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Thursday, August 30, 2007
Monday, April 23, 2007
When We Don't Have Love...
I received this from my good friend, Vietnamese buddy, Hieu "Peter" Do .
He wrote this after doing some meditating. The recent events at Virginia Tech University prompted this.
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By Peter Hieu Do
hivado38@hotmail.com
When we don't have love, we can kill people like a Cho Seung-Hui in Virginia Tech University, where 32 students and staff members died innocently.
When we don't have love we can blow up buildings to kill thousands of men and women doing their daily business. Example, Twin Tower on 9, 11th.
When we don't have love we force people to leave their houses, to empty the cities and to rush towards wild forests in order to cultivate by their own hands. This operation of Pol Pot has killed almost two million Cambodians.
When we don't have real love we invade countries in the name of our own judgment in stead of other's : the United Nations, the Pope, allied Governments. That happened before, now and maybe in the future if we don't have our own decision to understand and to love our Enemies.
Sometimes we were so vindicateful that God sends us few signs to warn us : an earthquake, a tsunami, a volcanic eruption, a storm, a wild fire... People then understand : they gather together to share their love to each other. But this kind of love was just a social behevior, not an individual and a self controled willingness of real love.
Last tsunami in Indonesia, yesterday massacre in Virginia Tech School that let 33 killed, were occasions for people to show comprehension, helps, courageous acts, candlelight prayers, love-like hugs, ... It's heartbroken to see.
But this happened only when a disaster comes ! It forces people to love each other for just a few days !
After that, they restart to criticize each other, to fight each other, to kill each other, to invade suspected countries, again and again.
To have real love, real forgiveness, real peace, EVERYONE must possess in his own heart the real willingness to try, to do the first step of mutual comprehension, mutual visit, mutual share of foods, of material helps, of spiritual consolations, prayers. Then, the miracle will happen.
So, instead to invade peace life of people, you offer them first your smiles, you open first the conversation with them, you invite them first to come to visit you, to give them first some present they keep as souvenir of your comprehensive and warm attitude.
That the way you can change a Sadam Hussein, a Bin Laden, a Cho Seung-Hui ... in angels before they cause trouble to you !
Now, they all have hit you. Are you going to revenge on other innocent people ? It's very much too late !!! It's the worse thing you are doing.
Now, if you try to love them : they will vomit right on your face ! Why ? Because you didn't listen to what Jesus have said to you :
** "If someone strike you on one side of your face, extend the other so he can strike again".
** "How many times have I to forvive my friends, seven times a day ?" asked Peter. Jesus answered : "No, seventy-seven times seven !"
So, you must be ready to forget the mistakes done by your neighbor and ready to forgive him as many times as he needed.
That's the force of Love.
And there is no greater Love than to die for people we love. Jesus died for our sins, beacause He loved us. And his Death saves us.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
2. EXAMPLES OF INTERACTION BETWEEN PEACE & LOVE
It's difficult to talk about peace to a soldier who receive order to kill, to a woman who is angry with her husband, to a boy whose textbook was destroyed by his comrade few minutes before...
It's also harder to talk about forgiveness in these cases.
Because they don't have any notion, any education about love, the origine and the principle of forgiveness and of peace.
So LOVE is the origine of the following chain reaction : forgiveness, peace.
Without love, no forgiveness.
No forgiveness, no peace.
If Cain loved Abel, he didn't kill him.
If Hitler loved the Jews, there weren't concentration camps.
If Americans and Japanese loved each other there weren't atomique bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
If Sadam Hussein loved his Kurds and his Shiites there weren't bad consequences for him and his family.
We can have a multitude of desastrous cases resulting from the absence of love in the World.
But where is love ?
Where can we find it ?
It is in your heart.
Love must start from you first. You must begin to create the first choc of love on your wife, your children, your neighbors, your enemies... before you can hope to receive any contre-action of your starting love.
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1.Interaction between Action and Reaction
A hand hitting a wall feels pain from it, more or less according to the force applied.
I moral issues, we face the same way : if you are kind to people, people will return you kindness; if you are rough to them, they will return you angriness and possibly hatred and maybe violence.
How about Love ?
Love is the origine of all good human behavior.
Love gives happiness, forgiveness, sacrifice, heroism and life !
The least thing Love can give is Peace...
The World doesn't have this minimum of Love and Peace !!!
You want to give to people a beautiful democratic life, and you don't have any sense of Love, of Peace, how could you succeed ? If you force the people to live demrocratically like you they will hit you by a contre-force.
This is a fundamental and of course, universal priciple of Action-Reaction .
The force that you exercise on people is called "war". Suppose you have won the war and you have peace, this peace is short, just enough the time for your enemies to prepare for you another war ! And if you have lost the war you create hatred from your countrymen.
