Poverty And System Fault
Raj K Pandey (Mobile: 98510 86884)
The root-cause of poverty is an outcome of system fault in a nation that is the cumulative by-product of negligence of state authorities. In the context of Nepal, today’s our overall problems are the consequences of yesterday’s solutions. When the weakest groups of the people asked us to listen, we started giving them advice. When they initiated for a positive change, we stopped and warned them that they should not act on that way. We trampled on their feelings, when they wished to work within the system. We enforced our vested interests to solve their problems and we failed them particularly after unification of Nepal.
All we were asked were: we should, at least, respect them; value them; accept them as human beings and let them also survive with us. But, we ignored their feelings; killed their emotions; suppressed their voices and excluded their survival rights, too. Nothing, however, remains the same forever in this world and it eventually brings ups and downs. Consequently, the suppressed group of the people talked loudly; the slept downtrodden class of people wake-up; the seated helpless poor people stand-up and weakest rural people become the strongest, when they knew that they can do anything for themselves; they are not helpless; may be discouraged and faltered. The Maoist insurgency fueled the movements in Nepal, which is an outcome of poverty, system fault and social exclusion among the rural communities.
Finally, they lifted the aged old chains and choose their lives in different way-do or die! They converted themselves into the Maoist. These groups of strongly determined worriers can hardly do good for others, who even do not care for themselves.
Now, imagine, how unsecured we are to live in such a conflicting circumstances. So, either we must find a proper way or make it one to overcome them by bringing all excluded into the mainstream politics of the country. Let’s, therefore, wage another effective war together, which may be last one but the best one. And, all the minorities and marginalized group of people should be included into nation building process by providing them greater opportunities for active participation for the rural development of Nepal.
To change others, we first of all, should alter ourselves and use our creative approaches to the problems and the opportunities. For this, we should learn from our previous mistakes and thoroughly understand our self. If our goal is superior, we must be target oriented and never compromise with the missions and the visions for the backward community development of the country.
To solve the Maoist problem in Nepal, the government including we should always consider the excluded people. Listen their voices before judging; guide those, who are misdirected; maintain a liberal attitude and give them values as human and citizen of Nepal. Just accept and respect them; facilitate to their positive actions. We should not fear with the failures, fear only with the possible absence of our inner willpower to work with them even in the future. We should do our constant karma; the consequences are beyond our direct control. We must teach them; love them; laugh with them and live with them. We all should think from them; learn from them and get approval from them.
We must exchange with each-others, what we have and appreciate theirs, which they made. Slowly, they will also acknowledge us as their friends. Then, we all will be the actual conqueror. Then the government should mobilize them for a desired change at local level. The poverty, in this way, may be reduced and the anti-human forces - terrorisms can be alleviated.
The writer is involving with the rural developmental sector in Nepal since 1990 and he is also a Master Level Student of Rural Development at TU. He can be reach through:
Raj K. Pandey
Mobile: (977-01) 98510 86884
GPO BOX: 19862
Kathmandu (Nepal)
E-mail: rajkpandey2000@hotmail.com
rajkpandey2000@yahoo.com
