Heaven And Earth
WHEN HEAVEN AND EARTH CHANGED PLACES
LE LY HAYSLIP with Jay Wurts
Pan Books
London, Sydney and Auckland
This book, like my life itself and the East Meets West Foundation, owes everything to the people in it and to those with whom it came in contact as it grew from conception to maturity. I wish to thank everyone-good, bad or indifferent, living or dead-who appears in this book. I appreciate and honour you, because without you I could not have discovered myself or the mission of my life.
Foremost among these people I place my ancestors, father and mother, brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews and other relatives with whom, together and apart, I have shed many tears in sorrow and in happiness, I honour, too, all Vietnamese and all people everywhere who still weep for their loved ones and hope one day to see their families reunited; and to the people of all races who have worked, and work today, so tirelessly to restore trust and compassion between my native and adoptive countries and among all nations of the world.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Prologue: Dedication to peace
Epilogue: A song of Enlightenment