Being born, Living and growing up in a country where almost everything we come across
has been going wrong since we gained our senses has always been a matter of disgust
and disappointment for the most of us. It has always been an issue to talk about over a
cup of tea or a bottle of beer that how things are wrong and how things should have been.
But more importantly we have been unable to realize our responsibilities while we are
busier in criticizing the system and cursing our fate for every wrong thing which happens
around us. We never dare to take the initiation to change whatever we deem to be wrong.
We have always been looking forward for someone else to come up and clean the mess
in front of our house. We have always been looking forward for someone else to stand
up and speak for us. We, youth being the pillars of the nation have been unable to realize
our strength but now it is time that the young people take the lead and achieve maximum
benefit from the available resources in the country. Every country has its problems
but by just saying that we cannot get away from our responsibility towards the nation.
When there is a problem then there is always a solution as well. The road to success just
depends on where we look for the solution.
We know that our country Nepal and the society that we live in has many problems.
The social stigmas that prevail in the society have already dragged our country decades
back. The issues like corruption, poverty, human rights, child rights, justice and balanced
development have only been limited to becoming topics to discuss amidst four walls
of air conditioned five star hotel rooms. Plans are made but hardly implemented. What
we don’t realize is that if every one of us is aware of our responsibilities then half of
the problems would be automatically solved. Therefore, the role of the youth as I see in
today’s Nepal is to take the initiation to raise awareness about each of our responsibilities
and contribute in whatever way we can from wherever we are.
With the youth in the lead role, Every Nepali should take a step forward to speak and
act on right and wrong being indifferently fearless of the consequences. “Rome wasn’t
built in a day”. Similarly not everything is going to change with the blink of an eye but
if we keep our eyes open to fill in the pits with our efforts then things will surely change.
What the country desperately needs today is a true patriot, a true leader who has extra
ordinary vision, the ability to see beyond the unseen and the strength in his shoulders
to carry the nation at par with the speeding world. Every youth should be ready to take
that responsibility and lend their shoulders for a better Nepal. Sure enough, there will be
difference of views, opinions, ideas and philosophy but as a visionary leader we must
possess the traits to bring together all the differences and find a way through for the
nation’s welfare. A good leader is a person who stands out and speaks for the people
he or she represents. He or she has the ability and gut to differentiate between right and
wrong. As a youth, we should and we have the courage to strive ahead. We can speak up
for what we think and think for what we see. Indeed there are challenges on our way but
what we must realize is that what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies
within us. It is the youth which has the determination, zeal, energy and time to bring in
radical change in the country. “Together we can and together we shall”. With our efforts
and vision we surely can change things to lead the country into a new era of prosperity
and peace. I agree with motivational speaker Shiv Khera as he says “Either the country
has to change or I have to. I am not going to change but the country has to.”
