It's always the time factor. Right time for right step. All we can do is aspire for positive efforts, and then act accordingly for wholesome lifestyle. Ten years ago, one faction wanted to wipe out the other, and vice versa. But it took us 10 years, and now we are discussing for the need of negotiation/compromise. Why it took 10 years for us? That was governed by the way our minds were shaped/brainwashed then. I am not sure if the need for compromise has yet struck the Maoists/Govt./political parties/so-called leaders. We are only general public, but they are the ones who exercised/extorted the politcal power one way or the other in the past. And therefore, they may lag behind the powerless public in this understanding of peace/compromise and forgiveness. Actually Public is the most Powerful, and time will encourage public to act for good of the country. Maoists say that they are from the powerless public,but that's not true. That has been proven in so many ways already. They know it, we know it. "Shame" factor seems to be gripping them these days along with perhaps conspiracies of which we public are not aware of. But whatever be those conspiracies inside, the sole, final effect will be on the public ultimately and then public will be reacting to that when the effect exceeds becomes unbearable. The crux of our problem is the King, right now. we all know this. He has put himself in such an awkard position (We all know how) that we cannot expect any major steps from him. What monk Sugandha wrote is a great recipe to solve the current problem in Nepal. But who will initiate that is yet to be determined... one thing i can tell you, it will not be the Thai way. Copy cat never works (hope Maoists of Nepal are reading this), because in time and space, Nepal is entirely at different juncture.