Loung is back from his “honeymoon” and although he is dead tired, he can only be described as looking smug…..he has been looking forward to being married for quite a while. He had asked me to come along on the honeymoon and I was not quick enough to control the look of dismay on my face at this invitation. Thankfully I was off in India so could decline the invitation. He didn’t understand my reticence, because as is the custom here, Khmer generally travel in crowds.

But back to the beginning…
I was quite proud of myself braving the market to buy the fabric for my outfit for Loung’s wedding. Row upon row of silk and lace made the choices somewhat difficult,(Photo 775) and I found it difficult not to be distracted by the ranks of gleaming white plastic pubises on which the ready-made blouses were displayed (Photo 776) but I finally settled on some lace and then had the lady at the stall model fabric for the skirt. She had an excellent eye for colour as the first length she chose was in fact the best match.

The wedding had originally been scheduled for February, but after consultation with the astrologer, it was moved forward to the 1st and 2nd. of January as being more auspicious dates.Loung brought in his engagement photos to show us at school and as usual a crowd of children clustered around to have a look as well (Photo 817)

I was invited to the wedding party, but asked if I could attend the wedding ceremony instead and was told to turn up at 1:00 p.m.
Lots of phone calls back and forth to find out where it was taking place. I’ve finally worked out why there is loud music blaring all the time during the wedding …in a town where the roads have no names and the houses have no numbers, the only way

you’ll find a wedding address will be by the blaring music. Well, that’s my theory anyway!
Events were running to Khmer time and I was asked if I wanted to see the dressing preparations upstairs where the bride, bridesmaids and a host of others were being made up, coiffured and dressed.Layers of pale make-up applied (Photo 932)
Khmer ladies do not like to look too dark-skinned and although Loung assured me that Khmer ladies enjoy all of this preparation, one of the bridesmaids was almost in tears as her hair was teased, lacquered and layered with additional coils of fake curls(Photo 933). Even small children were getting in to the spirit of the event as everyone shared the same pots of make-up.( Photo 934).The dressers unpacked the wedding sarongs and tops and proceeded to pin (with straight pins!) and fold the participants in to to their regalia.(Photo 935)

Meanwhile Loung and the groomsmen were also dressed in outfits that were in the same colour range as the ladies (Photo 942). The ceremony was conducted by an MC with a gold mesh jacket and a very loud microphone.(Photo 946). The bride and groom sat with hands in prayer for the most part as a  surrogate bride and groom (I think ) acted out the ceremony in dance and song.(Photo 948)

Part of the ceremony involves cutting the couple’s hair to symbolise the beginning of a new family. No actual cutting occurs as there are so many attached hairpieces, but pairs of relatives came forward to perform this (Photo 954) and to spray perfume on the couple and shake holy water on them. It became clear that I was to be part of the ceremony….a tiny elderly Khmer woman was assigned to me ( probably to make sure I didn’t mess up) and she generally told me where to sit, when to take photos, where to put my bag etc.and when to go cut hair.

Loung introduced her as one of his many grandmothers and I was fascinated by her. Although distinctly Khmer in language, dress and behaviour, she had western features. And Loung confirmed this by referring to her as barang. I asked about her and was told by Loung that during the war her mother would not let her go to France, so I can only assume she must have been the child of a mixed marriage whose parent opted for her to stay in Cambodia. I can’t even imagine how dangerous that must have been for her! (Photo 972)

Meanwhile in the yard, preparations were going ahead for the meal following the ceremony. Lashings of garlic being chopped and a huge boiling pan of stock for the soup. (Photo 957) As soon as the ceremony was completed everyone assumed their normal dress and tucked in to a meal.

The following morning (7:00 a.m.) was the fruit procession where the groom’s relatives and friends bring fruit to the bride’s parents.Initially my partner (Same tiny Khmer lady from the day before) and I were given a stack of bright orange perssimons on a silver platter, but someone decided that we needed to carry dried squid (I thought Ali- Ali would approve of that substitution) instead. My partner made sure I had the squid oriented correctly (tentacles facing the front) and we set off.
The fruit was ceremonially presented to the bride’s parents by the surrogate bride (Photo 966) and then the couple processed down the centre aisle while the participants showered fragrant petals on them.(Photos (970 and 971)

As soon as the formalities were completed  the tables were rolled out and a breakfast of rice porridge was served. Anything left over found its way in to the capacious bags that the little old ladies carry around  with them.

It was a great experience. There are certainly similarities to a Western wedding, but it was made very exotic by the setting and ceremony. I was really fortunate to have been included in Loung’s wedding and will always have very fond memories of it.

Cheers to you all,

Marilyn

Khmer expatriate Sophoan Seng, a master’s degree holder in political science from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, currently Director of KEEN Investment Groups LTD and president of the Khmer Youth Association of Alberta, acknowledges that many people in Cambodia endorse the “filled stomach and stability” theory for different reasons.

