When you went out

We arrived in Melbourne (Australia) on a cold winter day. Our luggage piled up sweaters, coats and scarves to keep warm before the onset of cold winds.

My son - Lui Tan Huy, after completing two years of undergraduate study at RMIT Vietnam, has been accepted the overseas study profile of the 3rd remaining semester (each semester lasting 5 months) by RMIT Melbourne, and will graduate with a Bachelor of Commerce Administration in late 2014.

Looking back to the past days, when sending my first 18 month child to kindergarten, the sleepless nights to wipe his body and let him take medicine on cold days, struggling to find boarding school for him to complete the high school education...seeing the time really “hurried”! Beloved son was holded on my hand in bygone days, now officially left the arms of parents to lonely “live” in the strange land. Love much, but knowing that I can not keep holding him by my side ...

Leaving him behind in the foreign country, I went in a bittersweet mood. Glad when I made a right decision to open the door so that he could step into a big playground. Sad for missing him and still worrying a bit - the inherent worry of the mothers - as leaving their children ... alone.

Now at home, sometimes I still had to wipe the tears when I missed him. That's when I got up without his call “Mom”. That’s when preparing dinner without him (though the man, you often help me with washing dishes when being with me). That’s when the night falls, without sitting opposite to chat and joke with you, listenint to your stories of love affairs of the boys and girls in twenties, talking with you about moral values, humanity and faith; and giving you advice on how to manage time, how to treat people, always seeking reconciliation, paying attention to the others ...

Even missing and loving, I was not really overly worried, because I trusted in him enough bravery to adapt to the pace and success in life and learning. Message I received when I step on the aircraft to return Vietnam: “Love and miss you so much. I will not let you down” made me feel warm and peaceful in mind.

Thanks my son! Thanks a mature person!

NHQ