Cher Davan , Merci beaucoup DAVAN pour un tel Hommage cher à tous.
Saphon 2012/10/18 Davan Long <[email protected]> > > > Chers amis, > > En ce période de deuil national, j’aimerais partager avec vous un article > que je viens d’écrire en mémoire de Sa Majesté le Roi Père Norodom Sihanouk. > > Salutations, > > LD > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Davan Long <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 10:07 PM > Subject: The Nation Tribute to the King: May His Majesty's Soul Forever > Reste in Eternal Peace > To: <> > > Dear fellow compatriots and friends, > > Like many of you, I am deeply saddened by the passing of His Majesty King > Father Norodom Sihanouk, and respectfully wish to extend my deepest > condolences to Her Majesty Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, His > Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni and the Royal Family. > > Below and attached, please find an article I wrote as a tribute to HM's > memory. > > Truly, > *DL* > > ================================================================================ > > *The Nation Tribute to the King: May His Majesty's Soul Forever Reste in > Eternal Peace* > =========================================================================== > *Over the past few days, the nation has mourned the loss of its most > influential public figure in the last seven decades of its history. > Citizens from all walks of life spontaneously come together with a heavy > heart to pay tribute to their former King whose reign brought so much > pride, happiness and sadness to their lives. It is a truly emotional > manifestation of the profound love and affection that people of different > generations, old and young, hold toward the late Sovereign.* > > *Deep down in their hearts, the majority of Cambodians will remember the > late Sovereign as the champion of national independence, a Khmer Rouge > prisoner, an instrumental peace broker for the Paris Accord, and most > importantly an iconic symbol of national unity.* > > *Cambodians will also remember His Majesty as a king who upon ascending > to the throne at the very young age kindly reached out to and stayed > connected with his people, especially the quiet and often-forgotten ones in > the countryside. For them, His Majesty was a ruler whose aspirations would > transform the country into a prosperous kingdom and an envy of South East > Asia had they not been derailed by regional and global dynamics > overwhelmingly beyond his control.* > > *The passing of His Majesty gracefully marks the end of a political > dynasty, and sadly leaves behind a deep sense of loss and emptiness. In > due course, history may judge His Majesty unkindly for certain tragic > events occurring during his reign, but all in all it can never deny that > facing world turbulences and unpredictable future **His Majesty** did > what he wholeheartedly believed was right for his country; and that **His > Majesty** was steadfastly there ready to serve when his country needed > him. On that note, His Majesty King Father Norodom Sihanouk will be dearly > missed by all his subjects, believers and opponents alike.* > > *May His Majesty’s soul forever rest in eternal peace.* > > ** > > *Davan Long > Montreal, Canada > October 17, 2012* > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. > This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. > Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc > Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
