Tribute to our Fourth Druk Gyalpo.

This year,2015 is exceptionally special for all the Bhutanese citizens as the nation celebrates a 60th birth anniversary of His Majesty the fourth King, Jigme Singye Wangchuck. Preparations are in full swing. People are at the top of exhilaration as the momentous occasion draws nearer and nearer to the door step. In fact, the nation has already commenced celebrating by carrying out many vital activities like marking this year as a national reading year dedicating to His Majesty.

And also Bhutan entered into the Guinness World Record by planting 49,672 saplings within an hour bringing the broadest smiles on the faces of the Bhutanese people. I too was overwhelmed by such phenomenal success. Likewise so many important events have taken place and are still  taking place throughout the country as a tribute to His Majesty the fourth king. Therefore, I also want to offer my heart-felt tribute and gratitude to His Majesty through words.

Happy 60th birthday your Majesty.

To call you a great king
Reasons are endless.
You are priceless
You are selfless
You are peerless
You are fearless.

You are not an ordinary
You are visionary
You are legendary
You are exemplary.
Your deeds are extraordinary.

You are adorable
Your kindness is immeasurable

Your people are never miserable

Your nation is stable.

You gave people a reason to laugh
You taught people how to confront a tough
You advise not to be rough
Because you never are rough . 

You are bright
You brought the light
When country was in night
Now same are the day and night!

The world is brimful of your fame
While people are known by your name
Proclaiming as a Bhutanese is not a shame
It rather is a fame!!!

Those sacrifices you made for the people and nation
We shall remember and revere
For everything you have done for us
We shall remain indebted for you
For your long life
We shall pray with all our hearts.
Long live our great hero! 


                                                Thank you...

Which place?

The place that remained unrecognized for years and years,

The place visited and blessed by numerous great saints,

The place prophesied by Guru Rinpochoe,

The place where the Buddhism had flourished like a wild fire,

The place reigned by munificent hereditary monarchs,

The place shielded by local deities,

The place where you can hear heavenly sounds,

The place where you can see amazing fortresses and shrines,

The place where the environment is serene and pristine,

The place where the triple-gem is regarded highly,

The place which is entirely sacred,

The place where denizens are benign and generous,

The place where people are so superstitious,

The place which gradually has become zoo of attraction to outside world,

The place which is lauded and appreciated for its holistic development philosophy,

So-called Gross National Happiness (GNH)

The place where I live, where I wish to be born again,

The place is “BHUTAN”-the land of Thunder Dragon

My country,

Your country

 And our country.

May god bless my motherland!

                                           

                                            Thanks...

Unthoughtful decision of the government..

We are the Bhutanese and the Buddhist. All the Bhutanese people are deemed to be pious and we have a tremendous regards for the sentient beings. If asked every individual what prayer did he/she say, the response would be" I prayed for the well being of all the sentient beings". This has become the religious trend not only in our country but across the universe.

But a question rises here. Are we not wearing a false mask?? For me it seems so. In actuality or in real sense, not many people have hearts for our animals. People talk so much about sparing the lives of animals and letting them live a happy life like we the humans desire but majority of the people are not able to desist eating meats.

As a Buddhism practitioner, we all believe in the karmic link and we have a strong conviction that all animals would have been once our parents. yet such commandments do not seem to reach the hearts of so many people. I also heard that there are some people who can't take their meals without meat. I wonder what kind of people they are!

Moreover, animals have become an important part of business where millions of them are being slaughtered for sale. This vividly exudes the true nature of us, the humans. Sometimes I think that we can be also called the"human devils," because only the devils will eat fleshes and drink bloods.

It is also a thing to be mulled over when our country,Bhutan, a religious country, becomes one of the highest meat importers. Further more, it seems that our government is on its way towards setting up meat-processing units in the country. It was a dire news for me. I can see a total contradiction between being a Buddhist and the way we practice.

Anyway lets be hopeful that nothing bad comes out of their decisions and jeopardize the peace and harmony of our country and the people. More importantly, let us prove that we are the true followers of the Buddha, that our country and the people within it are all noble-minded and that we put all the sentient beings at high respect. All in all, let us be a true Buddhist.


