The struggle of a traveling salesman with his wheelbarrow
"To find a source of livelihood; struggle and creativity is the best solution." I understood this after meeting a traveling salesman with his wheelbarrow in Lhokseumawe City, Indonesia.
The merchandise includes household furniture and craft miniatures made from natural materials, especially wood and similar materials obtained from wood waste. The remaining pieces of wood are processed so that they have a sale value.
When I asked where it came from, I couldn't believe it. because the trader is from Banyuwangi, a city in the eastern part of Java Island. while my city is on the island of Sumatra. My disbelief is not without reason.
My search results on google map: Banyuwangi - Lhokseumawe.
The 3,249.3-kilometer journey from Banyuwangi to my birthplace takes roughly 60 hours.
The merchant also said that to sell his wares, he was willing to leave his family, and he was in my city for almost a month. At that time, he made a sea trip to my city with a wheelbarrow full of merchandise.
I told the merchant, "I salute your struggle, and I hope it will always be useful to you."
Bicycles, rickshaws, cars, and large motorbikes are the mainstays of the miniature craft.
Meanwhile, handicrafts made of household furniture besides being made of wood are also made of woven bamboo, sticks, rattan and coconut shells, and other types.
Several mothers were seen at the time who was very excited about purchasing some of the home furnishings.
I also captured this moment with my smartphone and the seller smiled too, even though I knew that he was tired, because he had been pushing his cart all day.
Then, I bought some of his wares, and the merchant walked away carrying his wheelbarrow with a smile.
Taken With: Canon EOS 3000D + 17-50 mm lens canon
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Nanda Albintang
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Incredible! Coming from that distance to seel these times... it's admirable the effort he is doing. I am glad you bought something from him and that way helped him. :)
Btw, beautiful photos!
I concur. He was very persistent, and I could feel it at that moment.
Thanks for the praise @mipiano
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I was touched upon reading your blog. I remember my father back then. Life was hard. He needed to work that level in order to feed us.
I salute the vendor for working so hard for his family.
Same thing older sister @missleray
I also feel touched. Let's pray for life fighters wherever they are.
Wow, what a great post to highlight some of the traditional ways of life. To make then sell his products all from a wheel barrow is amazing. Good on you, for buying from him.
Thank you very much, May goodness be with us all my friend.
Wow! This man is fantastic. He is willing to sacrifice everything for his family's sake. That's so inspiring. So rare to find like him, I couldn't imagine. Thank you for sharing this one. Stay safe and God bless.
You're welcome and thanks you for your prayers.
May blessings always be with us all.
Amen..
That's a very extraordinary thing and the photos you show are of course very good. Moreover, before that I also often passed that road several times.
Thanks for the good comments and for motivating me to produce work.
How many items he has in that cart?? Almost all that I saw looked so amazing! So much talent and work "invested" into those unique crafts!
Thanks for sharing!
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In specifics, I don't know for sure. But he was selling dozens of different kinds of handicrafts at the time.
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I am happy because this is great news for me.
Thank you very much.
As an Asian this seems a quite common things, people especially those who live in rural area and do this kind of business really Face the difficult like there isn’t a vendor or place for them selling their goods sometimes they just have a land but the place where they do s business isn’t a good condition that a crowd exists , which I believe this idea must be a great choice
Thanks in advance for your views.
I think about Asian people; maybe yes, maybe no. Because I am more inclined towards the potential of villages on any continent, which often take advantage of their natural potential as the main ingredient in producing traditional handicraft products.
By looking at these handcrafted products, one can feel the past that has not been touched by technological sophistication. The problem lies in ineffective marketing. So they prefer to sell their products in other cities.
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Thanks again for this appreciation.