This book is partly a history book, and also, a personal diary. As these two parts weave together, one will see the divine presence and the secrets of life that have helped Viet survive throughout his life. He had to rely on the protection of his ancestors and the help of the Guardian Angels, the kind and generous people, that God would send him along the way. Most importantly, he has had to look up to his loving God and a higher purpose to stay alive and move forward each day. Hence, his Memoir has taken the title "Living for a Higher Purpose." The book will guide its readers through many stories of Viet's life and eventually help them figure out what that higher purpose is. It also discusses many popular, current issues such as war and its victims, refugees and their life challenges, life under a Communist regime, core curriculum, how the world views America, the relationship between Catholicism (Christianity) and Buddhism, and much more.
Viet will help his readers come to the same conclusion with him about the following secret of a fulfilling and joyful life. That is, a person should use his or her life to serve Jesus and other people. By sticking to that way of living, a person will find meaning and unending joy even in the dark night of his or her soul. This person will always trust in God's love on the Cross of Jesus to guide, protect, strengthen, and encourage him or her throughout his or her life.
