The kid’s Spiritual
maturity and seriousness in his dealing with life is so impressive.
Married
or single, divorced or marrying, young or old, student or teacher you must read
Norbu Jamtsho’s uniquely narrated yet truly touching non-fiction Light in the Darkness.
Norbu
is the fourth of the seven children born to Jampel and Tshering Yangzom on 2nd
of September 1996. Life was easier with parental warmth where togetherness was
the culture, herding in the rain and leeches were the only worries then. Norbu’s
educational journey begun at the age of eight with self motivation and interest
for learning, everything went well until his father had to say goodbye to this
world and his mother had to play the dual role.
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The
coming of a new father worsened their lives as step-parent to step-child’s
relation isn’t always sweet like Passang Passu’s case. Not long after their
mother’s union with their new dad the elder sibling started to abandon the
family and finally their only world (mother) also left leaving the wingless
checks. Now Norbu had to become a father when he’s still a boy and decided to
hold the axe when he should be holding a pen if not for constant insistence of
his teachers and his undying interest for learning.
Norbu's shortened childhood is a becoming of a man.The boldness he exhibits in becoming the man of the house is an inspiration. At such a tender age he had to
undertake physical jobs while bearing the mental turmoil.The audacity the "manly child" undertakes to Feed the younger
ones and the circumstances he overcomes against the departure are the sheer joy to admire.
Amid
such emotional burdens, excellence in anything he does only tells us how
serious he is with life. This 78 paged book of 26 short articles sends out so much of messages about
the choice and acceptance, spirituality and reality, mentality and hope in
despair.
This
book is for the old and young alike; it must raise the hope of those in despair
and edify how it feels to have nothing to those in abundance.This honest autobiography indeed is a revelation of all virtuosity that every individual will not be reluctant to grasp. It can be a handy
hand book for the counselors across the country dealing with mental health of
our youths. I suggest everyone to buy a copy to contribute a little amount for
Norbu and his siblings Education.
NOTE: The book is written by a class 9 student of Nankhor Central school,he must be in class 11 currently...