“However,” Seng, a former Buddhist monk in Siemreap for more than a decade, writes, “Buddhists who have learned and experienced deep understanding of Buddha’s teachings, see that the highest goal of Buddhism is ‘liberty’, not the ‘four necessities’,” i.e., food, shelter, clothing, medicine.

His ideas are similar to those of another former monk, Heng Monychenda, who holds a master’s degree from Harvard and heads the nonprofit group, Buddhism for Development. Seng points to Buddha’s teaching that “liberty” or “Nama,” — referring to a person’s mind or spirit — and the “four necessities,” or “Rupa,” — referring to body or physical appearances — must be equalized and balanced. As Monychenda explains, “Nama-Rupa” means that mind and matter must go together. “Mind affects matter and matter affects the mind,” i.e., spiritual and economic development should not be separated into two separate realms, he says.

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It is inspiring and hilarious after reading this article. I could not stop my thought on penning and criticizing this article.

There is something to be said when it comes to the laziest nations in the world. Most publications associate laziness with what people do (or NOT do) in their spare time, after all duties have been taken care of. To me, that’s a fundamental mistake and doesn’t reflect on the laziness at all. People who bust their butts off so they can have some time for themselves are not lazy. True laziness comes to play when an entire nation can’t get the work – the necessary duties done because they can’t be bothered to get off their soft motorcycle seats. And this is why Cambodia is the laziest nation in the world. Everywhere you go, any time of day you will see hundreds of people of all ages idling in the streets, doing absolutely nothing just killing time by hanging loose. You will be wondering why they are all out here doing nothing. You will be asking yourself – shouldn’t these people be at work and kids at school? How can a nation sustain itself if nobody can be bothered to do any work? Those are all legitimate questions and anyone who pays attention will undoubtedly have them cross their minds upon their first visit to Cambodia.

History of Cambodia – The Laziest Nation in the World

It comes as a striking contrast when one visits the temples of Angkor Archaeological Park and sees the megalomaniac structures Angkorian era civilization was capable of constructing. Could the laziest nation in the world built the world’s largest religious complex? Obviously, Cambodia a millennium ago was different from Cambodia today – aside from being a culture of violence, as Cambodians are as violent today as they have always been.

So Cambodians were definitely not lazy back then, back when the temples of Angkor were built, but what happened? That I guess is as difficult to explain as is the abrupt end to once powerful empire. Ancient Khmer rulers were on top of the game and controlled the region but then something happened and Angkor was abandoned. Everything about the Khmer people, everything – including their approach to work has changed. The end of Angkorian era was the end of decent Cambodia. The empire failed and so did the people. People who were once capable of building monumental structures are nowadays capable of nothing more than idling and doing absolutely a great deal of nothing. Unless verbally and physically abusing foreigners can be considered an activity. Luckily the former can be done from the comfort of their motorcycle seat…

The fact that Cambodia is the laziest nation in the world is not something I am the first person to notice. When the French entered the area and colonized the country in the 1800s, they noticed that Cambodians are incredibly lazy and never get anything done. No matter what they’d tried, no Cambodian could be bothered to get off their ass so the French were left with one and only option – go to a foreign land and bring the people from there to work in Cambodia. Vietnam was the closest and since colonization of Thailand was never much of a success for the French, Vietnam it was. Obviously, it wouldn’t matter where they’d go as any normal nation will have many people who can get the work done, it’s only Cambodia where there was absolutely no one who could be bothered.

Cambodia – Still the Laziest Nation in the World

Today, centuries after the French learned the hard way that nothing in Cambodia gets done because Cambodians are extremely lazy, the situation is unchanged. Cambodia is still the laziest nation in the world but the French are no longer the only ones to know it. Following the industrial revolution, many multi-national companies moved much of their production to Asia and have factories in countries surrounding Cambodia, but none of them is in any rush to open one in this country. Now why would that be? Obviously, they know something that prevents them from making a grave mistake of investing in Cambodia and employing Cambodians. It’s their money and money of their shareholders that are in stake and as such, none of these companies will ever consider opening a factory in Cambodia because they know that nothing would ever get done.

You will find countless garment producers, such as Nike or Adidas, or electronics makers, such as Samsung or Siemens in surrounding countries (Vietnam, Malaysia, etc.) but none of them would consider opening a factory in Cambodia. So why is given that cost of labour in Cambodia is often lower than cost of labour in any of the surrounding countries? Why would they not consider opening a factory in Cambodia if there is a prospect for them to save money on wages? Do they know something we don’t know? Yes they do. They know that no matter how (seemingly) inexpensive the labour is in Cambodia, because people here are the laziest people in the world, at the end of the day nothing would get done.

