Victim's Mentality

Every where I go I see the helpless victim's mentality that is still hurting the Hmong since the fall at Zhoulo over 6000 years ago. Hmong, young and old, are saying the Hmong are too dumb, can never get along, too selfish, etc. I have heard them all.

Get over it. Chiyou is a warrior and wise. We, Hmong, are warriors and smart. We are Chiyou's children and should live up to his examples. He is a great warrior and revered by China's founding Emperors Liu Bang and Quin Shi Huang. He united nine tribes into a nation. It takes wisdom to bring people together.

Setbacks do not define a person or people. It is how the person or people respond to setbacks that define them. In the words of Bruce Wayne(Batman): "Why do we fall? So we know how to get up." We must learn to get up from setbacks such as "White Water", "Vang Pao's Arrest", etc. We must take responsibility for each setback and learn from it.

We can not afford to blame others for our setbacks because we can not change them. We only have control over our own actions, and we must do something about it. We can not rely on any individual for the fate of a people because the task is too great for any individual. To prosper and thrive in the fluid environment of the future, each Hmong must take responsibility for creating a better future for the Hmong.

Go and make Chiyou proud. May the spirit of Chiyou give you courage and wisdom to achieve greatness.