To confess, at one point I also thought the revolution is now lost for next several years. I thought our politicians are going to succeed to give us a fake revolution one more time. My observation of popular sentiments for past few days has changed that. What reassure me is that people are seen still not relying on the politicians. They are relying on nothing and nobody but themselves and their vigilance. In the victory mass meeting, they forced politicians to publicly commit to the revolution. On politician had to say, "I do, I do, I do." Others had to make their voice loud and clear. But here is what reassures me completely. They did not trust even GP Koirala (may God give him good health and long life for him to see how much more than he ever could dream could be achieved by "people power") ! They demanded him at the meeting. And they demanded him not to celebrate him as the messiah, but to make him say he would not betray the revolution. They wanted to hear from him the same "I do, I do, I do". Republic is now a household, office, park, restaurant and bus word. "Ceremonial monarchy" had a logic before Gyanendra killed unarmed citizens and before he surrendered. It definitely made a sense to seek a compromise with a power to reckon with, a power that could potentially kill hundreds of unarmed freedom fighters. Now that the king is a killer and now that he is no more a power to reckon with but just a half-dead horse, what logic is left for "Ceremonial monarchy" ? So I think, "April revolution" is not taking rest yet. It is waiting for it's completion in the CA or even before that. Our politicians are not only forced by people to say "I do, I do, I do", they will be forced to dream and see Nepal without monarchy. I am confident, fully confident. So, to friends who are giving up rebelpolitik and are ready to compromise with realpolitik, I would urge to hold on. The revolution is live and kicking. It just took a slower tempo, that's all. क्रान्तिप्रतिको दृढसंकल्प र दृढविश्वासलाई धरमराउन नदिऔं । क्रान्तिले हामीलाई एउटा अविश्वासको मोडमा अलमलिईरहेको अवस्थामा नभेटोस् । शायर सलिम कौसेरको यो बेजोड शायरी हाम्रो लागि चेतावनी बनोस्: कभि लौट आए तो पुछना नही, देखना उन्हें गौर से जिन्हें रास्ते मे खबर हुई कि यह रास्ता कोइ और है - http://mushaira.org/audio/redir.php?tp=ram&filename=salim1.rm Nepe