म ७ वर्ष हुँदाको कुरा हो ।  म त्यतिबेला २ कक्षामा पढ्थेँ । जाडोको छुट्टीमा म मेरो मामाघर बिराटनगर गएको थिएँ ।  मेरा छुट्टिहरू राम्ररी नै बितिरहेका थिए । म रातभरि मेरो दाइसँग कम्प्युटरमा खेलहरू खेल्थेँ । म दाइसँग साङ्गीतिक कार्यक्रमहरूमा जान्थेँ ।  मेरो आफ्नो घरमा मेरा अभिभावकहरू अति सुरक्षात्मक भएकाले मैले यस्तो कहिले गर्न पाएको थिइनँ ।  त्यही कारणले होला । म यहाँ अत्यन्तै रमाइरहेको थिएँ ।
एकदिन दादाले मलाई भूतको खेल खेल्ने भन्नुभयो । मैले हुन्छ भनेँ ।  रातिको १ बजिरहेको थियो । दादाले आफ्नो ल्यापटप निकाल्नुभयाे । अनि मलाई पनि एउटा ल्यापटप दिनुभयो । त्यसमा मलाई स्टिम भन्ने एप खोलेर प्यासिफाइ भन्ने खेल खोल्न लगाउनुभयो । मैले माँने ।  त्यो  खेल एकैचोटी धेरै जनाले खेल्ने रहेछ । त्यसैले दादाले आफ्ना साथीहरूलाई पनि कल गर्नुभयो ।  म ती दाइदिदीहरूलाई चिन्थेँ । किनकि तिनीहरू दादाको घरमा आइराख्थे । तर त्यो  खेल खेल्दाखेल्दै मलाई सारै डरलाग्यो र म ल्यापटप छोडेर गएँ ।  मेरो दाइले मलाई बोलाउन खोज्नुभयाे । तर, म फर्केिनँ । त्यो देखेर दाइ रिसाउनुभयाे । 
अर्को दिन मलाई मलाई दादाले मासु लिन जाआैँ  भन्नुभयाे र मैले हुन्छ भनेँ । त्यतिबेला रातको आठ बजिरहेको थियो ।  अनि हामी मोटरसाइकलमा मासु लिन निस्कियाैँ ।  बिस्तारै बिस्तारै हामी हिँडेको बाटो साँघुरो र सुनसान हुँदै गयो । तर मैले केही सोचिनँ, मलाई त्यही नै बाटो  होला लाग्यो । एक छिनमा दाइले एउटा मसान घाटको छेउँमा मोटरसाइकल रोकेर भने कि, माेटरसाइकलकाे टायरमा के भएकोछ र झरेर हेर्नुपर्छ । त्यसैले म मोटरसाइकलबाट झरेँ ।  म झर्नेबित्तिकै दादाले जाेडले मोटरसाइकल कुदाए ।  मैले केही सोच्न  पनि पाइनँ । एकछिनको लागि मलाई के गरूँ गरूँ भयो ।  नजिकमा कतै पनि घर थिएनन्, कतै पनि बत्ति थिएन र त्यो मसान घाटको चारैतिर जङ्गल मात्र थियो ।   मैले के गर्ने भनेर सोच्न खोजेँ तर मेरो दिमागले नै काम गरेन । मैले नजिकै एउटा ठुलो लट्ठी देखेँ ।  त्यो हातमा बोकेँ ।  त्यहाँबाट म जङ्गलतिर लाग्न थालेको थिएँ । तर, कताबाट मेरो दिमागमा आयो कि जङ्गलमा जनावरले मार्न सक्छ त्यसैले म मसान घाटतिरै गएँ ।  त्यहाँ मलाई धेरै नै डर लागिरहेको थियो । मसान घाटमा चाहिँ एउटा बत्ती बलेजस्ताे थियो ।  म त्यही बत्तीतिर गएँ । त्यता जाने बेला मैले गल्तीले एउटा कुकुरको पुच्छरमा कुल्चिएँ ।  तर म यति डराएको थिएँ । जब त्यो कुकुर भुक्यो, मैले मेरो लट्ठीले यति जोडले कुकुरलाई मुखमा हानेँ कि कुकुर त्यहाँबाट भाग्यो । 
सुनसान ठाउँमा मलाई बिचबिचमा लाग्थ्यो कि काेही मेरो पछाडि छ र म हवामा लट्ठी घुमाउँथेँ ।  यसरी बिस्तारै बिस्तारै मैले त्यहाँको परिवेश बुझ्न थालेँ । मेरो भूतको डर जान लागेको थियो ।  तर बिचबिचमा  केही हल्लेजस्ताे सुन्थेँ अनि त्यो डर फेरि फर्किन्थ्यो । यसरी डराउँदै डराउँदै म घर फर्किएँ । पछि मेरो दादा फर्किएपछि र मैले उसलाई त्यही लट्ठीले हानेँ ।  उनले माफी मागे । उनले भने कि अब मलाई भूतबाट डर लाग्दैन, अनि मैले महसुस गरे कि यसले मलाई एक प्रकारले मद्दत गर्यो ।  किनकि मैले भूतकाे सामना गरिसकेँ । मबाट भूत डराइसक्याे ।

