The year 1993 was no
doubt a very fortunate year for me as I got a very rare opportunity to work at
His Majesty's Palace at Samtenling, Thimphu.
We were given all
access to the palace and served lunch along with teachers stationed there to teach
Princes and Princess.
I was stunned by the
simplicity of His Majesty's life. The palace was actually not a palace. It was
a simple bungalow made with wooden buckles (outer pipe tree's cover) and
plastered with ordinary mud. Even the painting was so simple and brief.
Initially, I was looking for the beautiful palace and thought that was rooms
made for the palace's workers but I was wrong. It was His Majesty's Palace.
A single basketball
scoring board was the only game facility at the palace. This is how our 4th
King lived.
A moment of comparison
His Majesty's simple life with that of serving ministers who stayed a luxurious
life, a tear rolled down from my eyes. I wiped with my white teko and
concentrated on doing a good job. Imagine we are putting a boiler, actually electrical
heating equipment (gezer) would be the best choice but His Majesty had chosen a
simple heating system.
His Majesty worked
selflessly for his people leaving all the comfort of his life to his subjects.
By the way we have done
a good job and His Majesty the Fourth King appreciated that. I am extremely
happy about it.
Working at His
Majesty's place was my greatest achievement.
