Location: Battambang Province (Western)
“Only you can help yourself,” said by the sick and wise old man Ta Jerm told his son Jao Jet. This was his last minute. After he passed away, the doctor introduced Jao Jet to be the worker at Pailin in Loung Ratanaksambath house.
Since then, Jao Jet been working so hard without any complaint which satisfied his boss, Loung Ratanaksambath. Also, every workers love him as well. One day, while driving on the way, there were some problems with the car. Jao Jet was very creative and smart. He fixed the problem. Even another incident happened by the thieves entering the house, Jao Jet attacked with them bravely. Loung Ratanaksambath had one daughter and Jao Jet and the daughter fell in love with each other. At the end of this book, they got married and lived happily.
Have you ever heard or feel familiar with the story above? This is one of the most famous stories story by Cambodian author, Nhok Them. The story is showing how Jao Jet from a poor and low rank family got success through his integrity and being proactive.
“អត្តាហិ អត្តនោ នាថា” is a Khmer buddhist phrase that means “Only you can help yourself,” said by Ta Jerm the father of Jao Jet. This phrase teaches the reader one of the life quote that explain whether or not, only you can help yourself.
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