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Soham Mondal

Action Fantasy Inspirational

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Soham Mondal

Action Fantasy Inspirational

Climb Every Mountain

Climb Every Mountain

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Amidst all the pains and struggles that life brutally shot out at Tobgey, the hope that he would overcome them all to establish himself and work for the betterment of his people who had been long oppressed as well as the whole of humanity kept him mentally confident.

Physically however, he had suffered. From the monasteries around Lhasa, the Tibetan capitak, a hundred monks were fleeing their homeland silently through the elusive paths of the Roof of the World and into the welcome confinements of the Himalayas. They followed, the same path which His Holiness, the Dalai Lama had followed seventy years prior. However, after more than a fortnight of tiring travelx they took a different path for fear of being discovered by the brutal monsters who had taken away their freedom seventy five years before. With them were priceless treasures on the backs of yaks—manuscripts some of which were present in the Nalanda Mahavihara, statues of the Buddha Shakyamuni, Chenrezig and Guru Rinpoche and riches that had, for a long time, been hidden from the bloodthirsty infidels living in the east. Their Goal?—to get themselves and these treasures to India or die trying.

After changing routes, they found themselves traversing extremely fifficult terrain in very cold blizzards. Still the hope did not leave Tobgey. It was as if the Buddha himself was conspiring for their cause, a noble one. A month after the start of the journey, they reached a place near the northernmost tip of the Indian state of Sikkim. The last hurdle remained to be overcome—to evade the enemy's security forces and enter Indian soil where the Indian army knew of their impending arrival and would protect them and their cargo.

Tobgey and five others volunteered to be the vanguard while crossing the border—the

y would have to stealthily reach the other side and notify the Indian soldiers of their arrival who would then escort the rest of them safely into the country. It was risky, discovery by the enemy meant death—there was no second chance. Uttering mantras praising the Buddha silently, they crept forward stealthily through the snow. The absence of a moon made them invisible. There was no means of knowing where Sikkim actually started, they would have to rely on their instincts and travel directly southwards until they reached the Indian camp. 

As they were walking and wondering when they would reach, a band of men surrounded them. The monks barring the optimistic Tobgey broke down, pleading that they have mercy on them thinking they had been captured. Only Tobgey had the hope that these men were not the enemy. "Jai Hind!", he said, having learnt this phrase from a book.

"Jai Hind! Welcome to the land of the Buddha. You shall be safe here and treated as one of our own.", came the reply from brave soldiers of the Kumaon Regiment. 

They, in addition to soldiers of Tibetan origin under the SFF, rescued the rest of the party before daybreak along with their treasures and the soldiers were thanked immensely by the monks. They were at Gurudongmar Tso when the first rays of the sun greeted the lake, praying in gratitude before quenching their thirst with the lake's holy unfrozen water.

Soon enough, they were in Dharamshala receiving the blessings of the Dalai Lama and exhibiting their treasures. Thus, in this manner, it was hope that helped Tobgey and his companions succesfully gain their freedom. Soon after, about forty or fifty such parties from various parts of Tibet made their way to India where they were greeted with wide open arms by Indians.


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