Min Thein Kha - Many Years with the Teacher

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First meeting with Min Thein Kha

I tried to join the cadet training after completing the 10th grade. However, during that time, I had to give up my plan because I had malaria and was hospitalized. When I was discharged from the hospital, my mind was not in order and was deranged, so my elder sister sent me to a mental hospital.

After receiving medical treatment there for about (3) years, he was allowed to return home. When he arrived home, his sister...

"Well, my brother, Nyakali... you've returned home, what do you plan to do?" he asked bluntly.

Then I...

“My sister said, ‘I can’t do anything, so what can I do?’ Eat and sleep, Bhikkhu. If I die, I will go to heaven in a few days…”

When I said that, my sister...

"Hey, Nyakli, don't come and talk nonsense to me..."

He said proudly.

"You must be talking nonsense, big sister. It was you who called me crazy and sent me to a mental hospital, wasn't it..."

When I replied, my sister couldn't say anything anymore...

“Oh... God”

"He muttered. Then the older sister...

"Hey, Nyakali, what are your favorite zodiac signs?"

When asked, I said...

"I'm 40 years old now, and I don't remember ever asking for a fortune," replied the older sister...

"Do you believe in that wisdom?" he asked again.

“Here, big sister, let me tell you something, not this knowledge, in any matter, I neither believe nor disbelieve, I am free to believe or not,” I said, big sister...

"I don't understand what you're saying. If I talk to you for too long, I'll go crazy..." I said...

"A cat is not a cat, sister... If you want to go crazy, go crazy all the way. A human called Nyakali doesn't want to be the big cat's brother. If not, I want to be the big crazy brother..."

If you say so, big sister

"You men are easy to fool. Our women are much more dangerous to fool... I'm afraid of rickshaw drivers..."

I laughed out loud when he said that.

"My elder sister said no, that time when a crazy girl was raped, it wasn't just the rickshaw drivers, the elder was involved..., aren't you afraid of the elder sister..."

I said, giggling.

Then my sister...

“Yes, I’ll tell you something nice. Listen, I saw an advertisement in the newspaper. The advertisement said that a man named Min Thein Kha was looking for a male cook. It also stated how much he would pay the cook. He also said that he wouldn’t be allowed to go home, and that he would only be allowed to go home once a month…

"Preference will be given to someone who can cook not only Burmese food but also Western food. Would you like to apply for a job with him and get a job?"

When I said that...

"Sister... If you're calling for a job through a newspaper like this, I don't think it's going to be easy to get one, especially since there are so many applications," she said.

"If you say, 'That teacher is Min Thein Kha,' I'm familiar with him... I'll come in and tell him, 'This teacher is great.'" I said, "I...

“The teachers I have met are all dressed in rags, with betel leaves and a lot of swag, and they preach in a very casual manner. Some don’t even have any stalls, they sit under trees and preach... Even though people sit under trees and preach, their words are often very grandiose, and people either believe it or not, or they just talk nonsense...

I once met a fortune teller who said that when a man goes to the moon, he has to come to the NASA space station to calculate the auspicious time and hour, and another said that Queen Elizabeth sent her palm print to know her future destiny, and she had to calculate it. " The older sister said...

“Hey, he’s not the kind of teacher you’re talking about, he’s responsible for what he says, the way he speaks is different from others… he’s good at speaking and his voice is powerful, especially his eyes. When you look at him with his eyes, it seems like his gaze pierces even the back of your head.”

And his personality is also impressive, especially his dark and well-proportioned mustache.” If you say so, I...

"What my sister is saying now is not about Sayar Min Thein Kha's faults, it's about praising Sayar Min Thein Kha... or else I think my sister has hurt him," my sister said...

"If you accuse me, then it's an accusation. He's a bad guy... but he's clean of women, clean of alcohol, clean of gambling," I said...

"Then it would be good to hang a sign around his neck, sister... 'Drug-free zone' , ' Pleasure-free zone ' , 'Gambling-free zone '... " When I said that, my sister laughed.

Then he took me in his car to a man named Min Thein Kha, a palmist.

When I met Sayar Min Thein Kha, Sayar Min Thein Kha said to my older sister,

"Morning, Dolly... It's been over a year and three months since we last saw each other. The last time we saw each other was in April. Now that it's July, it's been over a year and three months..."

"He said. Then my older sister, Dawley...

"I know it's been a long time, sir, but I can't say exactly how long it's been."

He replied.

Then... "Now, tell me about the matter..." asked Sayar Min Thein Kha.

Then my older sister... -

"Sir, I came here because I saw an ad in the newspaper that said a cook was needed."

"This is Daw Li's real brother, his name is Yaakali, he can cook both Burmese and Kalasa dishes," said Sayar Min Thein Kha, turning to me...

“Maung Nyakali... What kind of jobs have you done before?”

He asked.

Then I....

"The only work I've ever done is being a fool, and being a malaria patient," he replied.

"It doesn't matter if you've had malaria, but if you've had madness, you'll have to ask, is the madness cured now?"

When asked, I said...

"If you keep doing this, the disease will go away. If someone makes you angry, the disease will come back, sir..."

When I said that, Sayar Min Thein Kha's eyebrows furrowed inward. Then he turned to my elder sister and said...

“Ma Daw Li..., what would you do if Khin Zar Maung went crazy and put pesticides in the pot?” I asked. My older sister Ma Fo Li said...

“I am a palmist. I will check your palmistry for signs of poisoning before using the right hand…” When I said this, Sayar Min Thein Kha showed me a small black mole on his right ring finger…”

“Madam..., this mole is a sign that someone else has poisoned you....The path of life is long and uninterrupted, so even if you get poisoned, you won’t die... So I’ll appoint you as my right-hand man... The reason I’m appointing you is because I found you honest..." He said, and then he appointed me as his cook,,