From: ltp@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (Luat Phung)
Subject: [SOC] Bo^ng Ho^`ng Ca`i A'o (DA`I!)
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 17:59:12 GMT
Summary: Ba`i Bo^ng Ho^`ng Ca`i A'o cu?a tha^`y Thi'ch Nha^'t Ha.nh

Tua^`n vu+`a ro^`i co' ddoc. va`i ba`i ca'c ba.n vie^'t ve^`
ba?n nha.c Bo^`ng Ho^`ng Ca`i A'o nha^n di.p le^~ Vu Lan
vu+`a qua.  Tie^.n dda^y gu+?i dde^'n ca'c ba.n ba`i no'i
chuye^.n ca'ch dda^y 30 na(m cu?a tha^`y Thi'ch Nha^'t Ha.nh,
cu~ng ve^` ti`nh me.#.

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                        Bo^ng Ho^`ng Ca`i A'o

                            Nha^'t Ha.nh


  dde^? da^ng me.
  va` dde^? la`m qua` vu lan cho nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i na`o co' die^~m
  phu'c co`n me.
  medford, tha'ng ta'm 1962.
                      n.h.


  Y' nie^.m ve^` me. thu+o+`ng kho^ng the^? ta'ch ro+`i y' nie^.m
  ve^` ti`nh thu+o+ng.  Ma` ti`nh thu+o+ng la` mo^.t cha^'t lie^.u
  ngo.t nga`o, e^m di.u va` co^' nhie^n la` ngon la`nh.  Con tre?
  thie^'u ti`nh thu+o+ng thi` kho^ng lo+'n le^n ddu+o+.c.  Ngu+o+`i
  lo+'n thie^'u ti`nh ti`nh thu+o+ng thi` cu~ng kho^ng "lo+'n" le^n
  ddu+o+.c.  Ca(`n co^~i, he'o mo`n.  Nga`y me. to^i ma^'t, to^i
  vie^'t trong nha^.t ky': tai na.n lo+'n nha^'t dda~ xa^?y ra cho
  to^i ro^`i!  Lo+'n dde^'n ca'ch ma^'y ma` ma^'t me. thi` cu~ng
  nhu+ kho^ng lo+'n, cu~ng ca?m tha^'y bo+ vo+, la.c lo~ng, cu~ng
  kho^ng ho+n gi` tre? mo^` co^i.  Nhu+~ng ba`i ha't nhu+~ng ba`i
  tho+ ca tu.ng ti`nh me. ba`i na`o cu~ng de^~ hay, cu~ng hay.
  Ngu+o+`i vie^'t, du` kho^ng co' ta`i ba, cu~ng co' rung ca?m
  cha^n tha`nh; ngu+o+`i ha't ca, tru+` la` ke? kho^ng co' me. ngay
  tu+` thuo+? chu+a co' y' nie^.m, ai cu~ng ca?m ddo^.ng khi nghe
  no'i dde^'n ti`nh me..  Nhu+~ng ba`i ha't ca ngo+.i ti`nh me.
  dda^u cu~ng co', tho+`i na`o cu~ng co'.  Ba`i tho+ ma^'t me. ma`
  to^i thi'ch nha^'t, tu+` ho^`i nho?, la` mo^.t ba`i tho+ ra^'t
  gia?n di..  Me. ddang co`n so^'ng, nhu+ng mo^~i khi ddo.c ba`i
  a^'y thi` so+. se^.t, lo a^u... so+. se^.t lo a^u cho mo^.t ca'i
  gi` co`n xa, chu+a dde^'n, nhu+ng cha('n cha('n pha?i dde^'n:

       na(m xu+a to^i co`n nho?
       me. to^i dda~ qua ddo+`i!
       la^`n dda^`u tie^n to^i hie^?u
       tha^n pha^.n tre? mo^` co^i.
       quanh to^i ai cu~ng kho'c
       im la(.ng to^i sa^`u tho^i
       dde^? do`ng nu+o+'c ma('t cha?y
       la` bo+'t kho^? ddi ro^`i...
       hoa`ng ho^n phu? tre^n mo^.
       chuo^ng chu`a nhe. ro+i ro+i
       to^i tha^'y to^i ma^'t me.
       ma^'t ca? mo^.t ba^`u tro+`i.

