She went from a stiletto-clad, high-powered global finance executive to a Buddhist nun draped in dark red monastic robes who found joy in helping others. EMMA SLADE shares with Vogue her “wiggly” path to happiness
I can feel the drawbacks of a slim bottom as my backside leaves the seat and returns—bump, ouch. I’m travelling in a basic Bolero pickup truck, and we are driving down a rural mud track in east Bhutan. I’m on my way to find a girl called Dechen, who is paralysed from the waist down and lives somewhere up a hill where wheelchairs don’t make any sense. Eager to help, I’m taking my Western-style determination and Buddhist training to put into action.
THE LONG RIDE
While I am increasingly used to adventuring in Bhutan for the sake of my charity, I am delighted to say my path to happiness has been a wiggly one. It started out quite conventionally in England, being born to a family that was keen that their daughter made friends and got a good education. Which I did—in fact, I even won an unconditional place at Cambridge University. And that led to a successful career in global finance—where I specialised in analysing and investing.
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