After corona everything was at stake, my parent’s business and my school life. I didn’t have a hard time dealing with the lockdown isolation. But I did have a hard time dealing with my school life. I had studied at my own school since I was a child. I never once changed schools in my life so because of these reasons when I had to change my school for the first time in my life I felt this unrest inside me. Like I had this feeling to stand out in order to live up to my teachers expectations.

First day of school, already nervous about my parent’s overprotectiveness, I got so nervous that when I had to introduce myself to my class my heart was beating faster than usual. I also was unable to answer simple questions of math and science. My new school was very much fun at the beginning. All of my teachers were friendly, and also all of my classmates were very much fond of me too. I had adjusted with the teachings of my new teachers. I was starting to enjoy school very much. But at the beginning, even though it was fun, it was a hard time adjusting to the rules and the techniques used for studying in my new school. Like my school has this system of providing two books each month, one of Nepali and another English which we have to complete by the end of the month and also write a review of 1000 words too. It was hard as I was not familiar with these kinds of things. Thus, I got stuck in the middle of my reviews and I got scolded from my teachers from time to time for not doing it properly and on time. But it was easy once I got the hang of it. I excelled in this on my own growth after some time. So I didn’t have a hard time with my school life after I had adjusted a bit. But the real problems were beginning to arise when my grades had dropped drastically. I got lower marks on both mathematics and science subjects. My handwriting got sloppier and so did my studies. Even though I had adjusted with the environment of my new school life I was not able to adjust and cope up with my studies. I was very much sad with my grades. 

So, I worked hard day and night in order to improve them. So on my last terminal exams I did so much better than the previous terms. I thought I had achieved something that no one had achieved in my class but I was saddened to find out that I ranked just 8th or 9th in my class. While previously at my own school I used to stand first or second. I was very much upset by that fact. But even so I did not lose my motivation so I enjoyed my long vacation after the end of my eighth grade.

आजको युगलाई प्राविधिक युगको नामले चिनिन्छ । हरेक क्षेत्रमा प्रविधिको व्यापक प्रयोग भइरहेको छ, र शिक्षा पनि यसको अपवाद होइन। शिक्षा क्षेत्रमा प्रविधिको प्रयोगले सिकाइ प्रक्रियालाई प्रभावकारी, सरल र सुलभ बनाएको छ । यसले शिक्षक, विद्यार्थी र शिक्षण सस्थाहरूमाझ सूचना प्रवाहलाई सहज बनाउँदै गुणस्तरीय शिक्षा प्रदान गर्न महत्त्वपूर्ण योगदान पुर्याएको छ ।

पहिलेको परम्परागत शिक्षण पद्धतिमा शिक्षकहरू पाठ्यपुस्तकमा आधारित ज्ञान दिन्थे । विद्यार्थीहरू सीमित स्रोतमा निर्भर हुनुपर्थ्यो । जसले ज्ञानको सिमितता ल्याउँथ्यो। तर, आज इन्टरनेट, कम्प्युटर, स्मार्टफोन, र विभिन्न शैक्षिक अनुप्रयोगहरूको विकासले पाठ्यपुस्तकमा सीमित रहेका ज्ञानका स्रोतहरूलाई असीमित बनाइदिएको छ  । इन्टरनेटको माध्यमबाट विश्वभरका सामग्रीहरू सजिलै उपलब्ध हुन्छन् । यसले विद्यार्थीहरूलाई स्व-अध्ययनको अवसर प्रदान गरेको छ । प्रविधिको प्रयोगले सिकाइलाई अन्तरक्रियात्मक बनाएको छ । डिजिटल उपकरणहरूजस्तै प्रोजेक्टर, स्मार्ट बोर्ड, र विभिन्न शैक्षिक एपहरूले शिक्षणलाई दृष्य र श्रव्य माध्यमबाट रुचिकर बनाउँछ । जसले गर्दा विद्यार्थीहरूको ध्यानकर्षण बढ्छ र उनीहरूको सिर्जनात्मकतामा पनि विकास हुन्छ । विशेष गरी अनलाइन शिक्षणले विभिन्न समय, स्थान र परिस्थिति अनुसार विद्यार्थीहरूलाई अध्ययनको सुविधा दिएको छ । यसले ग्रामीण क्षेत्रका विद्यार्थीहरूलाई समेत गुणस्तरीय शिक्षा प्राप्त गर्न सहज बनाएको छ।

