At Hung Temple, General Secretary and President To Lam deeply emphasized the meaning of the two words "compatriots". Compatriots are a bundle of a hundred eggs, born from a sacred legend, sharing joys and sorrows in history, relying on each other through difficulties, sharing a common responsibility for the destiny of the country.
That message is very worth considering in today's life, when the country is innovating every day, there are more opportunities but also greater pressures; when each worker not only needs a stable job and better income, but also needs a safe, fair, and humane living environment.
From Hung Temple, the story of "keeping the country" is also seen more broadly. Keeping the country is not only protecting borders, islands, and territorial sovereignty. Keeping the country today is also keeping culture, keeping morality, keeping faith, keeping the living environment, keeping the purity of the staff, keeping family traditions, keeping village and neighborhood affection, keeping kindness in the community. In other words, keeping the country is not anyone's business. It is everyone's responsibility in daily work.
A worker making quality products, respecting labor discipline, that is also contributing to building the country. A business that takes better care of workers, ensures labor safety, pays full insurance, and does business properly, that is also patriotism. An official who solves people's problems faster, closer to the people, and respects the people more, that is also maintaining people's trust. A person who does not litter, does not jostle, does not spread false information, knows how to help people in difficulty, that is also preserving Vietnamese culture.
What is noteworthy in the speech of General Secretary and President To Lam is the spirit of "if you have gone, you must reach the destination". Once you have set a goal, you must persevere. Once you have promised the people, you must do it. Once you have taken responsibility, you must follow it to the end. This is what people expect most today. The right policy must become a real result. Good policies must reach those who need them. Resources must be used in the right places and in the right jobs. Development is not only in the growth figures, but must be present in meals, jobs, schools, hospitals, housing, roads and the safe life of each family.
For workers, a developed country is when they have sustainable jobs, enough income to live on, a safe working environment, children get better education, parents receive better medical care, and their voice is heard. Therefore, when General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized that the people are the center, the subject, and the strength of the cause of building and protecting the Fatherland, it is also a reminder that all policies must ultimately aim for a better life for the people.
The Hung Kings Commemoration Day is therefore not only a day of memories, but also a day of responsibility. Being proud of ancestors must go hand in hand with action. Patriotism is not just an emotion on holidays, but serious labor, living decently, maintaining discipline, protecting the environment, caring for families, helping the community and contributing to making the place where we live better.
From Hung Temple, each Vietnamese person can carry a simple promise: Do your part better. When millions of people do their part well together, Vietnam's strength will be multiplied. And that is the most practical way to show gratitude to the Hung Kings, to continue the tradition of building and defending the country through actions today.
