Jesus,
My dreams?
My dreams are the dreams of my beloveds.
My first beloved dreamt to be a person who protected the rights of the poor and the weak.
We worked together. Continue reading Prayer 489
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Prayer 488
Jesus,
How to get inspired to write daily?
Inspiration is you.
I focus on you,
I get inspired to write daily.
And you are who you are.
You are everywhere.
You are in everyone.
You are in everything.
I have so many things to write.
Love you, Jesus.
Amen.
PTH
Lời cầu nguyện 303
Jesus ơi,
Nhớ hồi nào
em nguyện cầu mà không có bằng chứng một ai có thể nghe thấu.
Nhớ hồi nào
em viết những lá thơ tình mà không một ai đáp lời.
Nhưng trái tim em, một bài ca hy vọng,
vẫn quay về phía mặt trời và hát.
Rồi bóng tối lạnh lẽo đi qua,
ánh sáng ấm áp đến. Continue reading Lời cầu nguyện 303
Prayer 487
Jesus,
I love every Saturday.
Saturday is your day.
I don’t work on Saturday.
I spend all Saturday with you.
Sharing with you about my wishes.
Asking you to help our new projects.
Traveling with you…
The closer I get to you,
the better I feel.
Love you, Jesus.
Amen.
PTH
Gained in translation: Why you should translate – Những thứ học được từ dịch thuật
Having reluctantly stumbled upon poetry translation at the age of 14, Minh Quan takes us on his journey through the world of translation explaining how it helped him to broaden his notion of Vietnamese culture, offering a bridge between him and the past, and how it can help others do the same as well.
Minh Quan Do, a student at United Nations International School of Hanoi (UNIS), is an aspiring poet and translator of poetry. He has been working for a series of years on projects involving translation of poetry and crafting original works. His current project, “Gained In Translation,” seeks to explore the effect of translation on language and meaning through a process called back-translation.
Prayer 486
Jesus,
“Talented man, beautiful woman”.
An old prejudice.
The inside of man
and the outside of woman
are valid.
Everyone agrees.
And what about “talented woman, beautiful man”? Continue reading Prayer 486
Courage to believe
Last time in Hanoi, I met a new dear friend, and I liked the girl a lot. She is young and an inspiring sign-language interpreter. I wanted to give her two good books that I contributed a little to the writing since the author of those books is my teacher and my friend. So we found a chance to meet in a coffee shop but to try a new kind of beer (with egg) that she suggested. Continue reading Courage to believe
Prayer 485
Jesus,
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Do you want to go?
Let’s go.
Amen.
PTH
Prayer 484
Jesus,
The sound of one hand.(1)
The sound is already available in one hand.
The sound does not come from the outside.
Many people think the sound comes from the outside.
No, the sound comes from the inside,
in one hand. Continue reading Prayer 484
Prayer 483
Jesus,
About my first love?
I have never regretted my decision.
Yes.
Since I was 10 years old,
I thought if I had my first love,
I would love with all my heart,
so that when I get old
I would have no regrets. Continue reading Prayer 483
Prayer 482
Jesus,
Summer 2020 will have protests, I think.
June 2018, protests against new economic zones.
May 2016, protests against mass fish deaths.
May 2014, protests against HD-981 oil rig.
All protests are against China. Continue reading Prayer 482
Thời tuổi nhỏ rong chơi khu Đa Kao – Tân Định
Giang hồ ta chỉ giang hồ vặt,
Nghe tiếng cơm sôi cũng nhớ nhà.
*Phạm Hữu Quang
1.
Hồi tôi 11 – 12 tuổi, tức khoảng các năm 1960 – 61, ba mẹ tôi ngụ ở quãng giữa đường Trần Quang Khải, khu Tân Định, thời đó vẫn thuộc quận Nhứt, đô thành Sài Gòn. Hằng ngày, ngoài việc đi học ở trường Les Lauriers bên đường Đinh Công Tráng, thỉnh thoảng tôi hay rong chơi loanh quanh các khu phố gần nhà. Thường đi cùng tôi là vài đứa trẻ nhà hàng xóm, có khi có cả Dũng, em trai kế của tôi. Continue reading Thời tuổi nhỏ rong chơi khu Đa Kao – Tân Định
Prayer 481
Jesus,
Before knowing you,
I thought my sadness that was a real thing.
So when the sadness came,
I was often sad for many days,
many months
and many years. Continue reading Prayer 481
Prayer 480
Jesus,
Recently you look like a Zen master.
You eat, meditate after doing exercise,
brush your teeth, sleep,… mindfully,
looking like a Zen master.
You make me mindful with you,
I also eat, meditate after doing exercise,
brush my teeth, sleep,…
mindfully with you.
Together we live mindfully.
Amen.
PTH
Prayer 479
Jesus,
Peter could walk on water
perhaps because Peter asked you,
“Tell me to come to you on the water.”
You said to Peter only one word, “Come.”
Then Peter got down out of the boat,
walked on the water
and came toward you.*
So now I ask you,
“Tell me to come to you on the water.”
Amen.
PTH
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