कोभिड-१९ महामारीको समयमा अनलाइन शिक्षाको महत्त्व अझै बढेर आयो । विश्वभरि विद्यालय, कलेजहरू बन्द हुँदा पनि प्रविधिको सहयोगले विद्यार्थीहरूलाई घरबाटै पढ्न मिल्ने अवस्था आयो । यो प्रविधिको सबैभन्दा महत्त्वपूर्ण योगदानको उदाहरण हो । तर, सिकाइमा प्रविधिको प्रयोगसँगै चुनौतीहरू पनि छन् । सबै विद्यार्थीहरूको पहुँचमा प्रविधि नहुनु, डिजिटल साक्षरता अभाव, र प्रविधिको अति प्रयोगले विद्यार्थीहरूको मानसिक र शारिरीक स्वास्थ्यमा पर्ने असरजस्ता समस्याहरू देखा पर्न सक्छन् । समग्रमा, प्रविधिको उपयोगले सिकाइलाई प्रभावकारी, रोचक, र समावेशी बनाएको छ। प्रविधिलाई जिम्मेवारीपूर्वक र सन्तुलित तरिकाले प्रयोग गर्ने हो भने यो भविष्यमा शिक्षाको क्षेत्रमा परिवर्तनको महत्त्वपूर्ण साधन बन्न सक्नेछ। 

The universe has grown constantly since its creation, according to the Theory of Expansion, which is the foundation of current cosmology. This theory was first put forward in the early 20th century, but astronomer Edwin Hubble's observations in 1929 solidified it. Hubble found that galaxies in the distance were vanishing quicker, the farther away they are from us. This finding validated Einstein's General Theory of Relativity and the idea that space itself is expanding, which had been suggested by earlier theorists like Georges Lemaître. Lemaître postulated the theory that the universe expanded from a single point in time, known as the Big Bang, and continued to expand.

The Big Bang Theory, which explains how the universe started from an incredibly hot, dense state about 13.8 billion years ago, is directly related to the expansion of the universe. This hypothesis suggests that all of the universe's matter and energy were concentrated in a single spot that underwent a rapid expansion process called inflation. In this stage, space itself was stretched as the universe expanded exponentially in fractions of a second. As the universe expanded over billions of years, planetary systems, stars, and galaxies were able to form. In addition to the motion of galaxies across space, space itself is expanding as a result of this continuous expansion. This explains why, as space expands, galaxies in the distance seem to be getting farther apart.

The Theory of Expansion is supported by a variety of evidence. The redshift of light from distant galaxies, which occurs when light waves are stretched to longer wavelengths as galaxies travel away from us, is one of the most fascinating. Hubble's observation of this redshift shows that the cosmos is expanding in all directions. Another important piece of evidence was the finding of the cosmic microwave background radiation in 1965. The CMB is a tiny thermal imprint from the early universe that remains after the Big Bang. Its consistent presence across the universe provides compelling evidence for the expanding universe model by offering an image of the cosmos at about three hundred thousand years old. The abundance of light elements like lithium, hydrogen, and helium, which were created within the first few minutes following the Big Bang and are referred to as Big Bang nucleosynthesis, is another crucial indicator. The amounts of these elements that have been seen agree well with theoretical predictions. 

Scientists discovered something unexpected in 1998; not only is the universe expanding, but it is doing so at an accelerating rate. Studying far-off supernovae showed this, as they seemed dimmer than expected, indicating that the cosmos was expanding faster rather than slower. The unresolved force known as dark energy, which comprises approximately 68% of the universe, is thought to be the cause of this acceleration. It is believed that dark energy opposes the pull of gravity by serving as a repellent force that accelerates the separation of galaxies. The future of the universe is largely dependent on dark energy, which has drawn significant attention in cosmological study with its specific form being unknown. One of the most significant and fascinating mysteries in modern physics is dark energy's qualities, which determine whether the universe will slow down, reverse direction, or continue expanding forever.

