Reaping

Mr. Rama [4] - New Knowledge

Mr. Rama [4] - New Knowledge

A green building surrounded by an iron fence

starting showing. The building was between a wide stretch of rice fields.

The car that was being driven several tens of meters away would reach the building

that's. I haven't been there for a long time. Ever since I had a stroke

ten years ago, today was the first time I went back to visit

the building filled with nestapa.

Soon I will get to a place that is

home to the elderly humans who are my age. They should have

spending his twilight years away from his children who have built a family

new and have a life. The green building is

a nursing home, a place where parents lament the fate of being banished by

their children. In the past, there was a lot of sweat, water

eyes, and the sacrifices they make in order to care for and give

a decent living for their children. But in reality, the service

what they have done to their children, is reciprocated by bringing them to

a place filled with foreigners who have the same fate; in

old age should live away from her children.

I myself could not if I had to fate the same as

them. Living with strangers and having to be separated from children, daughters-in-law, and,

and grandchildren.

"Dad, we'll be at the parlor soon

decrepit," Erik said as he directed his gaze towards the mirror

on the car steering wheel. From the reflection of the mirror I saw Erik smiling

at me.

"Yes, son," I said as I stammered

the words of my son.

I cannot describe the happiness that is

I feel this moment. At the age of my sixty-year-old weapon. Even though

my body had a stroke which of course was almost a hundred percent very

they need help from others to do their daily activities. God has been

gave me a child who was so kind and willing to take care of me in

my condition at the moment. Never once did I hear Erik complain every

took care of me all this time. Erik though he's not my biological son, but himself

treat me like his own real father.

So am I grateful that Erik has a wife like Rosie.

They are both good couples. I myself cannot

imagine if Erik married a bad-tempered woman. It may

the woman will attempt to influence Erik to send her to the parlor

decrepit. Just like what one of my neighbors experienced

I'll see you at the nursing home again.

***

Being a bookstore keeper seems to have changed a long way

more colorful. I feel like I have been reborn. The dark times in my early days

slowly disappearing.

"I should be excited about a future

sunny."

The words I have always spoken in my heart

start activities in the morning.

I started enjoying my new activities every day facing each other

with the nerds who visit the bookstore I work at. They

come with enthusiastic faces who want to immediately buy a novel or

books by their favorite authors. I often see

a group of teenagers who still wear school uniforms lined up in

a row of shelves containing textbooks.

I myself often linger on my favorite shelves when

I'm tidying up the book. The shelf contains many books that discuss about

plantation and the science of plant cultivation. Since childhood I grew up in

rural and often also spent childhood helping both

my parents worked in someone else's garden.

"How to grow vegetables with hydroponic techniques,"

I said while reading the title of the book that discusses growing vegetables with planting media

in water.

"Can you, plant vegetables in water? Nothm

will the roots of the plant rot?" I asked myself when

first time holding the book.

At that time, most plantation theme books were still discussing

about the method of fertilizing plants, cultivating the soil to be fertile, and so on.

The only book I hold is the only one that talks about methods

growing vegetables in water. I decided on payday that would happen a week

any more. I'll put my money aside to buy the book.

Just as the pay day came, I planned to buy

books on vegetable cultivation using hydroponic techniques. I was then

passing the shelf containing the recipe. I don't know why I thought about

Wandas. That woman used to send food to Mr. Burhan and me

often eat these foods. From that moment on I knew one thing about

bought her that recipe book. Hopefully by reading the book, Wanda can

increase knowledge about cooking other food menus. Besides that I

he decided to buy a book for a child that contains pictures about

dinosaurs and other interesting information. I remember a little boy named Erik

I like the dinosaurs. Although the child often behaves

dirty and disrespectful to me. He was a good boy, only

maybe it was his father's attitude that caused Erik to inherit a bad temper.

***

"You don't bother buying me a cookbook

and bought Erik a picture book" Wanda said as I visited

his house is on the right side of the boarding room row.

"Take it as a thank you, because

you've been sending food to Mr. Burhan a lot" I said

which somehow there was a vibration I felt when I was in front of a woman

that's. "I also often eat your cooking. Your cooking

that's delicious, huh."

I saw Erik emerge from his room. The boy slowly

walked towards the living room and instantly his eyes paled as he looked in the hands

his mother had a picture book of dinosaurs. He immediately took the book

and open up the pages sheet by sheet.

"I'll take this book then." Wanda

suddenly the head bobbles at Erik's unceremonious behavior took

the dinosaur picture book. "Thank you, Rama."

The woman told Erik to thank her

at me. The boy also followed his mother's orders.

"Thank you, Om. I like the pictures

dinosaurs in this book" said Erik, smiling at me.

For the first time I saw a little boy smile.

Let's hope Erik's attitude slowly changes to me, no longer being so thin and

naughty me.

"Oh, yes. There's one thing I forgot." I

directly reach into the pocket of the pants and take out the wallet to pick up some

money sheet. "This is my room rent this month."

"Yes, I got this money. Thank you, Rama,"

wanda said while taking the money.

"Either. Then I'll excuse you." I

stand up from the seat and slowly walk to the door

house and hurry to go to the row of boarding rooms that are a few meters

from that house.

***

Ever since I bought the vegetable cultivation book with technique

hydroponic. Almost every time I come home from work I spend a lot of time

to learn the material in the book. Everything discussed in

every page of the book I try to understand. As if I had now

they have their own world.

"You seem very interested in the book,"

said Mr. Burhan with a smile. "Saking you're interested in the book.

Every time you go home from work, you read the book."

Mr. Burhan's health has been a little bit lately

deteriorates. So I asked him to stop working as a sweeper at

bus terminal. For many years he has been dealing with dust and pollution

vehicle smoke. That is what makes his health disturbed. I assure

myself with my current income as a bookstore keeper,

enough for the cost of renting a room and the necessities of our lives both everyday.

"Yes, Sir. This book reminds me of the village

courtyards. Ever since I was a child, I have spent a lot of time helping my parents

working in someone else's garden. Since then I have had an interest

with the world of plantations. From this book I just found out there is a way to plant

vegetables in the water."

"What is growing vegetables in water? Could anyway?"

"I felt strange at first about this book. But

I was very curious to learn it. I plan on practicing

what I learned from this book. I want to experiment with

growing vegetables in water."

"I think it's going to be hard to do. Recalling

the city has no large tracts of land that can be used for gardening."

"Actually grow vegetables with hydroponic techniques

we don't need a large area. We can grow vegetables in the pipes.

Plant either horizontally or vertically."

"Surely you don't understand very well what

that you're talking about. But I will always support whatever your plan is.

Rama you are a good boy and very diligent. Hopefully you will become

successful man."

***