In this modern world, I doubt there is someone who doesn't use a mobile or laptop or device of any kind. Even people from rural areas use it to some extent. We humans are so into our devices that sometimes we forget we even have a life beyond them. Young children cry and throw tantrums to use the electronic devices. As per research 29% of kids use electronic devices and 70% of them master them by the time of their primary school age. It has led us to many health issues like headaches, anxiety, stress and many more. If we try to get away from our device for even an hour or so we can't because we are attached to it like ducklings are attached to their mother.

Our ancestors 100 to 150 years ago would not even have thought that humans could be so advanced in 10 years. Although they are very dangerous, they have made our life easier. Nowadays we don't even have to do most of the things by ourselves. If we need to toast bread there is a toaster, if we need entertainment there is internet and tv. If we have to talk to someone far away, or in another region we can. We can read countless articles and books and we can store and download millions of things. There are countless uses of these devices although they are harmful for us. It is all because we do not know how to regulate ourselves. We rely too much on these devices, although they were designed for the purpose of making our lives easier, we have used it to such an extent that they are now making us lazier.

Thinking about the future there may be countless problems we might have to face because of these devices. On average every 18 months 100 - 120 million mobile phones end up in trash. Those phones have too much plastic, the displays include mercury which is one of the most harmful chemicals to humankind. By not managing the devices properly many houses have been burnt. The entire ocean has been infected and the ecosystem that was very peaceful has been harmed. However, at the end of the day, it all depends on the users. If a user can do their work and use their devices sparingly then nothing bad would happen. Human beings are known to overly exert any facility given to them but it is also high time that people become aware, use their conscience and act accordingly if we are to avoid any further issues.

Sources: 
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
https://www.era.ca

Indigenous injustice, something that is experienced by a whole bunch of people from different indigenous communities. Understanding what indigenous injustice is isn’t hard, it is simply indigenous people being treated unjustly. The reasoning behind these injustices is what's hard to grasp.

Indigenous injustice is one of the major reasons for landlessness and poverty among people. Many indigenous people have been evicted from their original lands and have been relocated to less productive land. This has been hurting these people because they have to abandon their traditional way of living causing them to face malnourishment and poverty. In fact, the 15% of extremely poor people in the world consists of indigenous people. Due to this reason they are also the targets of unemployment, and are stripped of their basic human rights such as healthcare, education, etc.

Indigenous people also face a lot of social injustice as they are often discriminated against and ostracized. Their passports are often held by the authorities over small easily solvable issues, this generally goes against their human rights. Indigenous women are also more likely to die during childbirth due to lack of proper and safe healthcare. Similarly, indigenous children are also deprived of education leading to high illiteracy rates. Even when they do receive education they are often discriminated against at school, especially by their peers mostly due to their clothing, food and tradition.