  Mo^.t ba^`u tro+`i thu+o+ng ye^u di.u ngo.t, la^u qua' mi`nh dda~
  bo+i lo^.i trong ddo', sung su+o+'ng ma` kho^ng hay, dde^? ho^m
  nay bu+`ng ti?nh thi` tha^'y dda~ ma^'t ro^`i.  Ngu+o+`i nha`
  que^ Vie^.t nam kho^ng u+a no'i ca'ch cao ky`.  No'i ra(`ng ba`
  me. gia` la` mo^.t kho ta`ng cu?a ye^u thu+o+ng, cu?a ha.nh phu'c
  thi` cu~ng dda~ la` cao ky` ro^`i.  No'i me. gia` la` mo^.t thu+'
  chuo^'i, mo^.t thu+' xo^i, mo^.t thu+' ddu+o+`ng ngo.t di.u,
  ngu+o+`i da^n que^ dda~ die^~n ta? ddu+o+.c ti`nh me. mo^.t ca'ch
  vu+`a gia?n di. vu+`a ddu'ng mu+'c:

      Me. gia` nhu+ chuo^'i ba hu+o+ng
   Nhu+ xo^i ne^'p mo^.t, nhu+ ddu+o+`ng mi'a lau.

  Ngon bie^'t bao nhie^u! nhu+~ng lu'c mie^.ng vu+`a dda('ng vu+`a
  nha.t sau mo^.t co+n so^'t, nhu+~ng lu'c nhu+ the^' thi` kho^ng
  co' mo'n a(n gi` co' the^? go+.i ddu+o+.c kha^?u vi. cu?a ta.
  Chi? khi na`o me. dde^'n, ke'o cha(n dda('p la.i ngu+.c cho ta,
  dda(.t ba`n tay (ba`n tay? hay la` to+ tro+`i dda^u la mie^n?)
  tre^n tra'n no'ng ta va` than tho+? "kho^? chu+a, con to^i", ta
  mo+'i ca?m tha^'y dda^`y ddu?, a^'m a'p, tha^'m nhua^`n cha^'t
  ngo.t cu?a ti`nh me., ngo.t tho+m nhu+ chuo^'i ba hu+o+ng, di.u
  nhu+ xo^i ne^'p mo^.t va` dda^.m dda` li.m ca? co^? ho.ng nhu+
  ddu+o+`ng mi'a lau.  Ti`nh me. thi` tru+o+`ng cu+?u, ba^'t
  tuye^.t; nhu+~ng chuo^'i ba hu+o+ng, ddu+o+`ng mi'a lau, xo^i
  ne^'p mo^.t a^'y kho^ng bao gio+` cu`ng ta^.n.  Co^ng cha nhu+
  nu'i tha'i so+n, nghi~a me. nhu+ "nu+o+'c trong nguo^`n cha?y
  ra".  Nu+o+'c trong nguo^`n cha?y ra thi` ba^'t tuye^.t.  Ti`nh
  me. la` go^'c cu?a mo.i ti`nh ca?m thu+o+ng ye^u.  Me. la` gia'o
  su+ da.y ve^` thu+o+ng ye^u, mo^.t pha^n khoa quan tro.ng nha^'t
  trong tru+o+`ng dda.i ho.c cuo^.c ddo+`i.  Kho^ng co' me., to^i
  se~ kho^ng bie^'t thu+o+ng ye^u.  Nho+` me. ma` to^i bie^'t
  ddu+o+.c the^' na`o la` ti`nh nha^n loa.i, ti`nh chu'ng sinh;
  nho+` me. ma` to^i co' ddu+o+.c chu't y' nie^.m ve^` ddu+'c tu+`
  bi.  Vi` me. la` go^'c cu?a ti`nh thu+o+ng, ne^n y' nie^.m me.
  la^'n tru`m y' nie^.m thu+o+ng ye^u cu?a to^n gia'o vo^'n cu~ng
  da.y ve^` ti`nh thu+o+ng.  DDa.o Pha^.t co' ddu+'c Quan The^'
  A^m, to^n su`ng du+o+'i hi`nh thu+'c me..  Em be' vu+`a mo+?
  mie^.ng kho'c thi` me. dda~ cha.y to+'i be^n no^i.  Me. hie^.n ra
  nhu+ mo^.t thie^n tha^`n di.u hie^`n la`m tie^u tan kho^? ddau lo
  a^u.  DDa.o Chu'a co' ddu+'c Me., tha'nh nu+~ ddo^`ng trinh
  Maria.  Trong ti'n ngu+o+~ng bi`nh da^n Vie^.t co' tha'nh ma^~u
  Lie^~u ha.nh, cu~ng du+o+'i hi`nh thu+'c me..  Bo+?i vi` chi?
  ca^`n nghe dde^'n danh tu+` me., ta dda~ tha^'y lo`ng tra`n
  nga^.p ye^u thu+o+ng ro^`i.  Ma` tu+` ye^u thu+o+ng ddi to+'i
  ti'n ngu+o+~ng va` ha`nh ddo^.ng thi` kho^ng xa chi ma^'y
  bu+o+'c.

