I don't quite recall whether I was in Class PP or Class I,
but I vividly remember the class picnic we had with an Indian teacher at Neyra
Ama Chu, a sizable river flowing beside the Thungkhar School. While I'm aware
that a significant portion of Indians are vegetarians, my recent internet
search unveiled Chicken Makhani as their most renowned Indian dish and recipe.
Even back then, chicken dishes held a special place, particularly during class
outings with our Indian teacher at Thungkhar Primary School in Trashigang.
During one of these outings, my Indian teacher instructed me
to kill a rooster for our lunch. I can't quite fathom how I managed to persuade
my imposing teacher amidst the shock, anxiety, and tears of the moment.
Somehow, I eluded the task of killing the rooster, though one of my classmates eventually
carried out the act. This memory resurfaced when I embarked on the path of
Bodhicitta after becoming a student of Tang Rinpoche and taking on the role of
Dewachen Tshogpa's coordinator.
Now, a significant commitment in my life involves aiding vulnerable
animals through the organization ཁྱེའུ་ཆུ་འབེབས་ཚོགས་པ།
(Kheyu Chhubep Tshokpa), which I will delve into more in the subsequent
posts.
Nice piece of writing
ReplyDeleteThank God we don't have to go through this in this era. The teachers back then were ruthless.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful story
ReplyDeleteAppreciated sir
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