The major reason for the occurrence of these injustices is due to the lack of enforcement of laws designed to protect indigenous people. In many countries there are no laws to begin with but even in places that do have laws, they are often not enforced properly leading to indigenous people being beaten and mistreated on a regular basis. An example of shaky law is the case of Colten Boushie, an indigenous man killed by a white farmer at the age of 22 under the guise of self defense. This case had evidence tampered with hence leading to the farmer being free while Colten’s family begged for justice. This is a classic case of law not doing its work.

Even though laws and regulations exist, the government itself refuses to enforce them leading to terrible consequences for the indigenous people. How, you could ask, for example big mining corporations work on indigenous lands without permission and simply disregard any sort of protest even going as far as to bribe people to keep their mouths shut. A case related to this is the one of Máxima Acuña Atalaya, a farmer in Peru who stood up against a big mining company and she was taken to court for it. Eventually the charges against Máxima were dropped due to insufficient reasonings and such. She was mentally pressured by the company and the law failed to protect her from this harm. These mining cases are often overlooked as they evidently help the country economically but they affect the indigenous community terribly.

In conclusion, indigenous injustice is a prevalent issue around the world affecting millions of people on a daily basis. To resolve this issue, it is important that we understand the major issues and work together as a society to fix it. We need to make sure laws are enforced and everyone feels protected and safe. Of course it is not possible to completely change everyone’s views but it is possible to make a change, so we should at least try.

Reference: 
FirstPeoples.org - the Challenges We Face. www.firstpeoples.org/the-challenges-we-face.htm.
Amnesty International. “Indigenous Peoples - Amnesty International.” Amnesty International, 23 Jan. 2023, www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/indigenous-peoples/#:~:text=Discrimination%20is%20the%20reason%20why,internal%20displacement%20than%20other%20groups.

आमा ! तपाईं हाम्रो जीवनको आधार
आफ्ना सन्तानहरूका साथ सँगै परिवार
तपाईंका हातहरूले छामेको हाम्रो मुटुको धडकन,
तपाईंको मायाले हुर्केकाे हाम्रो सुन्दर जीवन ।

हाम्रो चमक, सबै शक्ति छ हजुरमा ।
हाम्राे जन्म सार्थक बनाइदिने संसारमा ,
हामी तपाईंविना हुन्छाैँ बेसहारा
हाम्राे बाँच्ने आधार र हजुर नै हाे सहारा ।

तपाईं हाम्रो जीवनको एक मात्र बाँच्ने आधार,
आफ्नो मायाले छिटो छिटो बढाउनुहुन्छ विश्वास,
सारा दिन रात   दिनुहुन्छ  हामीलाई  साथ 
लागाेस् हजुरकाे सधैँ हामीलाई  आशीर्वाद ।

तपाईंकाे स्नेह र उदार भावना,
आमा ! तपाईं नै हाम्रो सर्वश्रेष्ठ शिक्षक 
देखाउनुभयाे तपाईंले सुनाैलाे संसार
पाई राखूँ जीवनभर हजुरकाे माया अपार ।

ठुलाे बक्सा थियाे मसित 
सेताे थियाे छत र पहेँलाे थियाे भित्ता
सानाे देख्लान् बक्सा अरूले
त्याे बाक्साले दुख्थ्याे मलाई चित्त ।

बाहिर हेर्न झ्याल र बाहिर निस्किन ढाेका 
सामानले थिएन बक्साकाे भुइँलाई 
त्यही झ्याल बाहिर हेरेर साेच्थे
बाहिर जान कहिले पाइएला माैका ?

