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Tu`y bu't Ngo.c Thu?y

Nga`y co`n ddi ho.c, to^i ra^'t me^ ddo.c sa'ch truye^.n, tha? ra
ddu+o+.c ddo.c ca? nga`y cha('c to^i va^~n thi'ch, nhu+ng so+. to^i
xao nha~ng vie^.c ho.c ha`nh ne^n bo^' me. to^i ca^'m... kho^ng cho
ddo.c truye^.n nhie^`u, chi? khi na`o ddu+o+.c nghi? he`, mo+'i kho^ng
so+. bi. la hoa(.c bi. ddo`n khi ca^`m cuo^'n truye^.n tre^n tay. Ne^n
to^i thu+o+`ng ddo.c... le'n. He^~ dde^? da`nh ddu+o+.c kha' tie^`n
thi` to^i cha.y ngay dde^'n nha` sa'ch Khai Tri' tre^n ddu+o+`ng Le^
Lo+.i dde^? ti`m mua nhu+~ng quye^?n sa'ch truye^.n hay ma` mi`nh
thi'ch ddo.c. Nhu+~ng buo^?i a^'y to^i thi'ch la('m vi` ngoa`i cho.n
mua ddu+o+.c mo^.t va`i quye^?n sa'ch nho?, to^i co`n ddu+o+.c ddo.c
"ke'"(hay ngu+o+`i ta co`n ba?o la` coi "co.p"gi` ddo') the^m mo^.t
so^' sa'ch truye^.n kha'c trong tie^.m vi` kho^ng ddu? tie^`n mua
he^'t.
Nha` sa'ch Khai Tri' lu'c a^'y ddo^'i vo+'i to^i la` ca? mo^.t the^'
gio+'i tha^`n tie^n vo+'i nhu+~ng phu't gia^y e^m dde.p. Nguye^n mo^.t
gian nha` ro^.ng lo+'n vo+'i nhie^`u ke^. sa'ch tru+ng ba`y nga(n
na('p trang nha~, dda^u dda^u cu~ng la` sa'ch la` truye^.n, na`o la`
sa'ch tro+. giu'p the^m su+. hie^?u bie^'t ve^` ca'c mo^n trong lo+'p,
sa'ch ho.c la`m ngu+o+`i, sa'ch bo^`i du+o+~ng the^m kie^'n thu+'c
pho^? tho^ng, na`o la` sa'ch ve^` tho+, va(n, tie^?u thuye^'t... ddu?
ca?. La.i co`n the^m mo^.t so^' sa'ch mua ve^` dde^? co' the^? tu+.
ho.c nhu+ dda`n, sa'o, ca('m hoa, na^'u a(n .v.v... Tha^.t la` ha^'p
da^~n, nhu+ng, sa'ch thi` nhie^`u ma` tie^'c thay tu'i tie^`n ho.c
tro` cu?a to^i lu'c a^'y i't oi qua', co' nhu+~ng quye^?n sa'ch hoa(.c
truye^.n mi`nh muo^'n xem thi` la.i kho^ng ddu? tie^`n mua, ve^` nha`
cu+' tie^'c ro^`i la.i mo+... mi`nh ddu+o+.c tru'ng so^', lu'c ddo'
cha('c khua^n ve^` ddu? loa.i sa'ch, tha ho^` ddo.c cho ba(`ng thi'ch.
Hoa(.c lo+'n le^n mi`nh se~ mo+? mo^.t tie^.m sa'ch dde^? muo^'n ddo.c
sa'ch truye^.n gi` cu~ng ddu+o+.c ma` cha('c lu'c a^'y bo^' me. cu~ng
cha(?ng co`n nga(n ca^'m nu+~a, dde^? kho?i pha?i ta^'m tu+'c khi chi?
mo+'i le'n ddo.c ddu+o+.c va`i trang thi` bi. ba('t ddi ngu?, ho.c
ba`i hay la`m vie^.c gi` ddo', co' khi ngay ddoa.n ha^'p da^~n qua'
chu+`ng thi` la.i pha?i da^'u ddi, a^'m u+'c cho+`... cho+` dde^'n
di.p na`o cha(?ng bie^'t mo+'i ddau kho^? la`m sao.
