The beauty of the rural areas

[Sophea_Cambodia]

This post from @MayaIslam reminds me of the village life where I grew up before moving to the city for the university and job.

Between hard work and beauty of Rural Life

Being farmer is a hard life as you survive under the sun and rain, and you use so much labor and you make low incomes.

My parents sacrificed their life as farmer to raise us all 7 kids to finish the university and get jobs elsewhere.

When I was a kid, I had worked hard for survival between schools. We fished, we planted rice and always working hard and never get to admire the beauty and nature of the rural areas.

However, when I visited home from the city later in my life say I looked at the farmer from the different angles, I saw beauty. I admire the sunrise and sunset, the rice field, the local ways of life, smile of people put to others despite their hard life. For us, that is our hometown we grew up with memories and experiences. For outsiders, the beauty that they don’t get to feel very often.

Local Businesses at rural areas

Later, people also get to explore rural more especially if there are resorts, bungalows or restaurants opened up. Those places brought attention. Google maps contribute a lot on this part.

Between Google maps and words of direction

In the past, we did not have paved roads. We used the dike between rice field as the route. My father drove a bike on a tiny dike that connects the rice fields, and we drove the bicycle. After sometimes, we became experts, never failed to the field. We did not need google maps to know where to go. However, so many new roads and it is hard for visitors that come from the city to explore the rural areas. For instance, many roads are built Cambodian rural areas these days but sadly, we still can’t add them into the maps.

Road edits option might be allowed in our neighboring countries, but not in Cambodia. I tried to add many roads along the border, but it did not get approved. The good things are that landmarks like Buddhist temple or markets at rural areas are visible on Maps so it helps us navigate to the closer areas. Words of directions from locals are still helpful in rural areas.

[Mr.Ray]

Beautifully shared, Sophea! Your childhood memories of rural life and the way you now see its beauty are truly heartwarming.I grew up in a rural environment,

so I can relate to many of the feelings you shared. I especially loved the connection between your family’s hard work, nature, and Google Maps. Thank you for sharing this beautiful story!

[Sophea_Cambodia]

Thank you @Mr.Ray for the note. We probably had very similar backgrounds growing up and life stories. More than that we have similar plants, fruits and vegetables too.

[Papel_Mahammud]

Beautiful post Dear @Sophea_Cambodia
The pictures are very beautiful Too .

[Sophea_Cambodia]

Thank you for your beautiful comment @Papel_Mahammud

[Annaelisa]

Ich teile die Schönheit der Landwirtschaft @Sophea_Cambodia, auch wenn es harte Arbeit ist. Diese Arbeit muss sehr viel mehr anerkannt werden, denn alle wollen Essen und hier wird dafür gesorgt.

[TitikMariati]

Hai , @Sophea_Cambodia . Postingan ini mengingatkan saya dengan orang tua dan kampung halaman saya. Kisahnya hampir sama hanya beda level saja. Saya juga anak petani, saya anak pertama dari 5 bersaudara. Ah , saya males mau bercerita . Soalnya cerita saya sedih, menyebalkan tapi juga lucu .
Tapi seluruh ceritanya sama . Berjalan di antara sawah kalau di desa saya namanya galengan
Tapi keren kalau anda bisa menanam padi (kalau di desa saya namanya tandur. Di tanam sambil mundur). Soalnya , saya tidak bisa melakukannya sampai sekarang.

Saya bisanya menanam yang lainnya . Yang cara menanamnya dari biji kan tinggal di masukkan ke lubang namanya gejik, dan yang menanam bijinya namanya icir .
Dan sama , saya juga bisa naik sepeda di jalan setapak itu kan ternyata bisa untuk melatih keseimbangan kan ya

Jadi sekarang mau naik motor di jalan seterjal apapun saya masih bisa ngebut dan alhasil walaupun saya sudah punya SIM A, tetap suami saya tidak mengizinkan saya menyupir karena suga ugal-ugalan katanya . Hmmm tidak apa-apa.

Dan masa-masa kecil itu ternyata menyimpan banyak kenangan indah . Salam sehat , semangat dan sukses selalu ya, untuk anda . Terima kasih atas postingan ini .

[Khatira_SM]

I love articles like this, the ones that capture little pieces of human life​ I grew up in a city, but I’ve always been curious about how people in the countryside plant seeds and harvest their crops. It’s not just hard work; it’s knowledge passed down and accumulated over many years.
You described everything so beautifully, and when you mentioned the bicycles, I could picture your family as if in a scene from a movie.
And the photographs are absolutely stunning, especially the one of the girl walking along a path between two fields​

[rosaleesha]

Beautiful @Sophea_Cambodia i grew up in Mumbai City and wakys had city life in my life. But once for 15 days every year we visit hometown in Kerala & get to experience the slow village life

[MayaIslam]

@Sophea_Cambodia “My life is quite similar to yours in many ways. I am a girl from a village, and we are three siblings. My father is a farmer, and through his hard work in agriculture, he supported our university education. Today, with the touch of modernization, the roads and environment of our village have changed a lot. Yet, to me, those old days were filled with so much joy. Sending lots of love to you.”

[Mr.Ray]

Thank you so much! @Sophea_Cambodia

It’s really nice to discover how many similarities we share—not only in our childhood experiences and life stories, but also in the plants, fruits, and vegetables around us. Sometimes these little similarities create a wonderful connection between people from different places.