Messages will be summarized and sent to readers' parents on live television in the program "Gratitude for Birth 2026", taking place on the evening of August 27 at the Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Labor Culture Palace, Hanoi.
It could be a thank you for the years of parents' sacrifice, an apology for the times children were indifferent, a wish for good health, or simply a sentence: "I love you, Mom and Dad".
Words like that seem very easy to say, but many people take a lot of time to put them into words.
Tears flow down. In many Vietnamese families, parents often express love with silent sacrifice. Those are meals always waiting for their children to return, sleepless nights when their children are sick, and savings saved for their children to study and start a career.
Meanwhile, children are sometimes hesitant to express love to their parents. When they are young, we think their parents will always be by their side. When they grow up, work, family and daily worries make a phone call to inquire or a trip home delayed again and again.
Therefore, the fact that Lao Dong Newspaper acts as a bridge for readers to send "Words from the Heart" is meaningful in creating an opportunity for everyone to slow down, look back at their families and say things that have been kept in their hearts for a long time.
A message read in a TV show can become a special gift for parents. Not necessarily because that message is known by many people, but because parents understand that their sacrifices have been remembered and cherished by their children.
Sincere stories spreading can also remind many others to look back at themselves. Some people will call home after hearing a message. Some people will arrange work to go home to have a meal with their parents. There are also people who are brave enough to apologize for their indifference and anger that once made their parents sad.
Of course, our parents do not only need the loving words of their children written during the Vu Lan season or on the air of a television program.
Our parents need words of concern, but also need the presence of their children, need regular calls, a medical examination with their child accompanying them, a family meal or care in old age...
Not everyone has the conditions to buy big gifts for their parents. But we can spend a little more time, patience and care for those who have dedicated their whole lives to us.
Words written from the heart", therefore, is also a reminder to each child to say loving words when they are still able and turn those loving words into daily care.
Don't let one Vu Lan season, the only things you want to say to your parents are choked sobs...