Ca^`u tro+`i va` na(`m mo+ hoa`i, con nho? va^~n cha(?ng tha^'y mi`nh
ddu+o+.c tru'ng so^', tho^i thi` ra'ng nhi.n tie^`n qua` dde^? hai ba
tua^`n ddu+o+.c ghe' nha` sa'ch Khai Tri' mo^.t la^`n, co' khi ca?
tha'ng kho^ng chu+`ng. Hoa(.c ho^m na`o co' di.p thi` to^i la.i cha.y
bay ra tie^.m cho mu+o+'n sa'ch ga^`n ddo', mu+o+.n ve^` ro^`i ddo.c
nga^'u nghie^'n cho nhanh (mo^~i khi bo^' va('ng nha`, me. ddi cho+.)
dde^? ki.p mang tra?. Nhi`n co^ chu? tie^.m ngo^`i giu+~a qua^`y
sa'ch, du` la` sa'ch cu~, to^i tha^'y co^ sung su+o+'ng qua', u+o+'c
gi` to^i co' nguye^n mo^.t kho sa'ch truye^.n to nhu+ the^'. Va`
cha('c cha('n the^' na`o to^i cu~ng se~ ga(.p mo^.t va`i ddu+'a nho?
ham me^ ddo.c truye^.n nhu+ to^i. To^i se~ la.i gio^'ng nhu+ co^
ddo^'i vo+'i to^i lu'c a^'y (vi` la` kha'ch ha`ng thu+o+`ng xuye^n,
la.i bie^'t ho.c tro` kho^ng co' tie^`n ne^n co' le~ co^ tho^ng ca?m
mo+'i da`nh cho su+. de^~ da~i) cho ngo^`i dda^'y tha ho^` ddo.c,
mie^~n khi mang sa'ch ve^` nha`, thi` pha?i ddo'ng tie^`n thue^ va`
the^' cha^n cuo^'n ddo'.
Ho^`i nho? thi` to^i thi'ch ddo.c Tuo^?i Hoa, Nga`n Tho^ng, Hoa Xanh,
Hoa Ti'm.v.v... Lo+'n le^n mo^.t chu't thi` to^i ti`m ddo.c truye^.n
cu?a ca'c nha` va(n Le^ Va(n Tru+o+ng, Nguye^~n Co^ng Hoan, The^'
Lu+~.v.v... ro^`i dde^'n Tu+. Lu+.c Va(n DDoa`n nhu+ Nha^'t Linh,
Kha'i Hu+ng, Tha.ch Lam, sau nu+~a thi` to^i thi'ch Nha~ Ca, Duye^n
Anh, So+n Nam, Ho^` Bie^?u Cha'nh, Nguye^~n Thi. Hoa`ng.v.v...
Tuo^?i tho+ da^`n tro^i qua ro^`i dde^'n tuo^?i mo^.ng mo+. Bie^'t bao
nhie^u la` chuye^.n que^n nho+' nho+' que^n. Nhu+ng co' mo^.t ky?
nie^.m kho' que^n dde^'n vo+'i to^i trong nga`y dda^`u nie^n ho.c
mo+'i cu?a na(m cuo^'i Trung Ho.c, ddo' la` mo'n qua` bo^' mua cho
to^i quye^?n "Gi`n Va`ng Giu+~ Ngo.c"cu?a ta'c gia? Doa~n Quo^'c Sy~.
To^i ca?m ddo^.ng vi` ho^`i nho? hay bi. ra^`y la ca^'m ca?n kho^ng
cho ddo.c sa'ch truye^.n, the^' ma` ba^y gio+` ngu+o+`i la.i mua
cuo^'n sa'ch a^'y dde^? la`m qua` cho to^i. Lu'c a^'y to^i ca?m
ddo^.ng mo^.t, sau na`y ra ddo+`i lo+'n kho^n ho+n, hie^?u ddu+o+.c y'
bo^' tu+` ta'c pha^?m "Gi`n Va`ng Giu+~ Ngo.c", to^i ca?m ddo^.ng
ga^'p mu+o+`i vo+'i ca'i tho^ng ddie^.p to^'t dde.p ddo'.
The^' la` tu+` ddo' ngoa`i ca'c ta'c gia? vie^'t truye^.n ho^`n nhie^n
ma` to^i hay ddo.c nhu+ : Le^ Ta^'t DDie^`u, Nha^.t Tie^'n, DDinh
Tie^'n Luye^.n, to^i thi'ch ti`m ddo.c ca'c ta'c pha^?m cu?a nha` va(n
Doa~n Quo^'c Sy~. Vo^'n ra^'t me^ nhu+~ng ca^u truye^.n tha^`n ky`
co^? ti'ch, to^i say su+a ddo.c nhu+~ng quye^?n truye^.n co^? ti'ch
cu?a o^ng nhu+: Ho^` Thu`y Du+o+ng, So+. Lu+?a. Nhu+~ng quye^?n sa'ch
luo^n chu+'a ddu+.ng nhu+~ng no^.i dung trung ha^u va` nha^n a'i. Nhe.
nha`ng ma` sa^u sa('c bo+?i o^ng kho^ng pha?i la` nha` va(n so^'ng
thua^`n tu'y ve^` nghe^` vie^'t va(n ma` co`n la` mo^.t o^ng Tha^`y
Gia'o ra^'t co' uy ti'n. Va` nghe^` da^.y ho.c mo+'i tha^.t su+. la`
"nghe^` chuye^n"cu?a o^ng.
