thai memories

Sometime around 700 BC Lao Tsu said

Go to the people.
Live with them.
Learn from them.
Love them.

Start with what they know
Build with what they have
When the work is done
The people will say
"We have done this ourselves"

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memories of Hmong rice whiskey,
big celebrations, big hearts.
...
to understand is to
stand under
which is to 'look up to'
which is a good way
to understand
-Adjun Nancy
when you don't share much language
try to keep paper and crayons around
and stories will flow.
Christmas with Pii Sing
In Moo Baan La Oop with Pii mun's family

...

The fatal error is to throw answers like stones
at the heads of people who have not yet asked the questions

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if there were any family closer than the Pornthips I would be overwhelmed.
This family constitutes the best example of caring people.
My gratitude and love to SupaChai, Muu, Pii Vii and all.


Dr. Martin Luther King said, at some point in his life,

We fear because we do not know.
We do not know because we do not understand.
We do not understand because we are not informed.
We are not informed because we do not communicate.
We do not communicate because we are separated.

I think that we're separated because we don't work together,
When I work with people, I share life, and it enjoying life, that I'm most interested in.

Looking back at these memories
I realize how over three years
I've become a much happier person.