From: luong@cray.com (Luong Nguyen-Duy)
Subject: [MISC] E.T GOES HOME
Organization: Cray Research Superservers Inc., San Diego CA, USA
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 20:42:43 GMT


Ma^'y tua^`n tru+o+'c to^i ve^` tha(m gia ddi`nh .  Ca'i tha^n so^'ng mo^.t
mi`nh la^u la^u la.i the`m mo^.t bu+?a co+m ba` me. na^'u, ma(.c da^`u me. to^i
na^'u kho^ng ngon ba(`ng ma^'y tie^.m a(n .
Ve^` nha` dde^? ddu+o+.c na(`m da`i ra xem tivi hoa(.c
ddi ra ddi va`o vo^ ti'ch su+. .  DDe^'n gio+` a(n thi` a(n ,  kho^ng pha?i
lo ho^m nay mi`nh ddi a(n o+? dda^u , cho.n mo'n na`o .
Ve^` nha` ta'n do'c vo+'i ba` gia` , gossip chuye^.n ngu+o+`i na`y
ngu+o+`i kia .  "A` con ga'i ba` X. xa('p la`m dda'm ho?i  ro^`i",
"Va^.y ha? ... sao kho^ng ddo+.i con qua tha(m" .  "O+`, tao no'i
ma^`y ma^'y na(m ro^`i ma` ma^`y co' chi.u dda^u .  Ma^`y che^ hie^`n qua' ".
Another one bite the dust.  Ba` gia` tie^'t ma^'t hu.t con da^u ngoan.
La`m to^i cu~ng tie^'c tie^'c, nghe no'i co^ na`y dde.p la('m .  Hai ba` gia`
la.i quen nhau tha^n .  Va` cu~ng quanh qua^~n ma^'y chuye^.n kho^ng dda^u,
va^.y ma` a^'m lo`ng .

Ho^m ddo' co' o^ng anh to^i da^?n hai ddu+'a con ve^` .  Hai ddu+'a
cha.y cu`ng nha` cu`ng cu+?a .  Kho^ng hie^?u sao ma^'y ddu+'a nho? la.i co'
nhie^`u energy nhu+ va^.y .  To^'i a(n co+m xong to^i da^~n hai ddu+'a ddi bo^.
vo`ng xo'm .  Tha(`ng anh 7 tuo^?i con em 5 tuo^i? .  Tha^'y tro+`i
to^'i con nho? so+. . Con nho? ho?i "Chu' Luong bie^'t ddu+o+`ng ve^` kho^ng?".
"Bie^'t".  "Con so+." "kho^ng sao dda^u, chu' Luong bie^'t ddu+o+`ng ve^`" .
Tha(`ng anh ho?i : "La`m sao chu' Luong bie^'t ?".  "Khi na`o mi`nh ddi dda^u,
dde^'n cho^? que.o mi`nh nho+' cho^? ddo', tha^'y ca'i co^.t ddo' kho^ng.
Khi na`o mi`nh ddi ngu+o+.c la.i mi`nh tha^'y ca'i co^.t ddo' mi`nh bie^'t la`
mi`nh ga^`n dde^'n nha` . OK?"  Tha(`ng nho? ddu+'ng nhi`n ca'i co^.t co'
chu+? ddo? .  Vu+`a ddi la^u la^u to^i chi? mo^.t bui. ca^y hoa(.c tru. dde`n
cho no' nho+' .  Con nho? na('m tay to^i, tha(`ng anh ddi tru+o+'c .
DDi mo^.t ddoa.n con ho? ddo^`i ve^` to^i ke^u tha(`ng nho? da^?n ve^` .
Con nho? la.i ho?i "Ta.i sao ma(.t tra(ng cu+' theo mi`nh
hoa`i va^.y ?" To^i mi~m cu+o+`i .  Ho^`i nho? to^i cu~ng cu+' tha('t ma('t
kho^ng bie^'t ta.i sao to^i ddi dda^u tra(ng cu~ng ddi theo .
"O+` ta.i tre^n tra(ng co' thie^n tha^`n .  Thie^n tha^`n ddi theo xem mi`nh
co' ok kho^ng" .  Cho+.t tha(`ng nho? la le^n : "Con tha^'y ca'i co^.t
ki`a .  DDe^'n nha` ro^`i !!".


