The Vietnamese Farmer Girl Who Saved my Mother’s Days, in a European City

Ways Elderly Can Cope with City Chaos

The old woman, my mother, found herself in the heart of the bustling city, a place that seemed to swallow the tranquility she had once known, in her village. The constant hustle, the cacophony of urban life, left her feeling adrift. Yet, amidst the towering buildings and crowded streets, a simple discovery became the source of unexpected joy.

In the confined space of her apartment, she found solace in the digital world. It was not the city outside her window that brought contentment but a window into another realm — a small screen that connected her to a farmer girl in a distant corner of Vietnam. The serenity with which the girl tended to her daily chores became a soothing balm for my mother’s soul.

In the quiet moments, she watched as the farmer girl moved gracefully through the fields, cultivating the land with weathered hands. The YouTube videos became a daily ritual, a welcomed respite from the city’s relentless pace. The simplicity of the girl’s life, the connection she had with the earth, resonated with my mother in a way that the urban chaos never could.