  Ta^y phu+o+ng kho^ng co' nga`y Vu Lan nhu+ng cu~ng co' Nga`y Me.
  (Mother's Day) mo^`ng mu+o+`i tha'ng na(m.  To^i nha` que^ kho^ng
  bie^'t ca'i tu.c a^'y.  Co' mo^.t nga`y to^i ddi vo+'i tha^`y
  Thie^n A^n to+'i nha` sa'ch o+? khu Ginza o+? DDo^ng Kinh, nu+?a
  ddu+o+`ng ga(.p ma^`y ngu+o+`i sinh vie^n Nha^.t, ba.n cu?a
  tha^`y Thie^n A^n.  Co' mo^.t co^ sinh vie^n ho?i nho? tha^`y
  Thie^n A^n mo^.t ca^u, ro^`i la^'y trong sa('c ra mo^.t bo^ng hoa
  ca^?m chu+o+'ng ma`u tra('ng ca`i khuy a'o cu?a to^i.  To^i la.
  lu`ng bo+~ ngo+~, kho^ng bie^'t co^ la`m gi`, nhu+ng kho^ng da'm
  ho?i, co^' giu+~ ve? tu+. nhie^n, nghi~ ra(`ng co' mo^.t tu.c
  le^. chi ddo'.  Sau khi ho. no'i chuye^.n xong, chu'ng to^i va`o
  nha` sa'ch, tha^`y Thie^n An mo+'i gia?ng cho to^i bie^'t ddo'
  la` Nga`y Me., theo tu.c Ta^y phu+o+ng.  Ne^'u anh co`n me., anh
  se~ ddu+o+.c ca`i mo^.t bo^ng hoa ma`u ho^`ng tre^n a'o, va` anh
  se~ tu+. ha`o ddu+o+.c co`n me..  Co`n ne^'u anh ma^'t me., anh
  se~ ddu+o+.c ca`i tre^n a'o mo^.t bo^ng hoa tra('ng.  To^i nhi`n
  la.i bo^ng hoa tra('ng tre^n a'o ma` bo^~ng tha^'y tu?i tha^n.
  To^i cu~ng mo^` co^i nhu+ ba^'t cu+' mo^.t ddu+'a tre? vo^ phu'c
  kho^'n na.n na`o; chu'ng to^i kho^ng co' ddu+o+.c ca'i tu+. ha`o
  ddu+o+.c ca`i tre^n a'o mo^.t bo^ng hoa ma`u ho^`ng.  Ngu+o+`i
  ddu+o+.c hoa tra('ng se~ tha^'y xo't xa, nho+' thu+o+ng, kho^ng
  que^n me., du` ngu+o+`i dda~ khua^'t.  Ngu+o+`i ddu+o+.c hoa
  ho^`ng se~ tha^'y sung su+o+'ng nho+' ra(`ng mi`nh co`n me., va`
  se~ co^' ga('ng dde^? la`m vui lo`ng me., ke?o mo^.t mai ngu+o+`i
  khua^'t nu'i co' kho'c than cu~ng kho^ng co`n ki.p nu+~a.  To^i
  tha^'y ca'i tu.c ca`i hoa ddo' dde.p va` nghi~ ra(`ng mi`nh do'
  the^? ba('t chu+o+'c a'p du.ng trong nga`y ba'o hie^'u Vu Lan.

