"Is there really a lack of water here?"
Uncle Chuan recalls his memory when HM the king proceeded to Huay Sai on AD 1978. He has been waiting to welcome HM the King as everyone else. "That time my eldest son was just one year old, now he is almost 26 years." HM the King passed by and then turned back only to ask one question: "Is there really a lack of water here?"
"Yes! Sometime we have to go to the water place in the afternoon and we have to line up in a queue until the early morning to get water" Uncle Chuan answered to HM the King. "What exactly HM the King said after that I can not remember, it's many years ago. But it was shortly after that, that the dam and reservoir construction began."
Just only this one question, asked by HM the King, shows his true intention to create a better life and how much he truly cares for his people. The Royal Project which HM initiated makes a real difference to many people now, including Uncle Chuan as well.
"In the past we had a lack of water. Our life depended on rain alone. But now, whether it rains or not, we have water all the year round!" Uncle Chuan says. |
