Posted by: Nepe September 7, 2004
Hate begets hate
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DWI, It's not as much as 'Agra ko kura' and 'Gagra ko kura'. However, we are definitely not talking about the same thing. My interest in this exchange was to know firstly what do you think your duty is at this point of time and secondly if you are aware of exactly what was happening in Kathmandu. I am not sure if you cared about these things. You look content with the news of vanadalism from Kathmandu. You are refusing to look carefully at the real facts. The real facts are very disappointing. Lack of wider participation of the people in the protest and signs of co-ordinated activities by the King's men rather than a spontaneous apolitical activities are among some that I think defeated the very cause of the protest. I have seen and been in the spontaneous protests people do- both at home and very happening part of the world and have been moved by the display of emotions. Disappointingly enough, what happened in Kathmandu did not move me. On the contrary, I was disgusted. You could, but I could not identify myself with that protest. I was expecting stronger, larger and genuine protest which did not happen- to disappointment of many I believe. You saw 'right' people's preaching shadowing the fate of 12 victims. I don't see it that way. I think these 'right' people were trying to stop another similar tragedy from happening. Of course, you need to look at the Mislims in Nepal as 100% Nepali for that to see which I am sure you do. If you are suggesting that these 'right 'people perhaps are not feeling as much pain as you do, I say you are 100% wrong. I don't think any Nepali should have felt less pain than your are feeling. When my colleague at my working place first broke that tragic news in the morning after that fateful day, I could not help, I broke into tears. Then I started to look for every news about it. I saw the picture. I read the description of the video. I knew everybody is feeling the same anger, anguish and utter sense of helplessness that I was feeling. And in that common anguish, I also felt a very fresh connection with every Nepali around the world. That made me feel like crying. But this one was not painful. This was warm. This was sweet. This was inspiring. Ok, I am being sentimental. But there was really something there, in me and in the air I breathed. The way the protest unfolded at home and the way we are more divided rather than united over this has destroyed much of that sweet pain of a fresh solidaity I and hopefully many others felt. Aba shok laai shakti ma parinat garne kura ta ke garaai bho ra. Anyway I am lost in my sentiment for now. But I am glad I could share this with my fellowmen in this forum. Back to work. Back to harsh realities.
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