Swikriti, a high school student, was an average yet a hard-working student who was studying in a prestigious school in one of the cities in Nepal. In middle school, she was always the one securing good marks and taking part in different programs. But since high school began, she started to change. Both her parents and teachers saw that her behavior was changing, her study was degrading and she started to become less happy. But they never questioned why it was happening. Her parents were constantly worried about what was happening to her. There were some teachers who asked her about herself but she never actually opened up to them but few teachers on the other hand constantly criticized and complained about her getting worse grades day by day. One day in her senior year of high school, she didn’t return home. Both her parents and teachers were really worried about her. Her teachers noticed that she had left her school bag in her classroom. Just to check whether there was any information about her being lost. While searching for information, one of the teachers found her diary. Turning to one of the pages, he saw something that looked like a journal. The journal went like this:

19 June 2022

Dear Diary,
I feel extremely anxious today. I am having constant shortness of breath and also nausea. It doesn't feel good to me. I am writing this here just to vent my feelings because it's really difficult for me to share these things with others. We all know the fact that an adequate sleep of 7-8 hours is required for a person to function properly. I do remember that I had known this fact in elementary school. Previously, we were taught to sleep for at least 8 hours so that we could be in good health. But the more I got upgraded to a higher class, this fact actually stopped making sense to me. It is not because the fact is wrong but because the textbooks which previously taught us to sleep for 8 hours have been such a burden that we hardly even get 5 hours to sleep. This feels like an irony to me. I really don’t know whether it is the education system, school, or myself because of whom I am not able to handle things properly. But I just don’t feel okay. I feel nothing close to happiness and the major thing I don't feel happy with is what I have become. I know that my mental health is deteriorating day by day. I have started to get anxious and stressed out. Crying has been my daily routine because headaches are severe these days. I really don’t know where to start my work from. There is a pile of things I have left to do. I’ve not completed my Nepali homework for the past 2 weeks and I also have a bunch of research projects to do. Moreover, I have ongoing book reviews which are left to be completed too. SEE will happen by this year too. My admission to my senior high school will the majority be focused on the report I will gain from SEE. But I don’t understand the majority of the things that I have been taught in school. I know it is not as difficult as it seems but I cannot really focus on whatever is being taught in the class. Neither do I even get time to practice the things taught in the class because extra activities cover up the majority of the time. I have to constantly eat Paracetamol to ease my headache. I am always in my own world but it is the only thing that gives me happiness right now. I feel really disappointed in myself and what I have turned into. I wasn’t like this before but I feel very tired and unwilling to do anything. I stay up late until 2 o’clock to do my assignments and wake up at 6 o’clock to go to school. I know that my friends from other schools have to go to school from 6 am to 6 pm and life is more difficult for them than it is for me. I really blame the education system for this. SEE is like a normal exam but extreme coaching is given to the point that children can no longer have a good sleep. And only getting 5 or fewer hours of sleep, nobody’s body and mind can function properly. I can understand that everybody has their struggle but sometimes people tell me that their struggle is a struggle but whatever I am feeling is unreal and just exaggerated really makes me feel worse than I always have. Because of lack of sleep at home, I constantly yawn in class but even when I yawn, I am scolded by the teacher for being too lazy. How do I tell this that I am not being lazy but I didn’t get adequate sleep? I want to share this with everybody but I don’t want anybody to speak about this to me either. I just don't feel comfortable with anybody. I just want to be with me and alone to be precise. But this is not me. I don't like this version of myself. I wish I could just go somewhere else for at least a couple of months. I need a break; a break from this version of myself; a break from school. I am really confused about everything that is happening. I hope I will become okay really soon.

Thanks for listening to me,
Swikriti

‘मानवता’ 

हरेक कुरामा अगाडि बढ्याैँ हामी 
साेच भने चाहिँ बदलेन हाम्राे 
मानवता छैन यहाँ कसैसँग  
जाे मानवसँग हुनु पर्थ्याे

जीवनमा स्वार्थ अँगाले 
अरू सबै भुले 
वास्ता गर्न छाडे दाेस्राेकाे 
समाज, समाज जस्ताे रहेन 
मात्र रह्याे मानवता हराएकाे

आफ्नै दुनियाँमा हराए सबै 
अरूकाे मत्लव छैन कसैलाई
दुःखी, दुःखी हुँदै गएका छन्
मानिस छन् एक्लै 
वास्ता दिँदैन कसैले 

किन छैन मानवता अहिले 
सहयाेग गर्दैन कसैले
हरायाे मानवता 
खाेज्न जाने कता ?

