Sunday the 18th September, 2011 shall be
remembered by me forever. As usual my days was going perfectly fine and
was busy myself watching KBC on the television with my cousin Palden
beside. We were trying to answer ourselves to the question Big B
would ask on the screen. It was just perfect as both of us were judging
our own general knowledge. Suddenly, everything started vibrating. At first I
thought something else but slowly I realise that it wasn’t a mere vibration. It
is something bigger than that. I looked upon Palden who was sitting on the
chair and he looked at me. I could see his face turning red and so did mine. We
hold our hands and sat down chanting Vajra Guru. Our chants went louder and
louder along with the pace of tremor. Many things started
running athwart of my head. I was sure for a moment that the end has
come and this is it now.....but more bigger then myself my thought went instantly
to my parents who were far home themselves. While waiting for the tremor to
stop my fear climbed another level thinking about my uncompleted task as a
son that
I have not done yet. All that made me more terrified and was praying for one more chance...please one more chance.... not this time.
I have not done yet. All that made me more terrified and was praying for one more chance...please one more chance.... not this time.
After more-then of 40
seconds of rigorous shaking we ran outside the building and found my
entire neighbor outside frightened, crying, shaken and busy trying
to inquire their loved one however one thing common all among
those was the name of God they were recalling. I had no Idea what to do then,
but I could feel the damage from those rigorous shake of 40 seconds would bring.
We stayed outside in the dark, cold and rainy hour with terror to get inside
our own house even. Moment later, I went down to town where I found hundreds of
people roaming on the streets with similar noise in disbelief. I then went
to the hospital just to find empty bed everywhere. I had no idea a patients
could run for the life. Huge hospital ward was almost empty and when I inquired the confused nurses they said no idea where the patients had run. It looked
funny to me when I even saw patients with Legs and bone fractured dormitory
empty. How could they manage to escape? Let the God only knows that. However,
one thing is for sure that we are protected by Great Guru Rimpoche because he
was holding us intact and made me believe that his presence and blessings is
always there for all Sikkimese. So, I will never forget to say OM AH HUNG VAJRA
GURU PEDMA SIDDHI HUNG anytime anywhere.