मेराे घर मन्दिर र स्कुल हाे मेराे बक्सा 
खराब आचरणबाट बचाई गर्छ, मलाई रक्षा
बच्चाहरूलाई देख्छु, पाउन हिँडेकाे शिक्षा
स्कुल जाने हाेइन साथी पाउन असल शिक्षा

कहिलेकाहीँ लाग्छ मलाई र साेच्छु म,
राक्षसहरूले मलाई राक्षस जसरी राख्छन्
कहिले खजाना जसरी राख्छन्
कहिले कामदार जसरी राख्छन्
कहिले कैदी जसरी राख्छन् ।

आज टाढा जाँदै छु
याे बक्सालाई छाेडेर पर
यी राक्षस र बक्साबाट टाढा जान पाइन्छ भने 
लाइदिन्छु म निधारमा सिँदुर
कहिले मेराे मनमा आउँछ विचार ।

तर, ती राक्षस झन् खराब छन् 
कैदी बनाएर कुटपिट पनि गर्छन्
अहिलेका बक्साका कुरा सबै राम्रा छन् त ?
म यही साेचिरहन्छु, म यही सम्झिरहन्छु ।

When I was a child my aim was to be a rich and famous singer. There are many people out there who have dreamed of being influential personalities and celebrities as well. Of course being famous gives you all the fame, recognition and ,you can make a huge career in this busy world, create connections with people and become an inspiration to many. It is the life many people have always dreamt of but people who have this dream life have been seen usually  indirectly or directly not happy with it. But the question is, why do many of us don't understand that the life we have is good and satisfying? Everything that has advantages also has a disadvantage. What might seem on the outside can always  not be true.

When you get famous every activity one does becomes a headline, every step you take people are flocking over to see what you have done. Your tiniest of errors can create an unimaginable effect on your life along with your career. We have to try hard to please people - the ones that we do not even know of. You become a people pleaser, someone who has to be perfect at all times. It  is an invisible yet a heavy role we must fulfill no matter what. Not only us but our friends and family all get affected by it. When we become famous there are not only fans who support us but also haters who are trying their best to see our downfall. People can become envious of us and create troubles even when it’s not our fault. The amount of hate they receive can create identity crisis and 
mental health issues.

It is everyone's right to privacy. Even though they are celebrities they are still human at the end of the day they must be given their privacy but once you get famous you are recognized instantly by everyone and getting privacy and personal space becomes much more difficult. Many celebrities have reported being flocked by paparazzi and invading their personal space. The modern era we live in is even more dangerous for famous people. There are people with loads of time on their hands who want to know everything about us from the past to present. They tend to dig up a lot of information, some are embarrassing, some private and others are things we would like to leave behind in the past.

Sometime after you become famous overnight, maintaining it can become even more of a problem. Sachin Pariyar became famous overnight at a small age for saying a line. He was casted in many music videos but later he was found again in Tanahun wounded and asking for help. On January 15, 2023 a plane flying over to Pokhara from Kathmandu containing 72 people had crashed in the time of such an accident where help was needed the most people were staying on live on various social media platforms to earn views. A devastating incident takes place and instead of placing humanity above, we place our own selfish needs ahead. This is only an example. There are many events like this where people are trying to be famous filming horrible incidents . People are going to unimaginable extent to become famous but is being famous actually worth it? Many famous personalities have talked about having various problems that came along with fame but  it has been portrayed that if you become famous you can be happy and fulfill your dreams and the cycle of delusion continues where everyone thinks being famous is the best thing that can happen to an individual. But ask yourself, “Is it actually worth it?”

Throughout history, corruption has been a problem that has affected nations at all stages of development. It is an issue that has a negative impact on the lives of regular people and harms freedom, economic prosperity, and social fairness. Theft, and nepotism are just a few of the various ways that corruption spreads. Politicians, government employees, businesses, and regular people may all be a part of it in both the public and private sectors. Corruption is fundamentally the misuse of authority for one's own benefit. It happens when those responsible with managing public resources use their power for their own advantage rather than that of the public they are supposed to represent. From small-scale corruption and nepotism to large-scale corruption and money laundering, corruption may take many different shapes. It is a complicated issue that calls for a comprehensive approach that involves legal, institutional, and societal reforms. Corruption has severe and negative impacts. By destroying the public's trust in governmental institutions, it reduces democracy and may even cause people to lose faith in the democratic process itself. Because it encourages an environment of criminality and reduces the motivation for investors, corruption has an adverse impact on economic growth as well. Also, because it increases inequality and gives those in positions of power and wealth the opportunity to take advantage of the system.

