Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 74

           Maypeaceprevailonearth,readsthesign.I’mallforit.

           BythetimeIunpackmybagsit’sstillearlyafternoon,soIdecidetotakemyselfforawalk,getreorientedtothistownIhaven’tseenintwoyears.AndthenI’lltrytofigureouthowtostartfindingmymedicineman.Iimaginethiswillbeadifficulttask,mighttakedaysorevenweeks.I’mnotsurewheretostartwithmysearch,soIstopatthefrontdeskonmywayoutandaskMarioifhecanhelpme.

           Marioisoneoftheguyswhoworkatthishotel.IalreadymadefriendswithhimwhenIcheckedin,largelyonaccountofhisname.NottoolongagoIwastravelinginacountrywheremanymenwerenamedMario,butnotoneofthemwasasmall,muscular,energeticBalinesefellowwearingasilksarongandaflowerbehindhisear.SoIhadtoask,"IsyournamereallyMario?Thatdoesn’tsoundveryIndonesian."

           "Notmyrealname,"hesaid."MyrealnameisNyoman."

           Ah-Ishouldhaveknown.IshouldhaveknownthatIwouldhavea25percentchanceofguessingMario’srealname.InBali,ifImaydigress,thereareonlyfournamesthatthemajorityofthepopulationgivetotheirchildren,regardlessofwhetherthebabyisaboyoragirl.ThenamesareWayan(pronounced"Why-Ann"),Made("mah-DAY"),NyomanandKetut.Translated,thesenamesmeansimplyFirst,Second,ThirdandFourth,andtheyconnotebirthorder.Ifyouhaveafifthchild,youstartthenamecyclealloveragain,sothatthefifthchildisreallyknownassomethinglike:"WayantotheSecondPower."Andsoforth.Ifyouhavetwins,younamethemintheordertheycameout.

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