Pire,

You are right that since 1950 Nepal has developed a lot. But the world has developed a lot too.

Compared to where Nepal was in 1950 in relation to the world, do you feel that Nepal is in a better position in relation to the world or in a worse condition in relation to how the rest of the world has developed?

I don't see people who left the Titanic, Nepal, as rats. I more see them as the rich/educated passengers aboard the Titanic who used their influence to get out of the ship before the poor passengers could (which is what happened aboard the real Titanic). I basically see that those who could afford to escape the ship, did. And many of us, now that we are safe on the island, we are looking back at the Titanic and cursing the captains and the crew for their horrible navigation and leadership. After all, it was their negligence that caused the Titanic ship called Nepal to hit all these political and economic icebergs. We could all have been enjoying the wonderful parties and social activities and fun aboard the Titanic called Nepal. Instead, here we are stranded aboard the island called America where we are trying to figure out how to make peace among the wild and uncultured aboriginal natives aboard this island who don't speak our language. Many of the poor passengers aboard the Nepali Titanic were living in squalid condtions in cramped quarters and low quality food. Many of them, now that they are aboard the island, are actually finding that their condition is better on the American island than it was aboard the ship. The rich passengers aboard the Nepali Titanic feel quite torn. They remember the good times they had aboard the Nepali Titanic and wish life was still the same. Many of these passengers feel trapped on this American island and wish that they could be aboard the Titanic again...enjoying those good old days. But alas, looking through their telescopes the Nepalis aboard the American island can see that the condition of the Nepali Titanic continues to deteriorate and more people are abandoning ship to come to the American island.

Surrounded and overwhelmed by the strange customs and practices of the abroginal natives on this exotic American island, both the rich and poor who were on the Nepali Titanic are finding a certain kinship to each other on the American island that they did not have when they were aboard the Titanic. They find themselves drawn to each other with a commonality of culture that they wouldn't have shared if they had remained aboard the Titanic.

 I got carried away with the analogy. Pire, is my analogy convincing you yet?