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This video was taken live during the celebration of 112th Nation Day of Bhutan in Perth.
Speech Transcript
Ladies and gentlemen, can I begin by acknowledging elders and pay my respects to leaders, past and present Tenzin can I very very kind and very very generous, relax. We've been together for many, many things. Some of them good things, some of them, bad things, but never, never, a house monitor but I will take it back to. I'll take that back to camera. Today we celebrate three important things, three important first is that we celebrate, we commemorate the creation of a modern Bhutan nation, 100, years ago. 112 years ago. The wise action. The wise words led to the creation of what we know as modern Bhutan. But more than that, we celebrate, as Tenzin has said we celebrate and pay homage to the wise words, the rise actions of all five kings of Bhutan but from my perspective to the last three Kings of Bhutan. It was the third King that started the very necessary process of democratization in Bhutan. The ablation of slavery. In 2007 the first free elections. By 2011 every member of the Bhutanese government was democratized and Bhutanese these people are join in that great democratic the act of electing their own people all under all under the very very wise leadership of the kings of Bhutan. So while on one level. This is a national day. It's also a day that we pay homage and give respect to the kings of Bhutan. In the world. Some people are freer than other people. The most free people in the world live in democracies. I argue that the freest people in the world, often live in constitutional parliamentary systems, headed by a king or a queen, when we, when we think about the freedoms, the liberties, the economic prosperity that we enjoy in Australia, and that you enjoy as Bhutanese people now living in Australia. I like to applaud. I like to pay homage to Australia's political system, which has at as a crown. That person who carries that crown is Queen Elizabeth the Second, and you'll notice that she's an image of her seats on the wall here. And so while it's easy to think of countries like Bhutan and Australia and Canada and New Zealand, be very, very different. They are in actual fact very very similar. Because they share a respect for human beings. They understand the importance of democratic activity and participation. And they understand that having at the apex of our democratic system, someone who is above politics. Someone who acts as a symbol of unity for the whole country, someone who can guide the country through difficult times. Those things are very very important to demonstrate an attachment to got time has gone by, but demonstrate an attachment to what is necessary to guide the nation's and to guide people through very very difficult and troubled times. So today we celebrate all five kings of the Bhutan. But to my part, I like to celebrate the last three kings. in particular Secondly, of course, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first please nice person to ever come to Western Australia. And when we think about Justin how row now and how familiar, the turn and the Chinese culture is in our country is in Australia is if we can think about these people that came 50 years ago. And I'm sure at times it might be very challenging at times, lonely, to be a member of the boost nice community in such a big city you live in Australia. But imagine how how daunting, it must have been for those first Bhutanese people 50 years ago, but like you live in your community can be very, very proud of the contribution, it brings the richness of culture and language and dance to the richness of life for Western Australians here in Western Australia, your community across our great country in enriching the Australian experience multiculturalism has made, Australia, better. It has made Australians, better people. And your community is a very very important part of that. Finally I just like to extend my sincere appreciation for the trust and the honesty and the friendship that's been extended to expect extended to me. Can I congratulate Karma on an excellent, Excellent? Two years president of the community. we often forget that the People do these roles as volunteers. They do these roles because they care They do these roles because it's their way of building trust and safety and security in the community Karma is a visionary leader in e in any community Karma's word will be regarded as wise for young man, he has very very wise words. And I'm sure the future is great for karma whatever he may choose to do, To the new leadership of the business community here in Perth. I am your servant. You can call me servant number one of the Bhutanese community. My job is to serve. My job as a senator for Western tray is to be the servant for every Western Australia. But in my heart. The Bhutanese community is very very high up on my list of priorities, and any thing I can do to support you, no matter how small or how big I will do that, because in my way. It honors you it honer as you're experiencing Western Australia, and it honors the king. And that for me is very, very important. Thank you very, very much, it wouldn't matter if there are five people here or 500 people. When the Bhutanese community extends to be an invitation. I'm delighted to be here. I'm delighted. So, this very very very auspicious day and on your national day congratulations to you to your forebears to your family's here in Perth and also back down to Bhutan our respect to that congratulations to the wisdom of the king of His Majesty now one of the Majesty's before him, and blessings for a very very prosperous and successful another hundred and 12 years for Bhutan. Thank you.
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