See the Laziest Nation in the World for Yourself

It doesn’t take a genius to see that Cambodia is the laziest nation in the world. Anyone with marginal observation talent will notice that people here can’t be bothered to work. They just sit around whole day on their motorcycles, hiding from the sun in the shade, grouping up with buddies who are as lazy as themselves, killing their time they have too much of by verbally or physically abusing the foreigners. This laziness is present on every corner of every street in Cambodia and it is one of the reason why Cambodia is so dangerous. Because vast majority of population is not involved with their lives, they are not busy looking after their families so they seek excitement from the comfort of their motorcycle seats.

Those who spend an extra time in Cambodia will notice that progress in everything is extremely slow. When there is a construction going on, you will see people sitting around and chatting instead of getting the work done. That’s why every serious firm looking to open a retail shop or a hotel will contract foreign companies to built the business for them. Contracting Cambodians would mean the business will take forever to start.

Laziness however exists in all walks of life in Cambodia. Kids don’t go to school because they can’t be bothered to learn or do the homeworks. Are you kidding me? A Cambodian kid learning at home to maybe become someone more than a tout who makes abuse of foreigners their life purpose? This ain’t happening.

Cambodia – Most Expensive Labour in the World

When you look deeper into it, you will realize that the cost of labour in Cambodia is one of the highest in the world. Average monthly wage could be only $90, but given how extremely lazy Cambodians are, you will get at best 2 hours worth of labour per person per month. So by paying a Cambodian $90 a month, you are basically paying them $45 per hour. Normal Cambodian is so lazy they will not produce more than 2 hours worth of labour a month and do not forget that that’s only upon excessive supervision and investment of extra 10 hours of your own time to fix up what they had screwed up during their 2 hours worth of work. One really needs to put things in perspective before jumping to conclusions that Cambodians are underpaid. I could only wish I got $45 per hour for my work.

Supporting Cambodian Laziness

Shockingly enough, the world approves of and supports Cambodian laziness. With each dollar donated to Cambodians, with each piece of merchandise that makes it to Cambodia, the laziest nation of the world remains assured that they don’t have to try to change, that it makes no sense working hard for a dollar. If doing nothing lands them free money and things, why would they even attempt to work? Work has been excluded from their lives for centuries and there’s never been more reason to stay lazy than there is now. The philosophy is simple:

Let us do nothing and enjoy our lives without worrying about work, because work requires sacrifices and is tiring and distressing. Instead, let others go through the hassles and tension of employment. Let them work hard their entire lives, struggle for decades to eventually make it up the ladder, renouncing their spare time, their families and friends, let them dedicate the best part of their life to working for the man, instead of spending it with their loved ones, because by wearing themselves out working, they will eventually manage to save a few dollars up and that’s when we enter their view and have them send their money, the money they worked so hard for to us. That’s it – if you are too lazy and irresponsible to work, just whine about being poor and you’ll end up getting money from someone who was brought up being responsible and sacrificed their best years for work.

It is no secret that countries with strong work ethic are successful on an international scale. Lack of work ethic often means lack of character which is something that anyone who pays attention notices shortly after entering Cambodia. Most Cambodians will prefer to look and stay poor so they can get free stuff by getting sponsors to pay for them or donors to give it to them. An alternative to this is to roll up the sleeves and start to work hard for your money but that’s work, isn’t it? Why work if you can get stuff for free by whining out loud? Cambodia is without doubt the laziest nation in the world. You can see it everywhere you look, but it’s also proven by no interest in Cambodian labor from any multinational corporation and historical records of people who tried to make Cambodians work but failed. I challenge anyone to prove me wrong.

Source: http://www.travelingmark.com/cambodia/cambodia-laziest-nation-in-the-world/

I am very impressed by the humanitarian and philanthropic work of many non-Cambodian individuals in extending their compassionate hand and dedication for Cambodian children. For those foreign entities, their help generally becomes a good return on their investment of time and treasure as they help build the  foundation for this ravaged country by providing choices and opportunity for orphaned and vulnerable Khmer children and young adults. Among those entities, Mr. Rob, a Hawaii resident, has dedicated his time and energy for orphanage children in Cambodia, along with the group he founded, eGlobal Family. (www.eglobalfamily.org)  While serving in Cambodia his beloved wife of 31 years passed away suddenly in Hawaii and he was unable to be with  her during her last breathe ..this is sadness that is indescribable!

As I have concerned and learned a lot on philosophy of leadership, adversity and agony enable people to see the light of Enlightenment…this has happened with Mrs.Nuon, Phally (see video) who has turned all her past painful memory into humanitarian and philanthropy. She is reflective for many Cambodian people who have walked in the same path like her. However, there are many Cambodian people whose troubled lives experienced in this past tragedy have still deteriorated their present progress having often fallen into the trap of exploitation from others.