Tha^.t ra to^i cu~ng chu+a ddo.c sa'ch cu?a Doa~n Quo^'c Sy~ ddu+o+.c
nhie^`u, kho^ng the^? nhie^`u ddu+o+.c, vi` ho^`i ddo' to^i co`n la`
ho.c tro` ma` ho.c tro` thi` va^~n kho^ng co' tie^`n nhie^`u dde^? mua
sa'ch. Ne^'u muo^'n ddo.c nhie^`u the^m thi` pha?i thu+o+`ng xuye^n
va`o Thu+ Vie^.n. Chuye^.n na`y cu~ng kho^ng ddo+n gia?n vi` thi`
gio+` da`nh dde^? "ga.o"ba`i chie^'m ga^`n he^'t nga`y tha'ng cu?a
ho.c tro` ho^`i ddo'. Ca'i tho+`i chie^'n tranh ddang tro+? ne^n so^i
ddo^.ng, ne^'u con trai kho^ng dda^.u ddu+o+.c Tu' Ta`i I thi` pha?i
nha^.p ngu~ so+'m, co`n ne^'u con ga'i kho^ng qua ddu+o+.c ngu+o+~ng
cu+?a Trung Ho.c DDe^. Nhi. Ca^'p, ddu+o+ng nhie^n pha?i o+? nha` ho.c
the^u thu`a, may va', na^'u nu+o+'ng dde^? chua^?n bi. hoa(.c bi. cha
me. thu'c ho^'i tha`nh ke?: "nga`y mai trong dda'm xua^n xanh a^'y,
co' ke? theo cho^`ng bo? cuo^.c cho+i". Chao o+i, con ga'i lo+'n
(to+'i trung ho.c la` kha' lo+'n bo^.n ro^`i) cu~ng mo+ to+'i nga`y
mi`nh ga(.p "hoa`ng tu+?"cu?a lo`ng vo+'i mo^.t ti`nh ye^u tho+
mo^.ng, tuye^.t vo+`i. Nhu+ng tho+`i ddo' ho^n nha^n pha^`n lo+'n
cu~ng co`n do cha me. sa('p dda(.t, quye^'t ddi.nh, ne^'u thi ro+'t
pha?i nghi? ho.c o+? nha` ro^`i... "nho+~"bi. ga? ddi la^'y cho^`ng
so+'m la.i nha(`m ke? mi`nh... kho^ng ye^u kho^ng thi'ch thi` ddau
kho^? la('m ne^n chi ba(`ng ra'ng ho.c tru+o+'c ca'i dda~.
Kho^ng ngo+`, mo+'i ddo' ma` dda~ ho+n ba mu+o+i na(m. Tho+`i gian
tro^i nhanh qua', ngu+o+`i xu+a vi' "nhu+ bo'ng ca^u qua cu+?a
so^?"tha^.t ddu'ng la('m. Ngoa?nh ddi, mo+'i nga`y na`o mi`nh co`n la`
ddu+'a be' ho.c tro` ham me^ vo+'i sa'ch truye^.n, mo+ u+o+'c to+'i
ca? mo^.t gia ta`i sa'ch lo+'n mo+'i tho?a. Gio+` ngoa?nh la.i, to'c
xanh tuo^?i tre? dda~ nhuo^'m ba.c ma^`u va` bao mo+ u+o+'c ddo'
du+o+`ng nhu+ cu~ng da^`n da^`n phai la.t. Sa'ch ddo^'i vo+'i to^i
va^~n co`n quy' la('m nhu+ng ddo.c cuo^'n hu't say me^ nhu+ nga`y tre?
