Have we learnt to live with stigma attached over our foreheads?



By Bibhu Bikram Pant




You can call me a commoner, or a layman, or simply a Nepali. A man who has dreams of peace and prosperity, but fears to dream since dreams and aspirations are suppressed under the current affairs of the country. A man who sets out for his office every morning with the hope that the day will be good, but fears of the unknowns and bears a strange phobia that someone or something is lurking behind for an ambush. Someone has truly said - dare to dream. Today, it takes a daring to dream a great future. The question that hunts me the most today is why the f__k I didn't go aboard for study, and settle there? Was it the love of the country, or love of the closed ones, or simply my inabilities? Frankly, I do not know. But the question remains - is it a sin to stay in one's own native land and dream of a good life? Definitely not. The ground realities, nevertheless, are still the same - insecurities and uncertainties.

The biggest blow to my sense came when the holy shrine of Pashupatinath was meddled in the controversy. What greater debacle could one hope after this? Education sector was attacked, health sector was not spared, socio-economical issues were tainted – the branches of foul politics spread everywhere, but Pashipatinath?? Give us a break!! I don’t believe in craps like “desh ma aba anista hune bho, Pashupati lai pani chhodenan iniharule”. The so called “anista” has hit the nation way back. I blame politics for all what is happening, you certainly do too. But what are we doing about it? Politics, or dirty as you may, is a result of our indifference. Better late than never, we should act now. Well there, that was easy. I know it’s simple to lay down one’s frustration over words, which I am doing right now. No action whatsoever on my part to try to mend the current affairs. After all, I am also a human being – a lone man can not act in solitude, no matter how great his intentions are. This is actually what is happening. I do not have solutions, neither do you. The problem requires a joint action on the civilians’ part. Or, have we learnt to live lives with stigma attached over our foreheads and simply say “C’est la vie”.

 

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