Magical Creatures of Chadar

The song:

While saying goodbye, my sulking wife says

"You will hold hands of beautiful women,

You save them, while I wait for you in this cold..."

The only reason people survive the Chadar Trek is because of the Zanskari locals called 'porters'.

These porters have magical powers, they can save lives! Yet, they are innocent, the purest of souls ever existed.

Most enthusiastic, resilient, fun-loving and respectful.

They look small in form but carry our luggage double their weight on craziest of paths.

Laughing when they fall and singing while climbing hills - still helping people on the way.

Each one of them saving hundreds of lives every year.

I imagine them to be those small mythical creatures from fairy tales who come to life just to help someone and become part of woods and trees and land and mountains when their work is done. Coming back only to help again.

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