This time, Ratiness was standing amidst the land of Levia. A land full of never-ending greenery and perfectly bloomed flowers in spring. Ratiness had just found her freedom in this imaginary land inhabited by creatures ever so serene. The flowers she saw suddenly turned pale red, the creative creatures everso serene started screaming and she was brought back to reality one where she remained nameless as the child of a narcotic and a drunkard.

The only time she could be in peace was when she starved herself to sleep, then and only then would she return to Leavia without waking out of the sleep that forever remained deep. When she was in Levia she would not wake up and cry or puke even if she was bare naked in front of the Old Nek who would look at her standing figure without clothes and stare till he was holding her. She hated him,  the way that he breathed.

"We are sure that this is a case of severe malnutrition and sepsis, though unbelievable for the child to be so young.” The police said as the screams of the creatures ended, she brought a frown to her face at these people wearing blue and black clothes as she thought it was because of them that Leavia turned into a wreck. She cried tears of anger until the police brought her out to the bright sky.

Ratiness cried as tears flowed through her crusty cheeks flattened to the bone. The light she saw of the sky for the first time, blinded her to sleep. This time she did not dream of Levia with its flowers on full bloom and serene creatures

She dreamt of the first time Old Nek came to her with something called brownie and her mother (the narcotic) told her to stand without the potato sack she wore, she did as she was told because then maybe  she could the crumbs. Narcy, her mom gave her. Old nek handed the brownie to Warcy with some coke which was the name of powder that Nary Laked. Old nek stared at Ratiness and started huffing with a red neck and face startled by the memory - Ratiness woke up. She woke to a different world not Leavia but one where people wore blue clothes, beeping sounds and a pipe pumping something through her hands.

She saw the people who made the serene creatures mad, one of them held her hand and gave her something Oval and the person who looked like Narcy but had a sweeter smile called it an "Onange" as she peeled it and put it in Ratiness's mouth. Raliness was puzzled as to what was in her mouth but the woman brought another orange and motioned chewing. Ratiness also did so and tasted something even better than brownie crumbs.The orange tasted like the nectar of the flowers that Ratiness saw on the corner of the room searching for something to eat.

She left the world of beeping sounds with the woman that gave her an orange and foods tastier than crumbs. The woman said "I have not told you my name yet, have I?" while moving the boxy thing called "Ca'' (car) with Ratiness whose head sparked hearing the word name. The woman, noticing this said, "My name is Wylme, What is yours?" Ratiness mumbled "Wyl…me" under her breath ten times and after much hesitation “Wy..Ra.. Rat  called wyl... Wylme! My na ... name is Ratiness."

Wylme replied "What a lovely name you have Ratiness" as they got out of the car to a place Wylme called home. Home, The days at home were just like when she, Ratiness was in Leavia, everso peaceful. Wylme's home also had a place she called garden where flowers were in full bloom Like in Leavia.

Ratiness loved it here with Wylme. They would always wear a blanket while lying in the bed in hugs. Wylme got her a flower she loved as a plushie for her welcome home gift.

Days of happiness were always in full bloom when Ratiness and Wylme were together at home. Ratiness was now five and received a lovely bouquet of tulips from her mother Wylme. She was always treasured by Wylme and now also had a lovely hamster pet named tulip as they were the flowers closely representing the flowers blooming in Leavia and also Ratiness's favorite flower. But happiness was like planting rose in the deserts for Ratiness, and no rose blooms in the desert.On Ratiness's sixth birthday Wylme left for duty and for the first time in 2 years she dreamt of Leavia, its blooming flowers and serene creatures. This time Leavia seemed to have changed Ratiness decided to stay here as she saw her, Wylme turning into one of the serene creatures Ratiness was forced out of Leavia by the blooming flowers this time. She  opened her teary eyes again to see the police, but only this time Wylme wasn't there with them and she was not at home Wylme but back to the place were narcy and her drunkard of a father lived. She wasn't not wearing the beautiful clothes that Wylme had bought her but rather she was wearing the potato sack. The same words echoed "We are sure that this is a severe case of malnutrition and sepsis... unbelievable for a child”

एकादेशमा एक राजा थिए, जसको दरबारमा एउटा अचम्मका मन्त्री बस्दथे । ती मन्त्रीकाे अनौठो साेख थियाे । उनलाई भ्यागुता जम्मा पारेर खेल्न मन पर्थ्याे । जब मन्त्रीले थुप्रै जिउँदा भ्यागुता एकै ठाउँमा राखेर उफार्न लगाउँथे तब उनलाई त्यो धेखेर धेरै आनन्द मिल्थ्याे । सबैले उनलाई “भ्यागुता मन्त्री” भनेर चिन्दथे । उनी भन्थे, "जिउँदा भ्यागुता उफ्रिरहेका देख्दा कति मजा  आउँछ !"

