In 1998, Pak Wira had the chance to buy a small on the edge of Bali's then-quiet Canggu. The price was the same as a car. He bought the car.
Pada tahun 1998, Pak Wira berkesempatan membeli sebidang tanah kecil di pinggiran Canggu, Bali, yang waktu itu masih sepi. Harganya sama dengan sebuah mobil bekas. Dia membeli mobilnya.
" what Canggu would become," he tells his grandchildren, "I everything I owned to buy that land."
"Seandainya Kakek tahu Canggu akan jadi seperti apa," katanya kepada cucu-cucunya, "Kakek pasti sudah menjual semua yang Kakek punya untuk membeli tanah itu."
Today, a single on that plot rents for more than his entire yearly . " that silly car, you would all be rich," he jokes.
Kini, satu vila di atas tanah itu disewakan dengan harga melebihi seluruh uang pensiunnya setahun. "Kalau bukan karena mobil konyol itu, kalian semua pasti sudah kaya," candanya.
His granddaughter Ayu, who studies economics, is less . " the land, Grandpa, you might have sold it in 2000 for a small . Nobody could predict tourism like that."
Cucunya, Ayu, yang kuliah ekonomi, tidak terlalu sentimental. "Seandainya Kakek membeli tanah itu, Kakek mungkin sudah menjualnya tahun 2000 dengan untung kecil. Tidak ada yang bisa meramalkan pariwisata seperti itu."
He thinks about it. "Perhaps. But young again, I would trust my more."
Dia merenungkannya. "Mungkin. Tapi seandainya Kakek muda lagi, Kakek akan lebih memercayai naluri Kakek."
Before she leaves, he gives her an envelope with some . " a plot of land that nobody else wants," he says, "buy it. And then don't buy a car."
Sebelum Ayu pergi, dia memberinya sebuah amplop berisi sedikit tabungan. "Kalau suatu saat kamu menemukan sebidang tanah yang tidak diinginkan orang lain," katanya, "belilah. Lalu jangan beli mobil."
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1. What did Pak Wira buy instead of the land?
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2. "___ I known, I would have bought the land."
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3. "Should you need help…" sama dengan ___.
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4. What is Ayu's opinion?
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