love Lost and Love Transformed in the land of Gross National Happiness
Description
Rieki Crins Ph.D tells the poignant and heart breaking story of her life long love affair with the little-known kingdom of Bhutan.
When a young Rieki Crins first set foot in the little-known Buddhist country of Bhutan, long before it was called the@ "happiest country in the world", she knew her heart had found a place to call home.
She volunteered to do research work in the remote and relatively untouched village of Tsachapu. For an anthropologist like her, it was once in a lifetime opportunity. A nudge from Mother Fate herself. This would be the beginning of a 27-year love affair with Bhutan.
But Bhutan was changing, like all things subject to time. Like the fast-spurt growth of late bloomer, it transformed itself from an idyllic little kingdom to a country that was catching up with the rest of the world, and this had some unintended effects. During the final years of her involvement with Bhutan, Rieki set up a foundation in Bhutan to help teenagers acquire real-world skills. It was a dream come true.
Pleasant dreams often have a way of metamorphosing into horrible nightmares. Somewhere in the background, Rieki was beginning to make powerful enemies.
Profoundly insightful .
