Voluntary Service at Changlingmithang
Voluntary Service during Wang His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Bhutanese culture teaches that serving others brings merit. The Wang gathered thousands of devotees, giving our Scouts a chance to practise this teaching and learn humility, discipline, teamwork, and respect for our spiritual heritage.
As School Scout Coordinator, I led fourteen Nazhoen Scouts and five Youth leaders from Zilukha MSS in serving the devotees, alongside the police, Desuups, and Scouts from other schools.
I briefed the fourteen Nazhoen Scouts and five Youth leaders from Zilukha MSS on their duties, conduct, and the value of service.
Line formation: Guiding devotees into orderly lines.
Crowd control: Keeping pathways clear and assisting the elderly.
Waste management: Collecting litter and keeping the ground clean.
Serving: Serving devotees with humility and care.
humility.Teamwork: Large events succeed through cooperation.
Discipline and patience: Managing crowds calmly takes self-control.
What the Scouts learned
Service brings merit: Selfless service brings merit and fulfilment.
Teamwork: Large events succeed through cooperation with others.
Discipline and patience: Managing crowds calmly takes self-control.
Humility: Serving devotees taught the Scouts to be humble.
Responsibility: Even small tasks, like keeping the ground clean, matter.
Respect for heritage: Serving at a sacred event deepened our appreciation of Bhutan’s traditions.
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