Birbhadra, I dont think of you any differently. Like I said, the reason I came out like the way I did was because of your prosition. I am 99% if we put on the gloves, the result will come out in my favor. I am not trying to gloat, rather its one of the reason I dont think fighting is a good option. I do not care what the King thinks about newars. I dont care about his taste in women or religion or food or clothes. The reason I respect the King is I would rather have him represent Nepal than anyone else for now. He seems to have that "charisma" that oozes attention from both his friends and foes. In my opinion a leader is not an incarnation of God, at least not in this day and age. A leader should be able to represent one's nation amidst the world as per the time and situation. I think our King does a pretty good job. We talk about, how its unfair to have monarchy as it prevents you and me to be in that position. My question is how different will we take care of the situation? Can we even match what the King can do and bring to the table as a leader? I dont think so. And, this has nothing to do with our abilities, its rather how ordinary Nepalese's minds have been set. I have done my share of schooling from few respected places and I have been fortunate to be able to add two and three letters after my name. That doesn't mean that I can rally the country in anyway. I think the same is true for other Nepalese. I understand that we take examples from the US and the world how democracy has done wonders. But if you take a step back, do you really think it was the political situation that was responsible for their economic and social growth? I think not. I think it was sheer work that was put in by the citizens. There was an article written by a Korean boy which asked the ultimate question: "have you ever cried for your country?" I liked the article because it fosters a sense of contribution from the commoners rather than the usual accusation towards the government on how it has failed to develop the situations. I dont think it takes a King or a PM to build a country's economy. No matter what the international communities likes to say, Bill Gates is not what he is today because of a political situation of the US. I think we could use a couple of Bill Gates in Nepal now and there is no law that says you can't be one in Nepal, whether there's democracy or not. I dont have a direct answer for the kid. But I think I come pretty close to it when I tell myself that Nepal should come out of this misery by using what we already have and know so well. I dont think we can do any good for ourselve by by giving up something thats so innate to us. I understand there have been some shady activities associated with the royal family. But its not the individual that I respect when I talk about monarchy. I respect the system. King is not just Gyanendra or Paras to me. Its an institution that has held on for a while. It will be almost impossible to build something that will come even close to that. I think it will be suicidal if we let go of something we understand so well for something we dont know anything about. All in all, I guess I have managed to say nothing with a lot of words. What I want from Nepalese of today is the love for their country and their ways. I dont care how conservative it sounds. I want to be able to meet Nepalese who believe in the fact that they can prosper their situations with what they have and not go with the western philosophy that seems to portray that democracy is that magical pill that just cures everything. There are other systems that have flourished in the world. We dont have to look that far, a little north of us is thriving example how democracy can be an evolving process.