Ma^'y bu+?a nay to^i va^~n nghi~ ve^` nhu+~ng ca^u ho?i cu?a ddu+'a
cha'u .  To^i tha^'y nhu+~ng ca^u ho?i cu?a con ni't va^~n la` nhu+~ng
ca^u ho?i quan tro.ng nha^'t cu?a con ngu+o+`i .  Co' la^`n con nho? ho?i to^i :
"Baby o+? dda^u chui va`o bu.ng va^.y ?".  Ca^u na`y la`m to^i khu+.ng la.i
ma^'y gia^y ddo^`ng ho^` .  Ho^`i ddo' dde^'n gio+` chi? tha^'y ca^u ho?i
ddu+o+.c con ni't da(.t ra tre^n TV hoa(.c trong sa'ch ma` tho^i .
Kho^ng bie^'t ne^n no'i tha^.t hay no'i tha^`n thoa.i .
"O+` thi` baby o+? tre^n tro+`i cho+i, khi na`o baby muo^'n xuo^'ng dda^'t
thi` chui va`o bu.ng cu?a mommy".  Ngu+o+`i lo+'n cu~ng va^.y, cu~ng
nhu+~ng ca^u ho?i ddo' .  Chi? kha'c la` ca^u ho?i ddu+o+.c dda(.c ra
mo^.t ca'ch sophisticated ho+n va` dda da.ng ho+n .  O+? dda^u ra ?
Ta.i sao ra nhu+ va^`y ?  Hai ca^u na`y ma` dda~ ga^y ra bao nhie^u bu't
chie^'n tre^n SCV ve^` chie^'n tranh VN va`ke^'t qua? la` ca? dda'm con ni't
chu'ng mi`nh ngo^`i be^n dda^y .  La`m sao ve^` nha` ?  To^i la.i nho+' dde^'n
Nguye^~n ta^'t Nhie^n .  Con ngu+o+`i la.c hu+o+'ng ve^` .  Mo^.t la^`n ddi
la` ma^'t ta^'t ca? ca'i "ngu+o+`i" cu?a mi`nh o+? la.i .  Ta^m linh dda~ dde^?
la.i be^n kia.  Ma^'t luo^n ca'i co^.t be^n ddu+o+`ng; tre^n vu`ng dda^'t
mo+'i kie^'m kho^ng ra .  DDo^i khi le^n Santa Ana, to^i nhi`n nhu+~ng
ngu+o+`i lo+'n tuo^?i .  Su+. tha^'t la.c, hu.t ha(?ng hie^.n le^n tre^n
khuo^n ma(.t .  Nha^'t la` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i mo+'i qua .  O+? la^u thi` ra'ng
cho.n no+i dda^y la`m nha` .  Nhu+ng ddo' chi? la` gu+o+.ng ga.o tho^i .

DDa~ ra^'t la^u ro^`i, nhu+ng to^i nho+' ddoa.n cuo^'i trong cuo^'n
Narcissus and Goldmund cu?a Herman Hesse.  Cuo^'i ddo+`i, tru+o+'c khi
li`a ddo+`i Goldmund, ga~ nghe^. si~ lang ba.t giang ho^`, ho?i ba.n Narcisuss,
ngu+o+`i tu si~ : "La`m sao sao anh tro+? ve^` vo+'i Me. ?"
Mo^~i ngu+o+`i pha?i tu+. tra? lo+`i ca^u ho?i quang tro.ng na`y.

La`m sao ve^` nha` ?


Luong Nguyen-Duy


P.S :  Co' ngu+o+`i ba.n o+? xa go.i ddie^.n thoa.i ho?i sao ddo^. ra`y
im ru ba` ru` kho^ng nhu't nhi't .  So+. la` tha^'t ti`nh tu+o+ng tu+
tu+. tu+? , to^'i nga`y la^`m ba^`m "ddo+`i to^i co^ ddo+n ne^n ye^u ai
cu~ng vo^ duye^n .  Nga`y mai em le^n xe hoa bu+o+'c theo cho^`ng".
Ne^n vie^'t va`i ha`ng cho ba.n bie^'t la` va^~n so^'ng,
va^~n suy tu+, va^~n vui, va^~n buo^`n .  Bi`nh thu+o+`ng, the^' tho^i .