My practice on storytelling

My practice on story telling. I was asked to share a story about my experience of a stumbling block in terms of understanding culture, so I wrote a script!!

Let me tell you my story about stumbling block that I have experienced. This happened in the conversation between my Thai friend and me. We met at a mission organization named OM which stands for operation mobilization. First, I think I need to tell you guys who he is. He is one of the members of royal family in Thai. He was a relative of Thai’s king. Okay guys. Let’s imagine what it’d be like if you have same power and authority as a king. Have you ever imagined you become a king or a queen. If so, what have you imagined? Boys, I know what you have thought. Many beauties in your arms, a super car that is crossing through a high way fast without an interruption. How about girls? luxury goods such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Gucci? Or A shiny jewel such as diamond? it great. It makes your heart beating only by imagining your life as a king or queen.

However, the story I’m going to tell you could be a bit different as you expected. Of course, king of Thai has power and authority and their relatives also have high social economic status. But, also there are so many rules they have to follow. One of the rules is obeying one who is in higher rank such as parents, aunt or uncle. Let me tell you how ridiculous it is. Because In Korea, we also have some hierarchy in our family, but nothing can compare to Thai’s royal family life. My Thai friend has an aunt, and both of them are not poor. They have houses, cars, own shops such as café, markets. However, their aunt keeps saying she does not have money so even she can’t afford monthly charge such as electricity fees and water charge. And, because in their culture one who is in the lower rank must be obedient to the higher one, he cannot resist to it. Even she asks him to pay for her children’s tuition. However, he said he cannot refuse it. So, one day he came to me, and said ‘John I have a serious agony’. And the agony is that I just told you so. So, I told him that that’s so ridiculous. Who does not know she is rich! She has houses, a cafe and a shop, just logically explain it to her and do not get any nonsense charge. However, what he answered to me was ‘thank you, I want to, but I can’t, this is how we live.’ At first time, I had no idea to understand it. It even made me so angry because it was not reasonable and fair. However, after I got to know the history of kings, eventually, I would be a little bit understand why they have that strict rules even though it could be abused and ridiculous. Historically, King’s family has been full of trickery and betrayal even involving murder, so sometimes they needed to be machiavellian. That is why they must have the strong rule to control the hierarchy. So, This is the end of my story telling. Do you have questions?