“The path of the just is like sunshine. But the way of the wicked is like darkness which makes man stumble.”
Man likes to make tall talks and promises, but subsequently fails to do even a small thing; wants the best from others, but sometimes tries to give the worst to others. Man desires to receive the gentlest message from others, but unmindfully gives painful scratch to others. It is impossible to reap grapes by sowing thorny seeds.
As I wish to share the bread of gratification on your table with you, I need to share the cup of your troubles too. Healing begins by sharing each other’s mistakes. None can clean own hands wholly from the ongoing burning and destructive situation by only blaming others.
As we all know, not only once or twice, but many times, shameful and ugly incidents have already taken place in different parts of our land. It could be predicted that more shameful, destructive and uglier incidents are going to happen again if our people do not change the mindset and mentality of Greed, Pride, Hatred and Enmity.
Various accusations never result in any good. Condemnations give no healing. And revenge gives birth to horrible devastations. If the so-called National Workers are really for the cause of the nation, why this… and why that…. ? Are they after some hidden agenda?
If the people are truly struggling for a better future, the differences must have been resolved with an open, sincere and just mind. The truth must not be gagged to let a chance of an agreeable change come. If no well-balanced change takes place, the slogan of ‘Nagas are one’ will remain an illusion. If the cunning tactics of muffling the truth are given up, then the plaguing disease could be diagnosed and the deep wound could be rightly medicated to bring about healing.
Idle process of softening the soil by unseen water from inside causes devastating landslides. Similarly, concealed enemies are more dangerous and destructive than unconcealed enemies.
Perhaps, changing of Man or Government, Party or Faction, won’t result in any better change unless the camouflaged diseased mind is screened honestly.
Only habitual prayer for ‘Reconciliation’ and ‘Peace’ may not be enough. Only shouting for ‘Oneness’ may not bring ‘Solution’. And only using the word ‘For Nation’ will probably yield no fruit. The problems we have been facing today are man-made problems, and most of which could be solved by ourselves if we really wanted to.
We can get them solved by a higher, wiser and stronger level of determination than we firstly created them.
If the great Wall of Berlin had been broken down for the cause of the Nation, why not the Factional Wall for the Nation’s Cause?
By an unseen help and resolute determination we can live above the glassy situation not under it.
K Rovi Peseyie
Kohima Science College, Jotsoma