                                              Thank you.

life is undefinable...

Firstly I beg for forgiveness from my blogger friends and my dear blog for not being able to keep in touch with you all for quite a long time. I have been simply busy bumming around. I could not bring myself into the right track of life. At times I feel like going insane with vague thoughts. So with my getting back to blogger world, I want to share with you all what I have realized about the life.

If asked everyone,the definition of life, I am pretty sure that I can publish even a
book on just the meaning of life. Because life holds different meaning for different people, nobody can't articulate precisely like scientific terms and laws. Different tongues will taste the same food in different ways. So life has no definite meaning.

'Life is so precious. Don't waste your precious life. Do something meaningful in your precious life,' most of us used to say such things. But now I wonder why we have to unnecessarily mention the word "'PRECIOUS"' I realized that the word"Precious" exists just in the dictionary but not in our lives. Realistically nobody's life is precious. Everyone suffers in our own ways.

Our fates are different. Our faiths are different. So accordingly we live our lives the way we are destined. But one thing is for sure that nothing is permanent in this samsaric world. Life is a circling chain of suffering, happiness, sorrows, success and failures. Nobody gets to enjoy the eternal happiness and success neither the failures and sorrows.

No matter whether we are somebodies or nobodies. No matter whether we are opulent or penniless. One day we will have to pass through the same path- a path of death. It is just a matter of time. That time we all will go empty handed. So there is no meaning in amassing the heap of wealth. What is there in having mansions and pricy assets because once we step out of our homes or places we have to rely on other's shelters and properties. We can't carry with us like a snail carries its shell wherever it goes.

Therefore, knowing the true nature of life, it is always better to be contented with what we have and who we are. Only then our lives will be worth living. Now I wrap up with the best wishes for you all. Live your life in a way it should be lived. Have a great life ahead. Take care..:) :) :)

                                                       Thanks......

BSA 2015....

Usually BSA( Bhutanese Students Association) is held every year coinciding with the birth anniversary of His Majesty the Fifth King. But this year owing to some inconveniences, our BSA president had decided to do on March 15. So as decided we had BSA party yesterday at one of the nearby resorts.

That was my first time attending the party though I have been here for almost two years because I am not fond of parties and all such stuffs. Now you may wonder why I attended the party this time. So as to clear your doubt(s), I tell you that I attended the gathering not with the intentions of devouring three plates of food, drinking bottles of wine and staring at beautiful girls. Nothing like that. I have had merely one crucial reason for attending the party. That was to vote for my friend for the new BSA president.

 As I stepped inside the hall, I was greeted by the homely atmosphere and at least for a while I felt as though I was in our country Bhutan. Hearing the Bhutanese songs and musics, meeting with Bhutanese people, eating Bhutanese dishes and seeing a small and lovely alter, were the reasons I felt homely that time. Besides my only one purpose, gazing at girls added another purpose when I reached the venue.

The day was full of fun, joy and surprises because it was astonishing to know some of the students who we come across sometimes and thought them to be from other states are also the Bhutanese. On the contrary I even doubted that they might have come in disguise.  It could be or could not be true. I wasn't sure of it.However, it was nice meeting and seeing our Bhutanese people.

But the most elating  part of the day was our friend's victory in the president nomination. All our group friends were equally exhilarated when our friend was declared as a new BSA president. And we celebrated his victory then and there with energetic applause and squeak. Above all, the day was worth attending and my mission was accomplished. We came back with blazing smiles and satisfaction.

                                            Thank you....

Imagination.....

The street was  silent and serene. No people around, no honking of buses and cars, no whistling of traffic polices as we normally would hear. All I could hear and feel was the vague chirping of birds from afar and the chilly breeze of winter striking through my bony face and struggling itself to get through my wavy hair.

The place was all for myself giving me the feeling of being merely myself in the world and the entire world belonging only to me. Even the day was fine with bright sun light, its golden rays giving me the hope of living-living to the fullest embracing and rejoicing all the marvels of a world. On the contrary as I stroll all alone and aimlessly, those plants devoid of flowers and buds and the empty gardens left with remnants of perished flowers once so beautiful and lively, made me miserable and pessimistic realizing the impermanence of life. Yet with heavy heart I continued my stroll.

