The
young generations are spending their time on the education for making
the knowledge to develop their communities while the old men are
staying homes, they look after their grand children and selling their
goods to the tourists for making money. It is one of them ways to
support their lives. The old man in the village said she has to look
after her niece everyday. Her niece is on her curious age; therefore,
she has to run after her and takes care of her niece. She is so tired
with her duty. However, he has a break when her niece has the day
sleeping and he can invent the goods for selling the tourists. “I don't
get much money” he said, but it is enough for his niece to buy some
snacks and he does not have to ask for a small money at all.
The
development of the various aspects effect the way of life in the
present. They influence people who live in the high area such as the
problem which is clearly seen is the lands own ship, they do not have
right to own their land following by the Akha's law. It affects many
Akha villages to be moved and find the new place for settling down.
Moreover, it influences on the land for earning their lives. Many
population do not have land for making their lives which causes many
tons of problems afterward. They are cheated on money, they are having
debt and the sickness problem. The young people have to leave their
villages for more job opportunities whether become waiters, waitresses,
baby sisters, sellers, workers in the factories. It shows the quality
of people that they do not have the well education. These young men do
not have their minds on the education, they think that they can not
earn money if they are studying, thus, they leave school for working.
This is the thought which is involved with the changing of the society.
Many children are orphant, so, they have to earn by themselves or their
parents do not have enough money to support them for the education. The
kids are sent to work in the town and they are on the disadvantages
because most Akha do not have the right like other Thai. According to
their nature, they are happy with the small things and they just want
to make a living. Thus, there is another name for them “The poorest
people of the races”.
The
enlargement of the electricity service to the small village. This point
is not really involved but if we clearly consider about it. It is one
of the important things that make the cultural field become invisible
to the new generations because they spend their time infront of T.V.
and enjoy the shows. It sounds better than standing in the circle and
sing the songs which are involved with the traditions. The
cultural field (Dare Khong) today is quiet and it is forgotten from the
memory of the young men but the place is full of the modern music and
is it what we chose to be? How is nice between of the old and the new? The Journey •
They travel everywhere by foot. I always heard the old men said that it
is not necessary to get to the places by the vehicles. It is fine by
walking, we will not be tired if we keep walking and we also get g ood
health because we sweat while we are walking. It is the transportation
of the hilltribe races. • Traveling by horses,
Akha believe that the horses are strong and easy to look after,
therefore, they are used for carrying stuff. They are suitable for the
mountain life. • Traveling by cars or the
vehicles which are invented by human, at present, people go to the near
places by motorbikes or cars. The period of time that people respect
money as Gods, people who live both in the town and in the rural area
try to afford themselves the modern vehicles for the convenient life.
They pay by installments, thus, they cause the debt to themselves.
However, it is fine for people who have money power who can afford the
convenience. It is hard to find the Akha traditional way of life.
Many villagers are influenced by the changing world. Anyway, the
instinct which is taught by the ancestors is the things that they
finally can't run away.
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