Corruption must be addressed through an extensive method. Changes to the laws and organizations are part of this effort to increase accountability and transparency. In order to create an atmosphere of honesty where corruption is not tolerated and people are made responsible for their acts, social changes are also necessary. Leaders at all levels of government, civic society, and businesses must also be open to working together in order to tackle the root causes of corruption and put forward achievable solutions. In underdeveloped nations, where it may increase poverty, hamper economic progress, and sustain inequality, corruption has an especially negative impact. The social structure of societies is weakened by corruption, which also threatens public institutions and the people's faith in the government. Additionally, it affects resource distribution, making it challenging to provide necessities like infrastructure, healthcare, and education.Fighting corruption is a hard and endless effort. Legal frameworks, supervision procedures, and anti-corruption groups are just a few of the strategies that governments and international organizations have established to fight corruption. Although these actions have the potential to reduce corruption, they are frequently hampered by a lack of political will, a lack of funding, and opposition from those who stand to gain from it.
In conclusion, corruption is a significant issue that has an impact on people, societies, and countries all over the world. It reduces democracy, restricts economic growth, and interferes with human rights. In spite of the complicated and ongoing nature of the fight against corruption, it is essential to focus on what is driving it and involve any interested parties in the effort to create institutions that are more open and accountable.

“ नानी चुप लागेर बस् त्याँ ! हैन यो केटी कति चल्दी रैछे” आमा भान्छाबाट कराउनुभयो । बैठक कोठामा बसेर खेलिरहेकी मीनाले सुन्या नसुन्यै गरी खेलिरही । बैठकमा बसेर बुबा पत्रिका पढिरहनुभएको थियो । बुबाले भन्नुभयो, “छोड्दे न त खेलोस्” l
बुबाकाे कुरा सुनेर आमाले भन्नुभयो “ तपाईंको यस्तै कुराले त यो बिग्रेकी ! मैले भनेको त केही पनि मान्दिन । यसलाई अगि नै खाट मिला भनेको अहिलेसम्म भताभुङ्ग छ । हैन यो केटीले मैले भनेको नसुन्या हो कि मैले भन्या नबुझ्या हो ।”  मीनाले भनी, “ह्या मम्मी अहिले मिलाउँछु नि म ।  