免费早餐 第6期

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Eachmorningbeforeschoolabout100childrenqueueataroadsidefoodstallnearSanPaoloHospitalinHuaHininsouthernThailand.GreetingtheownerCharnchaiChatmeroas“LungKluay”(UncleKluay),theychoosefrombetweenfourorfivedishesbeforeskippingofftoschoolwithfullbellies.ThismaybeacommonsceneeverymorningacrossAsia,butinthiscasethebreakfastsarefree.

“ThechildrenarethefutureofThailand,”saysCharnchai.“Iwantthemtohavebreakfastbeforegoingtoschoolsotheycanconcentrateontheirstudies.”

Upsetthatneighbourhoodkidsweregoingtoschoolhungrybecausetheirparentscouldn’taffordtofeedthem,CharnchaiandhiswifeJulaiphorndiscussedwhattheycoulddo.Shesuggestedprovidingfreebreakfasts.

“Ithoughtitoverforseveralmonthsbeforedecidingtofollowhersuggestionbecauseourfamilyisnotrich.Welivehandtomouth,”saysCharnchai.

SinceJune2022thecouplehasprovidedbreakfastforpoorchildrenfrompreschooltoYearNine.Charnchairegularlychangesthemenuandbearsthecostofabout$12aday,whichaccountsforoverhalfhisdailyprofitof$20.

Charnchaihasneverreceiveddonationstohelpeasethecostsbutsayshe’llcontinueprovidingfreefoodtoschoolstudentsuntiltheexpenditurebecomestooburdensome.

AwholeheartedthankyoucombinedwithasincereandrespectfulWai(theThaigestureofgratitudeofputtingtwohandstogetherandbowing)ismorethanenoughreward,hesays.

每天早晨上学前，在泰国南部华赫因的圣保罗医院附近的一个路边食品摊跟前，约100个孩子排着队。他们管食品摊主人夏恩蔡夏特梅罗叫“伦科鲁艾”（科鲁艾大叔）。他们从4~5种菜肴中作出选择，然后美美地饱餐一顿后，蹦蹦跳跳地上学去。这或许是每天早晨亚洲大陆上的普通场景，但是这里情况是早餐是免费的。

“孩子是泰国的未来，”夏恩蔡说，“我希望他们吃过早饭上学，以便他们能将精力集中在学习上。”

因为父母无力填充他们的肚子，邻里的孩子不得不饿着肚子上学。夏恩蔡和妻子朱雷弗恩对此心酸不已，商讨对策，她建议慷慨解囊，提供免费早餐。

“我反复考虑过这件事好几个月后，决定采纳她的建议，因为我们的家庭不富裕，我们现挣现吃，仅够糊口。”夏恩蔡说。

自从2022年6月以来，这对夫妇一直为学龄前到九年级的贫困孩子提供早餐。夏恩蔡经常变换菜的花样，把一天的开销固定在他们能够承担得起的12铢上，这一花费超过他的日利润20铢的一半。

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