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A Photograph That Tells More Than a It’s a hot day with the bright
Million Words After HM the King sunshine from the morning to
finished his merit-making rite at Wat early afternoon, making the
Thatphanomvaramahaviharn in the lotus flowers in the hands of
morning, Their Majesties the King Grandma Toom wilted and
and Queen traveled by car to stay for drooping but her face was still
a night at the Governor’s official fresh with happiness. When
residence. The local people who got Their Majesties’ car stopped in
the news gathered at the roadsides front of her, the old woman
with their children in tow, creating a lifted her hands with the 3
large crowd to watch Their wilting lotus flowers in her palms
Majesties. The Chandnit family above her head, as a sign of high
members of Grandma Toom, at 102 respect and deep loyalty. His
years old, brought her to wait for the Majesty stepped out from the
royal convoy to pass at a roadside car and walked over to the old
spot about 700m from their home. woman. HM the King bent down
The grandma’s children brought to her as low as possible, his face
along a bunch of 3 pink lotus flowers nearly touched the old woman’s
for her to hold in her hands in face. His Majesty smiled, his
reverence of Their Majesties and expression of kindness radiated
brought her to the front line as close out, and reached out his hand to
as possible to watch her King and gently touch the coarse and
Queen. aging hands of the old north-
easterner. It’s a scene that
needed no description and a
picture that description was not
necessary.
