Sacks of rice for about 1,000 people in ethnic minority village in Thai Nguyen. Last evening, the message finally came in: “ The rice has arrived in Thai Nguyen.”   To my own surprise, I felt something I hadn’t experienced in a long time —a sudden rush of excitement and relief—almost a childlike joy.   The kind I used to feel when my favourite toy arrived as a kid. The kind that makes your heart leap.  I found myself smiling. Deeply, quietly happy.  Because this joy wasn’t ab