  Me. la` mo^.t do`ng suo^'i, mo^.t kho ta`ng vo^ ta^.n, va^.y ma`
  la('m lu'c ta kho^ng bie^'t, dde^? la~ng phi' mo^.t ca'ch oan
  uo^?ng.  Me. la` mo^.t mo'n qua` lo+'n nha^'t ma` cuo^.c ddo+`i
  ta(.ng cho ta, nhu+~ng ke? dda~ va` ddang co' me..  DDu+`ng co'
  ddo+.i dde^'n khi me. che^'t ro^`i mo+'i no'i: tro+`i o+i, to^i
  so^'ng be^n me. suo^'t ma^'y mu+o+i na(m tro+`i ma` chu+a co'
  lu'c na`o nhi`n ky~ ddu+o+.c ma(.t me..  Lu'c na`o cu~ng chi?
  nhi`n thoa'ng qua.  Trao ddo^?i va`i ca^u nga('n ngu?i.  Xin
  tie^`n a(n qua`.  DDo`i ho?i mo.i chuye^.n.  O^m me. ma` ngu? cho
  a^'m.  Gia^.n gio^~i.  Ho+`n la^~y.  Ga^y bao nhie^u chuye^.n
  ra('c ro^'i cho me. pha?i lo la('ng, o^'m mo`n, thu+'c khuya
  da^.y so+'m vi` con.  Che^'t so+'m cu~ng vi` con.  DDe^? me.
  pha?i suo^'t ddo+`i be^'p nu'c va' may, gia(.t ru+?a, do.n de.p.
  Va` dde^? mi`nh ba^.n ro^.n suo^'t ddo+`i le^n xuo^'ng ra va`o
  lo+.i danh.  Me. kho^ng co' thi` gio+` nhi`n ky~ con.  Va` con
  kho^ng co' thi` gio+` nhi`n ky~ me..  DDe^? khi me. ma^'t, mi`nh
  co' ca?m nghi~: tha^.t nhu+ la` mi`nh chu+a bao gio+` tha^.t co'
  y' thu+'c ra(`ng mi`nh co' me..

  Chie^`u nay khi ddi ho.c ve^`, hoa(.c khi ddi la`m vie^.c o+?
  so+? ve^`, em ha~y va`o pho`ng me. vo+'i mo^.t nu. cu+o+`i tha^.t
  tra^`m la(.ng va` tha^.t be^`n.  Em se~ ngo^`i xuo^'ng be^n me..
  Se~ ba('t me. du+`ng kim chi?, ma` ddu+`ng no'i na(ng chi.  Ro^`i
  em se~ nhi`n me. tha^.t la^u, tha^.t ky~ dde^? tro^ng tha^'y me.
  va` dde^? bie^'t ra(`ng me. ddang so^'ng va` ddang ngo^`i be^n
  em.  Ca^`m tay me., em se~ ho?i mo^.t ca^u nga('n la`m me. chu'
  y'.  Em ho?i: "Me. o+i, me. co' bie^'t kho^ng?"  Me. se~ ho+i
  nga.c nhie^n va` se~ ho?i em, vu+`a ho?i vu+`a cu+o+`i: "bie^'t
  gi`?" -- Va^~n nhi`n va`o ma('t me., va^~n giu+~ nu. cu+o+`i
  tra^`m la(.ng va` be^`n, em se~ no'i: "me. co' bie^'t la` con
  thu+o+ng me. kho^ng?"  Ca^u ho?i se~ kho^ng ca^`n ddu+o+.c tra?
  lo+`i.  Cho du` ngu+o+i lo+'n ba bo^'n mu+o+i tuo^?i ngu+o+i
  cu~ng co' the^? ho?i mo^.t ca^u nhu+ the^', bo+?i vi` ngu+o+i la`
  con cu?a me..  Me. va` em se~ sung su+o+'ng, se~ so^'ng trong y'
  thu+'c ti`nh thu+o+ng ba^'t die^.t.  Me. va` em se~ dde^`u tro+?
  tha`nh ba^'t die^.t va` nga`y mai, me. ma^'t, em se~ kho^ng ho^'i
  ha^.n, ddau lo`ng.

