Tuesday, April 26, 2011


"It will be cold why don’t you close that window" said the man beside me. I felt little uncomfortable, when he was showing care towards me.  Suddenly the driver hit the break and after a while I was unable to hold back and got the freedom, I vomited. Then again he started to search for the lemon for me. Later on the bus stopped in the small hotel for lunch. I prefer not to have as I was not feeling good and afraid that I again may have to vomit but as usual he asked me if I am having lunch or  not. I replied "I will have it later". Everyone was ready to go, he came up with a juice and said "have this, it is okay. Otherwise you will feel weak".  I took that feeling very awkward. On the way he started to share about him. His parents and children are in Kathmandu, brothers and sister in laws are in Japan and he is a farmer in Gaighat, Udaypur, Nepal.  He showed his love for this mother land saying that "You know everyone says that we should build a house in Kathmandu and sell all the property in village but I never agreed and will never agree. I just can't live in Kathmandu, it's too polluted.  By the way are you from Lahan?"  Answering him I said "No, I am from Kathmandu." Then he without any hesitation ask why am I going to lahan, I did not feel right to share my true information so I said "for research". "With whom are you going to stay there?" his another quick question. After a while I answered "With my friend, she is an engineer in Lahan." Then I just kept quiet and enjoy the views. He again start to explain me about the place which I was viewing, I listen to him as I did not have any choice. Later again he force to share his fruit. Seeing me feeling uncomfortable he said that "You won't believe that I have children of similar age of you. So you are like my daughter, he he." He smiled. I now understand why he was treating me like that. Then I suddenly remembered one comment in facebook in my friend's status. One of my foreigner friend shared that a hotel owner in Nagarkot helped them to get to the place to see the sun rise early in the morning. In that status one of her friend said that "wow, what a personal service is she your mother or what". I felt in Nepal we still have humanity, we feel good to help others. At that time I felt like our politician should go and learn humanity and living for others. So that they can see poor people struggling for the survival and realize the need of constitution on time. So I request all the politicians please go to the villages learn some humanity.