Thanks guys for not cursing and giving positive feedback, this doesn't necessearily mean you'll have to agree with me on everything. The reason I brought the issue about our values, it has a tremendous affect on me (and million of other)while growing up. How many times did you heard your parents say "Falana ko Choro...this....Falana ko Choro...that" even when the whole neighbour knows about his shady character/criminal operations. I mean your own parents implying(maybe they not right your face) you're a looser compared to him when you're infact a better person than the Falano. It's the acceptance of wrong over right.What can you accept from other when your own blood teaches you those BS.Just because they're your elders don't necessaryliy mean they're always right. Look at all the old-fart politician (elders????) ruling the country one after another.You might argue that it is being wiser and the only way to survive in those culture. We don't eat human flesh if we have no food, do we? Same logic. Compare that to the Western Values, they're even proud of their retarted son and come to TV to brag about their achievement (when have you seen a retard's parents being proud in Nepal?). Some might say "Khuub American Baiyesh". I fell they're INSECURED when they say that.They don't see the need to learn from others. Ignorant ethnocentric people are in every culture.
Few years back, they were talking about "It's accetable to lie in some culture" on NPR radio and one of the caller was a former Peace Core who was stationed in Nepal/India areas. He basically said that Nepali people CASUALLY accept lies and it's OK to lie, there's no consequences as a result of "LYING".Even though he didn't say it with a meanece, it was very painful to hear such things being said about my country. I could have killed him then. But now, I want to meet that person and thank him. He nailed it right in the heart. Bravo.
I've hear too many people say the same thing again and again: Education and Poverty: as the #1 reason for our problems.But you don't hear about the other underlying factors, which in my view are bigger issues and can take more time than "Education and Poverty".Well you might say, education will take care of those issue. Look around, how many educated Nepali do you see, it's having little or no effect at all.Many people are well educted in Nepal (overseas included) but their action/thinking/beliefs is as worse as the rest of the ignorant. You tell me, is education the only answer? We should be thankful that we're not poor like those African-flies on face with swollen berllies starving kids.I might be wrong, values comes from our needs and beliefs, not exactly eduaction.
Let me hear what you have to say.