cha('c kho^ng co`n, bo+?i dda^`u o'c va` ta^m lo`ng dda~ ngo^?n ngang
bao chuye^.n phie^`n lo qua nhu+~ng tho+`i be^? da^u. DDo.c sa'ch
ddo^'i vo+'i to^i va^~n la` mo^.t mo'n a(n tinh tha^`n ca^`n pha?i co'
dde^? nuo^i du+o+~ng ta^m ho^`n la^~n kie^'n thu+'c. Nhu+ng tie^'c
thay, ba^y gio+` co' the^? co' nhie^`u sa'ch ddo.c thi` ta^m tri' va`
thi` gio+` cu?a to^i la.i pha?i da`nh nhie^`u cho nhu+~ng vie^.c kha'c
trong cuo^.c so^'ng dda^`y lo toan ho^m nay, nhie^`u khi to^i la~ng
que^n ma^'t ca'i thu' vui ca^`n thie^'t va` bo^? i'ch na`y. Tha^.t
dda'ng buo^`n vi` nhu the^' to^i se~ kho^ng ti'ch lu~y the^m nhie^`u
kie^'n thu+'c va` ca?m nha^.n mo+'i do^`i da`o, dde^? ta^`m nhi`n
cu`ng su+. hie^?u bie^'t ddu+o+.c na^?y no+?, phong phu' ho+n.
To^i nho+' la.i no^~i kinh hoa`ng trong nga`y 30 tha'ng 4 na(m 1975.
Nga`y ddo' tha^.t kho' mo+` phai trong ta^m kha?m cu?a nhu+~ng
ngu+o+`i mie^`n Nam. Ngu+o+`i ke.t o+? la.i vo+'i che^' ddo^. mo+'i
thi` lo ma.ng so^'ng va` ca'i a(n dde^'n xanh xu+o+ng, ta'i ma(.t.
Ngu+o+`i ddi ddu+o+.c... thi` vo+'i hai ba`n tay tra('ng, nhie^`u khi
ba(`ng su+. ddau kho^? pha?i xa li`a quye^'n thuo^.c ngu+o+`i tha^n,
co' khi pha?i cha^'p nha^.n dda'nh ddo^?i ca` ma.ng so^'ng mi`nh dde^?
ti`m cho ddu+o+.c tu+. do, ra ddi vo+'i ta^'m lo`ng ngo^?n ngang, ddau
kho^?, vo+'i ca'i dda^`u tro^'ng ro^~ng, hoang mang. To^i la` ngu+o+`i
ke.t o+? la.i khi nu+o+'c non nghie^ng nga?, trong buo^?i giao tho+`i
ha~i hu`ng nga`y a^'y, vo+'i ca'i tuo^?i ma` nhie^`u ngu+o+`i go.i la`
o+? giai ddoa.n "ngu+o+~ng cu+?a bu+o+'c va`o ddo+`i".
To^i bu+o+'c va`o ddo+`i chu+a ki.p hu+o+?ng nhu+~ng nga`y vui tu+o+i
tre?, chu+a ki.p tra?i le^n cuo^.c so^'ng mi`nh nhu+~ng u+o+'c vo.ng
mu`a xua^n tu+o+i tha('m. To^i chi? ki.p va`o ddo+`i cho+'m tuo^?i
ddo^i mu+o+i vo+'i no^~i ddau va^.n nu+o+'c, vo+'i hai ha`ng nu+o+'c
ma('t trong gio+` phu't cuo^'i tha'ng Tu+ dden ro^`i cha^?y da`i bao
no^~i ua^'t ho+`n co+ cu+.c trong suo^'t mu+o+`i la(m na(m da`i
du+o+'i xa~ ho^.i chu? nghi~a khi ta^'t ca? nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i dda`n
o^ng trong gia ddi`nh dde^`u pha?i ddi tu` ca?i ta.o, co`n chu'ng to^i
mang ca'i a'ch thuo^.c tha`nh pha^`n "ngu.y qua^n"thi` cuo^.c so^'ng
nho.c nha(`n cu~ng cha(?ng kha' gi` ho+n.
Vi` the^' trong suo^'t ma^'y na(m dda^`u pha?i so^'ng trong che^'
ddo^. xa~ ho^.i chu? nghi~a, to^i ba`y to? tha'i ddo^. rie^ng cu?a
mi`nh la` kho^ng du`ng to+'i li.ch trong nha` nhu+ kho^ng ca^`n bie^'t
to+'i nga`y tha'ng hie^.n ta.i, muo^'n tro^i to+'i dda^u thi` tro^i,
kho^ng the`m ddo.c to+'i nhu+~ng sa'ch truye^.n ba'o chi' cu?a ho.