Tears have dropped down unconsciously while I was watching this video clip. I don’t understand the meaning of the song in Japanese language, but their appearance and activity tell us many things. The team of that Japanese students pursued zero tolerance in seeing Cambodian tragedy and stricken poor under such low arrangement on children and youth education circumstance. How could Cambodia build their bright future if those children grow up without schooling and equipping proper education? Those Japanese students have helped those children on how to catch the fish for their long term survival…we need this mentality and dedication for Cambodian future!

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ព្រះ​ពុទ្ធ​ឱវាទ​បាន​សម្តែង​ថា  «ធ្វើ​ល្អ​បាន​ល្អ ធ្វើ​អាក្រក់​បាន​អាក្រក់» ឬ​ពាក្យ​សាមញ្ញ​និយាយ​ថា «ដាំ​ចេក​បាន​ផ្លែ​ចេក ដាំ​ស្វាយ​នឹង​បាន​ផ្លែ​ស្វាយ»។ ពុទ្ធឱវាទ​នេះ គួរ​ត្រូវ​បាន​ពុទ្ធសាសនិក ទាំង​អស់​ចងចាំ និង​គោរព​ប្រណិប័តន៍​តាម​យ៉ាង​ខ្ជាប់ខ្ជួន ពិសេស គឺ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ ពុទ្ធសាសនា។ ប៉ុន្តែ​មិន​ដូច្នោះ​ទេ ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​មួយ​ចំនួន​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​ខុស​នឹង​ពុទ្ធ​ឱវាទ​ជាច្រើន​ប្រការ​ ដែល​ត្រូវ​បាន​ការ​ប្រមាថ​ពី​មតិសាធារណៈ។

កម្មៗ​ប្រែ​មក​ថា​ «អំពើ​»​ អំពើ​ដែល​លោក​អ្នក​ធ្វើ ​លោក​អ្នក​តែង​ទទួល​ បើ​អាត្មា​ធ្វើ​ខុស​អាត្មា​ក៏​ទទួល​ដែរ​… មាន​តែ​ព្រះ​អង្គ​(ព្រះពុទ្ធ)​មួយ​ព្រះអង្គ​ទេ​គ្មាន​គ្រូ​បាអាចារ្យ​ណា​ ប្រដៅ​ព្រះអង្គ​បាន​ឡើយ…ហើយ​ឧបាសក​ឧបាសិកា​គួរ​តែ​កុំ​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​ទៅ​តាម​ កាម​កិលេស​តណ្ហា កុំ​លួច​ប្រពន្ធ​គេ ​ត្រូវ​ចៀស​វាង​ឲ្យ​បាន​នូវ​ ស្រី ​ស្រា ល្បែង…។ នេះ​គឺជា​ធម៌​ដែល​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ទេសនា​ម្តងៗ​ដើម្បី​ប្រៀន​ប្រដៅ​ឧបាសក​ឧបាសិកា​ ចំណុះ​ជើង​វត្ត កុំ​ឲ្យ​ប្រពឹត្ត​អំពើ​អបាយ​មុខ​ទាំង​នេះ​។ សាសនា គឺជា​ផ្នែក​មួយ​នៃ​បាវចនា​របស់​ព្រះ​រាជា​ណាចក្រ​កម្ពុជា ហើយ​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​ដែល​កាន់​ និង​គោរព​សាសនា​ព្រះពុទ្ធ​ដ៏​លើស​លប់​គឺ​៩៦,៩​ភាគរយ នៃ​សាសនា​សរុប​។ ​(ជំរឿន​ឆ្នាំ ២០០៨)​ ដែល​មាន​ព្រះសង្ឃ​ជា​អ្នក​ដើរ​តួ​ជា​អ្នក​ប្រតិបត្តិ​តាម​ព្រះពុទ្ធ​។​ តើ​ព្រះសង្ឃ​សព្វ​ថ្ងៃ​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​អ្វីខ្លះ​ នៅ​ក្នុ​ង​សង្គម​ និង​បណ្តាញ​សង្គម​ហេ្វស​បុក​(Facebook)​?

