In Siem Reap, Cambodia, after a reflective tour
of the temples, a boat took us sailing.....to see
houses standing on stilts....i never expected to
sail on an endless lake.....the man at the helm
bended...he reached for something, and let go
of the wheel...a young boy, who seemed to be
his son.......quickly grabbed the steering wheel.
from that moment on, he took over...his hands
were small but, capable....when i thought, our
boat would hit an unseen rock or land, it didn't.
he took us to our destination and back...safely.
obviously, the boy was trained young..he knew
every curved path of his surroundings...he was
aware.....cared about their source of livelihood,
proved a child can be relied on....they're more
reliable than adults, at times, despite their play
ful innocence....many times, i reflected on that
boat ride, that boy's unflinching face and hands
i asked myself over and over, "could i steer my
boat the way that boy did? am i navigating my
self rightly, even on life's odd waters?.....have i
ever helped steer reeling boats before? brought
(them back to safer shores?.........not just mine?)
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Sally
© Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan
October 19, 2018
Apr 1, 2019
Apr 1, 2019 at 7:41 PM UTC
In Siem Reap, Cambodia, after a reflective tour
of the temples, a boat took us sailing.....to see
houses standing on stilts....i never expected to
sail on an endless lake.....the man at the helm
bended...he reached for something, and let go
of the wheel...a young boy, who seemed to be
his son.......quickly grabbed the steering wheel.
from that moment on, he took over...his hands
were small but, capable....when i thought, our
boat would hit an unseen rock or land, it didn't.
he took us to our destination and back...safely.
obviously, the boy was trained young..he knew
every curved path of his surroundings...he was
aware.....cared about their source of livelihood,
proved a child can be relied on....they're more
reliable than adults, at times, despite their play
ful innocence....many times, i reflected on that
boat ride, that boy's unflinching face and hands
i asked myself over and over, "could i steer my
boat the way that boy did? am i navigating my
self rightly, even on life's odd waters?.....have i
ever helped steer reeling boats before? brought
(them back to safer shores?.........not just mine?)
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Sally
© Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan
October 19, 2018
(an adult can learn so much...from a child)
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