Yesterday i read a passage in Mathew (20:26): "Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave, just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve...."
I thought that was such a powerful message. I never have thought the line between being a leader and a servant can be that fluid. In fact, you need to serve and wanted to serve others first before you can begin to think about the prospective of being a leader. It is not a developmental process as in: after you done this (being a servant), you will have this (have a status of the leader), but those servant and leader characteristics stick with you no matter what status you may hold. In fact, serving others and having a servant hood attitude is the reason you are in leadership.
This passage made me think about my future when I will be a full time teacher and the prospective of being responsible for many students. I have to admit I was a bit scared. As the same time i was encouraged with the very thought that regardless of my many shortcomings, God has not loose hope in me and He has brought me this far.
Why serving others matter so much? Tell me what you think?
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Monday, March 22, 2010
Developed countries vs. developing countries
(This piece was written on August 20th, 2009 while I’m sunbathing by the gorgeous out door pool at a hip gym I worked out regularly reflecting on my own experience of getting a French visa in the summer 2007).
Third world citizen vs. first world citizen, what does it mean?
Developed countries, underdeveloped countries, and developing countries, what are the differences and how? What does it mean to be a citizen of a middle income country? I often asked myself. Realize I have raised questions that bigger than my tiny head could answer I just have to descriptively find meanings of those concepts my ways in reality.
Having some years studies in one of the most developed country on earth, at one of the most elite educational institution, spending sometimes wondering 4 continents observed the differences that happened daily here and there while being a citizen of one underprivileged country on earth and hanging out with some of amazingly poor folks in the slum of Saigon, has shaped and change the course of my life. These experiences taught me to understand the meaning of these raised concepts and I’m going to dissect it here.
Third world citizen vs. first world citizen, what does it mean?
Developed countries, underdeveloped countries, and developing countries, what are the differences and how? What does it mean to be a citizen of a middle income country? I often asked myself. Realize I have raised questions that bigger than my tiny head could answer I just have to descriptively find meanings of those concepts my ways in reality.
Having some years studies in one of the most developed country on earth, at one of the most elite educational institution, spending sometimes wondering 4 continents observed the differences that happened daily here and there while being a citizen of one underprivileged country on earth and hanging out with some of amazingly poor folks in the slum of Saigon, has shaped and change the course of my life. These experiences taught me to understand the meaning of these raised concepts and I’m going to dissect it here.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Decode that sociological stuff!
Is the name of the blog http://sociologyiu09.wordpress.com/ that my 80 freshmen and I are regularly contributors for the next 3 months. We use this cyberspace to publish our written works as home assignment of our Introduction to Social Sciences course at the Vietnam International University which i am vested as instructor.
The idea popped out over a casual chat with Thanh Nguyen, who is a dear friend of mine, a game theory expert, a prolific writer, and a soon-to-be doctor of Math and Computer Science at Cornell University. I was anxious to figure out a way to stimulate conventional classroom's dynamic, esp. with shy and easy-to-distract first year students!
The idea popped out over a casual chat with Thanh Nguyen, who is a dear friend of mine, a game theory expert, a prolific writer, and a soon-to-be doctor of Math and Computer Science at Cornell University. I was anxious to figure out a way to stimulate conventional classroom's dynamic, esp. with shy and easy-to-distract first year students!
Monday, July 27, 2009
Two lemons a day keep the doctor away!
Bên lề hội thảo Cựu du học sinh Hoa Kỳ do IEE tổ chức lần đầu tiên vào 25 tháng 7 năm 2009 ở HCMC, ngồi nói chuyện thân mật với Giáo sư Lúa học - Võ Tòng Xuân về bí quyết giữ gìn sức khỏe.
Bác Xuân, 70 nhưng rất phong độ, không hề giấu nghề: "tui uống 2 trái chanh vào mỗi buổi sáng , sau đó mới ăn sáng. Ở Mỹ, em mua nước chanh tươi pha trong cái lọ vàng vàng phóng tác hình chái tranh vàng cũng được. Cái đó rẻ hơn mà tiện lợi."
Ô.....chanh thôi á, không có đường hay nước gì sao. Nghe thôi cũng đã chua rồi!
Đúng bài của giáo sư, là phải như thế này:
Bác Xuân, 70 nhưng rất phong độ, không hề giấu nghề: "tui uống 2 trái chanh vào mỗi buổi sáng , sau đó mới ăn sáng. Ở Mỹ, em mua nước chanh tươi pha trong cái lọ vàng vàng phóng tác hình chái tranh vàng cũng được. Cái đó rẻ hơn mà tiện lợi."
Ô.....chanh thôi á, không có đường hay nước gì sao. Nghe thôi cũng đã chua rồi!
Đúng bài của giáo sư, là phải như thế này:
Monday, July 13, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
How are you?
A friend from my department asked: how are you?
here is the answer: I am...
Lây lất nhưng không trầy trật
Thi thoảng thì thào.... nhưng hiếm khi nào bị hổn hển!
here is the answer: I am...
Lây lất nhưng không trầy trật
Thi thoảng thì thào.... nhưng hiếm khi nào bị hổn hển!
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Xơ cái, chợ chiều!
Chợ Phú Nhuận chiều, loe nghoe vài hàng. Thành thói quen, mỗi khi phóng xe máy từ hướng Sài gòn hoặc từ đường Hai Bà Trưng, hoặc từ đường Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa về "cái tổ" của tôi ở Phú Nhuận, tôi lại quẹo vào đường Cao Thắng bên hông chợ Phú Nhuận. Tôi thích đi chợ chiều...
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