sometimes it's quite overwhelming to see the amount of frustration that has built up in our (nepalese) parts. at times, i personally feel incapacitated to see our state of utter denial and discomposure about the ongoing political development of the country. i have always believed that we, the people, are the primary assets of democracy. the lincoln's quote: 'to the people, by the people, for the people' addresses this very aspect of people's responsibility and its cause and effect within democracy. i am sorry to say but we, nepalese, have never understood the 'by the people' part very clearly. Lincoln warned the south america in his inaugural address by saying: "in your hands, my 'dissatisfied' fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war." we loveeee to complain, love to play the blame game, don't we? we never introspect. why do we always blame the leaders? who are they after all? ONE among US. the power of building a good, efficient and self-reliant government is in our hands --the people's hands. democracy takes time to flourish, it takes decades. unfortunately in our case, we never had a firm platform from where we could build on. but as much as the leaders (corrupt or otherwise) are responsible for this tumult, the general people (we) are also liable because we are the biggest part of that system. how many of us have bribed the leaders/bureaucrats to get our work done? how many of us revolted? corruption is not possible one way. both the parties (senders and receivers) are equal parts of the game. the point i am trying to emphasize here is: let's not shy away from our responsibilities. if the country is burning, we are adding more fuel into it by blaming each other. let's try to solve ...not run away. at least think positively. we may not be there physically or may not participate actively in the political front, but at least we can create a conducive environment by supporting a good cause. can't we? as i already mentioned, i don't see anything wrong in making narayanhity --the presidential house. let's make sure, we elect the right person who deserves to be in there. it's we who have to make sure we don't create another girija or madhav or khum bdr or govinda raj or prachanda or gyanendra for that matter. no offense or malice intended to anyone. i had sworn not to speak on politics in sajha anymore, but some of the responses in this thread alone unrested my cause. sorry about that.