कति कराइ राको होला । आज बिदाको एक दिन त नकराउनु न” । “यो केटी कत्ति मात्तिएकी होली जा बजार गएर तरकारी लिएर आइज ” आमाले भन्नुभयो । ल म लिएर आउँछु । खै पैसा ? “बुबासँग मागेर लैजा; फेरि धेरै बेर लाउने हाेइन नि ”। “हुन्छ” भन्दै मीना बजारतिर पत्ता तोडले दौडी । बाटोमा मीनाकी साथी माया र सीता खेलिरहेका थिए । सीताले मीनालाई देखी र “मीना यता आइज खेल्न,  हामी सबै जाना लुकामारी खेल्ने” ! “राम उसको साथीहरू पनि आइराछन्” । मीनाले भनी, “नाइ! आमाले मलाई छिटाे तरकारी लिएर आउन भन्नुभएको छ । मायाले भनी, “एकैछिन खेल् अनि जालिस् तरकारी लिन” । मीनाले हुन्छ भन्दै साथीहरू भएको ठाउँमा दौडिई । घरमा आमालाई चिन्ता हुन थालेको थियो । हैन, यो केटी कहाँ गई होला आधा घन्टा भइसक्यो त्यहीँ पनि अहिलेसम्म आएकी छैन । फेरि साथीहरूसँग खेल्न थाली हाेली  । हैन यो केटीलाई म के गरूँ?  बुबाले भन्नुभयो “ छोड्दे नत छोडदे सानै छे” । सानै १३ वर्षकी भइसकी काम गर्ने भने ढङ्ग छैन । केही काम अरायो भने त्यहीँ अलमलिएर बस्छे । आफू सुतेको ओछ्यान पनि मिलाउँदिन । यो केटी अब काँ हाेली तरकारी लिन पठाएको तरकारीको नि अत्तोपत्तो छैन । यो केटीको नि अत्तोपत्तो छैन । घर आओस् यो केटीलाई त मैले जान्या छु । मीना साथीहरूसँग खेलिरहेकी थिई । उसले झट्ट सम्झिन्छे उसलाई त आमाले तरकारी लिएर आउनु भनेको । 
मीनाले सबै साथीहरूलाई अब म गएँ है भन्दै त्यहाँबाट बजारतिर पत्ता तोडले दौडिन्छे । त्यहाँ तरकारी किनेर फेरि घरतिर दौडिन्छे । त्यहाँ आमा उसको लागि पर्खिरहनु भएको थियो । मीनालाई आमाले देख्ने बित्तिकै “आई पुग्नुभो महारानी ? आउँदा केही गारो त परेन नि काँ मुन्टेकी थिस् भन् त । मीनाले भन्छे आमा ! तपाईंले मलाई भर्खर महारानी भनेको हैन महारानीसँग यसरी कुरा गर्ने हो त ! यति भनेर ऊ मुसुमुसु हाँस्न थाल्छे । हाँस हाँस जति हाँस्न मन लाग्छ त्यति हाँस भोलि रिजल्ट आउँछ अनि हाँसाैँला। राती हुन्छ सबै जाना खाना खाएर सुत्न जान्छन् । भोलिपल्ट बिहानै मीना उठेर रिजल्ट लिन जान तयार भएर बस्छे । सबै जना रिजल्ट लिन जान्छन् यसपालि मीना प्रथम भएकी थिइनन् । उनको पढाइ अलि खस्केको थियो । भोलिपल्ट स्कुल जानु थियो तर मीनालाई स्कुल जान लाज लागिरहेको थियो ।

किन हुन्छ यस्ताे भेदभाव ?
के कारणले हरायाे समभाव ?
राताे रगत उस्तै  र उही नसामा बग्ने 
हुन् ईश्वर उनै याे संसार रच्ने ।

पुर्खाकाे पालादेखि नै किन भेदभाव
विभाजन छ जात ठुलाे सानाे पर्खाल
मानिस सबै एउटै हाे के जात र पात
गराैँ सबलाई समान किन भेदभाव ।

धर्ममा,कर्ममा विभेद गरी मर्ममा चाेट 
र, भेषभूषा,भूगाेल अनि वर्णमा खाेट
भाइभाइकाे सम्बन्ध बिग्रन सक्छ तब 
सबै हामी नेपाली याे सम्झाैँ  कि अब !

नदुखाेस् कसैकाे मन भेदभावले
महान् बन्छ मानिस आफ्नै कामले
गराैँ उपकार राखाैँ कर्ममा विश्वास
मानिस मानिसमा विभेद नहोस् 
सबैमा नेपाली हुँ भन्ने भावाना रहोस् ।

The pictures are hung in bronze colored frames,
Childhood memories galore.
My brother’s baseball games,
And my sister who’s on the beach shore.

There’s only one photo of me,
In the family portrait at the end of the hall;
A picture with all us three,
Behind me my siblings stand tall.

I normally take the pictures,
Of the family of four,
Building sandcastle structures,
And in the midst of snowball wars.

I would love to belong,
And have the parents my siblings did,
Though inside it just feels wrong,
So I just stay an invisible kid.

