When I give presentations on Laos I like to include some slides that show the derivation of Lao words containing the Lao word for "heart" which is "jhai." A word like "Thank You" literally means to "enter the heart." A word like "empathy" literally means to "see into the heart." I think looking at language can give one important insights into the culture and people of that country. And if you look at the video below you might agree with us that the Lao are "People from the Heart."
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Melodious Monks from Laos...
- Water from the heart!
- The Lao word in the center of the heart above translates literally as nam jhai, "water" "heart". An act of nam jhai, of water flowing from the heart, is an act of kindness, an opening of the heart. A quality highly respected by the Lao and Thai people.
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