FEB 20 - Youths are the pillars of
development in this age of creativity. There are many tyrannical and pathetic
issues, and they have been observed through my own critical lenses of
ethnography and phenomenology. I feel as if I am in the seventh heaven being a
citizen of this nation. Despite this fact, we have been victimized by the
bitter realities that we are facing now. Who is responsible for this? This is
the critical question of today which needs to be addressed urgently. Yes,
creativity is being merged into dullness because of a non-conducive scenario
that has been created by the political leaders in the name of power. This leads
the creative mind of youth into frustration and fragmentation, and eventually
becomes a bad symptom for improvement and progress.
The
country’s economy is massively based on remittance. This inflow of money is the
contribution of the migrant workers who have been using their blood and
perspiration to make a living at great risk and danger to their lives. Today,
thousands of youths are flying to Arabian lands daily for their livelihood with
a bright vision and mission like an American dream in their minds. This is the
dream of happiness and ultimate delight, but this remains only in their dreams
as they are not paid as per the rules and are treated like barking dogs in the
street. Who cares about this? This is the story of us not others. It is a
shameful reality since the government and the concerned authorities have not
been able to do anything for those who have been thrown into jail in foreign
lands. A majority of youths are struggling to fulfil only their basic needs—
food and shelter. They hardly have time to go beyond the horizon of creativity
for a prosperous livelihood because of not having conducive exposure.
Every
year, there is a special and handsome package for youths in the government
budget, but this is only limited to paper and never goes into implementation
like the youth self-employment fund. This turned into an example of the worst
action plan even if the programme was initially appreciated as being excellent.
Such types of disgraceful actions are the most important reason behind the
brain drain in the name of permanent residence (PR), and the greatest
motivation to become migrant workers to welcome more pain than pleasure.
Consequently, the presence of youths in the villages is like a rare bird flying
in the sky.
This is
the real story of a developing country. Let’s join our hands together to make
our country as prosperous as we can. And the day will come soon when we will
see Nepal as a developed nation. In order to achieve this goal, each and every
citizen of this country should develop honesty, discipline and punctuality in
each and every action. In this way, the nation will see ultimate progress and
happiness forever. ( published in Kathmandu Post)
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