Nhu+~ng con -du+o+`ng tha'ng gie^ng

["HUY DUONG" <huy.duong@ctsu.ox.ac.uk>]

Cha`o ca'c ba'c,

Chuye^.n ghen vo+'i "qua' khu+'" la` 1 chuye^.n vo+'
va^?n (eg so vo+'i ghen vo+'i "hie^.n ta.i" hay ghen
vo+'i "tu+o+ng lai") va` cha<?ng qua la` vi` ngu+o+`i
ta thie^'u tu+. tin. Ghen thi` la`m gi`? Cha<?ng ai thay
-do^?i -du+o+.c qua' khu+', cho du` muo^'n, ma` chu+a
cha<'c -da~ muo^'n. Ghen chi? to^? ngu+o+`i ta kho^ng
the`m no'i vo+'i mi`nh, chia xe? vo+'i mi`nh. More to the
point, thu+o+ng ngu+o+`i na`o thi` thu+o+ng what they 
are, qua' khu+' go'p pha^`n made what they are, thu+o+ng 
thi` thu+o+ng, kho^ng thu+o+ng thi` tho^i, "kie^'m chuye^.n"
vo+'i qua' khu+'/vi` qua' khu+' thi` ho+i do+? ho+i. Nhu+ng 
ngu+o+.c la.i, di~ nhie^n la` ngu+o+`i co' qua' khu+' 
cu~ng kho^ng ne^n mang qua' khu+' ra -de^? -do lu+o+`ng 
ngu+o+`i kia hay put ho. down.

Huy