Sau ta'c pha^?m dda^`u tay, Mo^.t DDo+`i DDe^? Ho.c, do o^ng Mai Tha?o vie^'t tu+.a, ba^'y la^u nay to^i va^~n hay nho+` ca'c va(n hu+~u ddi tru+o+'c dde^` ba.t cho ta'c pha^?m mi`nh . Vo+'i quan nie^.m nha(`m lu+u la.i mo^.t va`i ky? nie^.m trong nie^`m ta^m giao cu`ng ca'c va(n hu+~u tha^n quen a^'y . Tuy nhie^n, la^`n na`y co' ho+i kha'c!

     Cu~ng qua mo^.t tha^n ti`nh, mo+'i dda^y mo^.t ba.n va(n cho bie^'t, dda.i kha'i, chu+a cha('c la` ddo^.c gia? dda~ hie^?u ro~ va` ddo^`ng quan ddie^?m vo+'i y' ddi.nh ddo' cu?a to^i! Ma` co' the^? la('m ddo^.c gia? se~ hie^?u la^`m ra(`ng ta'c gia? dda~ chu+a vu+~ng tin va`o ta`i na(ng cu?a mi`nh cho ne^n ca^`n pha?i co' mo^.t ngu+o+`i ddi ke`m, vie^'t le^n va`i lo+`i khen ta(.ng mo+`i mo.c ngu+o+`i ddo.c . DDo' la` chu+a no'i dde^'n nhu+~ng ba.n va(n kha'c co' the^? se~ de`m pha, ganh ti. vi` kho^ng co' ddu+o+.c nhu+~ng co+ may quen bie^'t, giao lu+u tha^n ma^.t vo+'i mo^.t so^' ddo^ng nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ca^`m bu't nhu+ to^i! Qua? tha^.t la` chi' ly'! DDe^'n no^~i, to^i pha?i vie^'t ra dda^y nhu+~ng do`ng na`y nhu+ dde^? lu+u la.i mo^.t ky? nie^.m vui vui vo+'i mo^.t ngu+o+`i ba.n va(n!

     Ro^`i, ca`ng chi' ly' ho+n nu+~a khi to^i la` ngu+o+`i cu~ng dda~ co' da(m ba ta'c pha^?m tri`nh la`ng, vo+'i i't nhie^`u tie^'ng vang! Nha^'t la` trong tho+`i gian ga^`n dda^y co' va`i ba(`ng hu+~u, ke? ddi tru+o+'c ngu+o+`i theo sau, la.i nho+` to^i vie^'t ba.t, bi`nh tho+, ddie^?m sa'ch! Tho^i thi` ke^? nhu+ gio+` phu't dda~ dde^'n, tu+` nay, to^i pha?i tu+. mi`nh vie^'t tu+.a cho mi`nh va^.y . Kho^ng ke^? nhu+~ng tru+o+`ng ho+.p dda(.c bie^.t, di~ nhie^n .

     Tu+.a hay ba.t vie^'t cho mo^.t ngu+o+`i kha'c, vo+'i to^i, ngoa`i nhu+~ng giao ti`nh qua la.i pha?i co', tho^ng thu+o+`ng chi? la` nhu+~ng do`ng phe^ bi`nh mo^.t chie^`u: khen . Ngu+o+`i vie^'t tu+.a hay ba.t pha?i chi.u kho' ddo.c ky~ ta'c pha^?m, suy nga^~m va` ti`m ra nhu+~ng ddie^?m hay theo y' mi`nh ma` tho^?i pho^`ng le^n, trong khi pha?i lo+` ddi nhu+~ng ddie^?m do+? . La('m lu'c chu+a cha('c dda~ no'i le^n ddu+o+.c du.ng y', ta^m su+. cu`ng no^~i lo`ng cu?a ta'c gia? go+?i ga^'m trong ddo', vi` mo^~i ngu+o+`i ca^`m bu't dde^`u co' mo^.t ca'ch vie^'t rie^ng va` mo^.t tri`nh ddo^. thu+o+?ng ngoa.n rie^ng!

