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+ C§NG TH`C [ SˇNG CHÜM ] TH¶ GIÇN ++
FORMULA [ SLOW LIVING ] RELAX +
Treasure
OF THE OCEAN
RÍi kh·i v®n phng khi thµnh phË Æ∑ l™n ÆÃn, t´i trÎ v“ nhµ sau c∂ ngµy
dµi ngÀp la li÷t sË li÷u, bi”u ÆÂ vµ k’ hoπch c´ng t∏c. L©u læm rÂi t´i mÌi
lπi c„ mÈt ngµy v“ sÌm. ß„n t´i tr≠Ìc cˆa nhµ lµ Daisy, c´ ch∏u g∏i. "C´
nµng" dÙi Æ«u vµo lng t´i rÂi th· thŒ "D◊ Ann ¨i ngµy mai d◊ ch¨i v· Ëc
vÌi con nhä, d◊ h¯a ch¨i vÌi con mµ h´m nµo d◊ cÚng v“ muÈn".
I leave the office as the streets are already lit, heading home after a long
working day of data, graphs, and business plans. It has been a long time
since I went home early. Daisy, my niece, has been waiting in front of
the house. I embrace my little girl, listening to her whisper, "Ann, please
play with me tomorrow. You promised we would play with snail shells,
didn't you?... You always come home late."
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„i rÂi, Daisy chπy vµo phng l†y ra mÈt tÛi lÌn Æ«y nh˜ng v· Ëc, v· s,
nh˜ng con sao bi”n kh´ vµ c∂ m†y m∂nh san h´. ß„ lµ "chi’n lÓi ph»m"
mµ hÂi Æ«u hÃ, trong chuy’n du lch cÒa c∂ gia Æ◊nh, hai d◊ ch∏u Æ∑ Æen
nhŒm v◊ mi÷t mµi t◊m d‰c b∑i c∏t ven bi”n. ß„ lµ kho∂ng thÍi gian thÀt
s˘ tho∂i m∏i, kh´ng c´ng vi÷c, kh´ng deadline, kh´ng nh˜ng cuÈc g‰i li™n ti’p tÌi Ô
tai, chÿ c„ nh˜ng c¨n gi„ bi”n ÆÔa qua t„c, bÍ c∏t mn mµng, s„ng vÁ r◊ r«m vµ ti’ng
reo h Æ«y ph†n kh›ch cÒa c´ ch∏u g∏i.
Then she runs into her room and takes a big bag of snail shells, seashells, dried
starfish, and a few pieces of coral. They were our "treasure" after an early summer
trip. We got sunburnt while collecting them along the beach. That was my time of
comfort, without deadlines and continuous phone calls. I had only to attend to the
sea breeze playing with my hair, the smooth sandy beach, the sonorous melodies of
waves, and my niece's whooping.
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