First of all, I would like to thank you all for visiting this site. This is a non-profit organisation website and is dedicated to Sir Edmund Hillary, who devoted and is still devoting his life for the well-being of the Sherpas who were once a very under-privileged community in Nepal. He was the first man to climb Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. As a Sherpa, it is now my pay back time. This is an effort to honor this great human being by following his foot steps and motivating people to climb a different kind of mountain, a spiritual Mountain, that requires a good heart, unlike lungs, that we Sherpas are famous for. This organization encourages all, especially the individuals who have been rescued, to pay back (honor) their rescuers by getting involved in Sherpa Mission. This organization hopes to encourage people to become the rescuer (hero) by encouraging them to make their own relief projects and assisting them in fund raising events for the people who are different than themselves. It honors all those who devotes their lives for the benefit of others just like Sir Edmund Hillary has been doing. Sir Edmund Hillary who was from a different country, different race, different religion and different cultural background spent his life helping people, who in no way were similar to him, after the ascent of Mt. Everest. This is the message I want to send the world. Let’s help and care for the needy ones around the world even if they are different than us. The trend to help people of a different background, I believe, will definitely promote world unity and harmony. While keeping our own people, lets do something for someone totally different. When you are loved by people, your race, colour, culture, religion all seem invisible. Sir Edmund seems like one of our own Sherpas and I am sure he is well respected in his own native country as a great New Zealander. I myself am an example of one of the many results brought about by this kind hearted gentleman from New Zealand. If it wasn't for him, I could have been back in my village with cracked bare feet, patched-up shiny clothes caused by dirt and wearing for weeks, and grazing yaks. He has built schools, hospitals, bridges, helped renovate monasteries in and around my village and many more. Ever since, he has changed lives of many Sherpas in one way or the other. I am a New York cab driver now unlike many doctors, engineers and other honorable white collar professionals that he helped create, but I consider myself lucky that I am blessed with enough knowledge (he is to blame for it again) to realize the importance of Sir Edmund's life-long commitment for a meaningful humanitarian cause. He worked like a porter and lived like a King in Sherpa villages. He is the "Gentle Giant" that rules the hearts of the Sherpas. For me, the lesson he has taught me, is greater than any college degrees that anyone can acquire. If I have no other knowledge but only have the awareness of the importance of humanitarian work and am doing something about it, I would still be tremendously satisfied. It is better to know nothing and do something than know everything and do nothing for others. To become a "slave of heaven and king of hell" is not a far-fetched reality for people in developed countries like America. I want to tell everyone (although it’s been repeated thousands of times by many) that your valuable contributions do make a lot of difference in the lives of needy people. I am here to speak up and give you first-hand information about poverty and suffering. I know how it feels like not to have something you need. More than that, I also know how it feels like to be saved from all those miseries. Today my mother doesn't need to walk 7 days to go to Kathmandu to get proper treatment for a serious disease. My niece doesn't have to go somewhere else to attend a good school. Our people are far better off now than when I was a kid. The value of the results brought by your contributions can not be stressed enough. Your involvement is needed now more than ever to promote world unity and harmony. This is my attempt as a Sherpa of the new millennium to climb the spiritual Mountain and encourage everyone to join this expedition to make your own lives count. I urge everyone to participate in this noble and satisfying mission. Let’s strive to make a difference and make it the driving force of the new millennium. L.G. Khambache Sherpa Founder/President of Sherpa Mission, New York, U.S.A. |
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