A^?m thu+.c: A(n do`i, nga^.m pha^n tra^u

[AnHai Doan <anhai@cs.washington.edu>]

Cha`o ca'c ba'c, 

Xin tha`nh tha^.t xin lo^~i ne^'u ca'i subject line tre^n co' la`m
ba'c na`o ho+i bi. shocked. Nhu+ng tha^'y ca'c ba'c ba`n ve^` a^?m
thu+.c nhie^`u ne^n to^i ngu+'a mo^`m cu~ng pha?i nha?y va`o no'i
mo^.t ca'i.  Ma` cha('c ca'c ba'c dde^`u bie^'t to^i la` ngu+o+`i
no'i chuye^.n nghie^m tu'c xu+a nay, ne^n dde^` ta`i na`y to^i cu~ng
ba`n mo^.t ca'ch he^'t su+'c nghie^m tu'c. 

Chuye^.n a(n do`i (hoa(.c gio`i, ro`i, tu`y ba'c na`o vie^'t) thi` 
cha('c trong chu'ng ta nhie^`u ngu+o+`i bie^'t la` da^n Ta`u
o^ co' mo'n a(n xa xi? na`y. Nghe ba?o bo.n na`y treo thi.t le^n
cho^~ thoa'ng cho ruo^`i dde^'n dde? tru+'ng. Tru+'ng no+? ra tha`nh 
con do`i to be'o tra('ng mu~m mi~m. Chu? nha` khi na`o muo^'n a(n thi` 
va'c mo^.t ta^'m va'n ta^?m bo^.t ra dda(.t du+o+'i mie^'ng thi.t
ro^`i la('c mie^'ng thi.t. Do`i se~ cu+.a qua^.y, ro+i tu+` thi.t
tho^'i xuo^'ng va'n, ddu+o+.c ta^?m qua bo^.t, la(n tie^'p va`o 
cha?o mo+~ so^i xe`o xe`o, phi ha`nh to?i tho+m phu+'c...

[ To^'i qua ngo^`i ke^? cho ba'c DDa`m So+n nghe dde^'n dda^y thi` 
ba'c cho'p che'p mie^.ng ba?o "Nghe ma` cha?y ca? nu+o+'c mie^'ng,
tho^i ddu+`ng ke^? nu+~a ma` to+' the`m". The^' ne^n kho^ng ke^? nu+~a.]

Co`n ve^` pha^n tra^u thi` tu+` xu+a to^i dda~ 
bie^'t no' du`ng ddu+o+.c va`o nhie^`u chuye^.n hu+~u i'ch.
Cha(?ng ha.n dde^? ca('m hoa nha`i. DDe^? ca'c em ho.c sinh ca^'p 
mo^.t hai thi nhau ddi ho't du+o+'i tro+`i na('ng ddo^? lu+?a ve^` 
bo'n ruo^.ng "ke^' hoa.ch ba" cu?a nha` tru+o+`ng. Ve^` sau ddo.c
truye^.n gi` "La(.ng le~ Ang Kor" dda(ng tre^n ba'o Va(n Nghe^. 
Qua^n DDo^.i ve^` mo^.t anh cha`ng li'nh nghi~a vu. o+? xu+' ca^y 
Tho^'t No^'t cho+? vo+. cho^`ng mo^.t o^ng pho'ng vie^n ba'o phu+o+ng
Ta^y vu+o+.t qua dda.n cu?a ca'c ba'c Khmer, thi` ddu+o+.c bie^'t the^m
pha^n tra^u co' the^? du`ng dde^? tra't bi`nh xa(ng, na'm lo^~ thu?ng.

Nhu+ng chuye^.n pha^n tra^u nhu+ mo'n a^?m thu+.c dde^? nga^.m thi` 
tha^.t la` ma^'y tua^`n tru+o+'c dda^y to^i mo+'i ddu+o+.c nghe to+'i.
So^' la` mo^.t o^ng ba.n to^i mo+'i quen ke^? nga`y xu+a, ho^`i 
o^ng na`y co`n be' ti', nha` o+? Hue^', binh ddao a'c lie^.t ca? gia
ddi`nh pha?i go^`ng ga'nh cha.y ve^` phi'a Nam thi` o^ng gia` ba('t 
o^ng na`y pha?i vu+`a cha.y vu+`a nga^.m pha^n tra^u cho ddo+~ kha't.

Tha^'y bo.n to^i vu+a` nghe vu+`a tro`n xoe ma('t ve? kho^ng tin, 
o^ng na`y qu?a quye^'t :" Tha^.t ddo', nga^.m ca'i ddo' no' cu~ng 
ma't ma't, dda~ kha't nu+o+'c la('m. Lu'c ddo' pha'o no' ne^.n 
tha^'y ba`, lo cha.y cuo^'ng ca? le^n, co`n ho+i dda^u ngu+`ng la.i 
ti`m cho^~ uo^'ng nu+o+'c nu+~a. Ma` kho^ng nga^.m thi` o^ng gia` 
cu~ng nhe't va`o mo^`m ba('t nga^.m." Nghe va^.y thi` cha('c la` 
chuye^.n co' tha^.t ro^`i. Ma` co' ve? nhu+ dda^y la` mo^.t
chuye^.n pho^? bie^'n, ne^n cha('c trong chu'ng ta dda^y cu~ng co'
va`i ba'c dda~ "bi." thu+? qua mo'n na`y ho^`i be' cha.y chie^'n tranh?

Tha^.t kho^ng ngo+` pha^n tra^u co`n co' ca? ta'c du.ng nhu+ the^'.
A^u cu~ng la` mo^.t mo'n "ddo^.c dda'o Vie^.t Nam".
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