Làm bạn với con?

Chào các bạn,

Xã hội ta mấy ngàn năm nay chưa từng bao giờ có khái niệm “làm bạn với con” cho đến vài chục năm gần đây. Thế nên, xã hội trở nên không có trật tự, không có trên và không có dưới; không có người nói và không có người nghe. Dù cha mẹ nói gì, đa số con cái cũng không nghe, cứ như đàn gẩy tai trâu. Dù thầy cô nói gì, đa số học trò cũng bỏ ngoài tai. Dù sếp quyết định điều gì, đa số nhân viên cũng chống đối ngấm ngầm. Continue reading Làm bạn với con?

Bánh canh cá lóc in District 12

Dear brothers and sisters,

Once in District 12, I saw a restaurant in Chợ Đường selling bánh canh cá lóc (snakehead fish noodle), eating along with bitter herb (rau đắng). Because I had never eaten this dish, I went in to try it. They cooked very well, I liked it very much.

It was around 2pm, not rush hour, but the restaurant was still crowded. Among them was a guy about 35 years old, he ate the biggest bowl. In addition, he added into his bowl 5 raw eggs. An average person could not finish a big-sized bowl here, but this guy got the big bowl plus five eggs. Imagine that! He scared me.

A funny story along the way, sharing with you.

Have a nice day.

Phạm Thu Hương

China is sending its highest-level delegation to North Korea since 2019 to kick off a ‘friendship year’

Simone McCarthy

By Simone McCarthy, CNN

Updated 12:18 AM EDT, Thu April 11, 2024 CNN

FILE - Zhao Leji attends a session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, March 10, 2023. Zhao, a top Chinese leader will lead a delegation to North Korea this week, both countries announced Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Chinese official Zhao Leji attends a session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing last month. Mark Schiefelbein/AP

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world.Hong KongCNN — 

China’s highest-level visit to North Korea in nearly five years is set to get underway Thursday, as Pyongyang seeks to strengthen relations with both Beijing and Moscow amid growing coordination between its neighbors and the United States.

Continue reading China is sending its highest-level delegation to North Korea since 2019 to kick off a ‘friendship year’

Thánh linh vĩ đại

Thánh linh vĩ đại

Khi trái đất còn trẻ
Và không khí còn ngọt
Và núi còn hôn bầu trời
Xa hơn nữa, với nhiều con đường
Con người và thiên nhiên sống bên nhau

Thông thái đẹp chẳng đến nếu không học
Và sửa đổi sẽ chẳng đủ đầy nếu không có mắt
Ta có thể nghĩ ta thấy
Thấy thật sự các vị ở quanh ta
Nhưng khi ta nhìn
Ta có nhìn với tâm trí mở? Continue reading Thánh linh vĩ đại

No gift

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

In some of the big corruption cases, many prosecuted government officials testified that they did not ask the companies for money, they only tried to do good job, but companies insisted on giving the officials gifts (usually in the form of an envelop). The officials would tell the companies that they didn’t have to do that, the companies handed the envelops anyway, and the officials received the envelops.

Of course, that is bribe and corruption, because they all knew that those envelops didn’t have love letters inside. Continue reading No gift

Đức nhân

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Luận ngữ viết:

I.2 – Hữu tử viết: “Kì vi nhân dã hiếu đễ nhi hiếu phạm thượng giả tiển hĩ. Bất hiếu phạm thượng nhi hiếu tác loạn giả, vị chi hữu dã. Quân tử vụ bản, bản lập nhi đạo sinh. Hiếu đễ dã giả, kì vi nhân chi bản dư”.

Dịch. – Hữu tử nói: “Làm người, có nết hiếu, đễ thì ai dám xúc phạm bề trên. Không thích xúc phạm bề trên mà thích làm loạn thì chưa từng có. Người quân tử chăm chú vào việc gốc, gốc mà vững thì đạo đức sinh ra. Hiếu, đễ là cái gốc của đức nhân đấy chăng? Continue reading Đức nhân

Ms. Bé selling coconut juice

Dear brothers and sisters,

On Thanksgiving 2020, I invited my friends and neighbors to enjoy a party. Among the guests was a woman selling coconut juice at the street where I lived.

She was about 40 years old, no marriage, no children, and usually wore her long hair down to her shoulders. Her store was a sidewalk cart, without a name. Old tables and chairs, people no longer used them, she picked them up to use. Continue reading Ms. Bé selling coconut juice

Israel is quiet on next steps against Iran — and on which partners helped shoot down missiles

Both sides try to claim victory after Iranian aerial attack on Israel, AP explains Videos

BY TIA GOLDENBERG AND JOSEF FEDERMANUpdated 7:20 AM GMT+7, April 15, 2024Share

Follow AP’s live updates on Iran’s attack against Israel.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli leaders on Sunday credited an international military coalition with helping thwart a direct Iranian attack involving hundreds of drones and missiles, calling the coordinated response a starting point for a “strategic alliance” of regional opposition to Tehran.

