la casa de la colina - the house on the hill

8/11/2019 La Casa de La Colina - The House on the Hill

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Nong lived with his family in a small

village in Southeast Asia. Like most

people in their village, Nongsfamily

were farmers. The villagers had their

houses next to their fields on the wide

plain, except for Nongsfamily, whosehouse stood alone on top of a hill.

Since Nongsfamilys fields were on

the plain below like everybody elses, his

mother and father had to go up and

down the hill every day to work the

fields. During the harvest they had to

bring the harvested rice up the hill to

their storehouse. And because the school

was also down on the plain, Nong had to

go down the hill to school every morning

and climb back up the hill to go home

every evening.

Nong viva con su familia en una aldea

del Sudeste Asitico. Como la mayora de

los aldeanos, su familia se dedicaba a la

agricultura. Los campesinos tenan su

vivienda junto a los campos de la llanura.

Todos, menos la familia de Nong, cuyacasa se alzaba en la cima de una colina.

Como los campos de la familia de

Nong estaban en la llanura junto a los de

los dems, a diario el padre y la madre

tenan que subir y bajar de la colina para

trabajar. En la poca de la cosecha

llevaban el arroz cosechado a un

cobertizo donde lo almacenaban en lo

alto de la colina. La escuela tambin

quedaba en la llanura, y Nong tena que

bajar cada maana para ir a clase y

regresaba al atardecer.


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One day Nong talked to his father about

this. Its not fair. I have to walk up and

down the hill every day, but my friends

dont. Why do we have to live up here on

the hill?Nongsfather thought about this for a

while before he answered. Im not sure

why we live here on the hill. Our house has

stood here for many generations. Im

thankful for our little house up here. Think

of it this way: We are the first to see the

sun come up in the morning and the last to

see it set in the evening.

But this didnt mean much to Nong.

But we have to work so much harder than

everyone else. And I have to walk much

further than my friends. Its notfair!

Oh, but we shouldnt say that, Nongs

father replied. God has given us this place

and we should be thankful for it.

Yet Nong was not convinced. He wished

he could live down on the plain.

Un da, Nong habl con su padre: -No

hay derecho. Todos los das tengo que

subir y bajar la colina. Mis amigos no

tienen que hacerlo. Por qu vivimos

aqu arriba?Su padre reflexion antes

de responderle: -No s bien por qu

viviremos aqu arriba. Nuestra casa existe

desde hace generaciones. Yo me alegro

de vivir aqu. Pero mira, somos los

primeros que vemos salir el sol y los

ltimos que lo vemos ponerse.

Esta respuesta, sin embargo, no

signific mucho para Nong, que replic:

-Pero tenemos que trabajar ms que

nadie. Y tengo que recorrer ms distancia

que mis amigos. No es justo!

El padre contest: -No digas eso. Dios

nos ha dado este lugar y tenemos que

estar contentos.

Nong no qued convencido. Deseaba

vivir en la llanura.


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One day not long after this

conversation, the clouds began to gather

in the sky over Nongsvillage. It was only

a few weeks after the rice harvest, andso the villagers looked to the sky with

concern for the stored rice. And the

weather got only worse. The sky became

darker and darker. Then it happened. The

rains came down and wouldnt stop. It

rained and rained and rained. The houses

and fields in the plain were all flooded.

The harvest and stores of rice were lost.

Only Nongshouse on top of the hill

was dry, so thats where all the villagers

fled. They were all thankful for Nongs

house on the hill, and they ate of the rice

that was stored there.

Now, Nongsfather said to him with

a gentle look in his eye, are you thankful

for our house on the hill?

Nong smiled sheepishly and nodded.

Un da, no mucho tiempo despus de

aquella conversacin, comenzaron a juntarse

las nubes sobre la aldea de Nong. Haban

transcurrido unas cuantas semanas de larecoleccin, y los aldeanos observaban el

cielo preocupados por el arroz almacenado.

El tiempo empeor. Los cielos se ponan cada

vez ms negros. Y llegaron las lluvias y no

paraban. Precipitaciones torrenciales y

continuas inundaron las casas y la llanura,perdindose el arroz almacenado.

La nica vivienda que no se inund fue la

de Nong por su situacin elevada. All fueron

a refugiarse los aldeanos. Todos estaban muy

contentos por la casa de Nong. Y comieron el

arroz all guardado.

El padre de Nong le pregunt con una

tierna mirada: -Te alegras de que nuestra

casa est aqu arriba?

Nong sonri tmidamente y asinti con

la cabeza.


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So often we complain about some hardship or are

tempted to feel that lifeand therefore God

isnt fair to us. But if we can accept whatever God

has allowed to come into our lives and be thankful

for it, one day we will see that He can turn ourseeming hardship or handicap into a lifesaver for

us and others.

Muchas veces nos quejamos de una dificultad o

pensamos que la vida -y por consiguiente,tambin Dios en algunos casos- no nos tratanbien. Pero si aceptamos con gratitud lo que l ha

permitido que nos ocurra, un da veremos que denuestra aparente penalidad o impedimento Dios

puede sacar algo que nos salve la vida a nosotros

o a otros.

Photo credits:

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Page 2 Ninara via Flickr

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