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same attitude, He spoke of God caring for sparrows, and stressed that we were of much more value to Him than the birds (Luke 12:24.) The One who spoke of God caring for the sparrows who fell by the wayside insisted that He cares for
each one of us. Jesus often drew Ilis illustrations
hat stranger thought I was mentally afflicted, as Ij'e smiled benignly
and every time I see a sparrow I am reminded of His words. He was try ing to help someone who was undu ly worried about the future when He drew attention to the birds and flowers being in the care of God. Little valued by man, the flowers were better adorned than a king without all the costly attire at his disposal. If lie cared so much for these flowers, here for so short a time, as lie surely did, how much more they could depend on Ilis being able to clothe them, people of little faith, Jesus would say. However, even a little faith is a
beginning. Jesus used to toll Ilis disciples that they were of little faith but then, seeing them sudden ly downcast at his words, would add "Never mind, if you have as much as could bo compared to a tiny mustard seed you can move
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E s c a p e f r o m a b a r b a r i c r e g im e l e d t h i s f o rm e r
e left his native Tibet and made the journey
across the harsh Himalayas to the Nepalese capital, Kat
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mandu. , From there Sonam Choe-
pel went to a Buddhist monastery near Mysore in Southern India, where he trained to become a monk. But, while there, he was taught English by a young woman, called Kate, who was from the Ribble Valley. Gradually the two fell in
love and decided to marry. They returned to Britain for the wedding and to start a family together. They were married at a Swansea register office, swopping two plain white silk wed ding scarves in keeping with their faith. She became pregnant and they upped sticks to Clitheroe, where they now live with two bon- nie daughters and with another child on the way. On the surface it is a won
derfully romantic tale, but belying it is the tragic story of how Sonam, now aged 34, and his peace-loving nation have had the basic right to honour their cul ture and religion robbed by a brutally-oppressive Chi
nese regime. Sonam’s flight from
Tibet, nearly 15 years ago, was fraught with danger; a gruelling trek by night across the treacherous snow-covered Himalayas lasting 29 days. To travel by day was out of the question, he says, because capture by the hordes of Chinese sol diers patrolling the area would mean imprisonment and torture by such barbar ic methods as electrocution and crucifixion. Sonam did not want to go
SONAM is pictured above with his daughter, Nyima, and his wife, Kale, in their Clithcroe home (260299/5/0) and below as a monk with a friend outside an Indian "stupa," a holy monument around which pious buddhisls walk singing prayers
at first, because he did not want to leave his mother, sister and friends behind, even though he was under threat of being arrested for the "crime" of secretly read ing forbidden Buddhist scriptures while tending to his yaks and goats. He did not want to go
even though, according to the Tibetans, a fifth of the entire population (a stag gering 1.3 million people), have died at the hands of the Chinese occupiers since they invaded in 1950. He did not want to go
even though 6,000 of Tibet's ancient monasteries and temples have been destroyed by the Chinese, a shameful legacy of Mao's so-called Cultural Revolu tion. He did not want to go -
of 20, like thousands of oth ers, he and a friend made the exodus to the sanctity of the United Nation's Refugee Council in Kat mandu. From there, they were summoned to a meet ing with a very special man, the Dalai Lama, the Bud dhists' holiest spiritual leader, who meets with all Tibetans who manage to cross the border in order to keep abreast of develop ments in Tibet. For Sonam it was an overwhelming moment - the equivalent of a Catholic being granted a personal audience with the Pope. Ilis brow furrows with emotion as he speaks in his native Tibetan tongue rec ollecting the meeting. "I just broke down in tears. I was totally overwhelmed and everything came out. It was such a great honour to see him, but he was so at ease and down to earth. It is impossible to describe the feeling," he says via Kate's interpretation. Thousands of exiled
but his mother said he must, because if he did not, he would be denied the rights to learn about his cul ture and to study to become
a monk. So, reluctantly, at the age
teries, like the one in Mysore which is home to over 4,000 monks. Life is hard in these monasteries and basics such as food and supplies of fresh water are at a premium. To help raise funds for
the Mysore monastery, Kate and Sonam recently organised a well-attended Tibetan day at St Michael and St John's RC Church Hall, raising over £700. She says donations are
still welcome, but she adds that local people can help simply by learning about the plight of the Tibetans. "No one knows the true extent of what is going on over there now, but is fair to say what has gone on is akin to a small-scale holo caust," she says. Life in the West is diffi
Tibetans have continued a peaceful struggle against the regime which, they claim, has taken away the basic rights that we, in the West, take for granted. That is why it is so impor tant, explains Kate, to keep going the Tibetan monas
cult for Sonam. He works in the warehouse at Ultra frame, but, only being able to speak broken English, it is a constant struggle. There are only about 100 other Tibetans living in England and, with his near est fellow countryman he knows of living in Liver pool, he feels like a stranger in a strange land. Aside from Kate and his daugh ters, Pemaand Nyima, and a few friends, he feels very much alone. Some parts of the Ribble
Valley remind him of home, but he says: "If I could, I would go back to Tibet tomorrow." For more information
about the Tibetan situa tion, contact the Free Tibet
New band hoping it will hit right note with prospective sponsors
THE newly-formed Clitheroe Town Band, which needs £10,000 for new instruments and uniforms, has launched an
appeal for financial support. The Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun.
John McGowan, who is band presi dent, is spearheading the appeal for donations and sponsorship from local businesses and organisations. In a letter to potential contributors,
need for cash. "Thanks to the efforts of a dedicat
writes. "There are currently 40 musicians
he pays tribute to the founder mem bers for their efforts in establishing the band and explains the committee's
involved, many of whom are young people, and now that the band is a reality the committee has turned its attention to the shortage of instru ments, particularly a euphonium and a tuba, and also the provision of uni forms which are an important part of the brass band tradition. "To purchase the two instruments
required new, will cost £2,400 and the
ed group of individuals, Clitheroe now has a town band once again," he
uniforms cost between £100 and £200 each. To meet all these requirements the committee needs to raise some thing like £10,000. "A number of possible sources of
funding are currently being explored, but there will still be need to raise money locally. For this reason, the committee has asked me to approach local businesses and organisations who may be interested in providing financial support for the band, cither by way of a one-off donation or by annual sponsorship."
Campaign on 0171 359 7573. People can arrange to make donations for Sonam's monastery by contacting Neil Carmen, Secretary of the Lancashire Buddhist Group, on 01253 314669.
New branch manager
THE Clitheroe branch of the Skipton Building Soci ety has a new manager. Now in charge of the
branch's eight-strong team is Miss Lisa Cowburn, who lias transferred from a simi lar post at Blackburn. Miss Cowburn, who hails
from Chorley, joined the Skipton as a customer advi sor at its Preston office from the Royal Bank of Scotland in 1995. Since then she has also worked at branches in Bolton, Altrincham and Manchester.
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