No matter whether one believes in Buddhism or
Hinduism, or Islam, or Christianity, there is no one who does not appreciate,
believe and uphold the above prophecy, prophesied by Guru Rinpoche (Great
Buddhist precious master) in eighth century. The precious master came to Bhutan
in 746 AD upon invitation of King Sidhu Raja (local ruler) of Bumthang.
No matter in which
part of the world you live in, one can always witness the constant disintegration
of our culture, humanity and human code of conduct, that has proved a powerful
weapon in creating social harmony since the advent of humanism on this planet.
No matter whether you are a pilot, a banker, an
industrialist, a doctor, an engineer, a house wife, a businessman, farmer or a
teacher, there won’t be any one of you, who doesn’t believe in Bhutanese values
and customs being manipulated and modified by the present generation.
Yes of course in this technocracy world, when the
modernization is travelling at the speed of light(C=3.0 X 108 ms-1)
we must also transform ourselves to fit and suit with the new changes, yet
there are ample of values and humanity that should remain unaltered and
unchanged as long as human being exist to live in this mundane world.
Among many values and humanity that has been deeply
rooted in Bhutanese tradition, ley
jumdrey( cause and effect, karma) and Tha Dang Demtshe ( unwavering loyalty,
faithfulness) had played a crucial role in cementing the positive relationship
between king and the citizen, master and the follower, landlord and servant,
teacher and the student. Because of these good practices, Bhutan has always
remained as a Sovereign nation for many centuries regardless of her negligible
territory, unstable economy, few hundreds of standing armies and half a million of population. Situated between
two powerful and populated nation of the world, Bhutan has made tremendous
progress in terms of her economy,
education and telecommunication under the wise and dynamic leaders of our great
kings.
Along with the
modernization steadily accelerating in our society, our culture has also
reached on the verge of extinct. Isn’t it saddening and mortifying for us to
witness some of our traditional values being arrived at the final stage of
breath. In the past, when the modern education was incubated in Bhutan, students
even hesitate to walk over teacher’s shadow as they consider teachers are the
king of the knowledge (Lopen) and ultimately in return they are showered and
ensured with enough lifelong knowledge, which can easily pave the ways to serve
oneself and nation at large.
But today a
son(chey chey) or a daughter(zamin) never mind in quarrelling and arguing with
his or her parents, they just grasp it as a fashion and right in doing so. Once
they are in the school, they never hesitate to punch their teachers and other
stakeholders of the school. As an educator and Buddhist by birth, I firmly believe
in the prophecy of Guru Rinpoche and I leave everything to be decided by one’s
karma. I prefer not to blame anybody for the change as none of us were an ambassador
for the change; rather the time has reached at the last degenerated race of
human being. According to Buddhist
philosophy, the present generation having 100 years of lifespan ( tselo jhapa) will be the final human race
to occupy this planet, during present Buddha’s time(Sangay Shacha Thupa). Sooner
or later the present Buddha (Shakyamuni) will be succeed by future Buddha,
Maitreya( Sangay Jowa Jampa).
Sandwiched btw two power houses, small and beautiful Bhutan lies. However, this very strategic location is very much susceptible. We're being cushioned by unique strong cultures, we neither have economic might nor military strength to guard security. It is only through upholding our culture and tradition. You are right Norbu sir, it is getting manipulated with pervading modernization on race. Nice Read Norbu sir. Keep sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks you Sangay Sir for your motivational and inspiring words.
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