Friday, October 28, 2005
A sad Grand Father
(From www.chatdocdacam.info © by Adrian Brown )An old Grand Father is sadly holding the hand of his little grand daughter, the third generation of agent orange victims
In Vietnamese, there is an old saying "When mature bamboo trees grow old, new bamboo shoots grow up" which implies the circle of life and the expectations of the old people for their children to grow up and finish their unfulfilled dreams.
In Vietnam, children is the source of happiness for old people. The old considers the children both as the console and as the hope for future. An old man will be happy with healthy grand children because he knows that the family tree will keep growing long after his death.
In this photo, the old man bears a sad look to the future because he sees no brighter prospect for the family, and my heart feels pain when I see his white hair and his sad eyes.