bo+?i no^.i dung chi? toa`n bo^i ba'c mie^`n Nam, hue^nh hoang tra('ng
tro+.n va` tuye^n truye^`n gia? do^'i qua' ddo^.. Co`n bao nhie^u
sa'ch truye^.n tru+o+'c dda^y cu?a tho+`i Co^.ng Ho`a, du` kho^ng ra
li.nh ddo^'t he^'t nhu+ Ta^`n Thu?y Hoa`ng ddo^'t sa'ch ho.c tro`
nga`y tru+o+'c, nhu+ng ddu+o+`ng lo^'i nghie^.t nga~ cu`ng chi? thi.
gia?o hoa.t cu?a nha` nu+o+'c CS cu~ng ddu? cho ngu+o+`i che^' ddo^.
cu~ pha?i ddem giao no^.p hoa(.c tu+. hu?y bo?, ne^'u kho^ng thi`
pha?i ddem ca^'t da^'u ky~ ke?o so+. mang va`o to^.i pha?n ddo^.ng,
ta`ng tru+~ "va(n ho'a ddo^`i truy."cu?a My~ - Ngu.y .v.v... Chao o+i,
ca'i buo^?i giao tho+`i a^'y, bie^'t bao no^~i kinh hoa`ng, co+ cu+.c
va` cay dda('ng phu? chu.p xuo^'ng cuo^.c so^'ng cu?a ngu+o+`i mie^`n
Nam vo+'i ca'i to^.i la` ngu+o+`i cu?a che^' ddo^. cu~, la` ngu.y
qua^n ngu.y quye^`n, cha.y theo dde^' quo^'c My~.
Ca^u tho+ cu?a cu. Nguye^~n Khuye^'n nga`y xu+a: "sa'ch vo+? i'ch gi`
cho buo^?i a^'y"sao ma` ddu'ng qua' vo+'i hoa`n ca?nh va` ta^m tra.ng
mo.i ngu+o+`i lu'c ddo'. Nhu+ng sa'ch truye^.n mie^`n Nam du` co' bi.
ddo^'t bo?, ta^?y tru+` dde^? thay the^' va`o ddo' la` sa'ch truye^.n
tuye^n truye^`n cu~ng cha(?ng the^? na`o "ta^?y na~o"ddu+o+.c ai.
Nhu+~ng nha` va(n, nha` tho+, nha` ba'o cu?a VNCH cu~ng bi. ba('t ddi
tu` "ca?i ta.o"vi` nha` nu+o+'c CS ra^'t nga'n ne^'u kho^ng no'i la` e
so+. tha`nh pha^`n "ca^`m bu't nguy hie^?m"na`y. Du` va^.y, khi
ddu+o+.c tha? ve^`, nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ca^`m bu't a^'y va^~n tie^'p tu.c
su+' ma.ng cu?a ho. la` no'i le^n tie^'ng no'i ddo`i ho?i tu+. do
nha^n quye^`n, to^n gia'o, ngo^n lua^.n va` no'i ro~ cho the^' gio+'i
tu+. do be^n ngoa`i bie^'t ve^` nhu+~ng ddo^'i xu+? tha^'p he`n ddo^.c
a'c cu?a CS Ha` No^.i ddo^'i vo+'i toa`n the^? qua^n, da^n, ca'n
chi'nh VNCH sau khi cu+o+~ng chie^'m mie^`n Nam du` vie^.c a^'y ra^'t
nguy hie^?m vi` su+. dda`n a'p, ke^`m ke.p cu?a chi'nh sa'ch "ca'ch
ma.ng".
