I got an email from my nephew in australia. I dont know if this is his original article but it is very significant and important to all Nepalese living abroad. This has been true to many lives...will happen in the future as well with many people. For a moment i paused after reading this poem and it made me think about my purpose of stay in the US. my eyes filled with tears especially when I read the last paragraph.

I hold a degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management and would really love to move back home permanently. Nepal is a paradise for tourists and tourism employees but I do not see any scope currently....not for another 5-10 years. It really hurts that the political parties have shattered dreams of many people around the globe who want to return back home to a new and prosperous Nepal....which is limited to dreams for now. I am ready to leave behind the comfort of car, ac and other forms of materialistic comfort of the US only if the country if stable. Believe me i would not think twice about travelling in motorbike in dhuwa and dhulo in my beloved kathmandu....i wouldnt mind the heat of summer without ac........only if the country was stable. i really miss nepal...my people...family...thanks to all the corrupt political leaders in nepal for creating such circumstances. people of other nations are very lucky in the sense that they get to return to their homeland after graduating in the US. they get good pay as well as honor back in their motherland...most of all they get to be with their loved ones............

please share your feelings after reading the poem.............

 

नेपाल एकदिन फर्कन्छु (?!)
>
> नेपाल एकदिन फर्कन्छु,
> अमेरिकामा रमाउन सकिन्न!
> संकल्प धेरै पटक मनमा आए।
> तर, पढाइ त पुरा होस!
> कलेज – डेरा, डेरा - कलेज
> पढाई पनि सकियो।
> यतिका बर्ष बिताईयो,
> खालि हात के जानु!
>
> नेपाल एकदिन फर्कन्छु,
> अमेरिकामा रमाउन सकिन्न!
> तर केहि बर्ष जागिर त खाउँ!
> जागिर पनि खाइयो।
> डेरा – जागिर, जागिर – डेरा
> एक्लो भइएछ दुबैमा!
> तर, म एक्लो भएको कुरा
> मलाई भन्दा पहिला
> नेपालमा आमालाई थाहा भयो!
>
> नेपाल एकदिन साँच्चै फर्कन्छु,
> अमेरिकामा रमाउन सकिन्न!
> अहिले बिस दिने बिदामा आएको।
> तपाईँको कपाल कति धेरै फुलेछन् आमा!
> बुबा पनि कमजोर हुनुभएछ!
> आमा बुबालाई मनभरि हेर्न नभ्याउँदै,
> बिस दिनमा जीवन बिताउने
> सम्झौता गरियो कुनै अपरिचित संग!
>
> नेपाल एकदिन फर्कन्छु!
> अमेरिकामा रमाउन सकिन्न!
> तर अहिले अलिक मिल्दैन।
> उसको भ्याई नभ्याई छ
> मेरो बिदा उसको काम,
> उसको बिदा मेरो काम!
> फेरि छोरो पनि सानै छ!
> छोरो अलिक ठुलो त होस!
>
> नेपाल एकदिन फर्कन्थेँ
> अमेरिकामा कहिल्यै रमाइन
> तर कसलाई भेट्न जाउँ?
> साथि भाईको खबर छैन
> काका पनि ओछ्यान परे रे
> कान्छो मामा पोहोर बिते रे!
> आमा, बुबा त अब
> हरदम म संगै छन्
> मेरो यादमा, केवल यादमा!!

I Liked it as well, Really Nice Poem and Important thing is, It's True for everyone abroad, whether they accept it or not.


Raj.....

Rhetoric and reality are like two brinks of  a river. i  used to say same emotion but in reality it is matter of security, prosperous  and environment.

 

 

काजि साब् । Poem is " ATI UTTAM" . but your comment is just plain old  धेरै पटक् सुनेको कुरा। Everytime , नेपाल् येस्तो होस् अनि फर्किन्छु , उस्तो होस् फर्किन्छु भन्नेहरु कहिले पनि फर्किन्दैनन्। Let other take the responsibility of "देश् बनौने" अनि stable  भये पछि चै "फल्" खान जाने ? Typical nepali गन्थन् हो यो , बिदेशमा सबैतिर। You and your type are just hypocrit. कस्तो खाले stability चहियेको हो ?  र कस्ले ल्याईदिने हो त्यो stability?

Dont ask what your country can do for you , Ask what you can do for your country.