  Nga`y Vu lan ta nghe gia?ng va` ddo.c sa'ch no'i ve^` nga`i Mu.c
  Lie^n va` ve^` su+. hie^'u dde^~.  Co^ng cha, nghi~a me..  Bo^?n
  pha^.n la`m con.  Ta la.y Pha^.t ca^`u cho me. so^'ng la^u.
  Hoa(.c la.y mu+o+`i phu+o+ng ta(ng chu' nguye^.n cho me. ddu+o+.c
  tie^u die^u no+i cu+.c la.c, ne^'u me. dda~ ma^'t.  Con ma`
  kho^ng co' hie^'u la` con bo? ddi.  Nhu+ng hie^'u thi` cu~ng do
  ti`nh thu+o+ng ma` co'; kho^ng co' ti`nh thu+o+ng, hie^'u chi?
  la` gia? ta.o, kho^ khan, vu.ng ve^`, co^' ga('ng me^.t nho.c.
  Ma` co' ti`nh thu+o+ng la` co' ddu? he^'t ro^`i.  Ca^`n chi no'i
  dde^'n bo^?n pha^.n.  Thu+o+ng me., nhu+ va^.y la` ddu?.  Ma`
  thu+o+ng me. kho^ng pha?i la` mo^.t bo^?n pha^.n.  Thu+o+ng me.
  la` mo^.t ca'i gi` ra^'t tu+. nhie^n.  Nhu+ kha't thi` uo^'ng
  nu+o+'c.  Con thi` pha?i co' me., pha?i thu+o+ng me..  Chu+~
  pha?i dda^y kho^ng pha?i la` lua^n ly', la` bo^?n pha^.n. Pha?i
  dda^y la` ly' ddu+o+ng nhie^n.  Con thi` ddu+o+ng nhie^n thu+o+ng
  me., cu~ng nhu+ kha't thi` ddu+o+ng nhie^n ti`m nu+o+'c uo^'ng.
  Me. thu+o+ng con, ne^n con thu+o+ng me..  Con ca^`n me., me.
  ca^`n con.  Ne^'u me. kho^ng ca^`n con, con kho^ng ca^`n me.,
  thi` ddo' kho^ng pha?i la` me. la` con.  DDo' la` la.m du.ng danh
  tu+` me. con.  Nga`y xu+a, tha^`y gia'o ho?i ra(`ng: con ma`
  thu+o+ng me. thi` pha?i la`m the^' na`o?  To^i tra? lo+`i: va^ng
  lo+`i, co^' ga('ng, giu'p ddo+~, phu.ng du+o+~ng lu'c me. ve^`
  gia` va` tho+` phu.ng khi me. khua^'t nu'i.  Ba^y gio+` thi` to^i
  bie^'t ra(`ng: con thu+o+ng me. thi` kho^ng pha?i "la`m the^'
  na`o " gi` he^'t.  Cu+' thu+o+ng me., the^' la` ddu? la('m ro^`i,
  ddu? he^'t ro^`i, ca^`n chi pha?i ho?i "la`m the^' na`o " nu+~a!

  Thu+o+ng me. kho^ng pha?i la` mo^.t va^'n dde^` lua^n ly' dda.o
  ddu+'c.  Anh ma` nghi~ ra(`ng to^i vie^'t ba`i na`y dde^? khuye^n
  anh ve^` lua^n ly' dda.o ddu+'c la` anh la^`m.  Thu+o+ng me. la`
  mo^.t va^'n dde^` hu+o+?ng thu..  Me. nhu+ suo^'i ngo.t, nhu+
  ddu+o+`ng mi'a lau, nhu+ xo^i ne^'p mo^.t.  Anh kho^ng hu+o+?ng
  thu. thi` uo^?ng cho anh.  Chi. kho^ng hu+o+?ng thu. thi` thie^.t
  cho chi..  To^i chi? ca?nh ca'o cho anh chi bie^'t ma` tho^i.
  DDe^? mai na`y anh chi. ddu+`ng co' than tho+? ra(`ng: ddo+`i ta
  kho^ng co`n gi` ca?.  Mo^.t mo'n qua` nhu+ me. ma` co`n kho^ng
  vu+`a y' thi` ho.a cha(ng co' la`m ngo.c hoa`ng thu+o+.ng dde^'
  mo+'i vu+`a y', mo+'i ba(`ng lo`ng, mo+'i sung su+o+'ng.  Nhu+ng
  to^i bie^'t ngo.c hoa`ng kho^ng sung su+o+'ng dda^u, bo+?i ngo.c
  hoa`ng la` dda^'ng tu+. sinh, kho^ng bao gio+` co' die^~m phu'c
  co' mo^.t ba` me..

