"I was just twenty when I had just flown over the horizon of other nations while not knowing my country is an exemplary one!"

 

Right after my graduation, I was luckless to pass the PE exam. Which made me on the list as a part of failure? I regretted wasting 1,825 days and the finance of my hardworking parents. My name Gawa can't be further related to the situation I was going through. My strength lowered but the drops of tears increased. Society cursed me for the failure and being unemployed too. To defeat their look down I applied for countless jobs, but I could effort for blue color jobs which I had been rejecting since young. To get away from that word of mouth I applied to work in a foreign country.

 

One day I received a call from an unknown digit. I just pressed the green option to receive it.

“Hi! Are you speaking Mrs.Gawa?" A fragile voice spoke out.

“Yes madam, I am speaking Gawa" I replied.

"Madam, you had applied to work abroad and we finalized your job as an assistant manager" replied the voice.

"Wow! That's sounds so amazing one" I replied with excitement.

"But madam, before that you just need to deposit Nu.40000 for the conformation and your medical cost if you transpire to fall sick during your work time" the voice explained.

"I will transfer as soon as possible “I hung out the call.

Millions of imagination boomed through my mind (sitting on a chair and instructing Labour to do this and that, receiving thousands of dollars per month and talking my success stories to my parents with joys). I begged my father to support me fully. He did it but with a piece of advice. After a month I finally got a chance to fly towards my destination. Though departing from my family was so hard with excitement I did not manage a time to see their goodbye waves. Within an hour the flight landed at the spot of the airlines. I saw a girl holding my name on a postcard.

"Hi! The identity you are holding is me" I showed my visa to her.

"Hello! Lady from Bhutan" she offered her penmanship.

I took a step forth and gave my hand.

"There is our car and you may load your belongings there “she pointed me to the car.

I loaded my bags inside the car and was sitting inside until she asked me a few queries.

"Is this your first time traveling to other countries?"

"Yes madam! I don't have any records of working abroad" I replied.

"Why did you leave your beautiful country?" She asked me for which I was unable to reply to her. About 3 hours of drive we reached the dwelling which they had assured to provide me. She passed me the key and instructed me to make comfortable myself.

Furthermore, she gave me the bulk of tasks to complete by night.

 

I entered my dwelling; I made myself comfortable, cleaning rooms and doing arrangements not knowing the clock showed   9 pm. After all, everything felt good. Junk food was my dinner that time and I went to bed. After realizing I have a task to do I worked for it. When I completed doing it the clock has shown to 4 am. I went to sleep feeling satisfied and with excitement for the next day.

 

Early alarm sound high which made me irritated.

"Ama, Can you put off the alarm please" I shouted? There was no reply but only the continuous tune of alarm. I got up and glanced at the alarm, it was early 7 am and I have to be at the worksite by 7.15 am. I rushed to do every task as fast as possible but still, I could not make it out for the meal. Running in high strength I possess, I remembered the words of my mom encouraging me to have meals that she had prepared early morning.

 

Taping on the GPS location that the woman gave me I finally got to the site. Everybody was waiting for me and the task. I handed the task to the woman.

"Gawa, I know it's your first time here but I can't give you any excuses. Consider this as first and last warning" the woman warned me. I was sad for the decision she had passed me but no way to go against it. The work continued and yes I was the one who was supervising it. I felt abnormal with an atmosphere out there. Every air I took a breath was dense with dirt. The ground was filled with plastics and papers, the water nearby the drain is beneath the oils and chemicals and I could not find a single of trees to rest peacefully. Days passed to months and months to a year. My schedule was to sleep late at 4 am get up by 6.30 am and supervise laborers at the site which was a bit normal as compared to others.

After two years working down one night I realized my dad's advice.

"My girl it's very much important to know yourself before others know you,

The very first to change others (society) is to change yourself,

The very first to work outside the country for earning is to work in your country and earn, and yes! The pride you will get after working hard in another country is very much less as compared to the pride you get working for your nation.

First count you, Second Parents, third society, and lastly the whole universe."

Then I discovered I am working here until 4 am and wakes up at 6.30 am to develop other countries which pay me only a few dollars, what if I go back to Bhutan and serve my nation with those hours.

 

I don't why? That one night thought with the advice of my dad had made a great decision in my life. The very next day I flew back to Bhutan. When I was just watching from the window of an airplane I could say I am lending at my country as green environment brightness as compared to desserts.

At the airfield, I was received by my mom and dad. I took a deep breath realizing my nation's oxygen is clean as compared to other hundred countries.

After two weeks I approached to my parents if I could join Desuung. And yes they happily approved me to make my decision. With hook and crook, I completed my training and applied for the Northern Border Patrolling team. As words by my dad, it is an incredible experience for me and I am proudly doing that for my country "Bhutan". I received many acknowledgments from the people of the nation from young up to old for guarding our nations and Yes! Feelings finally, I could relate my name Gawa with the happiness of my country and people under the great kings.

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