បច្ចុប្បន្ន​នេះ​ បើ​មើល​ទៅ​ទី​វត្ត​អារាម​ណា​ដែល​មាន​ការ​សាង​សង់​រចនា​ប័ទ្ម​ទំនើប​ស្អាតៗ ប្រណីតៗ​ សូម្បី​កុដិ​ព្រះសង្ឃ​នោះ​ ខ្លះ​ក៏​សឹង​ធំ​ជាង​វិហារ​វត្ត​ល្មម​ផង​ ហើយ​តុប​តែង​ស្អាត​ណាស់​បំពាក់​សុទ្ធ​តែ​ឈើ​ប្រណីតៗ​ និង​បរិក្ខារ​ត្រជាក់​។ វត្ត​ណា​ដែល​ល្អៗ​ទាំង​នោះ ​គឺ​ភាគ​ច្រើន​សុទ្ធ​តែ​មាន​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ដែល​ពូកែៗ ខាង​ស្រោច​ទឹក ខាង​ទស្សន៍ទាយ​ដំឡើង​ជោគជតារាសី បញ្ចូល​មន្តអាគមន៍​គាថា ហើយ​អ្នក​ធំៗ ​បាន​ឡើង​បុណ្យ​ស័ក្ត​លឿន​ណាស់​ ខ្លះ​កាន់​តំណែង​មិន​ត្រឹម​តែ​រាប់​ឆ្នាំ​ទេ​គឺ​រាប់​ទសវត្សរ៍​ទៀត​ផង កាន់​បាន​យូរ​ណាស់​។​ នេះ​ជា​តួនាទី​របស់​ព្រះសង្ឃ​ដែល​តែង​តែ​ជួយ​ប្រោស​ព្រំគ្រហស្ថ ​អ៊ីចឹង​ហើយ ​បើ​ទោះ​បី​គ្រហស្ថ​ទាំង​នោះ​ប្រកប​របរ​ទុច្ចរិត ពុក​រលួយ​លក់​ជាតិ​ ឬ​ក៏​មាន​បាត​ដៃ​ប្រឡាក់​ឈាម​ក៏​ដោយ​? ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ដែល​ពូកែៗ​ទាំង​នោះ ក៏​ឡើង​បុណ្យ​ស័កិ្ត​លឿន​ដែរ​ប្រៀប​ដូច​ចៅហ្វាយ​ឡើង​បុណ្យ​ខុន​ឡើង​ ស័ក្តិ។​ ពេល​និមន្ត​ចេញ​ក្រៅ​ម្តងៗ​គឺ​សុទ្ធ​មាន​ត្រា​ព្រះ​សង្ហា​ថ្នាក់​ជាតិ​នៅ​ ពី​លើ​ចីវរ និង​មាន​អង្គរក្ស​ឆ្វេច​ឆ្វាច​ទៀត​ផង​ នៅ​តែ​ថ្ងៃ​ដាក់​រថយន្ត​សៀរ៉ែន​នៅ​ខាង​មុខ​ទេ​។​ ប្រសិន​បើ​មាន​ញោមៗ​ធម្មតា​ណា​មក​និមន្ត​ទៅ​ឆាន់​សង្ឃ​ទាន​នៅ​ឯ​ផ្ទះ វិញ​គឺ ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ធម្មតា​និមន្ត​ទៅ​បាន​ហើយ​អាត្មា​ជាប់​រវល់​ណាស់ ​តែ​បើ​ញោមៗ​ណា​ថ្នាក់​ធំៗ​ ឯក​ឧត្តម​ លោក​ជំទាវ​ ឬ​ក៏​ឧត្តម​សេនីយ៍​និមន្ត​ទៅ​ដំឡើង​រាសី​ ឬ​ក៏​ឆាន់​នៅ​វីឡា​វិញ​គឺ​និមន្ត​ឡើង​ឡង់​គ្រីស័រ ឬ​ឡិច​ស៊ីស​ទៅ​ភ្លាម​។ គិតៗ​ទៅ​សូម្បី​តែ​សង្ឃ​ក៏​មាន​អង្គ​ខ្លះ​កាលីប​ៗ​ដែរ​ កុំ​ថា​ឡើយ​តែ​ឧបាសក​នោះ។​

ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ដែល​មាន​ឋានៈ​ធំៗ​ទាំង​នោះ​ ភាគ​ច្រើន​បញ្ចូល​នយោបាយ​របស់​គណបក្ស​ខ្លះ​ នៅ​ពេល​បាន​​ឡើង​គង់​ទេសនា​ម្តងៗ​។ ជាង​នេះ​ទៅ​ទៀត គំរាម​កំហែង​ និង​តាម​ដាន​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ណា​ដែល​ចូល​រួម​​សង្កេត​តាម​ដាន​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ ​ដែល​មក​តវ៉ា​រឿង​វិវាទ​ដី​ធ្លី ព្រៃឈើ​ និង​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​ជាដើម​ ដោយ​សារ​ព្រះសង្ឃ​រស់​បាន​អាស្រ័យ​ឧបា​សក​ នៅ​ពេល​ឧបាសក​ទុក្ខ​ព្រួយ​គឺ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​តែង​តែ​ជួយ​អ៊ីចឹង​ហើយ​។ ឧទាហរណ៍ ដូច​កាល​ពី​ឆ្នាំ​ទៅ ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​លួន​ សាវ៉ាត​ ដែល​ចូល​រួម​ឃ្លំា​មើល​ការ​តវ៉ា​រឿង​ព្រៃ​ឡង់​ក៏​មិន​បាន​ដែរ គឺ​មាន​លិខិត​គណៈ​សង្ឃ​រាជ​ធានី​ហាម​វត្ត​នានា​នៅ​រាជ​ធានី​ភ្នំពេញ​ មិន​ឲ្យ​គង់​ស្នាក់​អាស្រ័យ​នៅ​ទេ​។ ​ពេល​ខ្លះ​ធ្វើ​ការ​តាម​ដាន​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ណា​ដែល​មាន​និន្នាការ​នយោបាយ​រក លទ្ធិ​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ​ថែម​ទៀត​ផង​។

