Humane stays as the epidemic repelled

The days of stress and anxiety because of the Covid-19 epidemic gradually receded to make room for the "new normal" life that is spreading throughout the province. The Covid-19 epidemic has become an obsession for many people when their lives had been turned upside down, especially for those who are in great difficulty. However, there is one thing that has not changed, but multiplied, lit up and retained, that is "humane love and compatriotism" in harsh times.

The Division of “Kitchen of Compassionate” under Tan Uyen town Red Cross offer necessities to forces at checkpoints of Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control

The hearts of generosity

The time to implement social distancing, especially the days of implementing "lockdown and freeze", had been the days when Binh Duong stretched with determination and resolutely prevented and repelled the epidemic. It was during those harsh days that a lot of gestures, meaningful and humane deeds of Binh Duong people appeared.

Getting to Cay Truong II commune in Bau Bang district, when asked about Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tu in Ong Thanh hamlet, everyone knows as she is known by many people as a woman who is enthusiastic, kind hearted and contributive to local COVID-19 prevention and control. During the 4th epidemic, Mrs. Tu's family had many meaningful activities to offer both material and spiritual support for the relatives as well as the frontline force against the COVID-19 epidemic in Bau Bang district.

To share with the difficulties and hardship of the key forces and relatives in the quarantine area, Mrs. Tu's family cooked delicious and nutritious dishes such as banh tet, sticky rice, curry and so on to directly deliver to people. Besides, she also donated food for the district's VND 0 kitchen; she made exemption and reduction of 3-month rents for renters. At the same time, her family also donated more than VND 100 million to departments and mass organizations in the district to join hands in COVID-19 prevention and control.

Although she had made so many gestures, when asked, Mrs. Tu smiled kindly and said: "In times like these, I am not strong enough to join the frontline against the epidemic, it's fine to be a solid rear for the frontline. Whatever I can do in these harsh times, I just do as long as I contribute and join hands with the local government to fight the epidemic. I just hope life will return to normal so that my children can go to school, my neighbors could visit without having to be afraid. Therefore, I try in every possible condition, more or less, to help others in such harsh times."

Family of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tu present gifts to people of hardship in Bau Bang district

For more than 3 months, the members of the "Compassionate Kitchen" Division of the Red Cross of Tan Uyen town have not had a full day of rest. During the peak of the epidemic, they had to constantly go early to late at night like shuttles between hot epidemic areas. Not of the same age, different occupations and circumstances but they always shared the same thought and actions, which was to volunteer to support people and join hands with local authorities to repel the pandemic. Thousands of gifts including food and necessities that the members of the "Compassionate Kitchen" Division called for and mobilized benefactors to support were delivered to people in need.

Mrs. Nguyen Thi Le, Head of the "Compassionate Kitchen" Division, said: "During this epidemic, Tan Uyen town is one of the hot spots for the number of infections. We also want to contribute a little effort to fight the epidemic together. Not encapsulated in Tan Uyen town, we also support other localities in the province to share difficulties with everyone elses.”

Just like that, whether it's at the center of the epidemic or "new normal" days, when people need them, the members of the "Compassionate Kitchen" Division donot mind day or night, rain or shine to go out and campaign and call for people to support. Then they load, divide and pack each gift bag to hands of those in need.

The timeless humane heart

Now in the "new normal", Ms. Pham Thi Hop in Binh Chuan ward of Thuan An city has time to reminisce about the difficult "locked and frozen" days. For her, perhaps the time of "locked and frozen" was the days that would never be forgotten in life. How can they forget when during that time, they deeply saw the sharing of compatriots.

Hop recounted that during the days when the family area was located in the "densely red zone", she unfortunately suffered from appendicitis and the ward medical force reported that she had to be hospitalized urgently for surgery. The situation was urgent when the family had no one nearby; besides the husband and wife, there were only two small children. If her husband went with her, no one would take care of the children, but if the husband stayed at home, no one would take care of her during the hospitalized days. During such harsh time, they were helped by their neighbors by appointing a neighbor to accompany her during her hospital stay.

 “During the days I was in the hospital, everyone at home took turns helping my husband take care of my two young children. They cooked porridge or gave delicious meals or a bag of milk. That's how we get through the tough times together. Never have I seen the saying "distant brothers are not worthy as nearby neighbors" as true as now. The kindness to our family will never be forgotten," Hop said.

During the days of "locking and freezing", the people in the wards of the "densely red area" could not help but be moved by the image of soldiers and militiamen in the midst of the blazing sun carrying gifts and food bags delivering to people. We all know, behind the anti-droplet glasses and the masks are the sweaty tanned faces and, of course, there are always smiles. They infiltrate into the small alleys with the goal of not missing a single house or a room so that people could stay at home safe from the epidemic without going hungry. People will never forget such kindness.

Many humane actions have really spread and will be the images forever imprinted in people's memories when the epidemic is over. It is impossible to forget the image of people holding each gourd and every pound of rice to support the people of the South. How can we forget the image of children beating piggy banks to donate money to support the fight against the epidemic or the pictures of women and youth union members day and night sewing masks, staying up all night to pack cakes, cooking for the control and quarantine forces. These jobs are trivial and ordinary but they contain deeply humane love, bringing faith in kindness and beauty to boost the spirit of overcoming hard times and encouraging people to be more resilient and stronger in the face of the pandemic.

Reported by Hong Phuong – Translated by Vi Bao