Honorable
Dasho Dzongdag of Tsirang Dzongkhag visited Tsirangtoe Central School on August
17, 2018. Meeting with the students and teachers, Dasho narrated a series of
stories and anecdotes to reach his profound messages to the audience of all
kinds.
Dasho emphasized the
importance of hard work to materialize ones beautiful dreams. He said that the
beautiful dreams belongs to those who light midnight candle. He added that, without
putting in heart and soul in their studies, there is no alternative to shine in
life. “Living with a beautiful dreams without taking a step to achieve it is
just like waiting for a lottery win without even buying a ticket,” he said.
While Dasho praised
the youths for their exceptional intelligence level, especially in terms of
operating latest technologies and applications, he urged students to develop “social
responsibility” as a core of their character. He mentioned that from taking
care of our aging parents at home to thinking about our benevolent country are
all emblems of social responsibility.
“Thinking out of box”
is another message that Dasho underlined throughout his speech. He inspired
students and teachers by stating that there is always a solution, and that the
solution can be at times buried beyond the six walls that bar our imagination. “Think
out of box and go beyond where your imagination can reach,” he insisted. He set
an example saying that there are easy choices even for some of the hardest
options in our life, only if we are bold enough to think out of box and go
beyond.
As an educational
institution, Dasho mentioned that school must produce citizens with “emotional intelligence”,
with an ability to think about the present and future of our country. With
this, he also meant that students must learn to think rather than merely
memorizing the facts and figures from the texts.
Further, he cited
some insightful acronyms like RACE (Relevant Attractive Competitive Education)
and CARE (Culture Agriculture Relation Economic) from the royal addresses.
Dasho shared that the above abbreviations contain deep insights that are
indispensable for a landlocked country like Bhutan.
Most important of
all, Dasho made an extensive talk about the journey of our country through the
path of undulating history. He traced the identity of country “Bhutan” to the
times of 8th century Indian Buddhist master Guru Padmasambhava who
visited Bhutan in 746 A.D. He also expressed his sincere thanks to Zhabdrung
Ngawang Namgyal – the founder of Bhutan.
Dasho shared some
peerless insights and wisdoms of our monarchs. He said that each of our
monarchs struggled and scarified much to make our country “the land of
happiness”. The bounty of happiness that we enjoy today is all due to the sweats
that they shed in their entire life. He over and again advised the students and
teachers not to forget the benevolence of our selfless Kings and Queens. What
is more to this, he advised all to have strong faith and respect for the
Jekhenpo (The Chief Abbot) who prays for wellbeing of our country and the world
at large day and night.
Hon’ble Dasho
Dzongdag also conferred the Royal Certificate for Academic Excellence for eleven
students. Tshering Samdrup topped in grade six from Sergithang Primary School
in 2015 and also topped in grade eight from Tsirangtoe Central School in 2017.
In 2015 Bir Bdr Subba topped in grade six from Phuentenchu Primary School and
Sajan Bista from Semjong Primary School. Gopal Subedi topped in grade six from
Tsirangtoe Central School in 2016 while Tulasha Tiwari and Pema Dorji topped
from Phuentenchu Primary School and Sergithang Primary School respectively. In
2017, Phuensho Choden topped in grade six from Phuentenchu Primary School,
Manisha Sanyasi from Sergithang Primary School, Naina Kala Rai from Shemjong
Primary School, and Subash Mothey from Gosaling Primary School. Pratika Rai
topped in grade seven from Tsirangtoe Central School in the year 2017.