समय बित्दै गयो, र मन्त्रीको भ्यागुता प्रतिको सौख अझै बढ्दै गयो । एक दिन मन्त्रीले एउटा घोषणा गरे । उनले भने, “जो कोहीले पनि एक धार्नी जिउँदा भ्यागुता ल्याएमा म उनलाई एक धार्नी असर्फी पुरस्कार दिन्छु ।” यो सुनेर सबै जनता उत्साहित भए । असर्फी पुरस्कार पाइने भएपछि मानिसहरू एकपछि अर्को गरेर मन्त्रीको मन्त्रालयमा पुग्न थाले।

भोलिपल्टैदेखि मन्त्रीको दरबारको ढोकामा भिड लाग्न थाल्यो । मानिसहरू जताततैबाट भ्यागुता समातेर ल्याउन थाले । कतिपयले खैरा भ्यागुता, कतिले हरिया भ्यागुता, र कतिले त ठुल्ठुला भ्यागुता पनि ल्याए । तर समस्या के थियो भने, भ्यागुता उफ्रिरहेका थिए । कसैले पनि भ्यागुता स्थिर राख्न सकेनन् । मन्त्रीले पनि आफूलाई हाँसो थाम्न सकेनन् । उनी भन्थे, "भ्यागुता उफ्रिरहन्छन्, तौल गर्नै दिँदैनन् !"

मानिसहरूले आ-आफ्ना भ्यागुता तराजुमा राख्न खोजे । तर भ्यागुता त कुनै चुप लाग्ने कुरै भए न। उनीहरू हत्तपत्त उफ्रिन्थे । जसले गर्दा तराजुमा तौल पूरा हुन सक्दैनथ्यो । एक जनाले त आफ्ना भ्यागुता पल्ला थापीथापी राखे, तर भ्यागुता त एक तमासले उफ्रिँदै उफ्रिरहे । जति प्रयास गरे पनि कसैको भ्यागुता धार्नी पुग्न सकेन ।

दिनभरि मानिसहरूले प्रयास गरिरहे । केही मानिसले जाल प्रयोग गरे । कसैले ढोका बन्द गरेर तराजुमा तौल गर्न खोजे । तर सबै व्यर्थ भयो । भ्यागुताहरू त बस्दैनथे । एक पटक त झन् केही मानिसले आफ्नो भ्यागुता सँगै बाँधेर तौल गर्न खोजे । तर मन्त्रीले त्यो स्वीकारेनन्। उनले भने, “यो त केवल जिउँदा भ्यागुता ल्याउनेलाई पुरस्कार दिने हो । बाँधेर ल्याएको भए त कुनै खेल रहन्न । सबैले यही नियम पालना गर्नुपर्छ।”

मानिसहरू जति जति प्रयास गर्थे, त्यति नै असफल हुन्थे । भ्यागुता उफ्रिने भनेपछि उफ्रिने नै भयो । अन्त्यमा, मानिसहरूले सोच्न थाले कि मन्त्रीको यो प्रस्ताव असम्भव छ । कोहीले एक धार्नी भ्यागुता नबाँधी र नथुनीकन ल्याउन सक्दैन । सबैले हार मान्न थाले । एकजनाले भन्दै थिए, "धार्नी भ्यागुता कहिल्यै पुग्दैन ! मन्त्रीले यो जानेरै भनेका हुन् कि हामीलाई असर्फी दिने छैनन् ।"

अन्तमा भिड त फेरि पातलियो । जोख्न आएका मानिसहरू एक-एक गरेर फर्किए। कसैले पनि पुरस्कार जित्न सकेनन् । मन्त्रीले सबैलाई भने, “हेर्नुस्, भ्यागुता उफ्रिरहेका बेला तौल गर्न असम्भव छ। यो त केवल एउटा रमाइलो खेल हो । तर यसले तपाईंहरूलाई एउटा पाठ दिएको छ, केही कुरा असम्भव पनि हुन सक्छ।”

