Bhutan, Happiness at All Costs | Deadliest Journeys

I previously heard that people died like this. There is also danger for those who drive. The tremors caused by dynamite can cause rocks dissolved by rain to fall. We'll see. Now we will see how much the bet amounted to. Oh God. He couldn't believe that Yojida managed to avoid causing any damage. The road was cleared less than an hour later. He was a little nervous when the rocks fell from the cliff. Isn't he nervous? Tenzing was starting to tire with 50 miles to go, so a passenger prepared a betel leaf for him so he could keep going.

Enough to sustain his energy for another six hours of travel. To thwart the Chinese government's ambitions for the country, the king of Bhutan allied himself with his other neighbor, India. India has had engineers and other workers since 1960. It is a form of bonded labor in which workers are subjected to life-threatening work without protective equipment. This project is called Project Dantak. These diligent workers are equipped with the simplest tools. Hundreds of them work on the roads for only $5.63 a day without any protection. The Dantak project appears to have been omitted from Bhutan's Gross National Happiness. The workers return to India every six months.

Meanwhile, they lived in these makeshift huts. Dantak project workers are also responsible for putting tar on the roads. Although the machines look relatively modern, these road slaves must be warming up the asphalt the old-fashioned way. If the worker complains about the conditions, they are sent directly to India. The environment in Bhutan is sacred, except when its infrastructure needs to be updated. Back on the road to the capital. Chi Wang was trying to catch up with the three trucks carrying his shipment. His small car was clearly not suitable for navigating those roads, but he still trusted Buddha to help him get there.

Trouble is never far away in Bhutan. See more dangerous path. I have to pay now. I have to get friends to drive my car. This type of situation is very difficult. People are very friendly, everyone helps everyone in Bhutan. Tenzing's problems were now a thing of the past, as his final kilometers on asphalt allowed him to finish his trip without problems. After a 15-hour trip, traveling just 125 miles, the bus finally reached its final destination. Goodbye, thank you very much. Always smiling, Tenzing would return the next day grateful to be able to help these people who live in the mountains.

The driver is an essential part of the overall national

happiness

of the country. But in the clouds this altruism was not shared. Chi Wang remained dry while the others walked through the mud. Chi Wang has his own way of interpreting

happiness

. The people of Bhutan are very helpful when we need help. Tonight I'm going to the workshop. I have to fix my car immediately. Perhaps this is the true lesson of happiness. Chi Wang feels happy when things go well and he quickly forgets the problems of the past. It has been completed. My work is done. It is very difficult to join this path.

Is it scarier to do business in Bhutan than in another country? This is most likely true. Bhutan puts its people before profits and its residents seem genuinely happy, although most live on $1.50 a day. The question is how long the country will maintain its identity with the rise of cars and smartphones. Residents of the country are now in debt to buy the latest gadgets. The winds of change blow gently over the kingdom.