Journalist Mamalay - Worldly Treasure

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It was so dark that the entire environment was silent.

The entire Medina Forest Monastery compound, surrounded on all four sides by large pine trees along the fence, was eerily quiet in the darkness.

The buildings on the campus were obscured by the foliage of the trees, and only a faint glow of stars could be seen.

As the car drives through the school gate, the sounds of night birds chirping and flying around are a delight in the dark, silent night.

After parking the car under a large pine tree, he walked away, fearing the school dogs and making no sound.

Seeing a light from a distance, I had to run silently towards the almshouse.

There were parrot-shaped holes in the front of the almshouse, so I looked inside.

Three or four women were sitting together outside the school, their heads touching, looking down at me as I tried to run unseen in the darkness.

If someone knows it's me, they'll get up and wait for me at the stairwell.)

“I just got home and saw the letter. How is Khin Khin Su doing?”

It was revealed by those nearby that the person standing outside with his back to the light and welcoming him was Khin Khin Su.

I asked before going up the stairs. "It's over... just now."

I was so surprised that I was left like a dead chicken, lying on the steps like a giant stone.

"They searched everywhere for Ma Ma, even in the city. The child just passed away."

"Huh," I said, my head drooping.

Tonight, when I got home from watching a movie in the city, I saw Khin Khin Su's letter on the table saying, "Kyi Kyi Khin is drunk... I didn't come." I shouted, "Hey!" and ran out in a hurry.

I was worried about my older brother, but I didn't think he would die suddenly.

Hearing about the sudden death felt like it had gripped me so tightly that I couldn't move.

“It’s a good evening, Ma. I took a shower and went to buy some food for breakfast. I said I was drunk after school and sat down. So they carried me back to school. Ma looked for me and when they couldn’t find me, they called a doctor. I was so exhausted that I couldn’t say a word or remember anything.” | Khin Khin Su came to Ma Mya Sein while she was talking.

They are already on time for school before they grow up and die.

I had to lift my head, which was almost as big as a slap, knowing that I was going to die before I grew up, and I had to look into the hall with tears streaming down my face.

It's clear in the sky.

It is an alms-giving school, and in the main hall, the tables and bowls where monks eat alms are lined up against the walls.

Two monks stood at the entrance to the west wing of the almshouse hall, peering in. The light in the hall was weak and dim, not bright enough to keep the light on.

In the middle of the hall, a group of guests were sitting, asking for news from nearby.

I couldn't see who they were, so I had to walk heavily behind Khin Khin Su and Ma Mya Sein.

They came to the small room behind the monastery, where the two U Pan Sins, who were standing at the entrance, made way for them.

In the kitchen room, where the dining room, cupboards, and pots and pans were located next to the stove, I suddenly saw Kyi Khin's body.

My eyes turned blue and I felt sick inside.

There is nothing more heartbreaking than finding the body of a great man in the kitchen.

Later, I didn't know in advance that Kyi Kyin would die in the kitchen, but the past, when I had told Kyi Kyin, "This is not Kyi Kyin's place," made me feel unbearable pain inside.

A woman, about 60 years old, was sitting next to the body of the elder.

At the foot of the body, an old man stood with his back to the cat house, his hands clasped, looking at the body.

U Pyin Sin and Daw Pyone, the assistant to the treasurer of the Kanbe, were also nearby.