DARLING, BE DARING

Sunday, April 6, 2014

You Have All

The sun has the whole universe

And you too have all;

The generosity, the merriment:

A man’s personality.

Joyful as always to a girl’s heart!

You are optimistic as you are,

And powerful as a man needs

Good in conversation and believing,

And sometimes in the life-keep gap; independence,

Bother not what others do,

And bother what you do.

Self-praising hurts you at last,

But, sometimes it uplifts you

You need that expectation.

Your future is as shiny as coral

As you have everything

That a man sometimes doesn’t have

Character, building rapports, confidence, persuasiveness

That will really win through the life

And may god bless you, always

And my wish is the god’s wish.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

A journey to an unknown destination is always an apprehensive one. And this journey of life becomes quite exhausting at times. You like to live the most, and one time, you like to end your life. These two times are shaped, twisted and created by people around you. And this is the journey you have to make, and cannot avoid. So is my journey.

Life just isn't fair, and this realistic Arabic proverb recognizes that. The stone will always break the egg. Life's like that! It’s like this: "If the stone falls upon the egg, alas for the egg! If the egg falls upon the stone, alas for the egg!"

Today, I would like to write a brief essay about heads and bosses I have worked under, had affected and provoked me to become a better one.

Good, funny, humorous, strict, rigid, cunning, boorish, nefarious, sly, lewd, erogenous, etc… are some qualities of the heads I had worked on.

There was a head who always drank and made other subordinates drink too.

There was a head who could play Khuru like Degor. And could hit spectators.

There was a head who could smack volleyball on his own side, and could kickball to his own balls.

There was a head who could graze on ladies like cows grazing on lush grasses, and spared them like spare parts.

There was a head who could poke in personal details of others, and find fault and blemished himself.

There was a head who could control crowds like barking dogs, and remain barking himself.

There was a head who revolved around lesson plans all the time, not teaching, and the result; bad teachings, good lessons.

There was a head who thought that boss was always right, and multitudes were wrong.

Monday, March 31, 2014

School Rimdo

Choshum

A two-day Darla school Rimdo was conducted in Darla MPH hall. The Rimdo, religiously named as Jingsey, the fire rite was organized by Darla School and was conducted jointly by Darla school and the community of Darla.

The two-day ritual was presided over by His Eminence Tshugla Lopen Samten Dorji.

During the ceremony, various rituals such as the lighting of butter lamps, Tshogkhor(Wish-fulfilling ritual), purification ritual, Tormas, Jingsey(Fire), and others were conducted.

Buddhists are nature-worshippers and believe in divinity, the soul and the primordial energy form. Jingsey is one such ritual, which will appease harmful evils and placate death spirits and strengthen life. We perform rituals by offering nine grains like rice, millet, wheat, maize, mustard, etc, flowers, fruits, and holy water to their deities.

The celebration was very simple, nature-friendly as meat and alcohol items were not served. Students and the public were served butter tea, sugar tea, biscuit, and pure vegetable meals on the first day.

Thousand of devotees from Darla and nearby vicinities offer prayers at the annual Rimdo.

On the second day, His eminence graced the place and blessed (Wang) thousands of people. Thousands of devotees and religious-minded people, some as far as Arikha and Phuntsholing came to revere.

The Rimdo was performed for the peace and well-being of the Darla family, the community, the King, the country and the people.

The Rimdo was a successful one, and it was due to the worthy efforts and cooperation rendered by all the individuals' teachers, principals, students, and the community. It wouldn’t have been a lavish Rimdo if it was not goodwill support from the students’ parents. As informed on Parents -teachers’ Meeting for any kind of donations; many parents credibly brought both cash and kind. Sacks of rice bags, oil bottles, vegetables, juices, dals, etc piled up in the school store. Thousands of Ngultrum were offered as donations and were collected from the students, parents, teachers’ devotees.

“Rituals such as this have multiple functions in the family and in the culture,” says one of the Lopens. “It is an effective agent in promoting family health and well-being. Not only that, rituals facilitate the transmission of values and beliefs. Rituals provide support and containment for strong emotions. Facilitation of coordination between individuals, families, and communities,” he added.

Rituals are important and useful ways of assisting individuals and families in dealing with transitions and losses, bringing about healing and transmitting values from generation to generation. It's an effective avenue of strengthening families and creating an environment where personal well-being is enhanced.

Songs and dances were also performed in the evening to refresh and entertain themselves.

The ritual is being held annually.