Knowledge and awareness on the laurel wreath

These days, the whole country is bright with flags and flowers, excitedly celebrating the 79th anniversary of National Day, September 2nd. All people, including many young people, with their feelings, will and aspirations, have expressed their love for the country, national pride and deep gratitude for the sacrifices of previous generations, and pride in the revolutionary achievements of the nation in many different ways. It is very regrettable that at this time, a male student who won the laurel wreath of the Road to Olympia contest has made statements expressing distorted views on social networks.

QV (Yen Bai) is the winner of the monthly round of the Road to Olympia competition, a competition that has attracted the attention of many high school students and the public. The fact that a contestant from a mountainous province in the North with many difficulties won the monthly competition has greatly encouraged generations of high school students, not only in his hometown, but also spread the spirit of learning and efforts to explore the horizon of knowledge of students in many regions across the country.

However, on September 1, 2024, on his personal Facebook, this male student posted some "shocking" statuses, in which he affirmed that the reason for his determination to compete in Olympia was to "live abroad", "find every way to live abroad in the future", "want to leave Vietnam", and did not hesitate to speak ill of the Party.

The status lines of male student QV above are just a stray opinion, showing a lack of awareness and personal selfishness. Although he wrote that "my homeland is forever Vietnam", but when denying the role of the Party, this male student has shown a deviation in awareness.

National history has proven: To have an independent and free country today, to have prosperity and happiness for all Vietnamese people, it is undeniable that the guiding and leading role of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the blood of generations of fathers and brothers. The opinions of the online community focused on reminding the male student about the words "Virtue" and "Talent", in which gratitude is a manifestation of human personality. In this case, the reaction of the online community shows that moral values ​​and human ethics are always honored.

After receiving condemnation and criticism from the community, and being reminded by the authorities and the school, male student QV wrote a new status with the content of apologizing for his reckless and shallow statements. In response to the outrage of the online community, this male student also closed his personal page.

However, on forums, there are still many opinions expressing dissatisfaction and disappointment about the awareness of a young man who was once crowned the laurel wreath of a famous TV game show about knowledge for high school students. Although there is no final opinion from the subject of the TV game show that once honored this male student, this has been a valuable lesson for not only young people.

The story of the deviant statement of the male student who received the laurel wreath is gradually coming to an end. Public opinion is strict, but also forgiving enough to give young people the opportunity to cultivate themselves, correct their mistakes and learn to become useful citizens.

This is also a lesson for individuals and organizations working in the field of “human development”: Along with efforts to foster knowledge for the younger generation, we must constantly educate awareness to perfect the personality of the future owners of the country. People can only mature when they have both “Virtue” and “Talent”, just like the laurel wreath will only shine when both knowledge and awareness are green.