𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐈𝐒𝐌

𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙄: 𝙊𝙛𝙛 𝙩𝙤 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙔𝙤𝙧𝙠

I was raised between mountains and hills. Listening to the singing of birds from nearby jungle and beholding the dancing leaves. Sitting on the seesaw made of rough plank and skating on the board made of old jerrycan. I grew with dust and dusty friends. We had less of possessions and more of laughter and happiness.

I was born in one of the remotest districts of Bhutan called Dagana!

I was lucky. Many of my relatives live in United Kingdom and few of them in United States of America where the weight of dollar is heavier than the weight of ngultrums.

But, when I compare the weight of currencies, I am not hungry about money. People say that food, water, air and shelter are basic necessities for survival. When I think about it, yes! They were basic necessities when the human race was evolving. Now, world has changed and I feel that basic necessities are not food, water, air and shelter!

I think it is money!

If you have lot of money, you can buy food, air, water and shelter. You can travel. If you have lot of money, you don’t have to work hard to be famous. People with more money are worshipped like gods. If you have money, you don’t have to go begging for someone to respect or be friends with you. Instead, they will come begging to be with you. Money can enslave people. Money can buy beautiful women!

Now, money is everything! It is not just the medium of exchange as economists say.

Billionaires, Millionaires, Coreopati and Lakhpati are all the titles a person gets according to the amount of money he owns!

That’s why, people say, Bill Gates is the richest man in the world!

Trust me, when I start narrating about money, you might think that I am millionaire or something. I am none of it!

I got married to the man I loved. For some time, we have decided not to think about a baby or babies. We have decided to think about diapers and huggies. When they are enough, we will think about a baby.

When my husband and I decided to hunt for diapers before the baby, we decided to save money!

That’s when I decided to fly to United States of America!

I processed my visa for two years. I decided to go as a tourist than appearing International English Language Testing System [IELTS]. After all, I am not going there for further study.

I was going there to find a fortune! A fortune in the form of dollars to build the foundation of my life.

I flew to Bangkok and then to New York. The size of airport and number of aero planes keep on increasing. The Paro International Airport is only the international airport in Bhutan squeezed between huge mountains.

As the plane KB401 picked up its velocity, I closed my eyes and prayed to the Great Rinpung Dzong. The safest journey to all the passengers on Airbus.

Goodbye to a small country, my homeland, to my husband, my relatives, my parents! Until then, see you all safe and sound!

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