Only one alternative you could choose : win your enemies by Love. Starting from you. Starting from your staff, from your contrymen, from your whole country.
When you and your countrymen love each other, people living around will imitate your example and you don't need to go in war : you have won it.
By Peter Hieu Do
hivado38@hotmail.com
He wrote this after doing some meditating. The recent events at Virginia Tech University prompted this.
* * * *
By Peter Hieu Do
hivado38@hotmail.com
When we don't have love, we can kill people like a Cho Seung-Hui in Virginia Tech University, where 32 students and staff members died innocently.
When we don't have love we can blow up buildings to kill thousands of men and women doing their daily business. Example, Twin Tower on 9, 11th.
When we don't have love we force people to leave their houses, to empty the cities and to rush towards wild forests in order to cultivate by their own hands. This operation of Pol Pot has killed almost two million Cambodians.
When we don't have real love we invade countries in the name of our own judgment in stead of other's : the United Nations, the Pope, allied Governments. That happened before, now and maybe in the future if we don't have our own decision to understand and to love our Enemies.
Sometimes we were so vindicateful that God sends us few signs to warn us : an earthquake, a tsunami, a volcanic eruption, a storm, a wild fire... People then understand : they gather together to share their love to each other. But this kind of love was just a social behevior, not an individual and a self controled willingness of real love.
Last tsunami in Indonesia, yesterday massacre in Virginia Tech School that let 33 killed, were occasions for people to show comprehension, helps, courageous acts, candlelight prayers, love-like hugs, ... It's heartbroken to see.
But this happened only when a disaster comes ! It forces people to love each other for just a few days !
After that, they restart to criticize each other, to fight each other, to kill each other, to invade suspected countries, again and again.
To have real love, real forgiveness, real peace, EVERYONE must possess in his own heart the real willingness to try, to do the first step of mutual comprehension, mutual visit, mutual share of foods, of material helps, of spiritual consolations, prayers. Then, the miracle will happen.
So, instead to invade peace life of people, you offer them first your smiles, you open first the conversation with them, you invite them first to come to visit you, to give them first some present they keep as souvenir of your comprehensive and warm attitude.
That the way you can change a Sadam Hussein, a Bin Laden, a Cho Seung-Hui ... in angels before they cause trouble to you !
Now, they all have hit you. Are you going to revenge on other innocent people ? It's very much too late !!! It's the worse thing you are doing.
Now, if you try to love them : they will vomit right on your face ! Why ? Because you didn't listen to what Jesus have said to you :
** "If someone strike you on one side of your face, extend the other so he can strike again".
** "How many times have I to forvive my friends, seven times a day ?" asked Peter. Jesus answered : "No, seventy-seven times seven !"
So, you must be ready to forget the mistakes done by your neighbor and ready to forgive him as many times as he needed.
That's the force of Love.
And there is no greater Love than to die for people we love. Jesus died for our sins, beacause He loved us. And his Death saves us.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
2. EXAMPLES OF INTERACTION BETWEEN PEACE & LOVE
It's difficult to talk about peace to a soldier who receive order to kill, to a woman who is angry with her husband, to a boy whose textbook was destroyed by his comrade few minutes before...
It's also harder to talk about forgiveness in these cases.
Because they don't have any notion, any education about love, the origine and the principle of forgiveness and of peace.
So LOVE is the origine of the following chain reaction : forgiveness, peace.
Without love, no forgiveness.
No forgiveness, no peace.
If Cain loved Abel, he didn't kill him.
If Hitler loved the Jews, there weren't concentration camps.
If Americans and Japanese loved each other there weren't atomique bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
If Sadam Hussein loved his Kurds and his Shiites there weren't bad consequences for him and his family.
We can have a multitude of desastrous cases resulting from the absence of love in the World.
But where is love ?
Where can we find it ?
It is in your heart.
Love must start from you first. You must begin to create the first choc of love on your wife, your children, your neighbors, your enemies... before you can hope to receive any contre-action of your starting love.
* * * *
1.Interaction between Action and Reaction
A hand hitting a wall feels pain from it, more or less according to the force applied.
I moral issues, we face the same way : if you are kind to people, people will return you kindness; if you are rough to them, they will return you angriness and possibly hatred and maybe violence.
How about Love ?
Love is the origine of all good human behavior.
Love gives happiness, forgiveness, sacrifice, heroism and life !
The least thing Love can give is Peace...
The World doesn't have this minimum of Love and Peace !!!
You want to give to people a beautiful democratic life, and you don't have any sense of Love, of Peace, how could you succeed ? If you force the people to live demrocratically like you they will hit you by a contre-force.
This is a fundamental and of course, universal priciple of Action-Reaction .
The force that you exercise on people is called "war". Suppose you have won the war and you have peace, this peace is short, just enough the time for your enemies to prepare for you another war ! And if you have lost the war you create hatred from your countrymen.
