Written by: Sunabi Pokhrel - 25018, Grade IX
Posted on: 22 December, 2021
In a small village in Bajura, there was a young boy named Kamal. He had been living in Bajura since he was born. He was leading a happy and a normal life until one day he realized something. He realized that it had been fourteen years since he had been living in the village but the condition of Bajura awas still the same as it was 14 years ago. No development of any facilities had taken place. Although the people were content with the condition, there was a need for development there. So, Kamal decided that he would be the one starting the first step of development in his village. He firstly wanted to develop the drinking water of his village. People had to walk for miles just to bring a bucket of water. He decided that he would make a device which extracted drinking water from underground water. The next day, he bought motors and filter paper and started to create the device. He worked for two days continuously but he wasn’t successful in creating anything. He started getting frustrated and also thought that there were no chances of developing Bajura. He felt very helpless and hopeless. His parents started noticing his condition and asked him what was wrong. He tells them about how he wanted to create a device that extracted drinking water from underground water so that he could develop his village but after working for two days continuously, he couldn’t get any outcome. After that, his parents told him that a huge amount of work like that requires some time and perseverance. They also made him realize that to succeed in making such a huge and complex device, he should first learn how to make small and easily operable machines. Kamal then understood his mistake. After that day, he started learning how to make small machines from small motors. He also started reading books on mechanics. He worked on it patiently for two years. Finally, after two years of struggle and hardships, he made a proper device to extract drinking water. This really contributed a lot to the development of Bajura village. In the beginning, no villagers had supported him. They told him that they were content with the situation but Kamal made them realize that maybe walking for a long distance to bring a few buckets of water was considered normal in the past but time changes and we need to grow and develop along with the pace of time. We must stay updated with the technology in this modern era. If we do not long for progress and are satisfied with what we have, we can never develop. After the villagers realized this, they helped and supported Kamal in his mission to develop Bajura. Many youths who had learned about mechanics assisted him by sharing their knowledge and applying it practically. After two continuous years of struggle, he finally got his outcome. This made him understand that patience is the key to success. To achieve a big outcome, one should always start from the basics. From that day onwards, Kamal and the villagers of Bajura were involved actively in making their village a beautiful and developed village. Finally, Bajura was no longer an underdeveloped place; instead it was a clean village with lots of facilities and technologies.
