i was sitting by the sea quietly making offerings from palm leaves. one of the gardeners from the neighboring resort walked by. i have seen him on the road, we have said hello. when i heard that the pregnant wife of one of the gardeners' died in a tragic motorcycle accident 2 weeks ago, and i asked which one it was, they told me it was the short stocky mans' wife. and here he was, walking towards me. i debated whether to say something, give condolences, what, how, in english, in balinese, is it appropriate?
as he passed he asked me in balinese, how i am, i smiled and said fine. he walked on a bit further and then when he returned a few minutes later he smiled and wished me in balinese to have a good day. i thought i would cry. a young man, with 2 young children, that just lost his wife and unborn child, and has returned to work so that he can feed his family, is the one smiling and wishing me a good day!
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