Dream

(The dream remained unfulfilled yet he doesn't regret as no one  can escape what fate has in-stored for him)

Like any other school going children Padma too had a dream during his earlier schooling days, a dream to be a good human being who would serve the society, a dream to pursue law as his subject. But he must confess that he wasn't a hard working guy unlike his contemporaries. Even to these days he is unable to get rid of the old habits, the laziness. Yet he was blessed to have good circles of intelligent, sharp and hardworking friends in his MSS schooling days who excelled in their studies. Their excellence and fabulous performances had added advantage as they used to discuss what ever they knew irrespective of the discipline. Nevertheless Padma lacked interest and enthusiasm to learn sciences and mathematics and as such even when they were voluntarily ready to help him solve the problems, he used to tell them that he doesn't have problems with these subjects. Along with all all  his group friends (the group consisted as many as ten+) he too successfully sailed through the labyrinth of the Bhutan Certificate for Secondary Education (BCSE) in December 2002. But no wonder his marks weren't that consistent as my sciences and mathematics marks were as low as D and E grades whereas Arts subjects' grades were fairly good. 

                                 

They got admission in HSS in different schools as they opted different streams based on our interests in the subjects and the availability of slots. Few of them got admission in Jigsher HSS, Khaling which was one of the most opted schools in their time owing to its study culture and reputation in the country. Padam's MSS group friends were then in Science Stream. As such English and Dzongkha were the only subjects common to them. He was in cloud nine having secured admission in the school he wished for. It was in eleventh standard (Arts Stream) that he started to have strong urge to fulfill his dream given the fact that there were a very good set of teachers and the conducive environment to learning. 

Jigsher HSS, Khaling

Padma didn't know how fast year 2003 passed away. No sooner did he realize the year came to an end and the next academic session has begun , the year he had fallen for one of his juniors, a ninth class girl named Choden. He doesn't know if it was love at first sight or simply an infatuation. Whatever may be he was lost in her thoughts despite the fact that she never reciprocated his confession after mustering hell lots of courage with difficulties. There after Padma  failed in his duty to study thinking of her least realizing that he had big dream to fulfil, the dream which demanded lots of sacrifices which is the crucial point in determining the fulfillment of his dream. But by the time he realised December was knocking his door and ISC examination had already stepped in. He however struggled at the eleventh hour with the revisions and managed to pass with good score.Yet, the dream of  pursuing degree in law was shattered and it remained  just the unfulfilled dream until today as available slots which were limited were already opted by those who excelled out of which five were his own class mates.  What strikes his mind today is may be law was not his piece of cake and may be was destined to be in some other field that he is in. He feels its of no use pondering over the past as life must go on and believes its the contentment in life which matters a lot.