Sabaydii,

 

Here is the continuation of a series ‘Coming home’ entitled ‘a family of doctors’

 

Hakphaang,

 

Hard to believe

So many doctors in the family

 

Of the four aunts

Staying behind

All of them medical doctors

 

 

The youngest one

Was about my age

Still single

Waiting for the right guy to stop by

 

Even those living abroad

One is a dentist

Another a former head of the national bank

And another a general in the army

 

Wonder

What produces such a productive family

 

Was told

My wife’s grandpa was a chief judge

In one of the southern provinces

Legendary for his honesty

Commitment to the principles

And the love of learning

 

The time I visited his house

He already passed away

Leaving a big footstep

For his dutiful children to follow

 

Just look at them

It won’t take much

To revitalize Muang Lao

If they can do it

Everyone in the right mind can

 

Or would this be too much to ask?

Would that be too far-fetching?

Or is it just a lack of will on our part

The supposedly leaders of the country

 

9.18.03