Showing off

Việt Văn | 18/06/2025 11:00

Achievements, whether big or small, are a joy in themselves. And when happy, people want to share. Therefore, Facebook, the real half-life, half-virtual life, became an online souvenir book, where each person wrote a little pride, a little effort to get a reward, or simply: "I have done this already!". But then, many people surfed Facebook with a frown and sighing: "Give it up again!" People say that showing off is a manifestation of vanity, a luxurious run, a need to prove themselves to be better than others. But is the truth that simple?

Some people have just been promoted after 10 years of "fighting" in office, showing off not to scold anyone, but to flatter themselves that they have not given up. There are female students who are given a scholarship to be a child for the first time, posted on photos with a smile, not to prove their brilliant success, but because for her, it is the first milestone, the beginning of a road that no one has paved. Achievements are the proof of efforts with results, not surprises falling from the sky. And when there are results, people are happy, if happy, then show it off, what's wrong?

Writer Nguyen Huy Thiep, in his last year, once said: "In my old age, I still find that the rich are still better than the poor, the famous are still better than the unfamous". In a world run by achievements and recognition, having something to "show off" is sometimes not only fun, but also opens up other opportunities, an invitation to collaborate, a scholarship door, another look from those who have taken your friend lightly.

Showing is not bad. The bad thing is when you show off to push others down, to paint yourself a fake halo. The bad thing is when using achievements to create illusion, to live by likes is more than real value. But if they simply show off as writing down a small road they have gone, as sharing joy with those who are truly interested, then why not?

The important thing is not what to show off, but how to show off with the heart. If you just let your "illusion go", you will be disappointed. But if it is to mark a milestone that you have tried, then it is something worth appreciating. Everyone has the right to tell their own story, the problem is how to tell it in a unique voice.

Finally, social media is a wall, you want to hang on it what is your job. Just remember, every time you show it off, every time you ask yourself: "What do I show off for?" If the answer makes you smile, then show it off, make it fun, make it remember, make it for yourself. And those who are upset about that joy, perhaps they should... turn off the notification.

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