नाई बाबा तिमि त्यतै बस, येस्ता कबिता पढदै गोहि को आसु झार्दै।। किन कि तिमिले जस्तो चाहेको stability  नेपालमा तिमिले मात्रै ल्याउन सक्छौ । अरुको मुख् नताक। आउ देश् मा, आज देश् लाई तिमि जस्तैहरुको खाचो छ। नत्र त यि चोर् नेता, पत्रकार् र ति बेश्या intellectuals ले देश् बेचि सके।।

होइन भने यसरी गोहि को आशु झार्दै नबस।।

जदौ

the point is that i am not asking to build 4 lane road or flyovers in ktm and then only return. i just want the political situation to be stable. a stable government so i can work and feed my family and myself.

dusman.... what can i do to build nepal????? the most i can do is be in the board of Nepal Tourism Board and then what????? the ministry of tourism will kick me out and have someone replaced if i try to work on making nepal better in tourism sector. the truth is... i cant go and change the country politically.........

This poem is written by Birkhe_Maila, a regular poster in Sajha. I got a chance to read this poem when I was reading a story written by another poster and somebody posted the link by then. This is very good and realistic poem I have ever read.

I think your nephew should have used Birkhe_Maila's nickname as a poet and the source before emailing this to everyone.

You can find the poem posted in Sajha Blog. Click the link below to see his post.

http://www.sajha.com/guild/viewuser.cfm?username=Birkhe_Maila&guildid=188

well...pahila pahila Gaun Pharka Abhiyan thiyo....

but these politicians have turned our  nation to such a place that now it is time to say "Return back to Country and Do Something"...

i know our future generations will curse us ....*Dhiikarneh* cha hamro future generation leh hamilai for not being able to do anything for the country.....


I believe a day will come when intellectuals and well educated,dedicated persons will come to form government...
and as someone had mentioned in this forum earlier, we desperately need an alternative route to the country...a route from China...

Lets hope, we someday return back to build a New Nepal...

 This thread reminded me of a song by Nima Rumba...- "Maalai Afaaanai Desh Pyaaaro"- one of my Best Songs....

Dusman, I totally agree with you. Manche lai afu sanga J chaina tyo chainchha tyo human Nature ho. Nepal ma basunjel, sala yo KTM ko dhuwa kati khane America jana paye ni hunthyo, yo tato gham ma kati hidne America jana paye AC bhayeko gaadi chadera hidna hunthyo, Yo Bijuli pani kati gayeko America ma ta ek palta pani batti nibhdaina re yastai yastai..... Ahile sab kura ko moj masti gare pachi arkale banaidiye dekhi Nepal farkine?? Laaj lagdaina Kaji sahab?? Ghanta jasto kura.

When you point a finger towards others there are four fingers pointing towards you.

 The fact is Nepal is a poor country with limited opportunities.
T

As JFK had said....

""Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."

Japan started from ground zero in 1945....Pakistan in 1947 and Bangladesh in 1971...

Kaji Sahab................The Poem illustrates the true mental and physical state of Nepalese who are living abroad.........but Once you live in Nepal for a while after living a long time in the USA.....due to the situation in Nepal one can easily divert the poem to America mo Ek din feri Janchhu.

I was in Nepal in 2006 for two months and due to all the chakka Jam , Riots, Load shedding, Nepal Bandha, polution, lawlessness, no traffic rules, Dusty,curroption and  BRIBES were always haunting me when I tried to open a business in KTM.........., MANY MANY relatives popping with financial difficulties on me .... some real, some just an easy FIX because I was America return Hence the impression that I was LOADED. Same old tension about everyday life, idealness, Feeling of stuck, and since I wasnt working.....Money was running out in my bank so I started abusing my credit card..I was dying to come back to America. because Nepal is not a fun place when you start to run out of money...........BRO I LOVE NEPAL...I LOVE MY FAMILY but here in America...I atleast work and earn and live without distraction, Its hard....but I can help my family more from here than being back home....DUE TO THE UNSTABLE COUNTRY. ............I wish things are more stable so we all can do something about it.........BUT NOW-A-DAYS..................the fear of being kidnapped, extorted,,,,,,,,,,,and loosing everything I have worked so hard for makes me feel safer here.in the US.....BUT I LOVE TO RETURN ONEDAY when things are better.....and do a lot for my Mother Land. CALL ME SELFISH but I aint stupid or foolish........I am just waiting for the right Time to go back...as for now Im concentrate in My own developement.........

kaji bro,

u are the first nepali on sajha who said something about nepal tourism. lets discuss about this. go ahead and send me an email.

i agree MadDog, we are not here by will, a force is there to make us sit here. RAHAR LE HAINA KAR LE BASEKO HO HAMI .

Nepal ta jane tara gayera ke garne, jagir khane? Private ma .. they pay you less than the cost of living. In government u need to know high ranking officers. Corruption, strike, pollution, crimes , is there anything to describe nepal more than this, at least now.

I know if we start saying this and stay like this than nothing gonna be happen in nepal. tara ke garne, nepal bhayeko business chlauna didainan, kamai bhanda kharcha dherai huncha, We stay in worlds most powerful nation and are effected by price rise than can we imagine about Nepal.

