The honorable person in society

Mr. Sompong Sutinsak’s Biography

                                  

Name:                   Mr. Sompong Sutinsak            Age:     85 years

Place of birth:   Banpong,  Ratchaburi              Religion:   Buddhist

Date of birth:     6^th November 1925                 Marital status:  Married

Occupation:      Retirement

Position: 

The president of  parents and teachers association of Thamakavittayakom school.
The president of the committee of basic of education of Thamakavittayakom school.
The committee of Wat Prataendongrung and Wat Mai charoenpol.
The secretary of the committee of Wat Prataendongrung foundation.
The committee of religion of Kanchanaburi province.
The advisor of Kanchanaburi vocational college.
The direct committee of Kanchanaburi business administration school.
The assistant of National boy scout inspector.
The director of Dhamma Promotion center in Thamakavittayakom school.

His story:

  Mr. Sompong Sutinsak is one of the most successful person in Thamaka  Kanchanaburi. He is successful because of working hard all his life. He never stops working although he has retired from his work in a bank. He is still working for society, especially in the education and religion affairs. He is a helpful man. He helps many schools by supporting many activities such as Dhamma promotion in schools. He has written many books about Dhamma, for example the composition of Kratoo Dhamma.  He has written poems about the temples in Thailand where he used to visit.  In Thamakavittayakom school, everyone calls him “Khun lung” that means uncle.  He makes a lot of useful things in Thamakavittayakom such as looking for funds to  support school and gives some good advice to school as much as he can.   He has taken care of school for ages and never felt tired of it . He works in school as the president of teachers and parents association  the president of the committee of Thamakavittayakom school  basic of education  the director of Dhamma Promotion Center in school.  About his life, he was born on 6^th  November B.E. 2468 in Banpong, Ratchaburi.When he was 10 years old, he started to  study in Pratom 1 at watpakrad ,Berkpai,  Banpong. At that time his father died so he  lived with difficulty. He studied at Wat Plakrad until he was in Pratom 2. After that he transferred to study at Wat Hup krating from Pratom 3 to Pratom 4. In B.E. 2482, he had to go away from his house in Banpong. He went to live in  Wat Lumrung, Muang Ratchaburi to continue to study. He lived there from  B.E. 2482 to  B.E. 2491. In B.E 2485 he started working as being a teacher in Wat Thaklong school  which is  near Wat Lumrung. Two years later he transferred to teach at Wat Banglee Tharab  Amphur  Maung , Ratchaburi. In B.E. 2488 he transferred to be the head master in Wat Aranyikaram school in Jadeehuk sub district, Muang , Ratchaburi. In B.E.2490, he resigned from being a teacher in order to be a monk for practicing Dhamma. He was a  monk for a year. Later He resigned from being a monk and went to  Bangkok for working. He stayed in Wat Sommanuswiharn and tried to look for a job to do for a year but he couldn’t. In B.E. 2492 He came back to Ratchaburi and started working as a billiard marker at the Government official Association of Ratchaburi province at the same time he worked in the Co-Op. of the government official too.  In B.E. 2494, he was a teacher again in Bumrungrat school ( Piboolsongkramoopatum)  in Ratchaburi. He worked there for a year and he changed a new job. He was a head of workers to build a new road in Ratchaburi. His new office was the  provincial highway which was in the department of public works and town. In B.E. 2499, his friend persuaded him to work in Siam city Bank which was the first  commercial bank in Nakhonpratom. He worked there for a year. While he was working in a  bank he met his wife who worked  with him. In B.E. 2500 he married her. After that they  transferred to work together in Siam  city  bank in Tharua Thamaka Kanchanaburi. It is the first commercial bank in Thamaka.   In Thamaka Khunlung Sompong and his wife, Mrs. Sirinut,has been living together with happiness and they have three children. They have helped each other to make their family  firm and happy. They have been successful in working because  of  being honest and helpful.  They are kind to everyone. At Siam city bank, Khunlung Sompong worked as the manger of a bank. He worked in the bank until he retired his work in B.E. 2531 at the age of sixty.

 His role in society:

 Khunlung Sompong Sutinsak, while he was working hard in the bank he always  looked

 at people around him and gave them a hand as he could. He was kind to everybody

 who  needed for help. Not only working in a bank but he also helped the public to do the

 activities both in Thamaka and Kanchanaburi. In B.E. 2504 he used to be the committee

 of santitation district of Tharua, Thamaka,  Kanchanaburi.( Now it is Tharua- Prataen

 municipality)  In B.E.2508 he started to involve with the provincial politic by being

 elected to be a member of Kanchanaburi council ( Thamaka representative ) 5 times.

 For the social affairs he has been still working in society from the past to the present.

 He has helped the public especially about education and religion. He works as hard as

 he can. He worked hard until he could get a lot of Royal decoration  of honor from the

 king.  Although he is 82 years old he is still strong to work hard for society, especially

 for Thamakavittayakom school. He intends to make the students  nowadays understand

 about  moral and religion so he  set the project of teaching   Dhamma in school. He let 

 Thamakavittayakom school be the center of Dhamma   promotion and teach the

  students  about Dhamma and have the examination for   getting degree which we call  “

 Nakdhamma ek,  Nakdhamma tho, Nakdhamma tri”   in Thai. It’s not only the tudents

 have a test but the teacher  do too. 

 His writing :

 He used to be a teacher so he is still excellent in Thai language and be able to  write

 many kinds of writing especially Thai poems. He can write many kinds of Thai  poem

 and he always writes them about himself and the temples he has visited,for  example,

 Wat Surachayaram , Wat Prataendongrung, Wat Thammikaramworwiharn  Amphur

 Muang Prachuabkirikhun. He has written a composition to explain Dhamma

 ( Kaekratoodhamma) for Dhammasuksa examination. By the way he had the 

 opportunity to go many places both in Thailand and abroad so he had many

 resources  to write. He is one of the good  model that many people should study about

 him. Why  he is successful and can spend  his life helpfully and happily.   

                                                         

                       

                                                  Adapted by Mrs. Siriporn Nontarak

                                                                       

                                                                                 “ From Mr. Sompong ‘s story”