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Ever cried for your country?
By BAN WHI MIN
(The writer is a 15 year-old student of Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies, South Korea).
Nepalis complain about the caste system and corrupt officers. They openly vent their anger against the government. But have they ever thought about
Let me first tell you about my country,
Just after the Korean War, which claimed lives of more than 5 million Koreans,
Korean government officials were horribly corrupt. With the dual classes of Yangban (nobles) and Sangnom(peasants), Korean society was sickening day by day. However, Koreans, having determination to become rich, overcame the unfair social structure and put the country onto the track of development.
When the former president Park Jung Hee took over the government, there were few factories in
In 1964, when
Many of Korean scientists and engineers, who could just enjoy comfortable lives in the
They did their best even though their salaries were much less than what they would have received in other countries. The Koreans believed that they have the ability to change their desperate situation and that they must make the country better, not only for themselves but also for the future generations yet to come.
My parents' generation sacrificed themselves for their families and the country. They worked 14 hours a day, and risked their lives working under inhumane conditions. The mothers, who went to work in factories, fed their babies while operating machines in dangerous environments. They always tried to teach their children the true value of 'hard work'.
Finally, all of these hard works and sacrifices made the prosperous
Nepalis, have you ever cried for your country? I heard that many of Nepali youth do not love their
However, they should be the first ones to voluntarily work for
I have a dream that someday I would be able to free the souls from suffering from the underdeveloped countries, anachronistic customs and the desperate hunger. My belief has become stronger than ever after seeing the reality in
A child with a fatal disease who doesn't have enough money to buy a pill; a child living in what seems like a pre-historic dwelling and not having the opportunity to receive education; and a student who cannot succeed, no matter how hard he studies, just because of the class he comes from.
A society, in which wives not only take care of children but also work in the fields, while their husbands waste their time doing nothing; a society in which a five-year-old must labor in a brick factory to feed herself.
Looking at the reality of
I already know that many of the Nepalis are devout Hindus. However, nothing happens if you just pray to hundreds of thousands of gods while doing nothing. It is the action that you and
For
Who do you think will cry for your