The clip recorded a boy about 8-10 years old, riding an electric bike on Nguyen Cong Hoan Street, Phu Nhuan District (HCMC), at 1:46 p.m. on December 7, almost colliding with a car.
The boy's reaction was to turn his head towards the driver of the car behind him and bow down to apologize, twice. Then, he stopped the car on the side of the road, folded his arms and bowed very politely.
No need to ask whose son he is, we know he comes from a well-educated family.
The cute, polite and well-mannered image of the boy quickly spread in the press and social networks, receiving a lot of praise. Perhaps, everyone wants to have such a good child, and adults also look at it to review their own behavior, especially after traffic accidents.
In contrast to the civilized behavior of children, many adults like to "use violence".
The latest incident occurred on December 7 in Binh Duong, when Le Xuan Toan was driving his motorbike to Hoi Nghia ward and had a minor collision with a car. After the collision, Toan stopped the car and ran into a nearby store to pick up an iron bar and smash the car.
Another incident occurred at 7am on December 9th, on Khanh Hoi Street, District 4, Mr. K. (40 years old) was riding a scooter trying to overtake and collided with a young man riding a motorbike in the same direction. It was just a minor collision, not worth arguing about, but the man was very aggressive, cursed loudly, and then brutally assaulted the person he had just collided with.
Watching two clips of two adults, one smashing a car, the other assaulting another person after a traffic accident, makes me feel like life is so "boring". People treat each other so badly, so ugly, one could say very thuggish and barbaric.
But watching the clip of the boy clasping his hands to apologize to the car driver, I found life so lovely and adorable. Around us, there are many small but good things, enough to ease some of the hardships and fatigue of making a living.
The boy's very polite action, although innocent, unintentionally touched the minds of many people, which is why the clip about the boy spread very quickly on media channels.
Every day when going out on the street, with the current traffic infrastructure conditions, collisions are very likely to happen. Therefore, the best way is to obey traffic laws and give way to other road users. If a collision occurs, behave politely, speak in a cultured manner, and do not hurt others with words or uncontrolled actions.
Our ancestors taught very correctly: "One patience is worth nine kindnesses."