គណៈ​សង្ឃ​ធំៗ​ទាំង​នោះ​ មិន​សូវ​គិត​គូរ​រឿង​ការ​បន្ត​បង្កើត​ព្រះ​ធម៌​ព្រះ​ត្រៃបិដក​ដើម្បី អភិវឌ្ឍ​វិស័យ​ព្រះពុទ្ធ​សាសនា​ ឬ​ក៏​បង្កើត​ពាក្យ​ថ្មីៗ​ទៅ​លើ​វចនា​នុក្រម​ សម្តេច​សង្ឃ​ ជួន​ ណាត​ ដែល​មាន​ស្រាប់​ទេ​ ឬ​កំណត់​យក​និយាម​ពាក្យ​ដែល​ត្រូវ​មក​ផ្សព្វផ្សាយ​ទេ​ គឺ​ទុក​ឲ្យ​កូន​ខ្មែរ​ទាំង​បច្ចុប្បន្ន ជំនាន់​ក្រោយ​​ទៀត​មាន​ការ​លំបាក​ ហើយ​តាំង​បន្ទោស​ថា​កូន​ខ្មែរ​មិន​ចេះ​សរសេរ​អក្សរ​ខ្មែរ​ត្រឹម​ត្រូវ សូម្បី​ការ​បង្កើត​ពាក្យ​ប្រើ​ជា​ភាសា​ខ្មែរ​នៅ​ក្នុង​ទូរស័ព្ទ​ហ្នឹង​ ក៏​មិន​ទាន់​ចុះ​សម្រុង​គ្នា​នៅ​ឡើយ​ទេ​។ ចុះ​ថា​តើ​នឹង​មាន​បញ្ហា​អក្សរ​ខ្មែរ​អ្វី​ខ្លះ​កើត​ឡើង​ នៅ​ខែ​ក្រោយ​នេះ ប្រព័ន្ធ​អ៊ីនធឺណិត Mozilla Firefox​ មាន​គម្រោង​បង្កើត​កម្មវិធី​​អក្សរ​ខ្មែរ​នៅ​លើ​វេបសាយ​របស់​ខ្លួន ឬ​មួយ​ក៏​ទុក​ឲ្យ​តាម​ដំណើរ​អ៊ីចឹង​ទៅ​?​ គណៈ​សង្ឃ​ធំៗ​បច្ចុប្បន្ន​នេះ​មើល​ទៅ​ដូច គិត​គូរ​រឿង​បក្ស​ បុណ្យ​ស័ក្តិ និង​អំណាច​ច្រើន​ជាង​ស្រាវ​ជ្រាវ​ធម៌អាថ៌​ និង​អក្សរសាស្រ្ត ​ខុស​ពី​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ជំនាន់​ដើម​ខិត​ខំ​រាប់​ឆ្នាំ​បកប្រែ​ពី​ភាសា​បាលី​មក​ ឲ្យ​កូន​ខ្មែរ​ជំនាន់​ក្រោយ​ប្រើ ហើយ​មេ​ដឹក​នាំ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ជំនាន់​មុន​ហ៊ាន​ចេញ​មុខ​តស៊ូ​ប្រឆាំង​ជាមួយ​នឹង អាណា​និគម​និយម​បារាំង​ ដូច​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ក្រឡា​ហោម​គង់ ជាដើម​។​ សូម​មាន​ពុទ្ធ​ដីកា​ជា​លាយលក្ខណ៍​អក្សរ​ប្រាប់​ផង​សព្វ​ថ្ងៃ​នេះ​ធ្វើ​បាន​ អ្វី​ខ្លះ​ ?