     Ba?o dda?m kho^ng ai co' the^? hie^?u ro~ mo^.t ta'c pha^?m ho+n la` chi'nh ta'c gia?! Song le, ke.t mo^.t ddie^?m, ta'c gia? kho^ng the^? tu+. hue^nh hoang, bo^'c tho+m cho mi`nh! Ngoa.i tru+` nhu+~ng ke? dda~ ..., cho+' ai ma` la`m nhu+ va^.y xem ra ky` che^'t ddi ddu+o+.c! Bo+?i the^', tu+. vie^'t cho mi`nh mo^.t va`i ddie^`u la` chuye^.n kho^ng the^? va` kho^ng ne^n xem thu+o+`ng . De^~ da`ng cha(ng la` ho.a hoa(`n ddo^'i vo+'i nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ddang vie^'t du+o+'i da.ng thu+'c mo^.t chu? dde^`, vi` co' the^? du+.a va`o ddo' dde^? no'i thoa'ng qua nhu+~ng ddie^`u mi`nh se~ tri`nh ba`y, xa^y du+.ng, u+o+'c mo+!

     Nhu+ng thu+? ho?i, co' ai da'm dda(.t bu't vie^'t kho+i kho+i ma` kho^ng nha('m va`o mo^.t mu.c tie^u, mo^.t chu? dde^`, mo^.t hu+o+'ng nhi`n na`o cho+' ? Co' he^'t! Ngay ca? nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i chuye^n vie^'t tie^?u thuye^'t mua vui, da~ tu+o+?ng ddi nu+~a! Cha(?ng qua la` co' ngu+o+`i dda~ ne^u le^n ddu+o+.c mo^.t ddie^`u gi` lo+'n lao va` trong khi ddo' co' ngu+o+`i la.i chi? ve~ ra mo^.t ca'i gi` nho nho?!

     O+? dda^y, vo+'i Mo^.t No^~i Buo^`n Rie^ng, to^i cu~ng chi? mong la` mi`nh dda~ ve~ ra ddu+o+.c mo^.t ca'i gi` nho nho? ma` tho^i! Ta.i sao ?

     Ta.i vi`, quo^'c gia hu+ng vong tha^'t phu hu+~u tra'ch! DDie^`u ma`, kho^ng rie^ng gi` to^i, ta^'t ca? nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i chu'ng ta ddang so^'ng ly hu+o+ng no+i dda^'t kha'ch que^ ngu+o+`i dde^`u ha(`ng ta^m nghi~ to+'i! Co' pha?i ? Nhu+ng dda(.t va^'n dde^` la` mo^.t chuye^.n ma` la`m ddu+o+.c gi` hay kho^ng la` mo^.t chuye^.n kha'c! Vo+'i mo^.t ngu+o+`i ca^`m bu't, ne^u le^n chu? dde^` la` mo^.t chuye^.n ma` vie^'t ddu+o+.c gi` hay kho^ng la` mo^.t chuye^.n kha'c! Va` to^i tu+. ca?m tha^'y mi`nh dda~ hoa`n toa`n tha^'t ba.i, ba^'t lu+.c!

     Vi` to^i dda~ dde^? ngo`i bu't cu?a to^i da^~n da('t to^i ddi lang thang kha('p mo.i cha^n tro+`i, go'c bie^?n! Trong gio^ng to^' ba~o bu`ng kho+i la.i bo'ng que^ hu+o+ng! Trong bie^?n ca? la('c lu+ con ta`u ddi vinh danh ngu+o+`i chie^'n si~! Trong lo`ng tu+` ta^m cu?a nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i chuye^n mo^n lu+o+`ng ga.t co' pa-ta(ng! Trong hu+o+ng say du.c ti`nh tha^'p thoa'ng bo'ng lie^u trai! Trong ti`nh ye^u giao ho`a ba^'t ke^? ma`u da phong tu.c! Trong e^m a? gia ddi`nh va` thie^n nhie^n huye^`n thoa.i! Trong nhu+~ng ddua ddo`i bo'ng sa('c cu?a gio+'i qua^`n ho^`ng! Trong no^~i che^'t chu+a ro+`i tay trong tay cu`ng Chu'a, Pha^.t ...

     O^ hay, ca'i gi` la. the^'! Mo^.t qua'i thai tho+`i dda.i cha(ng ? Thu+a ra(`ng, kho^ng dda^u, chi? la` ta'c pha^?m ma` to^i co' pha^`n na`o u+ng y' tho^i! Xin mo+`i quy' ba.n ddo.c ghe' ma('t va`o xem!

Winston-Salem, cuo^'i DDo^ng na(m Ta^n Mu`i
Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng

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Ba`i Tru+o+'c Trang Chi'nh Ba`i Ke^' Tie^'p

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