At the age of 22, I had tunnel vision, the talent, discipline, strength and urgency to become the best race car driver the world has ever known. However, the pieces never fell into place for me as I ran into one wall after another and before I could fully comprehend the greater mechanisms of life that were shifting my world upside down, I somehow knew that racing was not for me. Like the realization I made that the world is much bigger than you, me, $ and everything in between as I waved farewell to competitive racing, I knew that my time here was for a bigger reason; that bigger reason is to share to you, the world, my blessed experiences as a human being and how those events and respective epiphanies have resulted in the discovery of the true meaning of life.
So for those of you reading; for those of you that are listening; for those of you who really care; this is me, Andrew Vo, an ordinary person with an extra-ordinary gift of caring for humanity, making an out-of-the-ordinary effort to change the world for the better.

Monday, March 5, 2012

VOism

Dear world,


1.) "To increase knowledge is to increase sorrow." - Ecclesiastes 1:18

The more we understand about our existence the more sadness it will bring in understanding we are only human and thus our reach is limited.

2.) "The wise live a quiet life."

The more noise you make in this world the more attention you will attract. Take caution dear traveler.

3.) Life is a war zone played out by a game of chess. The "quicker" you decide what piece you want to be the clearer your path will be.

Being a pawn can bring sadness likewise as a queen. However, either can bring much joy.

4.) Competition brings out the best in you but it also does so with the worse.

A wild beast cannot be tamed.

5.) You can be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big lake but just know there is also an ocean.

There will always be someone and something better.

6.) Learn to play music.

Playing music in any manner is your long lost soul-mate.

7.) Confidence should be built on trying not achieving.

8.) "Some zeroes go up to heroes but all heroes will come back down to zeroes." - Documentary: "Pulling for John"

9.) Come to terms that you will forever be lost and confused and happiness will come.

10.) Take pride in the fact that you have no pride in anything.

11.) Strength comes from being able to control the animal within.

12.) Help people.

13.) Leave competition and fighting to athletes and sports fanatics. War is what really exists in reality.

14.) The more people you meet the less time you will have to yourself.

15.) Do your body a favor and lift heavy enough weights and do cardiovascular work. Your medical wallet will LuV YooOo LooooOoooong Thime.

16.) You will meet plenty of boys and girls in your life time but men and women are hard to come by.

17.) Trust is earned not given.  Respect is given.

18.) You only start living when you have allowed yourself to die.

This happens many times in life.

19.) Success is not measured by how many times you fall but instead how often you stand up.

20.) Money is a good thing.  It is what we choose to do or not do with it that makes it bad.

21.) Leaders are often born but can also be molded.

22.) Allow yourself to cry once a week.

23.) Boys and girls are easy, men and women aren't.

24.) Tell yourself each morning that you know nothing and nothing will you ever know.

25.) Rolling with the punches is the best advice ever given.

26.) Believe in GOD.

27.) Family always come first.

28.) You should not help someone who does not want to be helped. Family is no exception. Let them rot.

29.) Give 2% of every paycheck to doing something good.

30.) Buy the last batch of oranges or bouquet of flowers from your traffic light entrepreneur so they can go home for the day.

31.) Give that last batch of oranges or bouquet of flowers to a complete stranger just because.

32.) Drive around with $5 umbrellas and give them to wet strangers on a rainy day. Give out ponchos when there is a tsunami.

33.) Tell someone/anyone that they are attractive when they are.

34.) Buy a homeless person dessert.

35.) Surprise your significant other with a plant that they have to take care of. It'll give you time before you have to buy them another botanical gift.

36.) Please do not be frugal with your significant other.

37.) Do silly things.

38.) Traffic violations are fine, just don't get caught or hurt someone.

39.) Rules were made to be broken.

40.) Work to live not the other way around.

41.) If the other way around, get rich fast and get the hell out.

42.) Act like a monkey sometimes.

43.) Make yourself laugh.

44.) Religion is politics.



To always be continued.....

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