अर्को दिन मन्त्रीले आफ्ना सहयोगीहरूसँग कुरा गरे। उनले भने, “मैले यो प्रतियोगिता गरेर मानिसहरूलाई केही सिकाउन खोजेको थिएँ । कहिलेकाहीँ हामी जीवनमा केही कुरा असम्भव देखिन्छ भनेर पनि प्रयास गर्नुपर्छ । असम्भवलाई सम्भव बनाउन हामीले नयाँ तरिकाहरू सोच्नुपर्छ।”

यसरी, मन्त्रीको भ्यागुता खेलले दरबारभरि मात्र होइन, सिङ्गो राज्यभरि मानिसहरूलाई सोच्न बाध्य बनायो। हरेक ठाउँमा यही कुरा चर्चा भइरह्यो, भ्यागुता उफ्रिएका उफ्रिए गर्छन्, तर तौल कहिल्यै पुग्दैन।

समयसँगै मन्त्रीले यो खेल बन्द गरे, तर यो खेलले राज्यभरि एउटा शिक्षा फैलाएको थियो। मानिसहरूले अब मन्त्रीलाई भ्यागुता खेलको कारणले होइन, उनीले दिनुभएको महत्त्वपूर्ण पाठको कारणले सम्झिन थाले।

भारी मन लिएर बाँचेकाे एक मानव

धर्म खाेजिरहेछ, आस्था बाेकिरहेछ

जीवन पर्खिरहेछ, मन भाैँतारिरहेछ

कहाँ छ धर्म ? कहाँ छ सुख ?

आत्माको खोजिमा डुबिरहेको छु म यहाँ

धर्मले देखाउँछ आफ्नो जीवनको यात्रा

शून्यतामा मिल्छ शान्ति र सन्तोष

कर्मले पुराउँछ मलाई सही बाटो।  

आफैँ भित्रको ज्याेतिले मेराे

अँध्यारो हटाएको महसुस गर्दछु

पाप गरेको जति सबै मेटाउँदै छु

अध्यात्मा र धर्म भगवान्लाई विश्वास मात्र होइन

यही नै केवल जीवनको पठन यात्रा हाे कि !

धर्मले देशको र जातको सीमा भाँड्ने हाे कि ! 

तर अध्यात्माले संसारको मन खाने गर्छ

कर्मले जीवनको यात्रा अगि बढाउँछ

अध्यात्मा र धर्मले भविष्य उज्यालो बनाउँछ।

Thursday, June 14, 1956

“It seems to be the case”, says Borias as he glances at Ether and Ignia. Ether asks, “What is?” “This, the long-lost civilization that we talked about. In the reports, it says there is a remote island, the one we saw, don't you remember?”. Ignia adds,” Saw as in, the one we passed by while returning here in Chicago?”. “Precisely”, says Borias. “Does this mean we are going to visit that island? I wonder what I should pack, maybe some lotion, glasses? Come on, tell me!”, chirped Ether. Ignia rolled her eyes, and added, “We have got to find a way to convince our one-of-a-kind, pinch-pennied boss.” 

According to the reports, they were brought back from an abandoned temple, it hinted at the remains of a long-lost statue rumored to have once existed on a remote island. They wanted to get on board immediately and head over, but alas, they had first to get permission from their chief, and it was challenging to say. It took about an hour with 5 promises, and 2 half-truths that they were permitted to take a boat there, Ether and Ignia were the ones who talked the most while Borias stood off to the side nodding.

Friday, June 15, 1956

The team arrives at the island on a small boat. The island was lush and a gust of wind blew, revealing the excitement in their eyes and the smile plastered on their lips. “This feels like we are in our own little story, with us as protagonists!”, says Ether to Ignia and Borias as he engulfs them in a bear hug, with the three of them. Borias and IGnia, unable to stay composed much longer, joined in with their laughter.

Their laughter almost seemed like it echoed through the forest.

