tinh thuong nay treo lo lung tren tuong. No la mot cai hop rat don so, va minh nghi nguoi tho moc da lam ra cai hop Tinh Thuong nay chac la mot nguoi co nep song rat binh di, nhung cung co tam hon lang man, co ve hoi "idealistic" mot ti. Du sao di nua, minh cam thay nhu day la mot su nhac nho rat lon. Khi dang hien mot cai gi do, khong phai la so luong it hoac nhieu, nhung la tam long cua minh duoc do luong bang cai gi. Bo vao hop TT mot dong xu, co le cai thung nay se qua nho, vi co the dong xu co mang nang Tinh Thuong cua nguoi giver. Bo vao mot to 100,000vnd, co the cai hop nay qua to, vi to giay 100,000vnd chang chua chat bao nhieu tinh thuong.

Nghi den viec nay, lam minh chot nho den Campaign de eradicate poverty. Hien bay gio co nhung tre em dang song qua ngay voi chi $1 USD? Moi ngay, chi co 16,000vnd ma thoi... eradication cua su ngheo kho va doi kem o tren trai dat kg qua suc cua minh. Minh co du tien, co kha nang, de tieu diet poverty va hunger. Minh co du y chi khong? Cai hop dung Tinh Thuong nay qua to cho chung ta, hoac la qua nho cho chung ta?

This photo was taken when I was in Vung Tau with my friend B. She and I visited this cute little church, and we spent a long while just sitting in the pews to talk. I noticed the little offering box hanging by itself on the wall. The lettering, if you'll notice, says "tình thương" (tinh thuong, i.e. "love"). It makes me wonder sometimes whether our boxes are too small or too big for our Love(s). It gives me new wonder as I think on "love in a box."