Musings of the developer :
the Pomegranate 石榴 shí liú
the Pomegranate 石榴 shí liú
Born
and raised in Malaysia 马来西亚
mǎ lái xī yà,
I had my fair share of eating pomegranates
石榴 shí liú for
free as a boy. The fruit 水果 shuǐ guǒ was easily
available, particularly in small towns 小城 xiǎo chéng
like the one I grew up in. Due to the ease of getting
the fruit 水果
shuǐ guǒ and
the ignorance of how nutritious the fruit 水果
shuǐ guǒ is, pomegranate
石榴 shí liú was
lowly regarded.
Imported fruits 进口水果 jìn kǒu shuǐ guǒ, such apples 苹果 píng guǒ and oranges 橙子 chéng zi, on the other hand, were greatly praised and valued. The people of the foreign countries who produced them were superior in their marketing strategies 市场策略 shì chǎng cè lüè and in their ability to influence. The people of my hometown 家乡 jiā xiāng had little regard for our own local produce 土货 tǔ huò. In addition, a couple of generations of colonial rule 殖民统治 zhí mín tǒng zhì had made them subservient in their thinking and in their beliefs. They cared less for the fruit 水 果 shuǐ guǒ and, soon, the pomegranate 石榴 shí liú plants became scarce.
Today, the pomegranate 石榴 shí liú is highly regarded and valued as a nutritious fruit. Many hail the fruit 水果 shuǐ guǒ for its benefits, including the phytochemicals 植物化学物质 zhí wù huà xué wù zhí and the anti-ageing properties 抗衰老特性 kàng shuāi lǎo tè xìng they believe the fruit possesses. To many a dweller of my hometown, the pomegranate 石榴 shí liú is no longer within their reach. It is no longer a cheap fruit for them to enjoy, and to reap the benefits.
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Imported fruits 进口水果 jìn kǒu shuǐ guǒ, such apples 苹果 píng guǒ and oranges 橙子 chéng zi, on the other hand, were greatly praised and valued. The people of the foreign countries who produced them were superior in their marketing strategies 市场策略 shì chǎng cè lüè and in their ability to influence. The people of my hometown 家乡 jiā xiāng had little regard for our own local produce 土货 tǔ huò. In addition, a couple of generations of colonial rule 殖民统治 zhí mín tǒng zhì had made them subservient in their thinking and in their beliefs. They cared less for the fruit 水 果 shuǐ guǒ and, soon, the pomegranate 石榴 shí liú plants became scarce.
Today, the pomegranate 石榴 shí liú is highly regarded and valued as a nutritious fruit. Many hail the fruit 水果 shuǐ guǒ for its benefits, including the phytochemicals 植物化学物质 zhí wù huà xué wù zhí and the anti-ageing properties 抗衰老特性 kàng shuāi lǎo tè xìng they believe the fruit possesses. To many a dweller of my hometown, the pomegranate 石榴 shí liú is no longer within their reach. It is no longer a cheap fruit for them to enjoy, and to reap the benefits.
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