Oil on wood
木板油画 ប្រេងនៅលើឈើ
40 x 70 cm
I have a Mother and a Father.
My Mother, with great difficulty, carried me for 9 months.
My body has developed from that of a baby to that of a 38 year old woman.
But before I was born, where was I?
Questions that I ask myself every day:
“Where am I going?”
“What am I doing?”
“Why was I born into this life and for what?”
I feel confused
Sometimes I’m angry
Sometimes I’m sad
Sometimes I’m happy
Sometimes I speak unkind words
Why always change?
When I look at the flowers and trees, they look so beautiful
They look more than beautiful
They look so peaceful
They look more than peaceful
They get up in the morning and they smile
They smile until they die
When they die they still smile
They turn into soil and offer life to other plants
All their lives, they just give, they don’t need anything from me
This is Nature?
Can I be like them?

Now I have found one place that teaches me how to educate my mind, how to learn about my mind, how to recognize my mind and how to work with my mind. Dhamma Latika (Vipassana meditation centre, Battambang) This place teaches me meditation. This place teaches me how to calm and focus my mind. My mind never wanted to listen to me, it always wanted to think, think, think, think! Think about the future, think about the past, always thinking about the negative, but never wanted to stay calm and still in the present moment, but now …
This place has shown me the “Art of Living” and I’m able to smile a little inside. It has watered the seed that I have planted, which now has started to grow.
I feel as if I am

ស្នាដៃសិល្បៈនេះពណ៌នាពីពេលវេលាដ៏អស្ចារ្យ នៅពេលដែលជីវិតមួយត្រូវបានបណ្តុះឡើង ដែលតំណាងដោយការពន្លកនៃគ្រាប់ពូជមួយ។ ល្បាយនៃពណ៌ខៀវចាប់យកភាពស្រស់ស្អាត និងសេចក្តីស្ងប់សុខដែលមាននៅក្នុងធម្មជាតិ ហើយបង្ហាញអ្នកមើលឃើញពីការឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំងការចាប់ផ្តើមរបស់ពួកគេផ្ទាល់ និងភាពអស្ចារ្យនៃអត្ថិភាព។
 
This artwork depicts the miraculous moment when life is instilled, symbolised by the sprouting of a seed. The mixture of blues captures the beauty and peace found in nature, and invites the viewer to reflect on their own beginnings and the wonder of existence.
 
这幅作品描绘生命诞生的神奇时刻，以种子绽放为象征。蓝调的混合体现自然界中的美丽和平静，邀请观众思考自己的起源和存在。