It was the summer of 2012. A 10 year girl named Suzan was with her friends who were constantly pointing out her insecurities. Everyone else was wearing shorts and sleeveless shirts except for her. “Why would she wear such clothes in such hot weather?” gossiped her friends. It was not just her friends. It was everyone else. Suzan was an outgoing and friendly girl but once she gained a little weight and would talk a lot so people always made her feel uncomfortable about herself. When she turned 10 she had a really low self esteem and was a silent kid who only had a few friends. She changed schools when she was 12 and she could not make any new friends as she was not outgoing anymore and had a hard time talking to people. Her parents always told her to be more confident but she just could not. She tried. She tried a lot. Despite the fact that she was trying she was still really insecure.

When she was at school and whenever she had to do presentations she would have a panic attack and her voice would tremble. The teachers at school would tell her to be confident and her classmates would laugh at her saying “How hard is it to just present?”. Soon after, the teacher started picking on her and forced her to talk more believing that she would get better but it made it worse. Suzan had developed social anxiety and poor mental health. She also was depressed and the only thing that helped her was music. The only escape from this world for her was listening to music. Suzan had started to hate everything about her and wanted to kill herself but no one knew. Not even her family. She would starve herself and over exercise to look like girls on the internet. She felt constantly criticized and judged by all.

When Susan turned 16 she forced herself to be more confident. She had achieved her dream body and she had expected her insecurities to fade away but it never did, she only got better at suppressing it. In college she had made more friends all thanks to her fake confidence. Suzan also would crave validation from others as she was unnoticed throughout her entire childhood for not being ‘pretty enough’ for others or herself. All changed when she was able to make true friends, the ones who did not judge her, loved and accepted her for who she was.  She eventually stopped trying so hard because she had changed her mindset. She had still not recovered from everything but she was trying to. Suzan stopped thinking about what others thought about her and started getting therapy. She was not that confident but she could talk to others freely and had started feeling comfortable with herself. She is now an influencer who influences people to embrace their flaws instead of hating them. We should all learn that not everyone is confident and it is not an easy thing to be confident for everyone. So stop giving unwanted advice to people who are insecure. There is a popular saying on the internet, “If you want to comment on someone's appearance and they can't fix it in ten seconds, don't do it.” I think all of us should keep this in mind before we say anything.

प्रभा भर्खरै सिफलको बाटो हुँदै आफ्नो विद्यालयको कक्षाकोठामा पुगी । बाटोभरि नै उसको मन कहाँ शान्त थियो र ? बाटोभरि रिसले आगो भई बाटोभरि एक्लै कुरा गर्दै  बर्बराउँदै हिँडेकी थिई । प्रभा कक्षाकोठामा पुग्नासाथ सबैका आँखा ऊ माथि परे । "ओए.... हेर् त  कताबाट दिउँसो नै भूत पो आए छ ?" भनी राम गलल हाँस्न थाल्यो ।" होइन होला, भूतको कपाल त फरर हुन्छ तर यसकाे कपाल त तेलले चिपिक्क छ त ! हरिले  थप्यो । के थाह बजारमा नयाँ प्रजातिको भूत पो आएको हो कि ? तिमीले त काठमाडौँ फन भ्यालीको भूत बङ्गलामा काम पाउन सक्छौ होला । राहुलले थप्यो । यसपछि सबै केटाहरू गलल हाँस्न थाले । केटीहरू पनि एउटा कुनाबाट हाँसिरहेका थिए । खासखुस कुरा गर्दै थिए । प्रभालाई थाहा थियो केटीहरू पनि उसको बारेमा कुरा गर्दै थिए ।  ऊ केही नभनी आफू  बस्ने ठाउँमा जान्छे र चुपचाप बस्छे । सधैँ झैँ आज पनि कोही उसँग बोल्न खोजेनन् । भएकी एउटा साथी रमा पनि आएकी थिइन । ऊ आफ्ना साथीहरूले गरेको कुरा नसुनेझैँ गरी । दिनभरि घोक्रे मुख लगाएर जसरी तसरी आफ्नो कक्षा समय बिताई । घर जाने बेला भएको थियो । कक्षाबाट निक्लिने बेलामा रमेशले भन्छ "प्रभा तिम्रो घर त ग्यास पसल पछाडिको घर होइन ? त्यो डरलाग्दो भूत बङ्गला "? प्रभा केही नबाेली चुपचाप बस्छिन् ।