As they step into the woods, they immediately recognize the difference between the open environment of the beach and the enclosed space inside the forest. Walking around, pushing through from an under bush, they were walking through forwards following a compass. Ether says, “Look, isn't that a strange marking? Like on the tree?”. He says pointing to the bark of a tree. “You are right, this could be useful later on”, says Borias as he takes out a sketch pad and begins to draw the symbol which looks like wind blowing. “Wait, there are more! 2 more!”, says Ignia pointing to other symbols on the other trees near them, they were precisely two trees apart.  Boreas nods as he sketches them all, the two look like an ice crystal and a flame.

As they walked, they came across a clearing inside the woods, Ether being the lively one, was ahead of the group as he rushed forward and slowed down as he pointed ahead. “Look at that stone, doesn’t it look weird, it’s standing up straight unlike others.”, Ether says. “Hey don't- it could be dange-” Before Ignia could even complete her sentence, Ether had rushed to it and touched the stone, nothing happened so he looked back at them with a slightly disappointed expression when suddenly a gust of wind blew almost knocking him back as the rock glowed blue. The pieces of the sides falling off show the wind symbol on it. 

“Anemo”

Was what they heard when it began to glow. They were all flabbergasted and Ether quickly stumbled back as a voice echoed throughout the woods,

”Follow”

As it said that, a bright blue light reflected off and began to show them a path through the woods. The monument wasn’t just a relic of the past; it was a beacon, calling to them. “Whatever this is,” Boreas said, his voice filled with determination, “it’s leading us somewhere important. We need to find out where.” Ignia looked at him with a questionable guess but she couldn’t deny the thrill as she nodded, looking at his friends, Ether nodded as well, not before adding, “Woohoo! This is magical, I never knew this could happen, I-It’s like we are the protagonists!”

They walked through the way and passed two giant trees when they came across another rock just like the one they saw a few moments ago. Excitedly, Ether moved forward to touch it but a force repealed him back as he winced on the ground, Ignia and Boreas rushing to help him up. “This looks dangerous, I don't think we should continue”, said Ignia but Boreas added,” No, this is not what it seems like. I think I know what it means.” He rummaged through his backpack and pulled out his sketchpad and turned to Ether. “Your name means god of wind in Greek, not exactly, well it's Aether but close enough and I feel like Anemo is related to the wind as well, I mean it has to be right, considering the situation?”

“You mean I am a god?”, asked Ether with a surprised look. Ignia smacked the back of his head lightly as he said,” Let him finish”.

“And, Ignia, your name means fire, my name is related to ice and all of that. First we saw the wind symbol, Ether touched it and it worked, then we saw the fire symbol, it could only mean one thing..”. Said Boreas.

“You are right, maybe this is a symbol of some sort that I should touch.”, said Ignia.

“Wait, wait, wait, how do you know all of this, is there something you are not telling us?” said Ether.

Boreas looked at him and shook his head as he said,” No, I know all of this from all the Greek we had to learn to solve that one Greek manuscript we found last time.”

“You mean you read that, I didn't even know!”, said Ether. 

Ignia and Boreas sighed simultaneously as Ether continued to laugh sheepishly. Ignia stood up and walked to the monument as she placed a hand on it. The rock glowed red as a voice echoed. 

“Pyro”

“Follow.”

Looking at Boreas, Ignia nodded and then they all began following the red light that highlighted a path, two trees past they found the last monument, Boreas walked towards it as he touched it, the light shined white as a white orb floating upwards. They looked at it in amazement as it slowly began to form a luminous circle a deep and throaty voice echoed,

“Congratulations, seekers of truth. You have finally reached the last monument, the three of you may proceed. You, Ignia, you are the chosen reincarnation of Hephaestus, god of fire. You, Ether, you are the living embodiment of Aeolus, and you, Boreas you are the reincarnation of great Boreas, himself, god of winter and ice, as well as the god of the north wind. Before you lie a portal, a gateway to the realms where your true destinies await. Step forth and journey to the place where you were always meant to be. “

“Cut!” the director's voice rang out as the scene came to a close. Boreas, Ignia, and Ether exchanged relieved glances as they walked off the set, their shoulders relaxing with the end of another successful take. They made their way toward the refreshment area, eager for a well-deserved break. 

