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This was a very popular Vietnamese proverb well-known, in almost every Vietnamese family. A bit of history about it:
“This proverb, epitomizing the gist of Confucian morals, was probably
diffused during the sinicization period, which roughly corresponds to
the beginning of the Christian era up to the fifteenth century,
perhaps a little later. Here one is not so much faced with a problem
of dating as of meaning. The third line tells us that Mother is “to be
revered and Father respected.” From the University of California, Irvine:
"Cong cha nhu nui Thai Son
Nghia me nhu nuoc trong nguon chay ra
Mot long tho me kinh cha
Cho tron chu hieu moi la dao con"
English Translation:
“The good deeds of Father are as great as Mount Thai Son
The virtue of Mother is as bountiful as springwater gushing from its source
Wholeheartedly is Mother to be revered and Father respected
So that the child’s way may be accomplished.”
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Happy Mother's Day, dear Mom...
(it's unconditional love)
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This is the story of my mother, and I will just make it brief. I did not find out it until my father and stepmother have a child of their own
I don't remember much about the relationship with my mother when I was young. Her last few years on this earth were either living in the Buddhist temple or in the hospital. When she was pregnant with my youngest brother, the doctors told her that the baby was causing some complication to her heart. They suggested to abort the baby because it was a danger to her own life if she carried the child full term. She chose to risk her life so my brother could be here in this world. After she gave birth, her health deteriorated slowly and she died in four years. At that time, if money was not a problem, she could be brought to American hospital then her chance of surviving was higher.
Knowing she would die soon, my mother made my father promised to her that he would re-marry after she dies so that we kids could be loved and raised in a family that had both father and mother. She also wanted him not to have any more children with the fear that stepmother would not treat us fairly and compassionate if she had her own kids. My father then had a vasectomy so that he could not impregnate a woman. Two years later, he had fulfilled my mother's requests and found a woman who would agree with to that requirement. My father worked for an American Airline (PaNam), so we were fortunate to fly out early in 1975. When all four of us went to colleges, my father has done vasectomy reversal surgery and by miracle my step mom has her first child at the age of 46.
My only images of my mother are her beauty, peaceful, quietness, courageous, hope, and etc., She died at the age of 29 when I was 9 years old.