Min tibetanska barndom i Zorgay - Life and Culture on the Tibetan ...

walk more easily.
"Well done! Listen to the teachers for they are your
second <strong>and</strong> better parents. Study hard, then you'll get a chance
to attend college, " Father said.
"Father, why can't Brother continue in school?" I asked.
"Because he doesn't study as well as you," Father
answered.
"There are many students who don't study well, but they
still attend school. We all know Brother's good at arithmetic," I
said.
"That's right, but he is also needed at home to work with
Gaga. In a family, if there is only one to earn money, it's too
hard. Your brothers stay at home <strong>and</strong> work together to care for
the family," Father said.
"Then how about my sister-in-law?" I asked curiously.
"Just as in other families, she is the wife of both your
brothers. She should stay at home <strong>and</strong> do housework while your
brothers leave <strong>and</strong> earn income for our family to live, <strong>and</strong> to pay
your school tuition," Father said.
"Oh, I see. Why can't Brother get another wife for
himself?" I asked.
"It's fine to share the same wife according to our custom.
However, you can have your own wife in the future," Father
said.
I giggled shyly.
"But you must remember to help your brothers after you
get a job," Father said. "They are supporting you now, <strong>and</strong> you
are their future support," Father said.
"Sure," I said, half running <strong>and</strong> walking behind Father.
My two friends would not talk to me at school the next
morning <strong>and</strong> I was told they had vowed never to talk to me
again. I had lost two 'friends' without doing anything wrong. I
concluded the loss of two such 'friends' was not such a bad
thing.
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