“One of the saddest things about being a refugee is that you often dream of your homeland. Even in the dream, you wish it wasn’t a dream, only to wake up to a deep homesickness.”
By Sonsnow
Tag: fight
My Deepest Desire!
“As an activist, my deepest desire is not just to return to Tibet to reunite with my parents and siblings. More than anything, I want the younger generations, born in exile and strangers to their own country, to return before I do. I want them to witness the beauty of our homeland before it is irreparably damaged.
I want them to see the monumental mountains before they are scarred by mining, and the vast grasslands before they are erased by relentless development. I want them to see the pristine rivers and rivulets before they are choked and polluted by dams and industry. I want them to see the crystal-clear sky over the Tibetan plateau before it is covered by the dark clouds of Chinese industrialization. I want them to see their Tibetan brothers and sisters before their very identity is transformed.”
By Sonsnow
If Only….
If only my dreams of a homeland could have lasted a little longer before I woke up again in a rented room in exile.
If only I could greet my parents every day, and ask if there’s anything I can do to help them in any way.
If only I could wake up to freedom in my homeland, gaze up at the beautiful blue sky, and look out upon the vast grasslands.
By Sonsnow
མིག་ཆུ། Tears
Tears,
They have shed tears for too long,
If they were a glacier, it would eventually dry up one day.
The warmth of heart will wither away,
If they were a river, one day their flow would cease,
And hope would wither away, like a fading breeze.
If they were an ocean, even its vastness would turn into a dunes,
And happiness’s smile would set, like the sun in a distant land.
Tears are mere droplets, a symbol of our deepest longing,
But they cannot quench our thirst,
nor ease our heart’s tormenting.
Tears alone cannot sustain us,
nor can they quench the fire within.
Even our heart aches within
For the freedom we seek, let us march forward, undaunted and unbroken,
until we claim our victory.
By Sonsnow
A Fight
The weight of my parents’ grief in my absence far surpasses my own feelings of loneliness in a distant land. This longing for reunion serves as a poignant reminder of the ongoing struggle for a free Tibet and fuels my determination to fight for our rightful independence so that one day we can reunite in a land where freedom and justice reign.
By Sonsnow
It Pains Deeply,
It pains deeply!
The pain runs deep within
As I see my countrymen crying in despair
Pleading with hands folded
Kneeling before the oppressors
Prostrating before the perpetrators
It’s a pain that cuts through, raw and tight.
It hurts, oh it hurts so deeply,
This was never our norm
When our warriors commanded half the globe,
When emperors from China bowed to our spiritual guides,
When the Chinese trembled at the might of Sogtsen Gampo.
We were never this desperate,
We fought for what was rightfully ours,
We never begged, never pleaded,
We stood firm against intruders,
Our mountains, resilient and strong
Against the bombs , they never bowed
Never surrendered to the Great Wall’s shadow,
They stand tall, unwavering as ever.
Awaken, my warriors,
It’s time to rise and resist.
By Sonsnow
Fight for freedom
“Fight the freedom with a price, and feel pride when it’s achieved.”
By Sonsnow
Walking in a month-long “Tibet Matters March”, with freedom in mind and a fighting spirit in the soul and body. Covering 35 km each day under the scorching sun.
Happy Independence Day
As India celebrates her 75th Independence Day, I extend my sincere greetings to all the people of this country, whose forefathers fearlessness had freed this country from the shackles of the colonial rulers.
I pay my utmost respect to the leaders who led the movement and transformed their visions into action and made it possible to prevail in peace and prosperity, and unity in diversity.
I wish all my Indian brothers and sisters a very happy 75th independence day. I also seek the grace of the God and blessings of the Lord Buddha to see the celebrations of Tibets’ independence day very soon.
Rise and Resist
"I wish all my countrymen acts more like an activist who rise and resist the aggressiveness of our enemy by raising the fist of freedom higher than their head. My heart pains in great depth seeing them acting more like professional politicians, politicizing every small thing, and sitting silently on bigger issues, seeking safe space and soft sits. I wish them all to stand together and speak in solidarity with the ones who fight for our common cause." Sonsnow