Monday, April 09, 2007
Sunny Perth
Sunny Perth
A rose on a pile of dung
One of my customer turned up at my workplace, the poor lady was in a lot of pain and needed immediate treatment. While waiting for the big boss, we got to talk. I enquired about the old man who came with her, and she replied that he was her husband. After hearing this, I tried very hard not to show any reaction, within me, there was turmoil,lots of questions and lots of anger. Why would a pretty25 years old lady married an old, ugly, unkept, uneducated,stupid looking old man who is at least 70 years old??
The questions kept bothering me all night,I felt angry and confused. The girl is from a poor Asian country famous for exporting its citizen overseas for domestic work, the old man is an Aussie. The feeling that any man from a richer country can just go to a poor country, offering a few dollars , married a much younger, prettier lady for sex and for domestic work incensed me, I fee really angry about this injustice that the rich bethrall on the poor from the underdeveloped countries.
The girl did not show much emotion, even though I observed that there was slight raised of eyebrow when her "old husband" was not able to recall his mobile number, there was no discontent,maybe she does love him?!Maybe she is gladful that she is able to get out of poverty circle, maybe she is grateful she is able to send some money home to help the family, maybe he has a lot of land, and she is waiting, for the day he"popped off"...there are so many maybe, so many questions.
She has gone now, but I am still here thinking about this questions...feeling so sad that "The rose is placed on a pile of cow dung" , like the old Chinese saying.....
A rose on a pile of dung
One of my customer turned up at my workplace, the poor lady was in a lot of pain and needed immediate treatment. While waiting for the big boss, we got to talk. I enquired about the old man who came with her, and she replied that he was her husband. After hearing this, I tried very hard not to show any reaction, within me, there was turmoil,lots of questions and lots of anger. Why would a pretty25 years old lady married an old, ugly, unkept, uneducated,stupid looking old man who is at least 70 years old??
The questions kept bothering me all night,I felt angry and confused. The girl is from a poor Asian country famous for exporting its citizen overseas for domestic work, the old man is an Aussie. The feeling that any man from a richer country can just go to a poor country, offering a few dollars , married a much younger, prettier lady for sex and for domestic work incensed me, I fee really angry about this injustice that the rich bethrall on the poor from the underdeveloped countries.
The girl did not show much emotion, even though I observed that there was slight raised of eyebrow when her "old husband" was not able to recall his mobile number, there was no discontent,maybe she does love him?!Maybe she is gladful that she is able to get out of poverty circle, maybe she is grateful she is able to send some money home to help the family, maybe he has a lot of land, and she is waiting, for the day he"popped off"...there are so many maybe, so many questions.
She has gone now, but I am still here thinking about this questions...feeling so sad that "The rose is placed on a pile of cow dung" , like the old Chinese saying.....
# posted by SunnyPerth @ 8:14 am 