No destination in particular. No any specific purpose(s) to be accomplished. With no or little hope, I walked along the empty and tranquil street like a carefree child. After few hours of my restless walk, I was quite frazzled as well as lazied by the scorching sun and I resolved to  rest for awhile. I lay on the ground stretching whole of my body and breathing in the cool air. I lay faced to the clear blue sky and wished if my God Almighty could bestow me with everlasting felicity.

After reposing for sometime, I felt refreshed and rejuvenated and I got up to get back to my room. As I turned to my way, unbelievably my sight was caught by an enchanting girl just a few meters away from me and to my utter excitement and merriment, she was also heading to the same direction. The way she treads, the way her glossy hair flutters in the cool breeze, her glowing face and her flawless physique trapped me in the trap of love at the first sight. Having seen girl like her, I could not curb my mind because her angel-like beauty bewitched whole of me.

Though I was in confusion and nervousness and at the same time equally excited to the extreme, I gathered all my courage and confidence to utter her a word at least so that I would be satisfied and also ease my overflowing feelings for her. Although my heart was beating as if dying, I obliged myself to converse with her once without fearing the consequences. With blushed face, I paced up my pace and shyly bid her"Hi" and so did she. Further excited by her prompt response, I grasped an opportunity to ask for her contact number and email address. Luckily she gave away as I beseeched. And my mission was accomplished successfully. After sometime we dissipated to our own destination. As soon as I stepped inside my room, I started jumping up and screaming out of joyfulness as if I had won a  million worth of lottery.

As I was behaving stupidly and insanely, my friend woke up from his sleep and shouted at me wildly and I was brought back into reality. Only then did I realize that I was day dreaming and it was all my imaginations. Haha........


                                                  Thanks.......

An awkward moment

Like our clothes are woven  and embroidered at the same time by the combination of different colorful threads and finally give a beautiful outlooks, my life, your life and our lives are also made up different moments-doleful moments, cheerful moments, victorious moments, awkward moments so on and so forth and together do they give a meaning to our lives!.

In fact every second we live our life is a moment but we barely remember and cherish such insensible moments because we are busy cherishing the important moments. But the truth to be revealed is that we usually remember merely the bad things that have been done to us and we all have the tendencies to forget the good things that somebody has done for us. In the same way we would remember and reminisce those awkward moments than those cheerful moments.

To share with you all my good moments I have none. I wonder if there had been a good moment in my life. I may have had for sure but I don't remember much. But those awkward moments and distressing moments are still afresh and vivid in my mind. So let me share one of my awkward moments. It was February 14, Valentine Day as we all know. And I was invited by one of my friends to join the party at her apartment at night. Party is what I really despise in real but I could not turn down her invitation and I feigned interested and consented to join without failure.

So as agreed I went to her home with few friends. As we enter her room, we were greeted by the air of smile and beauty of balloons being adhered on the walls all around the room and I felt like I was a chief guest on that day of celebration. I felt great anyways. But my feeling of greatness and comfort was just for a while like a lightning. It vanished soon from me and I got into the world of awkwardness when it was time to slice up the cake in partners because I didn't have a partner. I just stayed at the corner and watched them cutting the cake and putting inside each other's mouth and taking shots happily. When it was my turn I had no other alternatives than to disobey them. Inside I felt really awkward and even wished if I had managed one partner so that I could also go proudly to slice the cake and exchange with my partner like my other friends.

This was one of my awkward moments and yet I relished to my heart content watching my friends drinking and dancing. All in all, the day was great and it was neither a regret nor a boredom by joining them because I enjoyed in my own way...

                                                              Thank you.

Have a heart to appreciate....

How do you feel when somebody deprecates your works or when some one gives an unpleasant remarks on your works? Or how will you feel in case some one belittles your works? You just try to imagine yourself in such situation. I may not be right but as far as I know, I am very much sure that nobody will feel good or motivated when our works are not being exalted or when there is no even a little good thing about our works.