ក្រៅ​ពី​នោះ ​មាន​រឿង​ប្លែកៗ​ជា​ច្រើន​ជុំវិញ​ព្រះសង្ឃ​ដែល​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​ផ្ទុយ​ពី​វីន័យ​ ធម៌​ ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ខ្លះ​លួច​ផឹក​ស្រា ​ខ្លះ​លួច​លេង​បៀរ​ ខ្លះ​ចាក់​កន្ទុយ​លេខ​ ខ្លះ​ហាត់​បើក​ឡាន​លេង​ក្នុង​វត្ត​ពេល​យប់ៗ​ ខ្លះ​លួច​មើល​រឿង​អាសអាភាស​ក៏​មាន​ អ៊ីចឹង​ហើយ​បាន​ជា​កើត​មាន​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ហ៊ាន​ដល់​សេព​មេថុន​(រួម​ភេទ) ​ខ្លះ​ទៀត​ឈាន​ដល់​ថ្នាក់​ចាប់​រំលោភ​សេព​សន្ថវៈ​ទៀត​ផង​។​ ឧទាហរណ៍​៖ ​កាល​ពី​សប្តាហ៍​មុន មាន​ព្រះសង្ឃ​មួយ​អង្គ​ធ្វើ​សកម្មភាព​រំលោភ​កុមារី​ដល់​ទៅ​២នាក់​ ហើយ​២​នាក់​ផ្សេង​ទៀត​ប៉ុន​ប៉ង​ ហើយ​គំរាម​សម្លាប់​ក្មេង​ស្រីៗ​ទាំង​២នាក់​នោះ​ទៀត បើ​ស្រែក​ ឬ​ក៏​ទៅ​ប្តឹង​ប៉ូលិស​។ ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​អើយ ព្រះសង្ឃ​!អី​ក៏​សាហាវ​ម្ល៉េះ ក្រែង​ទូន្មាន​គ្រហស្ថ​សុទ្ធ​តែ​ កុំ​ឲ្យ​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​អបាយ​មុខ​នានា​ តែ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ខ្លួន​ឯង​នោះ​​ជា​អ្នក​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​ទៅ​វិញ​។​ ករណី​ព្រះសង្ឃ​ធ្វើ​សកម្មភាព​យ៉ាង​ដូច្នេះ​ មិន​ឃើញ​មាន​គណៈ​សង្ឃ​ធំៗ រឹត​បន្តឹង​ផ្នែក​វិន័យ​ឲ្យ​បាន​ធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ​ទេ ​ដូច​ជា ​ចេញ​ជា​លាយ​លក្ខណ៍​អក្សរ ប្រកាស​តាម​វត្ត​នានា​ទូទាំង​ប្រទេស​ជាដើម ពោល​គឺ​ទុក​ទាល់​តែ​ទុំ​ជោរ​ បាន​ដឹង​ដូច​ជា ករណី នេត ​ខៃ បាន​នាំ​គ្នា​ចាត់​ការ​ទាំង​គណៈ​សង្ឃ​ទាំង​សមត្ថកិច្ច​។  បើ​តាម​របាយ​ការណ៍​ឆ្នាំ​២០១១​ របស់​ក្រសួង​មហា​ផ្ទៃ ​បាន​បង្ហាញ​ថា​ ករណី​រំលោភ​សេពសន្ថវៈ​មាន​៣៤០​ករណី​ កើន​ឡើង​ជាង​ឆ្នាំ​២០១០​ ដែល​មាន​៣១០​ករណី​។​ ក្នុង​នោះ​ករណី​រំលោភ​សរុប​ក៏​រាប់​បញ្ចូល​ទាំង​ព្រះសង្ឃ​ផង​ដែរ​។​ សង្ឃឹម​ថា​ ឆ្នាំ​នេះ​ក្រសួង​នឹង​ វិភាគ​ទិន្នន័យ​មក​បង្ហាញ​ចំពោះ​ករណី​អ្នក​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​ជា​ព្រះសង្ឃ​ផង​ដែរ ​។

សកម្ម​ភាព​អបាយ​មុខ​របស់​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ខាង​លើ​នេះ​ គួរ​ឲ្យ​ខ្ពើម​រអើម​ចំពោះ​សង្គម​ជាតិ​។​ ឧបាសក​ម្នាក់ៗ​ធ្វើ​អ្វីៗ មិន​ហ៊ាន​ប៉ះ​ព្រះសង្ឃ​ទេ​ព្រោះ​ខ្លាច​បាប​ សូម្បី​តែ​និយាយ​ទៅ​កាន់​ព្រះសង្ឃ​ក៏​គិត​ដែរ​ខ្លាច​ខុស​ពាក្យ​ពេចន៍ ចំណែក​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ខ្លះ​វិញ​មិន​ត្រឹម​តែ​រំលោភ​ទេ ថែម​ទាំង​គំរាម​សម្លាប់​ទៀត​។​