Continue reading Israel is quiet on next steps against Iran — and on which partners helped shoot down missiles

Xin nhìn đường thầy

Chào các bạn,

Xin nhìn đường thầy là bài hát trong phim Pháp Dàn đồng ca (Les Choristes – The Chorus) được công chiếu năm 2004.

Phim Dàn đồng ca kể về tuổi thơ của vị nhạc trưởng nổi tiếng. Thuở nhỏ ông nhạc trưởng phải học trường nội trú Đáy Ao, nơi dành cho những học sinh cá biệt. Hiệu trưởng trường Đáy Ao là người thầy tệ với cách giáo dục phản sư phạm. Ngôi trường u ám đến nỗi một học sinh đã nhảy lầu tự tử. Số phận ông nhạc trưởng thay đổi khi thầy giám thị khám phá ra giọng hát tuyệt vời của ông. Thầy giám thị là người đầu tiên mang giấc mơ và hy vọng cho những học sinh tối tăm và tuyệt vọng ở đây, bằng âm nhạc. Và dường như âm nhạc cũng làm thầy hiệu trưởng và cả trường Đáy Ao thay đổi theo hướng tươi sáng hơn. Continue reading Xin nhìn đường thầy

First learn propriety, second learn knowledge

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

We all have known by heart this saying: Tiên học lễ, hậu học văn – First learn propriety, second learn knowledge. This order means propriety is more important than knowledge.

Propriety is the way we treat and deal with each other; knowledge is the academic subjects we normally learn in school. Continue reading First learn propriety, second learn knowledge

Ứng xử với người xăm mình

Chào các bạn,

Nếu ba mẹ không muốn con cái xăm mình thì hãy nói: “Vì ba mẹ là chủ của căn nhà này, ba mẹ có toàn quyền quyết định mọi thứ trong căn nhà này. Thế nên, khi ba mẹ không muốn con xăm mình thì con không được xăm mình. Nếu con muốn xăm mình, hãy dọn ra khỏi nhà.” Continue reading Ứng xử với người xăm mình

The rock

Dear brothers and sisters,

3 Years ago, one time I saw a nice rock at an ntersection by my house in District 1, so I wanted to bring it home.

The rock was quite heavy. It was 15cm high, 20cm long and 12cm wide. So I asked my friend to help carry it. My friend carried it for a few meters then stopped because it was heavy.

A young man drinking coffee nearby ran over to help me get it. He carried it 5 meters then stopped.

A Grab driver saw this. He loaded the rock on his motorbike, took it to my house, and then carried it up the stairs of the apartment building. I handed the Grab driver some money to say “thank you”, but he refused.

So touching.

Share with you.

Have a nice day.

Phạm Thu Hương

South Korea’s opposition parties’ win: What it means

The center-left Democratic Party added to its legislative majority after the recent parliamentary election, which would deal a blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol’s domestic reform agenda and possibly his efforts to improve ties with Japan.

Expert Brief by Sue Mi Terry CFR

Last updated April 11, 2024 9:40 am (EST)

Lee Jae-myung (middle), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, stands with supporters at a campaign rally in Seoul, South Korea on April 9, 2024.
Lee Jae-myung (middle), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, stands with supporters at a campaign rally in Seoul, South Korea on April 9, 2024. Kim Soo-hyeon/Reuters

What are the major takeaways from the National Assembly elections in South Korea?

South Koreans went to the polls on April 10 to elect every member of the unicameral National Assembly. To the chagrin of President Yoon Suk Yeol, his conservative People Power Party (PPP) did not secure a majority. PPP lost six seats from 114 to 108 and DPP and allies gained thirty seats from 157 to 187.

Continue reading South Korea’s opposition parties’ win: What it means

Heal the world – Chữa lành thế giới

Dear brothers and sisters,

Our world today is having many conflicts.  There are at least 10 major conflicts.

1. Gaza
2. Wider Middle East War
3. Sudan
4. Ukraine
5. Myanmar
6. Ethiopia
7. The Sahel
8. Haiti
9. Armenia-Azerbaijan
10. U.S.-China Continue reading Heal the world – Chữa lành thế giới

Keeping the peace

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

We all want to keep the peace for ourselves and for the world. But how to keep the peace?

Talking about peace means talking about two or more persons. How can you keep the peace if others harass you, abuse you, harm you, do wrong to you? We have the so-call self defense to fight back – and it means war. Peace usually requires all people involved to agree to keep the peace; if one doesn’t agree, chances are there would be no peace.

Because the difficulties in keeping the peace our Great Master teach us to be tolerance (nhẫn nhục).

Tolerance means forcing yourself to endure and tolerate hardship from others without complaining or fighting back.

Tolerance is one of six virtues of Bodhisattvas in Buddhism: Giving, Keeping the rules, Tolerance, Diligence, Meditation, Wisdom – Bố thí, Trì giới, Nhẫn nhục, Tinh tấn, Thiền định, Trí tuệ).

Jesus expresses tolerance in a very simple and easy-to-understand way: “If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.”

That famous sentence, called “turning the other cheek,” is in a longer paragraph:

You have heard that it was said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. (Matthew 5:38-39)

Why tolerate?

Because it is the only way to keep the peace for your self and for the world.

With compassion,

Hoành

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