I can't say how others may feel but in case of me, I feel demotivated, dispirited and gradually lose my passions on doing things when there is no appreciation to my efforts. But when I say like this, it doesn't mean that others should appreciate and revere  my works compulsorily. No. it isn't my intention also. It isn't also my point to say that my works are the worthiest of all and deserving of all the praises and deference. Nothing like that. The point what I am trying to bring up is the value and vitality of appreciation.

I just realized the value and importance of an appreciation when I was in thirst for it because one of the lecturers who taught us Animation in my third semester,would never appreciate my works no matter how much I endeavored to do my best.Since I was learning that subject for the first time and besides not having good IT knowledge, I would hesitatingly seek his help sometimes with a hope of getting positive response but you know what?? Rather than clarifying my doubts he would try to find fault with my works. Even in assignments, he would give me and also to my friend, the lowest marks of all. Nonetheless we two tried to put up with him thinking that we would win his appreciation someday but in  vain.Because he remained the same through out the semester.

After knowing about his atrocious instinct I started to become apathetic in his subject and even regretted for having chosen it in the first place. I thought it would have been better if I had chosen the other given the preferences. Frankly speaking, I even started to detest him extremely because he was such a bad teacher I ever had in my life. So, from my own bitter experience, I would like to urge all my friends to at least exude appreciation for others' works and gratefulness for what others have done for us. For appreciation and gratitude always inspire and encourage others to take further steps and keep doing the things zealously and passionately. No matter how their works may be, never try to belittle them because deprecation has the tremendous potency to dishearten the person." Nothing is good or bad; Only thinking makes it so."
                                                     
                                                     Thank you all.

               Have a great time reading....Take care!!!!!!!!!

my childhood vows..

Let me clarify at the very beginning itself that it is not a point to depict my intelligence or sharpness of my mind or brain when I tell you that I still remember most of my childhood days. So I would like to solemnly appeal all my peerless blog busters and enthusiastic readers not to misconstrue me. I am pretty sure that most of us may still be carrying some remnants of childhood days in our minds and having this common thought, I do believe nobody will get me wrong.

When I was a small kid and living in the world of innocence and ignorance, becoming a doctor was my dream as well as a promise I made to my parents who are also as innocent as myself but now because of them I am quite better than them. Thank you my loving parents.. This is not only the promise I made to them. When I reminisce my bygone days mostly of childhood life I vividly remember that I had vowed quite a few things to be accomplished when I grow up to a full man.

I pledge my parents that I will provide them a good clothes, a good food, a comfortable house and that I will take them away from a dull village. Furthermore, I also had promised my adorable brother namely Sonam who is currently at village with old parents that I will be of useful and helpful brother to him when I obtain a good job. He loves me and cares me as much as he does to his own children,  so do I. I know I am his only white-hope and he has unshakable trust in me.

But now as the time draws nearer and nearer, I am growing fearsome when I remember the vows I had made to my family not because they will punish me for not being able to achieve or I can't fulfill or things like that. I am just scared and worried that what if things do not turn out the way I expected because I already have shattered one of their dreams- becoming a doctor. I could not become a doctor as they aspired since my schooling. Yet I am hopeful that I will be able to serve them through other means because doctor is not merely the profession afterall. Promises can be broken untouched. Yet I will endeavor towards keeping all my pledges unbroken and making my dreams come true. May the god-Almighty accompany me in my journey towards accomplishing all the goals and aspirations of my loving family and may I also be of great use to other beings too...


 Have a great time reading...Thank you for
sparing your time...Take care!!!!!

Experience.......

 Experience is not just a knowledge about something. It encompasses ideas, skills, tactics, practical knowledge and knack of performing something related to our fields and various aspects of our lives and obligations. Especially in today's era, it has become the decisive determinant of our lives and careers. Without it we are just like a cripple who remains confined to his bed leading a grey existence. In the same manner if we don't have any experience, we are less likely to getting recruited because in this age of our generations, every job, be it a big or small, demands our experiences. And this is what deters most of today's youth from obtaining the jobs.

But the questions here are: Is this totally a fault of youth? Is this a weakness of youth? is this a fate of youth? From my own point of view, the answer is undeniably 'No' because every one of us has our own talents, skills, knack, capabilities etc... The only thing is not every one acquires a privilege to showcase and prove his/her worthiness. There is nothing we can't do if we really are allotted to do something. All we need is will and patience. Besides, our minds and brains are incredibly adaptable and together they will play miracles in our lives.