Only one alternative you could choose : win your enemies by Love. Starting from you. Starting from your staff, from your contrymen, from your whole country.
When you and your countrymen love each other, people living around will imitate your example and you don't need to go in war : you have won it.
By Peter Hieu Do
hivado38@hotmail.com
Thursday, March 29, 2007
YES, YOU NEED GPS for the FAMILY ROADTRIP
We went on a long roadtrip that covered over 5,000 kilometers. Most of it was for business (Tahitian Noni International convention in Las Vegas). We drove from Vancouver, stayed one night in Caldwell, Idaho; then drove to Provo, Utah, where we stayed 2 nights and visited the Tahitian Noni International headquarters. From there, it was on to MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas for a week. After that: Grand Canyon, Disneyland in Anaheim, Universal Studios in Hollywood, and then the Grotto in Portland Oregon.
When we were in Las Vegas 2 years ago, we rented a car. We got lost so many times driving around, and also when driving to/from the Hoover Dam. I remember just being so anxious and overly cautious with the city driving, perhaps to the point of increasing the risk of getting into an accident because of erratic turns and stopping.
But having GPS (built in to our car) was the best thing that could ever happen to us. In Las Vegas and in California, I felt more "free" and comfortable to go exploring. I'd turn OFF GPS when exploring freely the city just to go and discover the types of businesses in the area. And then, when it was time to return to the hotel, it was easy as turning on GPS to guide us back. No more slowing down unexpectedly at an exit just to read the signs. No more getting all worried and anxious when thinking we're going in the wrong direction. It was smooth driving. In Los Angeles, the GPS was quick to recalculate and guide us if we took a wrong exit. This would happen when the GPS was a little slow in telling us what exit to take when there were 2 or 3 or even 4 exits to take in succession at short distances.
With GPS, I was able to take a last-minute detour when I made an unplanned decision to visit my uncle "Caloy" Gonzales near San Francisco. I only knew his address, and I had never driven within the San Francisco area (nor in California state!). It was a great chance for me to talk to him about the Hiro Energy drink I will be marketing in Vancouver and USA (and beyond!).
I hear that GPS is now available for extra cost when renting certain cars. My advice for tourists: GET GPS !
Eric
Business Solutions Specialist
When we were in Las Vegas 2 years ago, we rented a car. We got lost so many times driving around, and also when driving to/from the Hoover Dam. I remember just being so anxious and overly cautious with the city driving, perhaps to the point of increasing the risk of getting into an accident because of erratic turns and stopping.
But having GPS (built in to our car) was the best thing that could ever happen to us. In Las Vegas and in California, I felt more "free" and comfortable to go exploring. I'd turn OFF GPS when exploring freely the city just to go and discover the types of businesses in the area. And then, when it was time to return to the hotel, it was easy as turning on GPS to guide us back. No more slowing down unexpectedly at an exit just to read the signs. No more getting all worried and anxious when thinking we're going in the wrong direction. It was smooth driving. In Los Angeles, the GPS was quick to recalculate and guide us if we took a wrong exit. This would happen when the GPS was a little slow in telling us what exit to take when there were 2 or 3 or even 4 exits to take in succession at short distances.
With GPS, I was able to take a last-minute detour when I made an unplanned decision to visit my uncle "Caloy" Gonzales near San Francisco. I only knew his address, and I had never driven within the San Francisco area (nor in California state!). It was a great chance for me to talk to him about the Hiro Energy drink I will be marketing in Vancouver and USA (and beyond!).
I hear that GPS is now available for extra cost when renting certain cars. My advice for tourists: GET GPS !
Eric
Business Solutions Specialist
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Alexander "BJ" Lim ... A Sad and Happy Vancouver Goodbye
Born : Monday, May 6th 1985, Vancouver, B.C.
Passed Away: Monday, March 19th, 2007, West Vancouver, B.C.
Funeral Mass:
Tuesday March 27th, 2007 at 9:00am, St. Joseph's Parish, 1612 East 18th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C.
Celebrants: Reverend Joseph Dang, Reverend Peter Pham
Reception: Following service: Grand Buffet Chinese Restaurant, Vancouver
Vangie and I attended the viewing / vigil prayers at St. Joseph's Parish on Monday March 26. We had just arrived back in Vancouver from our family spring break trip with the children the night before on Sunday. We were away since March 8. We heard the sad news of BJ's passing away while in Los Angeles. So very sad...
We feel especially for Sister Matilde "Baby" and Bro Arcie, the parents. I know Sis Baby has been in a deep case of distraught for this to happen. Bro Arcie and Sis Baby have been family and church friends for many years, growing even more closer as they were our "household head" in Couples for Christ a couple of years ago. They had 3 sons, AJ, BJ and CJ.
