Excerpt from "Happy Hero" by Gu Long. Early on the second day, Wang Dong was still lying in the “tube”, Guo DaLu went to get water, and Lin TaiPing was searching around in the room.
Wang Dong couldn’t help asking: “What are you looking for?”. Lin TaiPing: “A face-washing basin, a face cloth, and a mouth rinsing cup.”. Wang Dong laughed: “Not only are these things I haven’t seen for a long time, I’ve never even heard of them.”. Lin TaiPing looked as if he just got whipped, he opened his mouth wide and stuttered: “You...... you guys don’t even wash your face?”. Wang Dong: “Of course we wash, except we take a small wash every three days, and take a big wash every five days.”. Lin TaiPing: “What does a small wash consist of? What is considered a big wash?”. Wang Dong: “Yan Qi, wash and demonstrate for him.”. Yan Qi stretched lazily: “I washed yesterday, today should be your turn.”. Wang Dong sighed: “Then at least you should bring over the washing utensils.”. Just then Guo DaLu entered with two buckets of water, Yan Qi used the broken bowl to scoop out a large bowl of water, and took something down from the wall that was both so yellow and black, that you couldn’t tell what color this washcloth was originally. Only then did Wang Dong make an effort to sit up, he first drank a mouthful of water and held it, used his hands to spread out the towel, gargled, and then with a “PU” spat out the water onto the towel in his hands, casually wiped down his face with it and let out a relaxed sigh: “Good, I’m finished washing.”. Lin TaiPing looked like he’d just seen a ghost, his complexion turned green and said: “This...... this is what you consider a small wash?”. Wang Dong: “Not a small wash, a big wash. If a small wash was this much trouble, how would one still manage?”. Even Lin TaiPing’s lips turned a little green, it looked like he was about to become faint, after a long time he finally breathed out and said: “If anyone can find someone more dirty than you people, I’d be willing to kowtow to them.”. Wang Dong laughed: “You might as well bow now, the streets are filled with people dirtier than us.”. Lin TaiPing shook his head vigorously: “I don’t believe it.”. Wang Dong said softly: “Although we are dirty, our hearts are not dirty, not only are they not dirty, but they’re very clean. If a person’s heart is dirty, even if they scrubbed themselves with soap each day, they cannot be considered clean.”. Lin TaiPing slanted his head, thought for a moment, and suddenly clapped his hand: “Makes sense, a lot of sense. If someone were to live happily, and has no regrets in his heart, it doesn’t matter whether or not you have rice to eat and it doesn’t matter whether or not you wash your face.”. He raised his head and laughed loudly three times, then ran to the courtyard, rolled on the ground and laughed loudly again: “I’ve thought it through, I’ve thought it through...... how come I never figured it out before?”