Our government raises an issue of unemployment in our country and always talks on working towards resolving this issue but they talk more and do less. Besides they don't realize that they contribute to it. What I feel is that it is because of the government's policies and also of other employers' policies that many youth remain jobless. Youth are not solely responsible for the increasing unemployment rate. Government is also equally responsible for it and should take the same criticisms as youth. You can ask me why???

The response from me will be simply because of their setting of  experience as a first prerequisite for those job-seekers who are mostly the youth. It is foolishness of the employers and government to give jobs based on experience. How can one have experiences without getting into the real field and start working? Experience requires self-involvement. We don't get  experience by doing nothing or by judging others doing. From others' actions we will merely get ideas and techniques and when we put that idea and techniques into action, then we get experience.

Therefore, our government has to understand that  experience is not an inborn trait of human beings. It is acquired as we grow up and get exposed to different facets of our lives. So, it is their mistake to give jobs only to those who have good experiences. And this is what makes me disheartened, hopeless and resentful at the same time because this single thing ruins the lives of many.

love and relationship.....

Today in my stuffy and cozy  room as I idly lay in my bed, so many different thoughts strike into my mind which I ultimately came to a realization that today's youth have a good number of issues other than the unemployment issue. Of all the issues like substance abuses, gang fights, thefts, unemployment so on and so forth, the most striking issues what I feel is the relationship issues among today's youth.

I undoubtedly reckon that majority of today's youth especially the students are very much obsessed with love and relationship than their future career and parents. Facebook has now become a universal dairy where everyone jots down all kinds of status and information. Mostly I can see relationship status where some being engaged, some being married, some being broken up, some being into new relationship, so on and on. I am pretty sure that there will be only a very few youth who are diligent, futuristic, opportunistic, optimistic and thoughtful and rest will be just a creator of their own setbacks and least bothered about their lives.

Love is deemed to be the precious gift of life and also believe that life devoid of love is meaningless. Yes, I also consent with it partly but if we analyze and contemplate positively then there is a lot to consider of it. Love is a precious gift of god but it can also be venomous if not handled properly. We ought to know how to harness the fruits of love. Only then love will beautify our lives and nourish our hearts. But the paradox is that young lads and laddies are not knowing how to extract the nectar out of the exquisite flower of love. Instead they are getting entrapped and victimized.

Moreover, in today's trendy world with overly fashioned people, those old inspiring adages will no longer hold the truths. Those sacred proverbs are becoming unconvincing and out fashioned. They tend to create their own new versions. If we say, " Educate first, marriage can wait" then they will certainly confute and say just the opposite. Our youth are only concerned about what they can give to their loves and how they can keep their loves happily. And also what their parents and relatives can offer them but never do they think what they can offer their parents.

There are many students who got spoiled owing to love and relationship. Some were prodded to abandon their schools, some were prompted to  commit suicides, while some became parents, monks and nuns etc..They just don't realize that love is just a distraction. Therefore, I would like to solemnly urge my friends to firstly focus on education and become self-reliant and thereafter go for love and marriages, anything you feel like doing.

Can this world will ever be serene and harmonious???

Can this world will ever be peaceful and harmonious? Obviously the answer will be a big 'NO'. I too have an enormous misgivings on this subject. How can this world become secure and peaceful place to live in while there are incessant battles both inside and outside the countries, no trust and faith among the people, where people are being deprived of their human rights and values, where people are being exploited in every possible way? I wonder when this world will be free of all such threats. I think dreaming for the perfect world will remain nothing more than a dream itself. In deed an unfulfilled dream.

If merely good things pervade this world without atrocious stuffs coming its way, then a hope of a world turning into a better one would exist in the mind of people. But in actuality nothing turns out the way we expect. Like an old adage saying' where there is light, there is a shadow, where there is love, there is hatred', good is also always followed by bad. While good people out of their concerns about others' well-being and global peace, strive towards the betterment of a world, those black sheep and villains come as a blockage and jeopardize the peace and harmony of both the people and world, thus making the world an insecure place to dwell in.

