People who "clean their hearts to let their dreams fly away"

In modern life, information is as necessary as drinking water and air, indispensable to everyone. With the function of updating news, providing current knowledge in many areas of life, the press plays an extremely important role, contributing an effective voice to prevent negative things in society, enriching cultural and intellectual capital to the people. The poem "Thank you, journalists" by author Nguyen Ruyen is an understanding, a heart of gratitude, sympathy for the journalism profession and thousands of journalists in our country today.

Raising the issue directly and expressively through poetic imagery, the opening stanza is a truthful confession, at the same time the author also points out the extremely important role of the press in life. What would life be like if people lacked information? Indeed, our hearts would be obscure, dark, even leading to wrong perceptions if there were no press to contribute to "lighting the way for the nation": "What would life be like if there were no information/ Perhaps our hearts would be very dark, obscure/ The shallow places seem deep/ The full places seem empty".

From the correct perception and understanding of the principles and purposes of the Vietnamese revolutionary press, the author has come to affirm the extremely great importance, especially the people's trust in the strength and "light" that the country's press brings. Because, more than anyone else, it was Uncle Ho who laid the foundation and outlined the path for the country to develop, in which there was a significant contribution from the revolutionary press: "The withered tree of life is not easy to see the way / Thanks to the press that gives us light / Since Uncle Ho has outlined the revolutionary path / The press - the belief towards humanity".

Journalists, as writers on the ideological and cultural front, always express their own views and purposes. The thoughtful questions that Uncle Ho asked himself during his lifetime during his journey of both revolutionary activities and journalism and writing have never sounded so urgent and forced us to answer as they do today. That is, every time we pick up a pen, we must always ask the questions "Who to write for?", "What to write for?", "What to write?" and "How to write?". As for the author of the poem, he expressed his views very sincerely and frankly. "Beautiful words do not necessarily lead to success / Each page of the newspaper - a red heart lights a fire / Timely news but not hasty / The benefit of the country and the people always come first".

If in the first three stanzas, the author focuses on portraying the role of the press and his views on journalism, then in the next three stanzas, the poet focuses on portraying the image of journalists on their journeys of work. It can be said that, thanks to his ability to observe and understand journalism and his sympathy for journalists, the author has written sincere and touching verses that evoke many sympathetic feelings from readers: "Whose figure is there, carrying a camera, walking quickly/ In the scorching sun, on a flooded field/ Raising the lens to choose and record/ The scene of soldiers soaking themselves in the harvest to help the people".

In particular, news and reports on Truong Sa and Hoang Sa are always great challenges for journalists. Living responsibly, living wholeheartedly to dedicate oneself, and at the same time, thanks to the journalists' knowledge of "overcoming thousands of storms and storms", the two beloved archipelagos of the Fatherland, though far away, suddenly become very close. That is also the professional conscience, the responsibility of journalists who know how to "cleanse their hearts for distant dreams" even though they have to go through "hardships and challenges", sometimes even having to shed their own blood: "With so many challenges and hardships/ The reportage page sometimes turns red with blood/ When the journalist's professional conscience tells him/ To clean his heart for distant dreams".

The last verse of the poem is only wrapped up in an exclamation, full of emotion and admiration of the author. "Forever" means forever, cannot be changed or shaken. "Very beautiful" is the beauty of the personality and conscience of the journalist, which is also the affirmation and honor of the people and the community for the journalist and the noble profession of journalism: "A journalist is very beautiful forever, everyone...!".

LE THANH VAN