The event of 3 households in Nu village (Phuc Khanh commune, Bao Yen, Lao Cai) refusing to receive resettlement houses because they no longer have relatives is a tearful but also humane story, giving us many lingering thoughts.
The flash flood in the early morning of September 10th took the lives of many people in Nu village, leaving behind scenes of devastation and immeasurable losses.
For families like Nguyen Thi Sanh, Nguyen Xuan Duong, or Sam Thi Nhien, the pain is multiplied many times over when the disaster not only takes away their roof, but also takes away all of their loved ones.
In that context, the construction of the resettlement area in Nu village is a timely and meaningful action - a symbol of revival. In just 68 days, the 12th Army Corps completed 40 new houses, ready to hand over to affected households.
However, there is another story about Nu village, when representatives of 3 households, Ms. Nguyen Thi Sanh, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Duong and Ms. Sam Thi Nhien, decided to refuse to receive the house for a dead-end reason: they no longer had relatives to live with, to call "home", so they decided to give it to others who were in even more difficult circumstances than themselves!
This act is not simply a matter of self-respect, but more importantly, a matter of sharing. They are fully deserving of these new homes, but still decide to give them up to others.
More than personal dignity, the three letters of refusal to accept the house are the most profound example, emphasizing the tradition of "the whole leaves cover the torn leaves" and "the less torn leaves cover the more torn leaves" of the Vietnamese people regardless of the circumstances.
The story of three households in Nu village writing a petition to refuse resettlement housing, regardless of the reason, is a great lesson about humanity, about the light of compassion born from the tragedies of life.
People like Ms. Sanh, Mr. Duong, or Ms. Nhien, despite losing everything, still choose to spread hope to those around them and the community.
Just a few months ago, Nu village was the focus of national media coverage for the indescribable pain and loss that natural disasters had caused to people.
Nu Village is also the focus of the story of "fellow countrymen's solidarity" when people from all over the country, philanthropists, and local authorities quickly and unanimously joined forces to rebuild a new Nu Village so that the survivors of the natural disaster could have a place to settle down and make a living.
Once again, Nu village became the center of humanity and kindness, demonstrating the spirit of tolerance and sharing in times of trouble - just like the image in a poem by Nguyen Dinh Thi: "Shake off the mud and stand up, shining brightly"!
