Deliverance

DELIVERANCE

Deliverance by Conrado de Quiros is an article that tackles about the story of a Vietnamese immigrant encounters a 9-year-old Japanese boy. Ha Minh Thanh, the name of the Vietnamese who work as a cop in Fukushima, Japan where the tsunami of the massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake took place. As this Vietnamese cop sent for a charity organization to help in distributing food to refugees, he saw the 9-year-old little boy whom had been patiently waiting in the long line for food. This boy took the attention of the Vietnamese cop by his heart with the selfless act that he’d shown in the midst of desolation, devastation, hunger and grief, this little boy still managed to sacrifice the food that the cop was offering to him despite having lost everything including his parents and siblings. This act basically shows and reflects how the Japanese kids are being raised well by their parents. It’s amazing how the society can produce a young child who understands the meaning of sacrifice. What makes it more precious is that the Vietnamese also suffer not too long ago a tremendous Vietnam War that had been ravaged their country.

The article was really about sacrificing; how we are different from other nation. How the other countries prefer to be nameless or faceless heroes when it comes in helping while here in our society, we flaunt our names on all things or charity works we do, in order to look good in the eyes of other. Regardless of the situation they always choose to be selfless than being selfish. Despite of desolation, there are others more desolate. Because, despite our loss, there are other who lost more. Because, despite our hunger, there are other hungrier.

The author points out in this article the meaning of real concept of sacrificing to Japanese and Vietnamese people. For a nation who had gone through massive destructions and tragedies it’s noble that they can still be selfless and think of the greater good.

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