📖 ⚽ Dorji a book review

by Palden Wangmo

It’s a human tendency to always compare oneself with someone who is doing better, and in doing that, we forget that comparison leaves us with low self-esteem and the feeling of being never enough. Well, the protagonist Dorji lives in all of us. However, not everyone can come out stronger like Dorji. It takes ones perseverance, hard-work and self-reflection that can fully destroy the feelings of inferiority and accept one’s worth. Also, to be able to accept one’s weakness and turn that into one’s strength, one needs a certain push and pull factor. Dorji is blessed to have good friends and a teacher who understands him and never left his side in times of need. Giving people a time to realize their worth is important as well. Life is not about checking out how others are doing, life is about finding your real inner self and comparing ‘YOU’ with ‘YOURSELF’, only then you will find the true meaning of your existence. Is it love that Dorji has towards Sangay, or is it just friendship Sangay feels towards Dorji? Or is it a love triangle among Dorji, Sangay and Yonten? Find out by yourself to know the answer. No matter what age you are, you will enjoy this book and especially high schoolers will love it more. Since it’s written in a Bhutanese context, it adds more reason to why you should read this book. It came as a New Year gift to me and I would like to thank Madam Kimi for recommending and Dr. Dolma for generously giving me a personal copy.

Palden Wangmo is a lecture at Royal Thimphu College.

- First published for the RTC Library e-Newsletter, March 2022.