Motsuthung Yanthan
Do you still remember the old story about the three sons who learnt a lesson through a bundle of sticks? Like an old antique, this story is also getting more valuable with time.
It is understandable the intriguing factor that lies in being the lead role players in intercepting and solving specific issues that a specific group of people may be facing. But like our deficit budget today, with time, it matters lesser to us how efficiently the money were used- but worries us more on the accumulated liabilities that puts itself on the back of our shoulders.
The accumulated liabilities in this case, is division and diversification. The real sense of respect and inspiration comes when a single entity introduces the whole team of players- not when several entities with equally ‘prestigious eminence’ introduce the same players according to their specific roles.
With hundreds and hundreds of organizations, associations and unions in Nagaland today and growing, it’s no more a question of ‘if’, but ‘when’ the sticks are going to break and with the bundle never given a chance to be formed.
It is not going to be an easy task to undo what has become a trait. But let’s start slow. Let’s first dissolve those groups or organizations that have fulfilled their agendum or solved their issues. Then, unite those organizations that share identical aspirations. A little compromise is fine when you look at the bigger picture. Eventually, even different organizations with contrasting agenda can compile them into a single agendum and realise them one at a time on a faster pace.
When you assert your belief on “Nagas Without Borders”, your definition of the ‘border’ can not be only the territorial boundary of Nagaland. It should be broader. It should include the virtual borders that demarcate our every colony, our every clan, our every motive, our every village, our every taste and our every bit of freedom. It isn’t a short process, I know. But if we start now, our children would live as one in peace.
