July 28, 2007

for fathers and sons

Hom Thu Sau vua qua, to bao SF Chronicle da viet ve mot cau chuyen that buon. Mot ong cha da bo quen dua con trai 11-thang o trong chiec xe sedan, va da dau o so lam suot ngay. Den khi ba vo goi dthoai hoi chong tai sao dua con khong co mat tai nha giu tre, ong ta moi chot nho va hoang hot khi kham pha dua con trai cua minh da chet o trong xe. Nhung chuyen nhu vay lam cho minh that dau long. Co nhieu nguoi nghe duoc tin nay thi len tieng oan trach ong cha, phe binh va mang ong ta la nguoi Cha vo tri den noi bo quen con cua minh. Minh thi nguoc lai. Minh chi co the cam thong cho khong nhung nguoi Me, nhung cung dau kho voi nguoi Cha, va ca gia dinh cua ho. Ke tu ngay t4 khi chuyen nay xay ra, gia dinh nay da bat dau mot giai doan moi. Mot la ho se gan bo hon, hoac la ho se bi tan ra. Mot viec that kinh khung nhu vay ma xay ra cho minh, lo rang minh co chieu noi duoc su dau don khong? Minh co the tro lai tu cai cho Dau Kho de tiep tuc cuoc song hang ngay? Co le minh se khong cang dam du, va co le khong ai cang dam du. Chi co the tiep tuc buoc toi tung giay phut ma thoi. Trong tinh than chia buon voi gia dinh nay, minh post tam hinh cua mot ngon den, de ghi nho rang trong bong toi la luc ta thay ro ret anh sang cua ngon den.

On the front page of Friday's San Francisco Chronicle was a story about the death of an 11-month-old baby whose father had forgotten him in the car after arriving at work. You can read the full story here. More shockingly, the article reports that nationwide, on average each year, there are about 3 dozen childen who die because they were forgotten and left remaining in cars. I can only imagine what the family must be feeling at this moment. For their grief, for their suffering, for the hope that they will carry onward, I light this e-candle.

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