Boreas sank onto a comfortable sofa, his gaze drifting to the magazines on the table,  he picked one up while sipping on his juice. As he flipped through the pages, expecting the usual display of news and fashion, he was instead greeted by a map of an island. The top of the page boldly wrote  “Aetheria.”

Suddenly, words began to materialize on the paper, their appearance accompanied by a faint, white glow.

You are the chosen one, Boreas.

Looking at his friends, he saw the same look of shock on their faces as it synchronized with his. He knew they had seen it too. The words appeared as quickly as they disappeared. Now, Boreas and his friends were left only astonished. 

"The path to Aetheria is closer than you think. Follow the signs before the veil is lifted forever."

A voice whispered in their ear and they knew they had to act quickly because although you can't see it, the clock is ticking.

Tick, tock. Tick, tock—was all they heard before the world went black. When they finally opened their eyes, they were greeted by the very path they had thought was merely a scene from a movie they were starring in, now vividly real before them.

लाली गुराँस नेपालको राष्ट्रिय फूल 

डाँफे चरा राष्ट्रिय चरा

गाई  राष्ट्रिय  जनावर 

सिम्रिक राष्ट्रिय रङ

मेराे देश, यही हाे मेराे पहिचान ।

धेरै  जनावरहरू

थरीथरीका चराचुरुङ्गीहरू

धेरै थरीका जीव जन्तुहरू

धेरै रङ्गी विरङ्गी फूलहरू

मेराे देश, यही हाे मेराे पहिचान ।

नेपाल चार जात छत्तीस वर्णको  फूलबारी

जहाँ अनेक जातिका मान्छेहरू

 बसेका छन्, अनेकनमा एकता

बेग्लाबेग्लै भेगका ।

मिलिजुली चाडपर्व मनाउँछन्

सदियौँदेखि चलि आएका परम्परा

अहिलेसम्म पनि दुरुस्तै छन्

मेराे देश, यही हाे मेराे पहिचान ।

काठमाडौँ, भक्तपुर, ललितपुर 

सानाे र सुन्दर एउटा उपत्यका 

जात्राहरू छुट्टाछुट्टै भिन्दाभिन्दै 

ठाउँ फरक नाम  फरक 

तर आस्था सद्भाव विचित्र

मेराे देश, यही हाे मेराे पहिचान ।

Inspiration can be taken from many different people or places. Like an example for many people their father is their inspiration or superhuman but not in my case. In my life there’s one person who inspires me the most than any other person and she’s my mother. My mom is my inspiration and superhuman. Her steady support, love, care and compassion has shaped me and turned me into who I am today and she still continues to inspire me every day. There’s not a single day that I am not thankful and grateful for her.

Since childhood me and siblings have seen our mother’s dedication towards our family. She manages to balance her job, her household work and other work and that is what I admire the most about her. She has worked tirelessly for me and my siblings so that we could have a better life she always dreamed about. She has supported me and our whole family. She has always taught me and my siblings to work hard with determination and be passionate about what we do in life. She has taught us to have patience and not panic when we face any obstacles in life and taught us to give our best. She has spoiled me and my siblings and has given us our best life. Another trait of my mother that motivates me is her confidence because no matter how rough it gets, she always has faith and sees the positive side of everything. From my mother I have learnt that if one stays positive then it enables them to overcome their hardships and get chances when facing challenging and tough situations. Her knowledge and wisdom also inspires me as she frequently helps me make important decisions and gives me important and necessary advice and guidance which she also gained from her experiences which increases my trust in her. My mother inspires me with her love of discovery and experimentation in everything new, continuously finding new interests, pursuing further education at her age or looking into other people’s ways of life, which keeps my curiosity open because it has to be fed by something interesting no matter what happens; she keeps saying that one has got to keep an open mind if one wants to grow as an individual while adding- one never stops learning till they reach their grave so they should forever seek for fresh chances according to what makes them feel fulfilled.

I have always watched her working hard and being passionate about what she does. She is not often appreciated by everyone but I appreciated her and always will. She has loved and cared for us unconditionally. I love her and I am very thankful for her. She’s more than just a parent to me, she’s my biggest inspiration and supporter of my life.

शिरमा सुम्पिएर दैलाको माटो

हिँडेर त्यही असारे हिलो बाटो

खै पारिको डाँडा काटेर कता गयौ

असारमा तिम्रो आशामा किन छोड्यौ?

