「果実の歩み」。。。The way one japanese woman feels about Cambodia
以下の英語のテキストはさとちゃんさんのブログから訳したものです。原文はこちらです。さとちゃんさん、ご許可ありがとうございました。
This text is the text I translated from a japanese called Ms. SATOCHAN who is now studying at URPP. She is writing about her life in Cambodia, about the view she has on Cambodian society. Please spend your little time to read her idea to find how foreigner thinks about Cambodia and find out what we can do for our life and of course for Cambodia.
KAJITSU NO AYUMI: The progress of fruit
It seems that the sour and green fruit become to know how to ripe now. They seem to be unchanged but in fact they are changing.
3-year students now start to concentrate on their lesson passionately. Moreover, they start to set out the goal for their life.
The textbook used for lesson here was typewirttten. It is really old and really difficult to read.
Everyone uses this textbook for more than 20 years. I wonder why there is no one thinking of renew it?
I stared at the old textbook and started to think. Maybe this is "The real shape of Cambodia". No one care about the public interest. No one care about typing this old textbook with computer to renew it and leave if for the next generation. There is no one even think of doing this, and of course no one do this.
Up to now, the reason that "because we had civil war, because we are poor..." have been using. But the fact is not like that. Those kinds of excuse can't be used any longer. This is what I think.
This bad habit of your seniors should be eliminated. When you are criticized you will make progress.
It is natural law that we are born to link the generation, to fulfil our obligation and then we leave this world.
There must be many many people who will be happy if there is only someone renewing this textbook, I think.
Auntie student (me) got irritated. " There are many free people, but no one move to do. Poor Cambodia!".
I sometimes feel that studens are now trying to look for the invisible future and are trying to struggle so hard. They feel ashame of the bitter past who has just been over recently. But the future of new era is invisible. They all want to change, but they don't even know how to change.
The obligation they are shouldering is really heavy. "To be born in this country, how to manage to live from now?" is their question.
It seems the same to the bordering Vietnamese students. Nothing changes much with their lives, if there is something can change their lives, they wish to live different lives. I feel like this.
The people of different nationality sit next to each others, effected each other and their lives now continue to make progress. Me too.
I am sure that the sour and green fruit will become colorful and sweet fruit in the near future. Then this auntie will fall down going back to the soil (laugh). But I am doing all my best to link the perl-chain-like generation.
From tomorrow, I will be absent from school for 10 days. I won't be able to join 3 group works during my absence. My teacher said, "Just have your group members add your name into the report". Moreover, the students of my group also offer to do that. But I refused that. "If I can't join the work, I will write my own report". It is impossible for me to get scores without doing anything. This hard-head japanese fruit is now hanging down on the tree in this southern warm country (laugh).
THE END.
How do you feel about Cambodian KAJITSU(fruit)? We are now still a sour and green fruit yet. Please become a colorful and sweet fruit scattered all over Cambodia. There must be something we can do, and there must be someone who wait for our help, never mind how small the work or help is.
posted by hp @ 10/22/2006 02:01:00 pm
6 Comments:
Hi hp,
When I was reading along your post, I feel something unnatural, and I was about to cry. In fact, my heart started crying for a while reading through her words. I am also Cambodian, so it's no doubt that I feel really hurt about Cambodia.
We all realize that our bitter past, civil war and genocide, have been put forward to get excuse from every ones about our poor society. I do confirm that the minority of Cambodia are doing their best to develop this poor little country, but what about the rest of Cambodian citizens??? Have they done anything yet? The answer is NO, Not at all.
I don't care about how unfaithful those unsatisfactory Cambodians are. All I wish to do in the future is try to help my country in every ways, I mean whatever I can do, no matter how little I can. But hard working does bring its own reward.....
Take Care,
Michelle
Thanks a lot Michelle!
My feeling is the same as yours. That's why I asked for her permission to translte the text from Japanese to English. What I can say is only "I feel hurt".
As you said. There are of course people who care about Cambodia and are working hard to contribute in the construction of Cambodia. But there are more people care nothing and just do something that harm Cambodia's glory and interests both intentionally and unintentionally. It is time now, no time to wait anymore, to wake up and open our eyes to see the current fact of Cambodia. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WE CAN DO WITH OUR SMALL STRENGHT.
I am really happy to see someone feel the same to me. You know?In other post of her, she wrote "Cambodians always say PLEASE HELP US or WE NEED YOUR DONATION. But why don't they try to do their best first? Cambodians should do their best until the last drop of their sweat and blood before they ask for donations or aids. Please believe that no matter how small we are, there must be the thing we can do".
I hope people who spent their valuable time reading this text feel the same as two of us too.
Good luck, Michelle!
It's really a sad news about our country's reality. This is just one problem among many others. I felt ashamed when I learned about a foreigner's feeling toward cambodia.
I can't say I'll help my country, but I'll try to do everything that I can.
Yes KK, we should do what we can never mind how small that work is. There are many thing we can do. We can start by such easy things : making us the truthful citizen, help introduce our relatives or friends a way for brighter future and the love toward our country and so on. We have different ability, talent, and passion. Please share those things together.
All of our friends and I are very happy to see your care and your love. Thanks a lot!
Hi hp,
Yes, you're right. It's no matter how small we are, but of course, there must be something we can do. I am looking forward to getting a great opportunity when I can do something to contribute my poor little country by every way.
I do hope there must be many more Cambodian citizens feel that way. Try our best, then.
Take Care,
Michelle
Yes, Michelle, try our best!
Thank you a lot.
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