"मेरो मात्र जीवन यस्तो किन भएको होला ! सधैँ साथी ताना मात्र लगाउँदै बस्छन् । मलाई कसैले बुझ्ने कोसिस गर्दैनन् । यो सबै मेरी आमाले गर्दा भएको । मैले के गल्ती गरेकी थिएँ ? सधैँ सबैलाई राम्रो होस् भन्ने चाहेँ । मानिसहरू निर्दयी हुने रहेछन् । भूत रे ? त्यो रमेशले कहिले आफ्नो अनुहार ऐनामा हेरेको छ भूतलाई पनि डढाउने क्षमता भएको मान्छे त आफैँ नै हाे जस्ताे छ । मलाई भूत पनि किन नभन्नु र ? छ्याप्पछ्याप्ती  टाउकाभरि खन्याएकाे तेल ! आँखालाई भूत जस्तो देखाउने गरी लगाइएकाे गाजल । मेरी आमाले मलाई के राम्री बनाउन खाेजेकी हाेइनन् र ? । आमा बाबाकी म एक्ली सन्तान । भएकी एउटी छोरीलाई पनि भूत जस्ती बनाउने, उसलाई खुसी भएकाे देख्न नचाहने, मेराे कुरा नमान्ने नसुन्ने । जसलाई जुन कुरा राम्राे लाग्दैन त्यसमा किन आफ्नाे मात्र जिद्दी ? सबैले उसलाई मजाक उडाएकाे देख्दा कति सन्तोक मिलेकाे होला ? मेरी आमा किन अरूकी आमा जस्तै नभएकी हाेलिन् ? अरूकी जस्तै मायालु आमा पाउन पाए पनि कस्तो राम्रो हुन्थ्याे होला । मेरो त भाग्यमा नै रहेनछ ।" आँखाभरि आँसु लिएर मनमा कुरा खेलाउँदै आउँदा कति खेर घर पुगेँ भन्ने पनि प्रभाले थाहा नै पाइन । 
प्रभा सदाझैँ आज पनि आफ्नो कोठामा गइहाल्छे । हातमुख धोएर केही नबोली गृहकार्य गर्न थाल्छे । मनमा कुराहरू खेलाउँदा उसका आँखाहरू रसाइरहेका थिए । तर, उसको मुखबाट भने केही पनि निक्लेन । त्यतिखेर आमा उसलाई खाजा लिएर आउनुहुन्छ। " नानी तँ कतिखेर आएकी ? केही पनि भनिनस् त, " आमाले साेध्छिन् । प्रभा केही भन्दिन । आमाले आँखा रसाएको  देख्छिन् । "हैन किन आँखा रसायका छन् ?" "तपाईंलाई  किन चाहियो मेरो गृहकार्य धेरै छ । डिस्टर्ब हुन्छ  तपाईं जानुहोस् त ।" प्रभा रिसाउँदै आमालाई भन्छे । "आजकालका बच्चाबच्चीहरू हेर त ? हामीलाई त आमाबुबाले के भयो भनेर कहिले सोधेनन् । घरको सबै काम गरेर विद्यालय जानुपर्थ्यो आएर पनि काम गर्नुपर्थ्यो राति जसरी भए पनि गृहकार्य गर्नुपर्थ्याे । वर्षमा तीन-चार पटक मात्र राम्ररी आमाबुबाको मुख हेर्न पाइन्थ्यो । सुविधा धेरै भएर  मातिएका ! …………………।