  To^i ke^? chuye^.n na`y, anh ddu+`ng no'i to^i kho+` da.i.
  DDa'ng le~ chi. to^i kho^ng ne^n ddi la^'y cho^`ng va` to^i, to^i
  kho^ng ne^n ddi tu mo+'i pha?i.  Chu'ng to^i bo? me. ma` ddi,
  ngu+o+`i thi` theo cuo^.c ddo+`i mo+'i be^n ca.nh ngu+o+`i con
  trai thu+o+ng ye^u, ngu+o+`i thi` ddi theo ly' tu+o+?ng dda.o
  ddu+'c mi`nh say me^ va` to^n tho+`.  Nga`y chi. to^i ddi la^'y
  cho^`ng, me. to^i lo la('ng la(ng xa(ng, kho^ng to? ve? buo^`n
  ba~ chi.  Nhu+ng dde^'n khi chu'ng to^i a(n co+m trong pho`ng,
  a(n qua loa dde^? ddo+.i gio+` ru+o+'c da^u, thi` me. to^i kho^ng
  nuo^'t ddu+o+.c mie^'ng na`o.  Me. no'i: mu+o+`i ta'm na(m tro+`i
  no' ngo^`i a(n co+m vo+'i mi`nh, ba^y gio+` no' a(n bu+~a cuo^'i
  cu`ng ro^`i thi` no' se~ ddi a(n o+? mo^.t nha` kha'c.  Chi. to^i
  gu.c dda^`u xuo^'ng ma^m co+m, kho'c.  Chi. no'i: tho^i con
  kho^ng la^'y cho^`ng nu+~a.  Nhu+ng ro^'t cuo^.c thi` chi. cu~ng
  ddi la^'y cho^`ng.  Co`n to^i thi` bo? me. ma` ddi tu.  "Ca'c a'i
  tu+` so+? tha^n" la` lo+`i khen ngo+.i ngu+o+`i co' chi' xua^'t
  gia.  To^i kho^ng tu+. ha`o chi ve^` lo+`i khen ddo' ca?.  To^i
  thu+o+ng me., nhu+ng to^i co' ly' tu+o+?ng, vi` va^.y pha?i xa
  me..  Thie^.t tho`i cho to^i, co' the^' tho^i.  O+? tre^n ddo+`i,
  co' nhie^`u khi ta pha?i cho.n lu+.a.  Ma` kho^ng co' su+. cho.n
  lu+.a na`o la` kho^ng kho^? ddau.  Anh kho^ng the^? ba('t ca' hai
  tay.  Chi? kho^? la` vi` muo^'n la`m ngu+o+`i ne^n anh kho^?
  ddau.  To^i kho^ng ho^'i ha^.n vi` bo? me. ddi tu nhu+ng to^i
  tie^'c va` thu+o+ng cho to^i vo^ phu'c thie^.t tho`i ne^n kho^ng
  ddu+o+.c hu+o+?ng thu. ta^'t ca? kho ta`ng qui' ba'u ddo'.  Mo^~i
  buo^?i chie^`u la.y Pha^.t, to^i ca^`u nguye^.n cho me..  Nhu+ng
  to^i kho^ng ddu+o+.c a(n chuo^'i ba hu+o+ng, xo^i ne^'p mo^.t va`
  ddu+o+`ng mi'a lau.

