After watch a video people's endorsement for Tethong Tenzin la

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Choni Tsultrim Gyatso

Dear brother and sisters

Our Kalon Tripa's election is only two months away and this is one of the most exciting thing ever and I am so over welmely pleased that everyone take a part of this priceless process of debates, discussion and vote. This is also a historical event and this is time for all of us to take democratic responsibility voluntarily once again for the final vote day on the corner and choose your favorite candidate and shape our future.

But the sad thing is there are still so many of us confused or misunderstood some candidates based on some baseless rumors. I have been closely watching all the video endorsements, debates and even promises all the candidate made to public through speeches and writings.

I want to share some of my thoughts bases what we are looking for and what is that we really need to focus on. We need a somebody fresh minded, someone knows international law and be able to push Sino-Tibet issue once again on international politic stages and seeking more support and reduce pains and fears that people are going through everyday in Tibet. Somebody has courage, strength and believe to lead us to next stage(Free Tibet).Somebody is capable of connect with Chinese leadership and scholars and even students and public in large based on H.H’s middle way of approach to continues dialogue on human rights and release all the political prisoners in near future. Specifically somebody who really knows international law and expert on China.

I heard some people say "I don't care who got vote" after participation of two full hours debates. I know we all care and we have to. If we don't then who does? This is our future and we have to make choice and pick up your candidate and vote.

Who is right one or who is timely right candidate? This is a huge question to all of us but now we heard enough and we watched enough and this is a moment to make your mind. So that we don't have to go through somebody else influence on the day to vote.

I know all of you did your home work and preparation but please be mindful and don't let somebody else's video and dinner or even friendship illegally taking away your rights through using any means, force, threat or violence etc.

I know there are some people say MY parents said to vote this or that Or my husband told me to vote such and such. This is really sad if this is really happening in your life. You have to be the one and value yourself and to be the actual voter there not for somebody else.

I watched a video endorsement today on FACEBOOK people kept saying Tenzin Tethong la has experiences on government in the past. What experiences specifically we are talking about? Everyone had or having experiences including myself. There were good and bad experiences both for everyone, we can’t point out someone has no experience at all. Let talk about Tashi Wangdu. Does he has experiences ? You tell me…( people in video). Dr Lobsang Sangay also has experience his own, not just in Tibetan communities but so many universities and educational institutions and many politic stages around world invite him and listen what he had to say. Do we count them as experiences?

People said Video Tethoung la is the only one qualified for Kalon Tripa and nobody else. Are you sure? Only one? No No NObody is perfect. ONly one?????? That is why I don't believe someone says" he is the only one and nobody else" or "he is the perfect one." Why don't we point out some of the limitations of him so that we can evaluate all the candidates instant of praise one particular one. I think this endorsement “onlyONe” make voter run away. Who believes only one? This is not even a laughable joke to me. We have used "ONLY ONE or PREFECT ONE" for Samdhoung Rinpochen and now again use this Phrase for Tethong la. To be honest this makes all of us little stupid and narrow minded. Only One!!!!!
There are more than hundreds people have same qualifications and experiences on politic, social, religions, economy and administration and international law. Not only one and Him, some cases are even better. For million years I swear Buddha & Dharma don’t use same phrase again and again because we need grow ,open and embrace new energy and fresh innovative leadership to catch up with rest world on politic and economy to improve people life in India and in Tibet.

One thing I want to be clear here to all the reader I am absolutely not against anything to Tethoung la. I even though I don’t know him in person but I read about him and he did such great job as a Tibetan I really appreciated from bottom of my heart but I am so over whelm ling disagree his supporters exaggeration on his qualification and repeat same thing for hundred times.

Tashi Wangdu and Lobsang Sangay's supporters also have same thing or even more qualifications to sing. Sometime they sing better even. What about those? Do we vote who sings better. We have to be honest and truthful and watch things little from farsighted, don't jump into somebody else hallucinative perception and imagination.

Look back some of valuable direction speeches that H.H have given to us. It is not just politically parceled everything in one but rather more open and embrace fresh and new generation's leadership in 21 century.

Please don't take this too personal, this is just my though and how I see things around me and for our future.

thanks