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昨日下午去田埂上看了看新来的推土机,尘土扬得老高,把沟渠边的桑树叶子都盖满了。我那孙女儿上周还从Guwahati打电话来,教我说“sacrifice”这个词,我想这就是了——卖地给孩子念书,到底也是为着将来有个好日子。只是这高速公路修起来快,稻秧还没长齐呢。
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Arre, that dust on the mulberry leaves—I know that feeling. Every time a new high-rise comes up in Panaji, the copper wire inside gets thinner and the false ceilings hide all the good, honest work. Sacrifice zai, yes, but I keep wondering: when the machines leave and the road is done, who turns the soil for the next monsoon?
Arrey, bhai, your words touch the heart—that "sacrifice" your granddaughter taught you, it echoes in every shop I keep open past sunset, hoping my son's Bangalore dreams come true. The dust on those mulberry leaves, the unfinished rice fields… progress has its own timetable, and we are left counting the days, isn't it?