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Bác Thư về Động Hoa Vàng,

Ta về giũ áo mây trôi,
Gối trăng đánh giấc bên dồi dạ lan.
Rằng xưa có gã từ quan,
Lên non tìm động hoa vàng ngủ say.

Pham Thien Thu

Ta đi chăm lại đôi hàng đào tơ.

Lên nguồn xả gội phong sương,
Chuyện xưa gởi lại bên đường phù vân.
Ra đi nguyền kiểp hóa thân,
Thoát thai bướm nhỏ nghỉ chân vườn đào.

NVN - Nguoi ái mộ PTH

DON'T WAIT UP!
A boat is docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented a Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them.

"Not very long," answered the Mexican.

"But then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the American.

The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family.

The American asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"

"I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs...I have a full life."

The American interrupted, "I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you! You should start by fishing longer every day. You can then sell the extra fish you catch. With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat. With the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of selling your fish to a middle man, you can negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant.You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City! From there you can direct your huge enterprise."

"How long would that take?" asked the Mexican.

"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years," replied the businessman.

"And after that?" "Afterwards? That's when it gets really interesting," answered the American, laughing."When your business gets really big, you can start selling stocks and make millions!"

"Millions? Really? And after that?"

"After that you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a siesta, and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends!"

HAPPINESS

Sadly, many of us continually postpone our happiness indefinitely. It's not that we consciously set out to do so, but that we keep convincing ourselves, "Someday I'll be happy." We tell ourselves we'll be happy when our bills are paid, when we get out of school, get our first job, a promotion.

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough, we'll be more content when they are. After that, we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.

The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not Nihon? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D'Souza. He said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life".

This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time, and remember that time waits for no one.

Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery.

Today is a GIFT.

That's why it's called the PRESENT!

So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until 'your song' comes on, until you've had a drink, until you're sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time then right now to be happy.

Happiness is a journey, not a destination.

To sum it all up - go make your own happiness and stop waiting for something or someone to make you happy. You have to do it! Happiness is in the mind!

Compiled & posted by NV Nghiem