My Wish in My Rareview

Peope around the world have strange believes. Some are shocking and some very surprising. Some believe that worshipping will make it rain on the field suffering from drought. Some antient people believed that tsunami or hurrican or any natural disaster was the wrath of God due to some ill activities of human. People do believe, and as a universal law of attraction...... 'YOU RECEIVE WHAT YOU BELIEVE'.

I had been to Shree Pashupatinath with a good friend of minethis morning. It was my first time with her to any holy place.
I just feel so awesome when I go to Pashupatinath Temple. We had been there because its a favourite place of her as well. While we were worshipping around the tample, at a particular spot - she asked me to turn around and look up, towards the GAJUR. The Gajur was visible throuh a small peek hole created by positioning of many structures within the temple. Only the Gajur was visible through the hole. It looked beautiful.

'Wow its wonderfu', I said.

'Whoever saw the Gajur from this spot will have his/her wish fulfilled' she said with a brilliant smile.

'Do you believe in such things', I asked with surprise visible in my face.

'I dont believe in such superstition but the view is beautiful from here', was her answer with a smile.

She got busy worshipping the statues and i got busy thinking what the difference betwen me staying at home and meditating/reciting His Almighty's name vs. visiting a temple be. Any way I would be worshipping God.

However, later I discovered that it was not about worshipping but the feelings that holy places develop into human hearts. People feel more closer to God in Temples. They feel more safe, secure and at peace.

I had already turned to another direction from the Gajur view. My back facing it. But no matter what, because I am brought up in this society, I kept thinking of the Gajur at my back and hoping that my wishes come true.

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I Quit - Sad case of Nepalese People Working Abroad as Labours

It’s really a hard decision to make. But I find no other option. I cannot bear to see the miseries anymore. I just quit.

“Quit from what??”

is the real question that needs to be answered.

I have been working in a reputed organization in Nepal, head office-ed at Dubai. Our job here is to fulfil the human resource demand of our clients under different categories in Gulf Countries. We need to make - those going abroad - sign a contract when they are ready to fly. And I found out some of the contracts, especially those involving workers going as a cleaner or labour in the Gulf countries, are the most difficult thing to do.

These people are so innocent, naïve and illiterate. And we sell them to do the most difficult thing in the world at the lowest available wedge. There are some cases where our brothers and sisters are not even provided minimum facilities as per the terms and conditions mentioned in the offer letter and we cannot do anything for them. Many are returned home from the airport in Nepal, or from the destined country and some are even not refunded. Shame on us! Shame on me!! Shame on our government!!! I cannot do this job anymore.

Here is a case which devastated me:

There was a man “Hit Narayan” who was going to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to earn for his family. He was returned from the airport because his date of birth at the Passport and Nepalese Citizenship mismatched.

The passport is prepared on the basis of the citizenship and the responsibility of converting the accurate date and making no mistakes lies on the part of the employees of the Passport section.

Now, he cannot go to the same company, his visa will not work anymore, his flights were cancelled and he cannot go abroad unless he mends his new passport.

Worse he will not be refunded. What a pity. It seems like he was from a very humble background. It turns out he had arranged the fund at a very high cost in his village because our Banks deny to serve the poor and, all his land was kept as collateral to the lender.

He had paid NPR 7,000.00 as service charge and visa charge in the consultancy but he had paid NPR 70,000.00 to his agent and also bore all the costs to reach to the airport. So, his minimum cost for all the processing was NPR 1,00,0000. This is a huge sum of money. Now, he has no employment, no refund or consolation of any type and no means to repay the debt any more. He and his entire family are doomed.

This is only an example, there are numerous cases. The income from remittance is not helping our country (http://nitesview.blogspot.com/2013/11/when-will-we-get-rich.html) and the way of remittance (abroad employment) is not poor friendly.

Right now I cannot do anything to change this, or help those who already are in trouble. I cannot see their misery, our misery anymore. I quit this job. And I do also promise that I will do something that will create great employment opportunity to our brothers and sisters in Nepal. Maybe it will need some time but I will help create a better place to live.

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Indifference I: Its My Birthday

“Mistakes and regrets - those are memory made”

I tried to trace back how I come be so indifference about people and things around me. I was emotional, so sensible, and so fragile – but time and circumstances that came with it vanished those feelings. I remember one particular birthday when I was in grade 12 – 2007/04/27. There was a religious ceremony held to celebrate the day. I had invited my then close friends. They were 13 in total. Amazingly, none of those close friends even bothered to call me that day.

I still remember my flooded eyes and wet pillow of that night. I couldn’t go to the college next day because I had ache in my head and heart. I couldn’t face my close friends.

That hit me so hard that I didn’t wished anyone (not only those friends) on any occasions for almost four years since. “Fake” was the only word I always heard in my head whenever those friend’s name even came to my thoughts. I used to get irritated when I met people with names that resembled those friend’s name. I still don’t feel like wishing any of those friends in any of their happy moments.

“Every activity performed by anyone – everything that happens is already written. You don’t have a choice over them”, says Krishna to Arjuna in Bhagwat Geeta. “Everything happens for a reason” is another popular line from the same holy book. May be it was god’s way to teach me a lesson. Maybe I learned, maybe not. But I changed. And maybe it was for good. I got chance to go through these words after three years after the incident happen and it took me a year to accept it. However it doesn’t mean I forgive those friends. It doesn’t matter me anymore.

The event helped me reveal and understand many facts like:

• I only existed when my friends wanted something for themselves.
• The world is selfish. I can be selfish too. But I later discovered that I can be original as well.
• Be true to self. That’s all you ever need in life.

This Quote from Mother Teresa, later inspired me to do good and be good.

“People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered.

Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.

Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies.

Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you.

Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight.

Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous.

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten.

Do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it will never be enough.

Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis, it is between you and God.

It was never between you and them anyway.”

God loves people not because who they are but because who “God” is.

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