GNH: My perspective.....!

GNH is on the way, although is yet to reach there....

I have just realized that our country is not a GNH (Gross National Happiness) country. But a country aspiring for GNH and that promotes GNH as its vision for the world.

Is Bhutan a GNH country? Are all Bhutanese happy? if these are the questions to qualify a country to be called GNH country, Bhutan can never be a GNH country. Bhutan is know by world as GNH country for adopting Gross National Happiness as its development goal against the idea of GDP. It is an aspiration and work in progress not yet achieved. 

This would rely on individuals living in Bhutan, the individuals leading the country and its management of the developmental progress.

But for having introduced this vision of GNH to the world and also, as it aspires to realize this idea at home, why not can it be called a GNH country. If I am asked, whither I am happy being in GNH country, of course I would say I am happy, because  I am in a country that respects happiness, aspires to be happy and tries to promote the happiness at home and in rest of the world.

People here question authorities if there are policies and practices that are not in line with the philosophy of GNH. People raise voices and talk development keeping in mind the basis of GNH. This is already a progress. 

Leaders talk GNH and ensure that the policies will be inline with GNH. This itself makes well and good enough for rest of the people to watch how the government and authorities work. Because if thing are not so, we can and have the right to disown such a government and authorities. We strive for GNH and we will need a government working towards this vision. 

Like having given a birth to a child doesn't become a son for a father and daughter for a mother, GNH needs to be nurtured, built and should be realized, that would take the efforts of everyone in the country.

Yes! whether one agree or not, it is the reality that the 'GNH is Bhutanese' as one of the former prime ministers said. If we as an individual citizen of the country that gave birth to GNH fails to live by the GNH principles, we fail GNH and our country as a whole.