Naya nepal aaula kei hola bhanera baseko tyo ne LOPPA khawai halyo. Aba being frank friends MAILE TA NEPAL JANE AAS NAI MARI SAKE..

काजि साब्

सय मुठी अटायेको गाग्रो मा एक् मुठी बढि कसो न अटाउला त। जब नेपाल मा १०० जना ले अफ्नो परिवार् पालेर बसेका छन् भने तपाई एक् जना ले नसक्ने भन्ने प्रश्न नै आउदैन। आट् गर्नु पर्छ। मैले भन्न खोजेको खालि येत्ति हो कि, बहाना बनाउने भने , नेपाल जस्तो भये पनि  तपाईको फर्किने अवस्था तयार् हुदैन।

I dont have every answer to your questions and I dont think there are any right or wrong answers. But I have been hearing these kind of logic everywhere- Nepal ma stability भये फर्किन्छु भन्ने। But stablility is there, political stability is always like that  सर्कार् बद्लिरहन्छ के गर्ने , जाह पनि त्यै त हो नि।

Dushman bro Bahana hoina.................we are the lucky ones who have a choice...........Lets give that choice to everyone in nepal...Lets see who will stay in Nepal???......Given the choice bro, even the dogs in Nepal will leave the country.....Please dont misunderstand our love for Nepal..........I dont know if you are in nepal or abroad but......if you are abroad.....consider your self lucky because Many arent and would love to be where you are.  GIVEN THE CHOICE...............

bajeko sekuwa...malai laaj lagdaina kina bhane laaj ttyo manchhe lai lagchha jas le aru manchhe lai jhukyauchha. ma ta kuro straight bhandai chhu......stable government bhayo bhane i would go back. i am not demanding any one to build the nation and go back but to do my part towards the development of nepal, the political stability is a must. ko manchhe chhai swarthi hudaina ra???? tara ma aile nepal gayera suicide garne soor ma chhaina.

ur right that i always dreamt about coming here when i was in nepal but as they say "u dont know what u got till its gone".......i know how beautiful nepal is and how important family is. some enjoy nuclear family while others prefer joint.

i totally agree with you maddog.....i am selfish too right now waiting for the right time to go back and do something but i am not foolish to return nepal tomorrow. like i said.....most of the appointments at the Tourism Board and HAN -hotel association of nepal is politically influenced. Nepal tourism baord is under direct control of the Ministry of Tourism and civil aviation. untill the government is stable how can a person work under the tourism ministry and help develop nepal in tourism and hospitality?????

i really feel bad when my professors talk about the tourism crisis in class and the opportunites nepal has in terms of sustainable tourism. i feel guilty having to work in the hospitality and tourism sector in the US when i could be doing the same to my motherland and be with my loved ones.

thanks for understanding my point unicornis......nepal can really be walking on the path of economic development if we could get the tourism sector going.

The tourism industry contributed 3.7 percentage of Nepal’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in 2003/04.

The World Travel and Tourism Council expects the contribution of Travel and Tourism industry of Nepal to rise from 6.8% (NPR 46.1 billion or US $ 716.5 million) in 2008 to 7.9% (NPR 110.7 billion or US $ 1172.9 million) by 2018. It also expects the real GDP growth to be 4.3% in 2008 and to average 4.9% per annum over the coming 10 years.

kaji bro,

good, i like statisics and numbers. better than phony talks. u r right too about nepal's corrupt systems. but don't u think it is the time for change. i know all sectors including tourism is also marred by corruption as we even don't know where the revenue goes??.

also tourism is notoriously volatile industry that solely depends on a nation's stability. u can read an article about Komodo National park of Indonesia. Nepal went through similar fate when it come to tourism.

most importantly, don't wait for things to happen, u have to make it happen!!!!!!!!!!!

Unicorn Bro........Who will let things happen in Nepal bro???? and what do you expect getting from a country plauged by constant Chakka jaam, students protesting, Riots, Load shedding??? Does that look like a very good place to invest....as a business man......My contribution can gradually grow in Nepal But Right now I aint a fool; in Investing In Nepal. No one wants to. People wouldnt want to visit a country where they have to carry their luggage from the air port because of chhaka jaam or cant go sightseeing because of Nepal bandha and security reasons???????///// Unicorn bro..........I know that we all love our country but..think practically....what can we do.....any sensible person knows ..Business cant flourish under the conditions Nepal is and ,,,,,FOR ALL THOSE WHO THINK WE JUST TALK........LOOK IN THE MIRROR BEFORE YOU SPIT OUT WORTHLESS VENOM....=

hmmm i like the poem

are all Nepalese living abroad really that  unhappy??? is there noo ne who is like alright this is the situation i am in and i m going to be be happy abt it.  i miss my family too and all but i am still happy u just have to make the most out of wht u have.

chichi pani papa pani huncha ki kya ho.