Especially for my uncle in law

My sister just let me know that my uncle in law Minh, who married my aunt Nhung, got a traffic accident last night. He had to be brought to Hanoi in the midnight and got there at about 3 in the morning in a terrible condition: A shoulder bone was broken and needed to be kept in order, innards were stirred so hard that made him kept vomiting blood and fainted. Now he is perceptible but still sharply painful and can barely talk or eat -_- Besides, being hurry to get to a good hospital which was more than 100km far away, my aunt could not bring any necessary stuff but few clothes. And two days in the hospital cost them some 10 millions VND which is roughly equivalent to 8 months of their income!!

My uncle and aunt have always been optimistic and I love them so much for that. Their life in a rural area, with three small daughters and an old man (his dad) has always been hard. But I've never seen, or heard, about their complaints. They just keep smiling, laughing and making funs :-). My aunt Nhung helped take care of me when I was an infant and small child since my dad was far away in a period and my mom had to work. She now works as a peasant and takes care of their ponds, gardens, and farms. Her husband changes his job drastically: from working on farms to fixing clocks, then working with builders, or street workers - he just does everything to keep his family's life in order.

Their family and mine live far from each others, therefore we don't meet very often - only twice or three times a year but I am always impressed by their love of life and cheerfulness. I think that they are intelligent and if they had a better condition, they would much success than they are now.

Writing this, I wish uncle Minh would get rid of the problem soon to get back to his normal life. And I wish their life would be better.

The photo below was taken in September 2006 when I was back to Vietnam. My parents and I were visiting my granddad and we made an appointment to see aunt Nhung there since I didn't have time to visit her. In the photo, aunt Nhung laughing besides my dad when we were having dinner - on the veranda floor, some sat on their sandals, dark because there was no electricity, and narrow. But above all, it was love and happiness.

Be optimistic, uncle and aunt...

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