Mo^.t so^' ngu+o+`i bi. ba('t tro+? la.i, trong so^' ddo' to^i nghe
tin co' nha` va(n Doa~n Quo^'c Sy~ vi` to^.i go+?i ba`i chui ra kho?i
nu+o+'c vo+'i ca'i te^n Ho^` Khanh. Sau na`y to^i co' nghe thi si~ Ha`
Thu+o+.ng Nha^n ke^? chuye^.n: "Lu'c Ba'c vu+`a mo+'i ddi tu` ra, ngay
nga`y ho^m sau, dda~ tha^'y anh Doa~n Quo^'c Sy~ ddi xe dda.p cu`ng
vo+'i anh Le^ Tha`nh Tri. (Khoa Tru+o+?ng DDa.i Ho.c Va(n Khoa) dde^'n
nha` tha(m ba'c dda^`u tie^n. Ba'c co' ho?i sao la.i bie^'t tin nhanh
ma` dde^'n tha(m nhau so+'m, hai anh cho bie^'t nghe tin tu+` anh
Khua^'t Duy Tra'c la` vo^.i va`ng ru? dde^'n tha(m ngay. Ba'c ra^'t
ca?m ddo^.ng vi` su+. chi' ti`nh, luo^n quan ta^m dde^'n anh em ba.n
hu+~u nhu+ the^'. Doa~n Quo^'c Sy~ la` mo^.t nha` gia'o ma^~u mu+.c,
ra^'t hie^`n la`nh khie^m to^'n, the^' ma` lu'c a^'y, anh da'm ddu+'ng
ra la`m nhu+~ng co^ng vie^.c nguy hie^?m dde^? mong va^.n ddo^.ng va(n
bu't quo^'c te^' bie^'t ddu+o+.c nhu+~ng tu` dda`y ba^'t co^ng ma`
ca'c anh chi. em va(n nghe^. si~ ddang bi. qua?n thu'c so+'m ddu+o+.c
can thie^.p, so+'m ddu+o+.c tra? tu+. do. La` mo^.t ngu+o+`i hie^`n
la`nh tu+? te^', kho^ng muo^'n ga^y chuye^.n ba^'t ho`a vo+'i ai bao
gio+` nhu+ng vo+'i chi'nh sa'ch dda`n a'p va(n nghe^. si~ mie^`n Nam
nghie^.t nga~ nhu+ the^', Doa~n Quo^'c Sy~ va^~n da'm ddo^'i dda^`u
kho^ng e so+. gi` ca?...".
DDe^'n dda^`u na(m 1991, to^i nghe tin nha` va(n Doa~n Quo^'c Sy~
ddu+o+.c pho'ng thi'ch va` sau ddo', na(m 1995, ddu+o+.c dde^'n Hoa
Ky` theo die^.n O.D.P. O^ng ddu+o+.c Ho^.i Gia'o Chu+'c, anh chi. em
va(n nghe^. si~ va` ba.n hu+~u cu`ng chu? tru+o+ng to+` ba'o Sa'ng
Ta.o na(m xu+a o+? Sa`i Go`n tie^'p ddo'n ra^'t no^`ng ha^.u, thu+o+ng
me^'n.
To^i cu~ng ra^'t ki'nh tro.ng mo^.t nha` va(n, nha` gia'o co' dda.o
ddu+'c va` si~ khi' nhu+ o^ng. Qua mo^.t va`i la^`n ddu+o+.c no'i
chuye^.n vo+'i o^ng qua ddu+o+`ng da^y ddie^.n thoa.i vie^~n lie^n vi`
o^ng va` gia ddi`nh cu+ ngu. ta.i tha`nh pho^' Houston, TX; to^i ca`ng
quy' me^'n ho+n tu+` lo`ng nhie^.t ta^m cu?a o^ng luo^n da`nh cho va(n
ho.c va` lo+'p tre? thanh, thie^'u nie^n. Khi bie^'t to^i va^~n pha't
ha`nh dde^`u dda(.n ta.p chi' va(n ho.c nghe^. thua^.t Suo^'i Va(n va`
thu+o+`ng xuye^n co' nhu+~ng hoa.t ddo^.ng da`nh cho thie^'u nhi nhu+
vie^'t sa'ch, thu+.c hie^.n ba(ng ddo.c truye^.n va` to^? chu+'c thi
tuye^?n ta`i na(ng mo+'i cho ca'c em ha(`ng na(m o+? Ba('c Cali, o^ng
chia xe? su+. vui mu+`ng va` khuye^'n khi'ch to^i ne^n co^' ga('ng duy
tri` va` pha't trie^?n ca'c co^ng vie^.c to^'t dde.p na`y.
Ma(.c du` gio+` dda^y dda~ lo+'n tuo^?i nhu+ng nha` va(n Doa~n Quo^'c
Sy~ va^~n ha(ng ha'i hoa.t ddo^.ng. O^ng cu~ng tu+`ng la`m co^' va^'n
cho Ho^.i Va(n Bu't VN Ha?i Ngoa.i. Va` trong mo^.t di.p ddu+o+.c
mo+`i la`m MC cho buo^?i ra ma('t Ta^n Ban Cha^'p Ha`nh Va(n Bu't
Trung U+o+ng. Hoa Ky` nhie^.m ky` 2003-2005 ta.i San Jose, to^i
ddu+o+.c ga(.p go+~ nha` va(n Doa~n Quo^'c Sy~ tu+` tie^?u bang Texas
dde^'n tham du+. vo+'i tu+ ca'ch Co^' Va^'n.
