Factional Society

As I recently went through the weekly news article in Bhutan Observer, I came across an eye-catching title “After money or Education” which lured me into read the fact that many of our Bhutanese youth are indeed sacrificing so much in a different ways for or the other purpose, in the society. We rational beings cannot deny the fact that nature bounds to its creation and are disposed to innumerable sections, which we usually coin names such as rich, poor, healthy, unhealthy, et al. that am sure anyone have felt and termed it. Still, it is disheartening to view, a section of our youth sweatily laboring on the roadside with the stone boulders unimaginable of its astronomical size; aiming to earn a penny and back-up their educationing necessities. I, personally and truly feels sad, it pains my heart when we enjoy the scene. Despite their physical inabilities, most of the students toil, skinning out their fragile physique, taking less or no care on their lives. The recent road accident, which about to claim a life of a student of Dremtse, working on Monggar-Trashigang Highway, is a serious thought that we individual must look more into. Yes, it’s a universal fact that youth are the builders of tomorrow but we mustn’t forget them today. The privilege of youth is what we are into but when such unbearable scene comes in clear view, being Buddhist, one’s heart of stone shouldn’t remain un-melt. Beside, girls, are the most vulnerable and are victims of so many unwanted inhuman issues; upsurges like a flame, quaking the media, where you and I, solely responsible for all these. As a consequence, with a reason or two, the female literacy rate remains far below than the level we expect.

Why the youth are into drugs? The mostly shooted-out answer from their gagged voice, one can hear is, due to discontentment. Why discontentment? To experience a hard life, while their equals enjoy the heavenly bliss, they are forced into such male factories, ultimately brandishing them as juvenile delinquents. This may sound philosophical, but, with due respect to the social thinkers, it is truth and the truth must fall open. Psychologically, to groom a youth for the better morrow, IA think, it’s not a constructive educational method. They should feel and sense the beautiful picture in life which shall generate a far better future.

On the other hand, the youth in the urban areas usually called as bourgeois society are at the most, making their productive use of time in enhancing their educational stand. It is laudable scene Bhutan has come a long way in introducing such kind of activities for the youth to keep themselves away from idleness. The established Youth Centre with its various creative and well-fed programmes augment certain groups of youth. But, such kind of centre meant for the purposeful youth is disparagingly absent in the Eastern part, where it constitutes two-third of school-goer youths in the country. Such disparity compels the society to lag in every step they are onto. Luckier ones, mostly the well-of are safely engages in their activities.

Truthfully, to hear different stories of the youth in a same society, like a face of coin, gives me immense aching beat, and it might have gave the same thud to you all beings. The real pain must be borne by every individual and should, we react to what is beneficial to build a fruitful citizenry. Now, the times are on, and the government must do something before our youth are transcended to good-for-nothing creature, while the nature still offers a space to take an extra mile for the better tomorrow. Let us respect, understand and give them what they deserve rather building a chasm of disgruntlements between youths in the society, where-in, not at least on this Buddhist land.