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POST 698 01March2025
Exercise HAI THUONG
Sacred Seal Story /The Mission
Pictures Canada, Paris
Various items
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The Sacred Seal Story
THE MISSION
Extract from
VISION and ACTION / The Sacred Seal
Story
By Charles Phan Hoang
(Amazon Publishing, ISBN 9798338428948)
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– THE MISSION
At
ten o’clock in the morning, Clara went to visit Master Hogan. After the usual
greetings, Clara put her laptop and the old document on a table. Taking a box
of Japanese Green tea out of her bag she said: “Master I will prepare a
traditional Japanese green tea.” According to tradition, disciples have to
prepare the tea for their master even when they are the visitors.
While
they were enjoying their tea, Clara and her master talked about the old
document that Nick Walker had brought from Vietnam.
Master
Hogan: “I have read the entire transcript you made of this document. I'm very
impressed. I didn't know you could read the ancient Vietnamese writing
Chu-Nom. How many years did you spend learning it?”
Clara
was amused by the question: “Master, it was not years, but just a few
months.”
Master
Hogan, very surprised: "How is that possible? At the time of my
grandfather, while this writing was still in use, you had to study for years
to learn it."
Clara,
with a mischievous smile: “Master, you forget that I read and write Japanese
kanji. More than sixty percent of Chu-Nom characters are in common with the
kanji. What's more, I have created a modern method to learn quickly. This is
not an extraordinary achievement because virtually all Vietnamese students in
Japan who know kanji can also learn Vietnamese Chu-Nom very quickly and
easily read ancient documents.”
Master
Hogan, looking at Clara, very proud to have a disciple with so many talents:
“I am still very impressed. Congratulations!”
(to be continued)
Paris from Paola Binh Lam
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www.clubmasterhoang.blogspot.com
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