. Wang Dong and Yan Qi held their laughter and watched him, it appeared as if they were also happy for him, because they could also tell that he had been carrying something very heavy in his heart. All along, he wasn’t sure if what he had done was correct or not. Now he realized it was not wrong. While a person lives, he has to live with no regrets, that is most important. But Guo DaLu still washed his face, and mumbled: “It doesn’t matter if you don’t wash, and it doesn’t matter if you do, right?”. After he finished washing his face, he used the towel to wipe his clothes and scrub his boots. Yan Qi looked at him coldly: “Why didn’t you just take off your boots and wash your feet?”. Guo DaLu smiled: “I had actually thought of this point, but unfortunately there isn’t enough time.”. Suddenly someone said: “If he likes to marry a man, that is his business, for all we care he marries a monkey. If he likes that who are we to say no. As long as he doesn’t want you to become his wife, you should not interfere with affairs of others.” ________________________________ From: Peou Sangkhim <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 5:35 AM Subject: Re: A travelogue: Light Skin, Dark Heart by Sambath Meas ការពិតទៅការនិយមចូលចិត្តសម្បុរ «ស» ជាង «ខ្មៅ» នៅក្នុងសង្គមខ្មែរ គឺមិនបញ្ជាក់ពីការប្រកាន់ពូជសាសន៍ ឬក៏លក្ខណៈសម្បត្តិរបស់បុគ្គល អ្វីនោះទេ វាគ្រាប់តែជាការបង្ហាញពីថ្នត់គំនិតរបស់បុថុជ្ជន ដែលមិនចេះស្កប់ស្កល់និងអ្វីដែលខ្លួនមាន ចូលចិត្តចង់បាននូវអ្វីដែលខ្លួនមិនទាន់មាន តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ នៅក្នុងចំណោមមនុស្សដែលមិនទាន់រំដោះខ្លួនឲ្យរួចចាកផុតពីកិលេសតណ្ហា គឺស្ថិតនៅជាក់ជំពាក់និងភាពមិនចេះស្កប់ស្កល់នេះជាដរាប មិនថាជាតិសាសន៍ណា សង្គមណា កម្រិតវប្បធម៌ ឬស្ថានភាពសេដ្ឋកិច្ចបែបណា នោះទេ។ ជាទូទៅ មនុស្ស ស ចង់ ខ្មៅ មនុស្ស ខ្មៅ ចង់ ស អ្នកមានសក់រួញ ចង់បានសក់ត្រង់ អ្នកមានសក់ត្រង់ ចង់បានសក់រួញ ។ល។ និង ។ល។ គឺថាមិនចេះស្កប់ស្កល់និងអ្វីដែលខ្លួនមានឡើយ។ នៅស្រុកខ្មែរ អ្នកដែលមានលុយទៅកែសម្រស់ គឺគេទៅ «ត្រាំទឹកដោះគោ» ដើម្បីឲ្យស្បែកស ផ្ទុយទៅវិញនៅសហរដ្ឋ យើងសង្កេតឃើញមានហាងហូលីវូដ ធែន ជាច្រើន ដើម្បីជួយកែសម្រស់ពួកស្បែកស ឲ្យទៅជាខ្មៅ (ស្រអែម)។ ចំណុចវិជ្ជមានមួយដែលខ្ញុំសង្កេតឃើញ ជាពិសេសនៅក្នុងចំណោមយុវតីខ្មែរ ទោះបីជាពួកគេមានទំនោរចិត្តចំពោះសម្បុរស ហើយមានអ្នកខ្លះពោលពាក្យដោយត្រង់ៗ ថាខ្លួនខ្មៅមិនស្អាត ដូចគេស ក្តី ក៏ខ្ញុំមិនទាន់ឮថាមានយុវតីណាម្នាក់ធ្វើអត្តឃាតដោយសារទោមនស្ស និងខ្លួនឯងមានសម្បុរមិនសនោះទេ។ ផ្ទុយទៅវិញ ខ្ញុំជួយព្រួយអ្នកដែលមានលុយ ដែលខំទៅត្រាំទឹកដោះគោ ដើម្បីឲ្យសទាំងនោះ មិនដឹងថាទៅថ្ងៃមុខទៀត នឹងប្រឈមមុខនិងជម្ងឺអ្វីខ្លះ ដោយសារតែជាតិគីមីទាំងនោះទេ។ សរុបសេចក្តីឲ្យខ្លីទៅ ការលើកតម្លៃសម្បុរស នៅក្នុងសង្គមខ្មែរ មិនគប្បីឲ្យយើងយកមកវិភាគស៊ីជម្រៅខ្លាំងពេកទេ។ នេះគ្រាន់តែជាបញ្ហារួមមួយរបស់បុថុជ្ជនតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ ជាការត្រឹមត្រូវណាស់ ដែលយើងគួរជួយដាស់ស្មារតីកូនខ្មែរ ឲ្យចេះស្រឡាញ់ និងឲ្យតម្លៃលើខ្លួនឯង មិនគម្បីជាប់ជំពាក់នឹងសំបករាងកាយខាងក្រៅរបស់មនុស្សនេះពេកទេ។ ខ្ញុំសូមបញ្ចប់យោបល់ត្រឹមប៉ុណ្ណេះចុះ គួរពុំគួរសូមអស់លោកមេត្តាកុំចាប់កំហុសហួសដំណើរអ្វី។ ពីខ្ញុំ ពៅ សង្ឃឹម «អាតូចមិនឈ្នះអាធំ អាតូចប្រមូលផ្តុំ អាធំបះជើង» ________________________________ From: Sambath Meas <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 12:28 AM Subject: A travelogue: Light Skin, Dark Heart by Sambath Meas Hi Readers, Please check this out and comment. Thanks! http://sambathmeas.blogspot.com/2012/12/light-skin-dark-heart-by-sambath-meas.html -- 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. 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