Not a single day had I passed without seeing a bad news in every news website I visited. Every time I log in to any news websites I always come across heart-touching news like some people being robbed and murdered, some being rapped and murdered, some being kidnapped, where there were bomb blasts, terrorist attacks, vandalism so on and on that I can't even make a list. But the most astonishing, at the same time the most distressing and embarrassing thing is to come across such bad news occurring in a puny country like Bhutan where its size and population is less than even one state of Indian country.

Therefore, I have a strong conviction that until and unless we have a sense of oneness and respect for one another, this world will never become a peaceful place. The world will remain troubled and chaotic as it was hitherto. So, it would be our forlorn hopes to living in a peaceful world. For a world will never be perfect no matter how hard we endeavor to make it perfect. Nonetheless, we can create our own happiness and smiles despite the world being troublesome and baleful..

Tedious holidays stultify me..

When there is no any holiday we all have a tendency to complain for not having it and also keep on wishing if there was one. But when we get ample of holidays, we don't know how to spend and again complain for being it tedious. No blame on anyone though. This is the nature of not only me, not only you but everyone. And this is exactly how I am feeling and going through such complaining phase at the moment.

During the academic sessions of the year, I wished if it ended so soon so that I would be free from all regular schedules- going to the class in the morning and sit like a statue, and coming back to the room and slumber like a lazy pig, struggling to complete the assignments on time so on and on. But when it came to an end and given enough holidays to relax and relish the leisure times, I feel like going insane not knowing what to do during such tedious holidays. Now I wish if my next semester starts so soon so that I won't become a sluggard.

Though I do many different things like reading books, watching movies, browsing nets, blogging, room cleaning, cooking etc...none of these things seemed to entice me and invade my boredom. I am just getting tired of all these things. Besides my already becoming lazy, chilly winter makes me even lazier and dampens my mood to doing anything of my interest. So, all I do is eat like a monkey and sleep like a pig. Sometimes I feel lazy even to cook food so that time I try to control my hunger though my stomach keeps on making thunderous sound.

Going out to hang around with friends seems to be a good idea but as I mentioned above, harsh winter weather deters from going out of the bed. It makes me bedridden. Nonetheless now the winter vacation is not far to coming to an end. Perhaps after two weeks, my fourth semester will be commenced. So I am hoping all my holiday moods will be vanished soon after I get into a new academic session of the year 2015. Anyway hope you guys are enjoying your vacation unlike me.

adieu to 2104....

without even noticing how the year 2014 had been in my life, it was quite distressing and regretful to know that finally  it has come to an end. But all I could do was remain helpless. For it can't be restarted anew.. I even got to wonder if I had done anything great in 2014 when I realized that my journey of 2014 had reached to the very tip of the end point. At one point, I tried to console my mourning mind that I should not be bothered by whatsoever I might have done in the past(2014) as the new year 2015 brings another new opportunity, new life, new hope, new luck etc...So with those convincing hopes and prayers,I warmly welcomed the new year 2015.

Now that the new year has already turned two days old, I hope with its each passing day will bring us a smile on our faces, good luck and success in our lives and peace and harmony in the world. With this, I also want to grasp an opportunity to thank those people, especially my friends and relatives for their unwavering love and care, help and supports and for being the best for me. I shall not forget a single good thing you all had done to me and also hope that you all will be doing the same in this new year 2015.

But to those  who I may have wronged, I cross my fingers and knell down before you all, and beg for your forgiveness with the pledges never to repeat again. We might have been both good and bad on each other, we might have exchanged both smiles and frowning at times but lets forget those bitter moments of our lives and let it be taken by the year 2014 along with it and keep with us only those worth-keeping. I also do hope and pray for the things to turn out the way to our expectations in this new year.

Finally, I want to share with you my friends my resolution of the new year 2015. I don't have many resolutions like others may have. But I do have about three new year resolutions. Here they are:

1. To realize the mistakes of 2014 and to correct them all, and never to repeat again.
2. To live in austerity and
3. To be gracious.

So, I am hoping that god will bless me in accomplishing my resolutions without any obstructions..
I herewith bid farewell to 2014 and welcome 2015. Wish you all a happy new year 2015...till then take care and be good...