Of Golden Land
by Khmer Circle:
When we say "the Khmers are a people of paradise" some may take it
the wrong way, thinking we are looking through rose-tinted glasses and yes,
they could be forgiven for doing so.
The term 'paradise' is thought to stem from its Persian origin, a reference
to 'hunting grounds'. In Cambodia's context historically this dates back to
that ancient time when the Khmer universe or span covered practically the heart
of mainland South East Asia that entailed all of present-day Thailand in the
West, Loas to the North and much of Vietnam in the East. This was the region
the earliest priests [Brahmins] and traders from India coined 'Sovannaphumi' or
‘Golden Land’ which is, in its pastoral and ethnographic definition, perhaps,
not at all misplaced. This does not and should not be taken to imply that the
people of this land are entirely free of cares, natural disasters, tropical
diseases and other foibles or ills that afflict our human condition!
To cut a long story short the existence of such a people is enclosed or
insulated within a narrower physical constraints and world-view where life is
what is lived between the hills or within the valley.
The story of Angkor's rapid rise and seemingly sudden collapse after half a
dozen glorious centuries, according to some observers, points to the failure or
neglect to prepare for closure or a smooth landing.
This lack of foresight and neglect on the part of the Khmer state would
subsequently define what we have seen of Cambodia's history since Angkor's
demise, her losses in territory and human resource, continuous civil wars and
dynasties vying for the throne, foreign invasions and conquests resulting in
further and further territorial losses that define the country's map today.
Throughout this period, probably, no other states in South East Asia have
experienced such general decline as that experienced by Cambodia. The term
'failed state' wouldn't be an inaccurate description of that period in history
for Cambodia and this had been reflected in how all neighbouring states -
including much smaller Laos in the North - scrambled for Cambodia's land space,
which until the arrival of the French, had been left virtually undefended by that
fragmented, failed royal state.
This is where the term 'paradise' posits a rather unsavoury meaning and
connotation altogether. In other words, it is anything but positive,
particularly, with regard to the largely neglected - administratively or defence
wise - border in the East and, it is not only because the local "Khmer
landlords" there are leasing their lands to their hard-working,
industrious foreign neighbours across the fence.
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2024.11.17
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