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Clear Vision of Future and Supportive Actions Zorica Vukovic | Dec 30th, 2003
This article of yours is very appealing and very alarming regarding the hard situation that people of Nepal are in, but also very informative and broad regarding the observation of possible consequences that every war has on culture and the identity of people involved. Also, it gives the opportunities for possible action towards creating better future for the people which can be considered as a long term engagement, lifetime orientation for a generation, sometimes. The experience of other countries and other individuals who have been walking that path can help.
For Nepal, what else to say except - something has to be done! What are the supportive actions that are already applied there with the best results, and which are the ones that haven't been done but would be beneficial? What else is needed to be done? What can be done regarding the cultural identity that you mention that can be a strong drive for positive changes? Who are the carriers of the actions?
Have in mind that the best actions taken tend to reach twofold target - immediate result that can be obvious (broadcasted in media) and also a long term value creation or re-creation (according some existing cultural pattern) which is creating intangible but priceless value. However, talking about media including the internet - it's always sad to trace one country (regardless its culture and profile) in the news that outline only one side, its worst, an open wound side of war operations, negotiations and destruction, and rarely concentrate on positive side - everlasting values that should be protected. The only thing to "fight" bad image in media is to produce news of other kind. That is the question of what actions could be taken to create news and/or attract media attention - reporting on positive change of course! This needs thinking more creatively, but also having a strong support!
The most important thing is what you have briefly outlined here:
"But, before the dialogue between two conflicting parties takes place, it is needed to commit, to protect the philosophical as well as cultural identities of the people. The government and the Maoists have to think once again and have to realize thousands of time what they did against civilians. Their action was whether crime against humanity or the way of their guiding philosophy. We all people working for human rights, social justice and peace should go towards the areas of conflagration, where people need trauma treatment, where the people again desire to enroll their children in the school, where an older people need capsules to heal the fever, where the people can enjoy with traditional customs and festivals and the people could forget their bitter past. Only then the nation could go on progress. The human rights of the people would be protected. The most important thing, the philosophical and the cultural identity of the people would be justified."
That is exactly what has to be done! A program of preserving culture and identity and the course of actions needed - in a nutshell! If you are speaking like this that means that you have a clear vision what need to be done! If you are envisioning like this it means that you have knowledge that you need for the beginning. For the rest you would need help - the more you articulate your vision, your needs and requirements, the more you personalize the picture and the more people you involve - the better. You can use all your contacts and your friends, me, my friends and many people out there, (even powerful people and celebrities :), who would like to help you, your noble cause, legendary Katmandu and Nepal in general to reveal its beauty and keep nourishing its true values.
P.S. Please, tell me what you think of this example of intl. volunteer cooperation available on:
http://www.cosmicvolunteers.org/oggie.html
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