हरियो बाली सुनौलो धान भएर फर्कियो

तर तिम्रो हँसिलो मुहार कता हरायो

भित्ते पात्रो हेर्दा तिमी गएको तीन वर्ष भइसक्यो

सानी छोरी पाँच वर्षकी भइसकी । 

निला आकाशबाट झरेका ती सितारा 

नदीमा बगेको पानी हो अमूल्य हिरा

तर फुटेका गालाबाट झरेका आँसु

चिरचिराउँदै गयो त्यही ठाउँको मासु ।

आज छोरीले तिमीलाई चिठी लेखेकी थिई

चिठीको कागजमा सपना काेरिएकाे थियाे

 आमा ! बालाई दिएँ भन्दै दिएकी थिई

चिठीमा हाम्रो परिवारको उसको चित्र थियो

सपनाबाट ब्युँझिएँ,

पानीकाे फाेका जस्तै 

सबै हरायाे र म पनि हराएँ ।

Freedom of speech is the right of every citizen to express their thoughts and it without the fear of any punishment. It's an important part of any democratic society but there are many people who argue that there should be limitations to this freedom. Freedom of speech has enabled us humans to express ourselves as freely as we can. Being able to talk about anything or anyone. It may be any hateful message or any discussion of someone's qualities. Freedom of speech exists in every single subject we humans discuss. Maybe it's about the political system of a country or someone's behavior, someone's ideology etc. Freedom of speech covers a very large spectrum of subjects. 

I think that any limitation in freedom of speech is required for a country to avoid conflict among its citizens. Hate speeches can cause lots of issues for example real harm, involvement of violence or discrimination etc. Another reason would be protection of any government's system. Under the right of freedom of speech, citizens are allowed to discuss any topic. This can also include the political or governmental systems a country operates on. Going against the government can be really dangerous in certain cases but if a country practices freedom of speech to an extreme extent then people can easily go against the government and its practices. Freedom of speech also exploits people's right to privacy. For example, sharing someone's personal information without their consent can be very harmful towards them. Without any punishment people can freely discuss personal topics which can affect one's life.

On the other hand, freedom of speech allows the government to know when people are unsatisfied. People are able to openly confess or share any of their ideas or ideologies with others with no consequences. It allows people to encourage and promote innovation. People are able to provide their ideas and tips openly to other people for their professional or personal life. People are able to voice their concerns and thoughts without the fear of any consequences. Even though criticism is a large issue In freedom of speech it is still practicable. 

In my opinion that should be some limitations in freedom of speech. Humans try to take advantage of any right or resource that they have. This is our nature. We often search for superiority upon others. Many people's superiority can be gained using their freedom of speech. If people start using their freedom of speech to gain superiority then our society will turn into total chaos. People will be misusing their rights. They will not use it for their advantage but they will use it to harm others. Freedom of speech should be practised but after a certain extent freedom of speech is just not a right any more it's more of a power that you can use. Even though the government will not punish you, society will. So freedom of speech not having any punishments or consequences is a total lie.

Nepal is a beautiful country which is situated in South Asia. It is a landlocked country which is between two countries India and China. Nepal is a developing country. Whereas, India and China are highly developed countries. We know that Nepal has many cultural heritages and natural beauty. Many tourists also come to visit our country for the very same purposes. They love our country. But Nepal has a very big problem; its economics. There are many reasons why our country’s economy is not developing. The main reason being politics.Politics is rampant in every field, even education. 

Our country is dependent on other countries for development activities. Our country does not even have money to make proper roads. It is not that our country is very poor or we cannot do our work by ourselves but it is the politicians who are hindering the development of the nation. The government takes taxes from us but they do not use it to develop our country. When the main reason to take tax is to develop the country. But they do not develop our country and keep the cash in their pockets. They use that money in their personal lives. That is why our country is not being developed

At last. I want to say that Nepal is a good country and it has many sources to develop its economy and to develop. But the main reason is we need a good leader who will take our country from an underdeveloped country to a developing country. As I have mentioned before that Nepal has many cultural and religious heritages and sites so they need to use them positively to make the country develop and be popular. This will help Nepal to grow and develop fast and will also help the citizens for this country to live well.