[Vnbiz] What is a "Hero/Heroine"? - was "14-year-old hero"

[Tran Dinh Hoanh]

Dear anh Shane, chi Thu Thuy & CACC,

You are truly a wise man, anh Shane.  Of course, our little friend Truyen is
a hero.  But it is also true that because we humans are fascinated with
dramatic actions, we often forget that the true heroes/heroines are the
people who do their inglorious, unglamorous job day in and day out to make
life better for other people, including soldiers, crime fighters like the
police, the teachers and, of course, our mothers, as chi Thu Thuy and anh
Shane said.

I have always marvelled at the strength of the Vietnamese women.  Most
Vietnamese women were not with the husband much at all.  They
single-handedly raised the children.  They buried their husbands, who died
in battle.  They raised their children, saw their boys off to war, then
buried them soon later.  And they kept going strong to raise the rest of the
children, without complaining, without requesting compensation, without
every claiming to be heroine.

It is truly amazing, that we "youngsters" couldn't not fathom.   Today, we
no longer have war, but the Vietnamese women still are, as always has
been, the pillar of their family.  Our tradition is such that all
responsibility of the family falls on the mother's shoulders.   In
Vietnamese, we say "Thie^n chu+'c la`m me." (Heaven-given position of
mother."  So true!

Have a great day!

Hoanh


On 5/8/07, Shane Wall <shane.wall at translingualexpress.com> wrote:
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> [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
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>
> Dear CACC - or CACE (if you prefer),
>   I am moved by the plight of anh Hoanh's current situation to ask this
> question:
>
> Who is a Hero / Heroine?
>
>   There is no doubt that young Truyen is brave - maybe braver than most
> of the rest of us. The results of his actions certainly show us how
> brave Truyen is, but does that make him a "Hero"?
>
>   I know many of my beloved CACC will disagree with me, but I believe
> the true Heros/Heroines of the world are the people like anh Hoanh's
> ailing Mom. The people who scrimp and scratch and save every day for
> years on end in order to try to give their children a better life than
> their own. If you agree with this thought, then anh Hoanh's Mom is a
> "Champion of Heroines".
>
>   I will never belittle em Truyen's bravery, but his efforts are an
> isolated event - all people can be brave in an isolated instance or
> circumstance. Military people will understand. Few people can be so
> brave over many, many years and with so many difficulties to overcome.
>
>   Anh Hoanh, to me, YOUR MOM is the true representation of a Heroine:
> she nurtured and guided all of her children through difficulties most of
> us "youngsters" cannot imagine. I truly believe that success in life is
> built on the foundations of a mother's knee.
>
> Chi Phuong, please be your own Heroine for anh Hoanh and his family.
> If there is only one thing I have learned from Vietnam, it is that
> Vietnamese women are the strongest people on earth.
>
> May the Buddha, God, Allah, Shiva and all the world's God's bid anh
> Hoanh's Mom a full recovery.
>
> Shane
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> --
> Tran Dinh Hoanh, LLB, JD
> Washington DC
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