Pic: Patients in front of the welfare hostel
They live in a catastrophic condition that they agonizingly spend each day without good foods, good clothes and good medical treatments. Some feed on the forlorn hope, a hope for the miraculous intervention to occur to them that can change their life. Others are giving up their hope of life altogether and waiting miserably for the unquestioned future. Death. Their families, relatives and friends are also equally burdened and depressed. In the past, many Dashos, Lyonpos and MPs promised them hope but forgot them when they went back.
Not quite a handful of days before the Royal Wedding, Lhamo Drukpa, the talented and charismatic national film artist, along with Tashi Namgay (Founder of Bhutan Kidney Association) visited the Patients Guest House. She wanted the patients to feel that they are loved, happy and more importantly to uplift their spirits to make them able to join in the celebration of Royal Wedding.
Pic: Lhamo Drukpa (4th from the left) with the patients
She stayed in very close touch with the patients giving them tender loving care. As an affectionate friend, she consoled them and shared their plights. As a caring sister, she hugged and nursed their wounds. And as a loving mother, she cried with them and fed hopes and aspirations upon them. This went on for a considerable length of time. Meanwhile, she also delighted the patients with her magical voice. She, then, donated groceries (rice, eggs, biscuits, noodles, milk and soaps) and winter blankets to all the patients.
Pic: Lhamo Drukpa (2nd from left) distributing gorceries
Her inspiration, humility and grace remarkably spread all over the house. Surprise and happiness on their faces, all the patients emerged joyfully out of their beds in a worshipful gratitude for her. The otherwise depressed patients remarkably resurrected in confidence, bliss and abundance.
Her inspiration, humility and grace remarkably spread all over the house. Surprise and happiness on their faces, all the patients emerged joyfully out of their beds in a worshipful gratitude for her. The otherwise depressed patients remarkably resurrected in confidence, bliss and abundance.
So, during the Royal
Wedding, all the patients excitedly crammed in front of the TV and watched the
marriage ceremony proceedings. They graciously snacked on the biscuits and
noodles brought to them by Lhamo Drukpa as they glued to the TV. They were as
excited and jubilant as any other Bhutanese citizen and were praying for the
long life of the Royal Couple.
I just imagine how
proud our beloved King and Queen would be to hear about the good work she did to
the 33 patients for the Royal Wedding.
Today, Lhamo Drukpa
visits the Patient Guests House at least once a month with groceries. During
the winter, she donates blankets and garments. Also, she organizes religious
talks for the patients in a regular interval. Very recently, she invited Chung
Rimpoche, the founder of Ati Foundation when the
patients received preaching and blessings.
Today, Lhamo Drukpa
is a board member to the Motion Pictures Association of Bhutan. She is one of the
most committed members of the Bhutan Kidney Association.
A wonderful post, Rikku sir. It's very kind of Lhamo Drukpa to have done such graceful deeds to humanity. if only people like her were more in number and as she said, much richer, a helpful society and community would prevail. Nevertheless, what she is doing deserves special praise and appreciations from us. Keep up the good work and May God Bless her to keep doing such things. :) Wish her a happy life. Keep posting.
ReplyDeleteGod bless Lhamo Drukpa........and interesting post sir as always..:) thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteAs always, truly an inspirational post. Wish there be lots more of Lhamo Drukpa in Bhutan.
ReplyDeleteI could not stop my tears, kudos to Lhamo and the author posting it
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