They had viewing at Ocean View Funeral Home over the weekend, and the last one was at St. Joseph's. The church was almost all crowded. Relatives, co-workers, teachers, church friends, school mates, Couples for Christ community, Knights of Columbus brothers, choir partners.... so many people loved BJ and care for his family. We heard euological memories from my mother Cely Carlos who was BJ's teacher in elementary school, as well as from his friends, cousins, brother AJ, and uncle Andre. So moving, so very moving.
The funeral mass tne next morning on Tuesday was equally moving. Not just two priests, but five! A full Knights of Columbus honor guard too. I arrived 5 minutes late, but still there was no more room in the church. I could only stand outside in the cool sun with dozens and listen a few feet from the doors. After the service, standing outside, we were fortunate to be at the front of crowd and see the coffin, pallbearers and family make their way to the cars. You could see the people's tears flow even more as the doors of the car closed on the coffin, and Sis Baby became very emotional then. My heart became so heavy especially fro Sis Baby as she cried out with pain.
The reception was held immediately thereafter. Grand Buffet Restaurant was opened just for this. There were no seats available. The food was good; the poor restaurant hosts were constantly re-filling the buffet food trays, and spoons and forks became scarce as more people partook in this celebration of life.
Indeed, it was a celebration of life. The mood became more lighter, with friends and family mingling and enjoying each other's company. I overheard many people's conversations about meeting each other here at this event after many years. Little reunions and the sharing of fond memories made this a grand celebration.
BJ "Alex" Matthew Lim, thank you for being a part of our life and that of those around you, who care for you and your family so much.
Rest in Peace.
Eric and Vangie Carlos
Passed Away: Monday, March 19th, 2007, West Vancouver, B.C.
Funeral Mass:
Tuesday March 27th, 2007 at 9:00am, St. Joseph's Parish, 1612 East 18th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C.
Celebrants: Reverend Joseph Dang, Reverend Peter Pham
Reception: Following service: Grand Buffet Chinese Restaurant, Vancouver
Vangie and I attended the viewing / vigil prayers at St. Joseph's Parish on Monday March 26. We had just arrived back in Vancouver from our family spring break trip with the children the night before on Sunday. We were away since March 8. We heard the sad news of BJ's passing away while in Los Angeles. So very sad...
We feel especially for Sister Matilde "Baby" and Bro Arcie, the parents. I know Sis Baby has been in a deep case of distraught for this to happen. Bro Arcie and Sis Baby have been family and church friends for many years, growing even more closer as they were our "household head" in Couples for Christ a couple of years ago. They had 3 sons, AJ, BJ and CJ.
They had viewing at Ocean View Funeral Home over the weekend, and the last one was at St. Joseph's. The church was almost all crowded. Relatives, co-workers, teachers, church friends, school mates, Couples for Christ community, Knights of Columbus brothers, choir partners.... so many people loved BJ and care for his family. We heard euological memories from my mother Cely Carlos who was BJ's teacher in elementary school, as well as from his friends, cousins, brother AJ, and uncle Andre. So moving, so very moving.
The funeral mass tne next morning on Tuesday was equally moving. Not just two priests, but five! A full Knights of Columbus honor guard too. I arrived 5 minutes late, but still there was no more room in the church. I could only stand outside in the cool sun with dozens and listen a few feet from the doors. After the service, standing outside, we were fortunate to be at the front of crowd and see the coffin, pallbearers and family make their way to the cars. You could see the people's tears flow even more as the doors of the car closed on the coffin, and Sis Baby became very emotional then. My heart became so heavy especially fro Sis Baby as she cried out with pain.
The reception was held immediately thereafter. Grand Buffet Restaurant was opened just for this. There were no seats available. The food was good; the poor restaurant hosts were constantly re-filling the buffet food trays, and spoons and forks became scarce as more people partook in this celebration of life.
Indeed, it was a celebration of life. The mood became more lighter, with friends and family mingling and enjoying each other's company. I overheard many people's conversations about meeting each other here at this event after many years. Little reunions and the sharing of fond memories made this a grand celebration.
BJ "Alex" Matthew Lim, thank you for being a part of our life and that of those around you, who care for you and your family so much.
Rest in Peace.
Eric and Vangie Carlos
Friday, March 02, 2007
How to Turn Fantasy to Fact:
How to Turn Fantasy to Fact:
1) Envision the result, with lots of positive feelings
2) Be open to the right medium or vehicle that will get you to this vision (ie. owning your own business).
Watch this video!
The Secret
Contact me and let's chat about business.
1) Envision the result, with lots of positive feelings
2) Be open to the right medium or vehicle that will get you to this vision (ie. owning your own business).
Watch this video!
The Secret
Contact me and let's chat about business.
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