  Anh cu~ng ddu+`ng tu+o+?ng to^i khuye^n anh: kho^ng ne^n dduo^?i
  theo su+. nghie^.p ma` chi? ne^n o+? nha` vo+'i me..  To^i dda~
  no'i la` to^i kho^ng khuye^n ra(n ai he^'t--to^i kho^ng gia?ng
  lua^n ly' dda.o ddu+'c--ro^`i ma`.  To^i chi? nha('c anh: me. la`
  chuo^'i, la` xo^i, la` ddu+o+`ng, la` ma^.t, la` ngo.t nga`o, la`
  ti`nh thu+o+ng.  DDe^? anh ddu+`ng que^n.  DDe^? chi. ddu+`ng
  que^n.  DDe^? em ddu+`ng que^n.  Que^n la` mo^.t lo^~i lo+'n.
  Cu~ng kho^ng pha?i lo^~i nu+~a, ma` la` mo^.t su+. thie^.t tho`i.
  Ma` to^i kho^ng muo^'n anh chi. thie^.t tho`i, vo^ ti`nh ma` bi.
  thie^.t tho`i, kho+` da.i ma` bi. thie^.t tho`i.  To^i xin ca`i
  va`o tu'i a'o anh mo^.t bo^ng hoa ho^`ng: dde^? anh sung
  su+o+'ng, the^' tho^i.

  Ne^'u co' khuye^n, thi` to^i se~ khuye^n anh nhu+ the^' na`y.
  Chie^`u nay, khi ddi ho.c ve^`, hoa(.c khi ddi la`m vie^.c ve^`,
  anh ha~y va`o pho`ng me. vo+'i mo^.t nu. cu+o+`i tha^.t tra^`m
  la(.ng va` tha^.t be^`n.  Anh se~ ngo^`i xuo^'ng be^n me..  Se~
  ba('t me. du+`ng kim chi?, ma` ddu+`ng no'i na(ng chi.  Ro^`i anh
  se~ nhi`n me. tha^.t la^u, tha^.t ky~, dde^? tro^ng tha^'y me.
  va` dde^? bie^'t ra(`ng me. ddang so^'ng va` ddang ngo^`i be^n
  anh.  Ca^`m tay me., anh se~ ho?i mo^.t ca^u nga('n la`m me. chu'
  y'.  Anh ho?i: "me. o+i, me. co' bie^'t kho^ng?"  Me. se~ ho+i
  nga.c nhie^n va` se~ nhi`n anh, vu+`a cu+o+`i vu+`a ho?i: "bie^'t
  gi`?" -- Va^~n nhi`n va`o ma('t me., va^~n giu+~ nu. cu+o+`i
  tra^`m la(.ng va` be^`n, anh se~ ho?i tie^'p: "me. co' bie^'t la`
  con thu+o+ng me. kho^ng?"  Ca^u ho?i se~ kho^ng ca^`n ddu+o+.c
  tra? lo+`i.  Cho du` anh lo+'n ba bo^'n mu+o+i tuo^?i, thi` anh
  cu~ng ho?i ca^u ho?i a^'y, chi. cu~ng ho?i ca^u ho?i a^'y, em
  cu~ng ho?i ca^u ho?i a^'y.  Bo+?i vi` anh, bo+?i vi` chi., bo+?i
  vi` em dde^`u la` con cu?a me..  Me. va` anh se~ sung su+o+'ng,
  se~ ddu+o+.c so^'ng trong y' thu+'c ti`nh thu+o+ng ba^'t die^.t.
  Va` nga`y mai me. ma^'t, anh se~ kho^ng ho^'i ha^.n, ddau lo`ng,
  tie^'c ra(`ng anh kho^ng co' me..

  DDo' la` ddie^.p khu'c to^i muo^'n ca ha't cho anh nghe ho^m nay.
  Va` anh ha~y ca, chi. ha~y ca, em ha~y ca cho cuo^.c ddo+`i
  ddu+`ng chi`m trong vo^ ta^m, que^n la~ng.  DDo'a hoa ma`u ho^`ng
  to^i ca`i tre^n a'o anh ro^`i ddo'.  Anh ha~y sung su+o+'ng ddi.
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