Cuo^'i tha'ng 5 na(m 2003, to^i ro+`i San Jose dde^? bay sang
Minnesota ra ma('t ta^.p sa'ch "Tra^`n The^' Vinh Va` Phi Vu. Cuo^'i
Cu`ng"do ngu+o+`i ba.n la` Ba.ch Ha.c to^? chu+'c. Qua dda^`u tha'ng
sa'u, tro+? ve^` la.i Thung Lu~ng Hoa Va`ng, to^i tha^.t ca?m ddo^.ng
va` ra^'t vui khi nha^.n ddu+o+.c mo'n qua` quy' cu?a ba'c Doa~n
Quo^'c Sy~ go+?i ta(.ng qua Bu+u DDie^.n, ddo' la` ba ta'c pha^?m
dde.p cu?a ba'c: Ba Sinh Hu+o+ng Lu+?a, Va`o Thie^`n va` Ngu+o+`i
Vie^.t DDa'ng Ye^u To^i o^m nhu+~ng quye^?n sa'ch a^'y trong tay ma`
bo^`i ho^`i nho+' dde^'n thuo+? ho.c tro` vo+'i bao nie^`m vui
su+o+'ng khi ddu+o+.c ca^`m nhu+~ng quye^?n sa'ch dde.p, nhu+~ng
cuo^'n truye^.n hay nhu+ the^' na`y. No'i lo+`i ca?m o+n ba'c tho^i
chu+a ddu?, to^i muo^'n ddu+o+.c thu+a cu`ng o^ng: "Ba'c Doa~n Quo^'c
Sy~ o+i, mo'n qua` cu?a ba'c, quy' gia' vo^ cu`ng, vi` ddo' la` ddo^i
ca'nh ma.nh me~ giu'p cha'u bay ve^` ddu+o+.c khung tro+`i tha^n ye^u
nga`y nho?, mo^.t the^' gio+'i ho^`n nhie^n, trong sa'ng bie^'t la`
bao, ma` dda~ la^u cha'u pha?i ca'ch bie^.t, ro+`i xa vo+'i nhie^`u
luye^'n tie^'c va` buo^`n ra^`u. Ba^y gio+` vo+'i nie^`m vui na`y,
cha'u xin ca?m o+n ba'c tha^.t nhie^`u".
Tha'ng ba^?y na(m 2004, to^i co' di.p qua tha(m tha`nh pho^' Houston.
Chuye^'n ddi ba^'t ngo+` nhu+ng cu~ng ra^'t vui ddu+o+.c ga(.p go+~
nhie^`u ba.n va(n, tho+ tha^n me^'n no+i dda^y. Chi? tie^'c la` kho^ng
dde^'n tha(m ba'c Doa~n Quo^'c Sy~ ddu+o+.c du` ra^'t ca?m ddo^.ng
vo+'i lo+`i mo+`i nhie^.t ti`nh tu+? te^' cu?a ba'c vi` kho^ng co' xe
ma` nha` ba'c la.i o+? mo^.t khu vu+.c kha'c kha' xa. Ma~i to+'i ho^m
cuo^'i cu`ng mo+'i nghe ho.a si~ Pha.m Tho^ng cho bie^'t nha` anh chi.
o+? ra^'t ga^`n nha` ba'c ne^n co' the^? ddu+a to^i dde^'n tha(m
ddu+o+.c thi` dda~ la` ho^m cuo^'i cu`ng cu?a chuye^'n ddi, to^i
kho^ng co`n ddu? tho+`i gian dde^'n tha(m vie^'ng ba'c, tha^.t la`
tie^'c, chi` co`n bie^'t he.n la.i vo+'i ba'c va` anh chi. Pha.m
Tho^ng mo^.t la^`n kha'c ne^'u co' di.p tro+? la.i Houston.
Va` chuye^.n to^i bie^'t mo+'i nha^'t ve^` nha` va(n Doa~n Quo^'c Sy~
la` o^ng vu+`a ghe' tha(m to`a soa.n ba'o Ngu+o+`i Vie^.t o+? Nam
California, tha'ng 9 na(m 2006. Ta.i dda^y ti`nh co+` o^ng ga(.p la.i
Lua^.t su+ Tra^`n Thanh Hie^.p o+? Pha'p qua My~ dde^? die^~n thuye^'t
ve^` Da^n Chu? va` Nha^n Quye^`n. Chuye^.n a^'y vui va` ca?m ddo^.ng.
