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Monday, October 15, 2012
By Timothy Chhim
Originally posted at: http://timothychhim.blogspot.com/2012/10/good-bye-god-king.html
For those who dislike the former King, the most joyful day is here.
Their wishes are fulfilled and yet their hatred will continue from here
to eternity.
Nothing in this world that anyone can do to heal their injuries and
hate—for all they see is what the former King has done wrong. They will
consume much energy to talk about “evil” things that they think the King
had committed.
For those who look for the King’s positive side, they are mourning the
passing away of their revered King. Regardless of what the King had done
wrong, they will forgive and are willing to forget. Their mind will be at
peace and there is no hatred left. Perhaps they will be happier than
those who possess hatred...
One chapter of Cambodian history is closed. The talk of the town will
continue for a while and then Cambodia will move on without the former
King.
The future of Cambodia will depend on whether Cambodians can learn how
to build a better Cambodia together. Khmer people need to think right.
With accurate thinking Cambodians will be able to see things clearly and
in order to think accurately Cambodians must not possess negative
emotions for such emotions will lead to more confusion. No one in this
world can do things right when they are confused.
Universal law permits no one to become successful when he or she
possesses negative emotions such as hatred, revenge, jealousy, anger,
fear, greed and superstition, etc…For these reasons the best thing that
we all can do is to stop the cycle and the recycling of the above
emotions.
For me I would say farewell to the former head of State, the former
Prince, and the former King…the history will judge you and the law of
cause and effect or Karma which rules the Universe will determine your
fate.
Yes, I used to love you when I was once a young high school boy who was
diving from the crowd to grab your hand under the hot sun;
...then I used to hate you when I learned that you allowed the Vietcong
and North Vietnamese to use Cambodia to fight the Americans; then I
despised you when the Khmer Rouge sent me to be executed.
Then my heart melted when you decided to turn against the Vietnamese
invasion of Cambodia in 1979…and the world knows the rest of the story.
…and then the one other thing that we had in common was music. Music has
no color and you were a real good musician… And for whatever will
happen to Cambodia next, I will always like your music… and I will
remember the times when we used to play together…
For yours and my own sake: We are at peace.
R.I.P
Good bye God King!
Timothy Chhim
October 14, 2012
2 comments:
Wow! You wake me up. a little bit from my bitterness of hatred,revenged toward the king.Don't want to say anymore,but to say thank you Mr Chhim.
Ykp
It is impossible to forgive a supposedly leader who nurtured personal revenge against those who toppled him and took it out against those who did not answer to his call from the KR clandestine radio every evening in the 1970 to go underground or prey marquee to fight along side the KR and the Vietcong against the Republicans. For the millions who died under the KR were direct consequences of this monster's ill thinking from the start.I know of his music, dancing, film making skills but many other Khmers had it better but were not recognised because they were not surnamed Norodom. And what do Norodom do - best beggars in Paris, poofters and corrupt ?? For what he has done to the Khmer nation in his time, many other Khmers did much more without any expectation. Those were the real hero - not this prick.
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