Words cannot express the importance of friendship in our lives. Friendship can help ease loneliness and despair. In this day and age, we tend to fall into loneliness and despair easily. This is the reason why many of us suffer from depression and anxiety. Research shows that friendship helps overcome these negative emotions. A true friendship inspires us to grow and chase our dreams. A lot of us have friends but not all of them are friends in need. Out of all our friends, hardly any are friends in need. Usually, friends make fun of each other instead of helping one reach their goal. A true friend will help us overcome our difficulties and fears by helping or giving advice. However, only a few are entitled with true friends. Having a true friend is like a blessing and it should be cherished. A true friend besides telling positive things will point out our mistakes and shortcomings with the intention of helping us in the long run. They will always be a supporter of our goals and will always believe and have faith in us. Unlike friends who discourage us, a true friend will never deter and discourage us from our goals. A true friend will never backstab us. If we earn a true friend in life, we earn the most valuable thing. In order to get a true friend, we must be loyal to everyone and help support everyone in times of need. Such acts of kindness and respect will not only give us a true friend but also make us a better person. We cannot expect our friends to help us unless we help them. Friendship is a relationship and it cannot grow without mutual understanding. Having a true friend is essential in this modern day and age where everything is hectic. A true friend is someone whom we can share all our secrets and expect not to get the secrets revealed. Usually true friends are polite and soft-spoken but we should not take advantage of that. Life is tough sometimes and having a friend to share it with is a relief. A true friend does not necessarily have to be a friend from school/college or work, it can also be someone from our own family like our brother, sister, mother, father, etc. A true friend is a trustworthy, supportive and a humble person. The phrase, ‘A friend in need is a friend indeed’ tells us about the qualities we look for in a good friend. Most true friends or “real friends” offer genuine help during times of trouble or difficult times. Those who have such friends are fortunate to have them. In conclusion, we cannot be a true friend with someone who is not a true friend. A true friend eliminates the feeling of emptiness or loneliness during difficult times. 
 

मैले आजको दिनसम्म थुप्रै पुस्तकहरू पढिसकेकी छु तर सबैले मेरो मन छुन सकेको भने छैन । मन परेका र मन छुन सफल भएका केही मात्र पुस्तकहरू छन् र तीमध्ये एक अङ्ग्रेजी उपन्यास ‘ब्रिज टु टेराबिथिया’ हो । ‘ब्रिज टु टेराबिथिया’ क्याथरिन प्याटरसनद्वारा लिखित एक सुन्दर उपन्यास हो । याे उपन्यास मुख्यत : मित्रता बन्धनमा आधारित छ । जेस र लेस्ली, उपन्यासका दुई मुख्य पात्र हुन् । ती मिल्ने साथी बन्छन् र साथी बन्ने बाटोमा एकअर्कासँग निकै विवादहरूको सामना पनि गर्छन् । उपन्यासको सुरुवातमा जेस पाँचौँ कक्षामा सबैभन्दा छिटो कुद्ने विद्यार्थी बन्न चाह्नथ्यो तर लेस्ली, जो नयाँ विद्यार्थी थिई, उसले दौड प्रतियोगीता विद्यालय आएको केही दिनमा नै जित्छे । यसै कारणले गर्दा जेसले पहिले लेस्लीलाई मन पराउँदैन । तर जेस र लेस्ली दुबैका अरू कोही साथी नभएकाले र एकअर्का छिमेकी पनि भएकाले साथी बन्छन् । जेसले वास्तवमा लेस्लीलाई साथी बनाउन योग्य सम्झेको हुँदैन किनभने ऊ केटी थिई । यसले हाम्रो समाजको एक नराम्रो पाटोलाई देखाएको छ । हाम्रो समाजले कहिल्यै पनि केटा र केटी साथी मात्र हुन सक्दैन भन्ने सोचलाई अघि सारिरहेको छ र केटा र केटीको मित्रताको मात्र सम्बन्ध भए तापनि मायासँग जोड्ने काम हुँदै गएको छ । उपन्यासमा मे बेले अर्थात् जेसको बहिनीको मिठाइहरू जेनिस एक बदमास् केटीले चोर्छे । यसलाई हाम्रो वास्तविक जीवनसँग जोड्न सक्छौँ । हामीले आफ्नो विद्यालयमा धेरै बदमास साथी वा विद्यार्थीहरू भेट्छौँ जसले आफूभन्दा सानाहरूलाई कुनै आफूसँग शक्ति भएको र आफू ठुलो हो भनेर देखाउनको लागि धम्काउने काम गर्छन् र बिनाकारण सजाय दिन्छन् । उनीहरूले साना भाइबहिनीलाई हेप्ने गर्छन् । धेरैजसो विद्यार्थीहरूलाई धम्की दिए तापनि आवाज उठाउन सबैले सक्दैनन् । तर वास्तविक संसारमा लेस्ली जस्ता विद्यार्थीहरू पनि छन् जो आफ्नो लागि र अरूको लागि पनि आवाज उठाएर बोल्न खोज्छन् । कथामा लेस्ली र जेस मिलेर जेनिसलाई सबक पनि सिकाउँछन् । उपन्यासको अन्तिमतिर जेसले थाहा पाउँछ कि लेस्लीको मृत्यु भयो। लेस्ली उसको एक मात्र मिल्ने साथी थिई जसले उसलाई साहसी र आत्मविश्वासी हुन सिकाएकी थिई । उसले त लेस्लीको मृत्यु भएको कुरा विश्वास नै गर्न अस्वीकार गर्छ तर बिस्तारै उसले यो कुरा सोच्दै र बुझ्दै गर्छ । भर्खर पाँच कक्षामा अध्ययनरत एक छात्रले आफ्नो साथी गुमाएकाे हुन्छ । जेसलाई मृत्युको बारेमा राम्ररी केही थाहा थिएन र उसले आफ्नो त्यति नजिकैको साथीको मृत्यु भएको थाहा पाउनु पऱ्यो । जेसको लागि मृत्यु भन्ने कुरा बुझ्न र वास्तविकतालाई स्वीकार गरेर अघि बढ्न साँच्चै नै गाह्रो काम थियो । ‘ब्रिज टु टेराबिथिया’ एकदमै पढ्न लायक र मन छुने पुस्तक हो र मलाई यो पुस्तक धेरै मन पऱ्यो । यो उपन्यास केही हदसम्म सत्य घटनासँग सम्बन्धित छ भन्ने थाहा पाएपछि मलाई साँच्चै नै भावुक बनायो र मैले जेस पात्रलाई महसुस पनि गरेँ । आफ्नाे  नजिकको मान्छे गुमाउनु भनेको कसैले महसुस गर्न चाहने कुरा होइन र मैले यस्तो पीडा पहिले कहिल्यै अनुभव गरेकी पनि छैन । तर यो किताब पढ्दा कस्तो लाग्छ भन्ने केही हदसम्म बुझ्न सकिन्छ । पुस्तकको सबैभन्दा राम्रो भाग निश्चित रूपमा जेस र लेस्ली बीचको मित्रता नै हो । यसले पाठकहरूलाई एक असल मित्रले आफ्नो जीवनमा कसरी सकारात्मक प्रभाव पार्छ भन्ने कुरा देखाउँछ । एउटा बालक जसको परिवारले उसलाई आफूले रहर गरेको र आफूलाई इच्छा भएको कुरामा कहिल्यै साथ दिएन, त्यो बालकले एउटा असल साथी पाउँछ जसले उसलाई जीवन जिउनु भनेको के हो भनेर महसुस गराउँछे र जब ऊ खुसी हुन थाल्छ र पहिलेभन्दा बढी आत्मविश्वासी हुन थाल्छ, उसले उसलाई एक्लै बनाएर संसार छोडेर जान्छे । यो साँच्चै दु:खद् कुरा हो र मलाई विश्वास छ कि यो पुस्तक  मैले मात्र नभएर अधिकांश पाठकहरूले मन पराएका छन् र मन पराउने छन् ।