ឥឡូវ​នេះ ​ចូល​ដល់​ដំណាក់​កាល​ព្រះសង្ឃ​នាំ​គ្នា​លេង​ហ្វេស​ប៊ុក​ ហើយ​ឆ្លើយ​ឆ្លង​ជាមួយ​នារី​ស្អាត ​ខ្លះ​ស៊ិច​ស៊ី​ទៀត ​សំណួរ​សួរ​ថា​តើ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​លេង​ហ្វេសប៊ុក​មាន​អ្វី​ខុស​ដែរ​ឬ​ទេ ​? បើ​តាម​វិន័យ​សង្ឃ​វិញ​តើ ​អាច​ដាច់​អាបត្តិ​ដែរ​ឬទេ​? បើ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​បើក​ហ្វេសប៊ុក​ទៅ​ឃើញ​សុទ្ធ​តែ​រូប​អាសអាភាស ឬ​វីដេអូ​គ្លីប​អាសអាភាស ​ដែល​គេ​បាន​បង្ហោះ​ ឬ​មាន​មេរោគ​(Virus)​ដែល​បាន​ផ្ញើមក​ចូល​ក្នុង​ខ្ទង់​គណនី​ហ្វេសបុក​របស់​ ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​នោះ​? ពេល​ខ្លះ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ដែល​ជា​សមាជិក​លេង​ហ្វេសបុក​ក៏​បង្ហោះ​រូបភាព​របស់ ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ក្នុង​បន្ទប់​ក្នុង​កុដិ ដែល​រូប​ថត​ទាំង​ប្រុស​ ស្រី ​នៅ​ក្នុង​បន្ទប់​នោះ​ឲ្យ​ញាតិញោម​ឃើញ​ទាំង​អស់ ហើយ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ខ្លះ​ពាក់​តែ​ហង្ស​សាក់ (​អាវកាក់)​ទៀត​។​ តើ​ជា​ការ​សមរម្យ​ដែរ​ឬ​ទេ​បើ​នារីៗ​បើក​នៅ​ក្នុង​ហ្វេស​បុក​ឃើញ​នោះ​?​ បើ​តាម​វិន័យ​ធម៌​ព្រះសង្ឃ​តាម​ធម្មតា ​គឺ​អាច​មើល​មុខ​ស្រ្តី​ទាល់​តែ​ចម្ងាយ​សុទ្ធ​​តែ​៣ ទៅ​៤​ម៉ែត្រ​ឯណោះ​។​ បើ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​មើល​រូបភាព​ស្រើប​ស្រាល​បែប​នេះ​ អាច​បណ្តាល​ឲ្យ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ដែល​លេង​ហ្វេសប៊ុក​អាច​ឈាន​ដល់​ការ​រួម​ភេទ​ ឬ​ក៏​ចាប់​រំលោភ​ដែរ​ឬ​ទេ​? តើ​គណៈ​សង្ឃ​ធំៗ​មាន​បាន​ដឹង​រឿង​ព្រះសង្ឃ​លេង​ហ្វេសប៊ុក​ដែរ​ ឬទេ​? ​បើ​ដឹង​ហើយ​ តើ​មាន​វិធាន​ការ​ដែរ​ឬ​ទេ​?​

ចូល​រួម​ផ្តល់​យោបល់​តាម​រយៈ​  soprach.tong@phnompenhpost.com

It is a tragedy while the government and their leaders have been bragging on economic growth, national development, peace and prosperity after the dark cloud of civil war and brutality ended, many bottom-line people like the residents of Borei Keila have continuously been humiliated by such “development rhetoric”. Listen to the video clip below, a woman said “is this the development in the age of Decho?”. It is shameful for Decho to be heard like this. Hence, this plague has happened every where around the world, not only Cambodia, if the top leader is not having proper conduct and moral attitude in the Dhamma. Dhamma means rule of laws, not rule of personality. As our observation remarked, our Decho has always proliferated his personality to judge and decide all issues happening in Cambodian society.

Buddha has been known as an Enlightened personality, but Buddha has never claimed himself as the central personality in deciding and determining any controversial issues. Dhamma and Vinaya which have been well promulgated for public use is the guideline, the tool for proper decision making and substantial rule for every one regardless of their status, entity or tendencies etc. However, Cambodian Buddhists are sadden and sad when their top leader has been using personality to judge and make a decision with all things. Recent public talk of Decho about ordering his Ohna colleague to arrest the violators inside his company who shot innocent protesters in Kratie because of their curiosity on the land grab, is not right on the proper practice of the Dhamma or the rule of law. Decho must follow the rule of law, he couldn’t use his prowess to overlapped or undermine the existing law.

Cambodian law has solemnly condemned and punished those who committed violence and perpetrated illegal activities. Cambodian authority and Decho must use the prowess of the Dhamma/law, not the prowess of personality, in order to stop humiliating our own race and innocent Cambodian citizens.