Being the eldest of the three siblings, you are required to juggle between familial responsibility, societal expectation and personal ambition. As the only son, my mother tells me, ‘You are like the only cloth’ (khamong leng nang ma wa prus ken gi la). ‘Our thoughts meet (a ching ga sem thrab cha),’ she continues.
Living up to these words have come about with trust, responsibility and privilege. And Mayul was born!
Picture courtesy: Chimi Dema, 2000.
Dechen Rabgyal
I am from Drepung, Mongar, Bhutan.
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