I did not want to become an Army Officer

(ambition of a class PP student)

When I was young, young as a primary student, I always wanted to become a professional driver (Truck driver). I would simply feel the charm of those truckers who ferried gypsum from Pemagatshel to Samdrup Jongkhar then. Those were the days I would complain of having to go to the school. Now, more than a decade after, I still remember my friends who would say: " If you can become a truck driver, I will never ask for a lift"; and that was the deal.





 One night (last winter vacation),while I was narrating a bed-time stories to my six-year old nephew, he suddenly asked me " Ahang nga lu Tropdha chi ngo nag wai-could you buy a playing gun for me please?. I asked "what for?" pretending not understanding his intention. But I was amazed, really surprised to hear: " Nga Shuma Magmi Dasho Beni- I want to become an Army Officer when i grow up." And that was the moment I began to compare and contrast with him; I could only imagine the contrasting world of ours than having the similarities ( came out of the same bloodline).

At his age, I was totally unaware of these: "Tom and Jerry"," Mr. Bean", Takeshis's castle", oh!, the list is really very long. I and my friends played mud, created torma (sculptor), pretended to conduct rituals; and we often used to play hide-and-seek in bushes. But my nephew (and children of his age) have many hobbies: playing with toys, drawing with sketch pens,playing video games and many more that i did not have. It is not even a generation between us, but things seem to change so fast.

Oh! Yes! I see enough reasons in his AMBITION-I salute him, my dearest nephew!