Dear Brothers and Sisters,

If you look back on your life, you will find that most sad and painful experiences gave you a lot of wisdom, and most happy experiences taught you little. That is called lesson – you have to pay high prices for good lessons.

I have never hated painful lessons. Obviously, I don’t enjoy pain, but every time I am in a painful situation, I always thank God for sending me another lesson to endure and to overcome. Continue reading Pain and sorrow →

Chào các bạn,

Giữ lời hứa với người là quan trọng nhưng quan trọng hơn là giữ lời hứa với Chúa Phật.

Lời hứa với Chúa Phật là lời hứa nào?

Là lời hứa trước khi bắt đầu con đường tâm linh tích cực. Continue reading Có lời hứa và giữ lời hứa với Chúa Phật →

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

You see a lot of lawlessness in Vietnam – big corruption cases involving lots of VIPs, lots of cheaters in the marketplace (from taxi drivers, to venders everywhere, even big companies lying on the packages of their products), everywhere you go you are afraid that someone is cheating you, big businesses do illegal development projects and the poor people in the area have no voice to protect themselves and their environment, people drive motorcycles and cars on the sidewalks, people drive aggressively, impolitely and dangerously… Too many things to list here. You guys and gals know much more than I do.

What is the cause of all these? Continue reading What is the fundamental issue of Vietnam? →

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Every time I think back about my time in primary and high schools, I always feel sad. Not because those were sad times. Actually, you all would agree that primary school and high school were the best time of our life – we were young and only did eating, sleeping, schooling and playing. But most of the boys of that time of mine died very early, during various stages of the war – many at 18, some a little older, 20, 22… By the time I was 20, I could hardly have any friends left. College time was a lonely time. I felt all alone in the city – a couple of friends still alive were in the army, but you never knew when one would drop dead. Continue reading Remembering the old friends of the old days →

Chào các bạn,

Người nổi tiếng ở đây có thể là tổng giám đốc đại công ty nhà nước hay tư nhân có yếu tố nước ngoài, hay viện trưởng viện này viện kia, hay bộ trưởng này thứ trưởng kia…

Đây là bài test: Gặp người nổi tiếng, ta thế nào? Tim đập mạnh? Tay run run? Đêm hôm trước trằn trọc mất ngủ hay ngủ không ngon? Mặc bộ đồ đẹp nhất, tóc tai chỉnh tề nhất, đi đứng tác phong hoàn hảo nhất?… Continue reading Gặp người nổi tiếng →