“Waktsa rey, soenam rey”, my late mother used to say. It means every child brings a fortune to the house.

My mother practised what she preached. All my village cousins were raised and educated by my parents. Plus I have many adopted siblings from Yangtse, Pema Gatshel, Rangshikhar, Khaling, Radhi. They were children who were all raised by my parents.

I have no doubt that the birth of the Royal Princess to our King and Queen will bring another fortune to the house (in this case the country). 

So it is time to hope again, feel alive again, and live again. The pandemic years were frightening and stressful. The post-pandemic years have been depressing. Let’s all collectively say a prayer so that this Daughter of Ours restore the sense of purpose, community and country that seem to have diluted in recent times.

A collective moelam can move a nation on its right path.

(Join in physically and virtually for the Green Tara Offering at Memorial Chorten from 23 to 26 September 2023)