Essay Contest: Passing of the Torch

This year for the Hmong New Year, they held an essay writing contest called "Passing the torch." I decided to enter and although mine did not win, I emerged a winner because I helped made history in the new year. Today, I share with you, my essay for the passing of the torch. Enjoy.



Ib xyoo ncig los txog ib zaug, ib hnub muaj 24 xauj moo, ib hli muaj 30 hnub, lub neej pib thaum nco tau yus niam lub xub ntiaj. Lub siab laus thaum quaj tau kua muag vim kev txom nyem. Yav tag dhau los, niam txiv khws diam teb plej hnub tuaj tim hnub poob. Ib ncig peb caug, tau ib qhov mov nplej tshiab los noj, muab qe los tuav hu plig peb caug txais tos lub xyoo tshiab. Tsuas paub tias muaj ib lub ntuj uas muaj neeg plaub haus daj thiab qhov muag xiav nyob. Yuav ua cas thiaj khiav dhau kev rog kev txom nyem coj me tub me nyuam mus nyob lub neej vam meej. Yus ua niam thiab txiv ua tsis tau los kom me tub me nyuam ua tau. Khiav hav zoov hav rog ntshav nrog ywg av yam so tsis tau. Hla dej Nab Khoom tuav raws txoj sia kom pom hnub rov tuaj. Niam txiv sib plam tes, me nyuam ua ntsuag ciaj, kwv tej neej nus raug sib faib.
Tiv tshav kub lug nyob ntawm kuv niam lub nraub qaum, hws tws si laim, plab quaj ua vig ua voog. Daim nyias kuv niam muab los ev kuv dai kuv nrog kuv niam mus ua teb. Hnov kuv niam ua ib pas suab loj suab me, txog siav zim, los kuv niam ob txhais tes khwv twj ywm. Cua tuaj ib nplawg  kuv hnov txias zias ua kuv luag yam lom zem zis. Kuv niam siv daim nyias ev kuv tiv tshav mus ua teb, mus ua kuv niam luag dhau tej hav zoov nyuj txeeg, muaj wb ob leeg. Hnov kuv niam lub suab kwv txhiaj nrov yam kho siab zim thoob ntiaj teb. Kuv niam tej me tes me taws tawm hlwv vim ua teb hnub tuaj tim hnub poob. Lub suab lus hais tsis tau ib lo vim yug los tiab. Yuav los mloog niam txiv hais yuav los mus ua ib tug Nyab zoo rau lwm tus. Nov yog kuv niam lub neej.
Moo nrov tsis xav sawv mus ua hauj lwm. Hnub tuaj twb sawv los npaj mus ua laj ua kam. Tsav tsheb ib lub zos dhau ib lub zos nrog luag lwm haim neeg sib tws kom vam meej. Tus cwj mem yog kuv tus phooj ywg zoo tshaj. Nws kos kuv npe rau txhua daim ntawv nthuav qhia tib neeg ntiaj teb tias kuv yog leej twg. Kuv nqa kuv txiv lub npe nrog kuv mus txhua qhov chaw. Kuv nyob hauv chaw tso cua txias zias hais cov lus kuv niam kuv txiv kawm tsis cuag. Hnub poob kuv mam rov los txog tsev. Hmo noj tag nrho twb yuav rov pib dua qhov qub. Nov yog kuv lub neej.
Kuv yug los hnav tiab los kuv muaj lub suab nrov nrog luag khiav ua nom ua tswv. Kuv lub hwj chim meej mom cuag li luag vim kuv qhov peev xwm tsis tso kuv tseg. Hmoob leej ntiaj tug tau 40 lub xyoo hnub  no sam xeeb rau txhua tus vaj huam sib luag mus nrhiav tau kev ywj pheej, kev txawj ntses, khiav ua nom ua tswv. Ntshe yus lub zog tsis muaj xwb, hnub no, sawv lawm ib tug ciaj siav neeg los nrog luag sib tws kom peb Hmoob mus tau kev deb.
Tag kis yog ib pob khoom peb yuav txais los tuav cia. Lub hom phiaj sawv cia lawm yeej muaj tus los nyeem los nkaj siab los pab los tau taub. Hmoob li lub neej yam ntuj qub qab yog ua liaj ua teb, xaws paj ntaub, paub kab lig kev cai rau kev tshoob kev kos thiab ploj tuag. Tau 40 xyoo, peb Hmoob txoj kev ntse zais ntshis rau tej me xov paj ntaub cog rau poj niam lub xub ntiag. Tej me lus txiv xaiv foom kom rau cov me tub ntsuag xyom cuab. Tso koob hmoov rau lub me kaus vej kaus vog rau tub nyab ntxhais vauv khaws cia. Niam txiv txoj kev cia siab muab tso rau me nyuam txoj kev kawm ntawm nrog luag sib tws mus kom tau meej mom. Yas pem suab, thov peb Hmoob tuav tus tswm ciab kom txhob tuag rau peb Hmoob lo lus. Qhuab qhia kom me nyuam txhob plam ntshaw hnov lub suab qeej, kom me nyuam nyiam txoj xov paj ntaub thiab kom txhob tso lo lub Hmoob tseg. Nrog luag sib tw kawm ntawm kom siab tiam si nco ntsoov yus niam thiab txiv txoj kev hla tus dej uas tau rub lawm kwv tij txoj sia. Hnub tawm tshiab los nco yus tus nplaig lus uas yog Hmoob, hnub poob tim npoo ntuj los nco tias yus lub chaw tshua yog niam txiv txoj kev hlub. Ib txhais tes ua tsis tau tiam si kaum txhais ua tau, ib tug qhuas ces kaum tus qhuas, ib leeg poob ces tag pab poob. Peb Hmoob, nco ntsoov tus npau suav uas tseem cig liab pliv tsis tau tuag. Peb ntshaw dab tsi tshaj? Peb ntshaw ib haim neeg los sib cog siab, sib hlub, sib pab yam kom luag saib nrog kev ntshaw. Tiv tshav kub lug nyob ntawm kuv niam lub nraub qaum, hws tws si laim, plab quaj ua vig ua voog.

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