Vui vi` o^ng ddu+o+.c nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i phu. tra'ch ba'o Ngu+o+`i
Vie^.t ddo'n tie^'p nie^`m no+?, tha^n ki'nh o^ng nhu+ ngu+o+`i
Tha^`y, ngu+o+`i anh. Ca?m ddo^.ng khi nghe mo^ ta? la.i ca'i ba('t
tay tha^.t cha(.t, tha^.t tha^n thie^'t nhu+ ti`nh ba.n ga('n bo'
giu+~a o^ng va` lua^.t su+ Tra^`n Thanh Hie^.p tu+` thuo+? co`n sinh
vie^n cu`ng la`m ba'o chi' vo+'i nhau dda~ ma^'y mu+o+i na(m. Nhu+~ng
ngu+o+`i ba.n cu`ng mo^.t tho+`i vo+'i nhau, gio+` dda^y ke? ma^'t
ngu+o+`i co`n. Cuo^.c bie^?n da^u theo va^.n nu+o+'c ddie^u linh dda~
ba mu+o+i na(m ho+n, kho^ng bie^'t chu+`ng na`o thi`... tho^i, bie^'t
bao ngu+o+`i ho?i va^.y va` cho+` ddo+.i kho^ng ddu+o+.c dda`nh co+~i
ha.c ve^` co~i kha'c. Ngu+o+`i co`n thi` lu+a thu+a. Co`n, nhu+ nha`
va(n nha` gia'o Doa~n Quo^'c Sy~ quy' bie^'t nga^`n na`o. To^i luo^n
luo^n mong o^ng va^~n cu+' la` ta'c gia? Gi`n Va`ng Giu+~ Ngo.c, la`
ngu+o+`i so^'ng ma~i vo+'i tuo^?i thanh xua^n VN. To^i ca^`u chu'c
o^ng kho?e ma.nh, dda(.c bie^.t xin ddu+o+.c chu'c mu+`ng tuo^?i tho.
sinh nha^.t cu?a o^ng ta'm mu+o+i tu+ tuo^?i va`o nga`y 18 tha'ng 2
na(m 2007.
Vie^'t ve^` Doa~n Quo^'c Sy~, to^i ddu+'ng o+? go'c ca.nh ngu+o+`i
ddo.c va(n o^ng ho^`i to^i co`n ddi ho.c, ho^`i to^i o+? tuo^?i mo+'i
lo+'n... To^i ye^u me^'n nhu+~ng ca^u va(n cha?i chuo^'t ma` di.u
da`ng, trong sa'ng va` chu+`ng mu+.c cu?a o^ng... trong nhu+~ng ta^.p
truye^.n ma` o^ng dda~ vie^'t.
Ba'c Doa~n Quo^'c Sy~ o+i, cha'u muo^'n ma~i ma~i co`n la` co^ be'
ho.c tro` ddi tre^n nhu+~ng con ddu+o+`ng ro+.p bo'ng ma't cu?a ha`ng
la' me xanh Sa`igo`n, no'i nho nho? be^n tai co^ ba.n cu`ng tru+o+`ng:
"Nho? o+i, mi`nh mo+'i mua ddu+o+.c cuo^'n Do`ng So^ng DDi.nh Me^.nh
cu?a Doa~n Quo^'c Sy~"va` nghe no' no'i: "Ho^m na`o ddo.c xong ddu+`ng
que^n cho mi`nh mu+o+.n nhe', mi`nh cu~ng thi'ch ddo.c truye^.n cu?a
nha` va(n Doa~n Quo^'c Sy~ la('m". O^i, ca'i tho+`i xu+a tha^n a'i,
thuo+? ho.c tro` ddo', sao ma` tu+o+i vui, nhe. nha`ng, ye^u me^'n
qua'.
Cha'u mong ba'c Doa~n Quo^'c Sy~ mo^t ho^m na`o se~ ghe' la.i San Jose
dde^? co' mo^.t buo^?i ho^.i ngo^. ha`n huye^n va` ba'c se~ ke^? cho
nhie^`u ngu+o+`i thu+o+ng me^'n ba'c nghe la.i chuye^.n Sa`igo`n
tru+o+'c tha'ng Tu+ 1975. Nga`y ddo', cha'u se~ ma(.c a'o da`i
tra('ng, ddo+n so+ nhu+ thuo+? ho.c tro`, ngo^`i la('ng nghe gio`ng
tho+`i gian ro^.n ra`ng tro^i tro+? la.i, xo^n xao vo^~ ve^` bao ky?
nie^.m mo^.t thuo+? mo^.t tho+`i cu?a Sa`igo`n ye^u da^'u cu~...
ngo.c thu?y
(dda^`u mu`a thu na(m 2006)

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