APR 14 -
Today marks the second day of 2067 BS. As years pass, changes take place, new expectations rise and people make resolutions to change themselves. The excitement of making changes and taking actions are motivating factors to keep our coming days more valuable throughout the year. Resolutions always sound like a good idea, but when it comes to practise, we often get busy or lazy and forget our previous commitment. It’s easy to get excited about a clean slate to finally give up our bad habits or bad practices. Unfortunately, many of us find our resolutions to be fading away within a month. Failing to uphold personal resolutions only affects the individual, but unfortunately, resolutions made in vain by those who curve the fate of the country have wide-spread effects.
I remember the commitments and resolutions political parties fed to the people as the election season began. Their speeches gave a new outlook on the future of the country and directed the people’s hope towards prosperity and peace. The tricky part for politicians has been sticking to these resolutions.
I read an interesting account of how our leaders are committing themselves to their resolutions: “In new Nepal, they said, everything will change, economy will change, and society will change. Optimistic and enthusiastic! I asked them, will you also change? In confusion they looked at each other and one of them replied-- we have not decided this yet!” What an ironic remark! If political leaders want to change and re-structure the country, they must first change their attitudes and re-structure their priorities with this New Year 2067. They cannot continue to place the blame on transition.
If political leaders claim the government is in transition to hide the fact that they are not working hard enough to uphold their resolutions, it is clear they are not ready to give up their luxurious life-style, inclination for corruption, or their habit of compromising at the cost of country. These are just a few types of ‘transitions’ being embraced by our leaders. At some point, the excitement that came along with the leader’s initial commitments wore off, so political leaders need to have a concise and proper plan to challenge the ghost of transition haunting their minds.
I suggest the politicians reflect on their past actions and detoxify their attitudes with the arrival of the New Year. I would just like to suggest a few questions to aid in their reflection — How often do you think about your commitments to the people? When will the transition period come to an end? Do you pay attention to the dreams you shared with the people of transforming the fate of Nepal? When will this transformation take place? What will you do to make these dreams come true? All you have to do now is figure out a programme that works, and make a resolution you can stick to.
Published in Kathmandu Post on April 14, 2010
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