आजको आधुनिक संसारमा हामीले देख्ने सबै कुरा विज्ञान तथा प्रविधिसँग जाेडिएर आउँछ । साना साना कुराहरूदेखि ठुला ठुला कुराहरूसम्म ।  प्रविधि भनेको हामी मानवले गरेको नयाँ आविष्कार हो,जाे मानव जीवनका हरेक क्रियाकलापसँग सम्बन्ध राख्दछ ।  प्रविधिको मद्दतले हाम्रो कामलाई छिटो र सजिलो बनाउँछ। प्रविधि भनेको मानव जीवनको व्यावहारिक उद्देश्यहरूमा वैज्ञानिक ज्ञानको प्रयोग हो। मानिसका लागि टेलिभिजन, इन्टरनेट, सेलफोन, कम्प्युटर आदि प्रविधिगत साधनहरू आजकाे समयसँग जिउन अनिवार्य बनेका छन् । प्रविधिले विकासमा पनि धेरै सहयोग गरेको छ। भएको विकास, भइरहेको विकास र भविष्यमा हुने विकास सबै प्रविधिको सहयोगले सहज हुन्छ । यो आधुनिक युगमा बिना प्रविधि केही सम्भव छैन। आजकल शिक्षामा पनि प्रविधिको सहायताले काम भइरहेको छ । यदि हामीले अघिल्लो पुस्तालाई हाम्रो पुस्तासँग तुलना गर्ने हो भने हाम्रो पुस्ता धेरै भाग्यमानी छ कि हामीसँग प्रविधिको मद्दतले डाटा र सूचनामा पहुँच छ। हामी अंग्रेजीमा प्रविधिलाई  टेक्नोलोजी भन्न सक्छौं। प्रविधि नभएको भए अहिलेको तुलनामा हामी कति कम विकसित हुने थियौं भन्ने कल्पना पनि गर्न सक्दैनौं । आजको संसारमा प्रविधि सबैभन्दा महत्त्वपूर्ण कुरा हो । स्रोतहरूसँगकाे पहुँचमा वृद्धि गर्न र सञ्चार, यातायात, शिक्षा, उत्पादन, कलाकृतिहररूको निर्माण, डाटा सुरक्षा, र व्यवसाय वृद्धिमा  प्रविधिकाे प्रयोग गरिन्छ।

प्रविधिलाई सकारात्मक तथा नकारात्मक दुवै तरिकाले प्रयोग गर्ने गरिन्छ । विभिन्न  खोज, अध्ययन, अनुसन्धान, सूचना तथा जानकारी जस्ता विविध कुराहरूकाे पूर्णताकाे लागि प्रविधिको प्रयोग गर्न सकिन्छ। मलाई लाग्छ कि प्रविधि अत्याश्यक छ किनकि यसले हामीलाई हाम्रो दैनिक जीवनमा धेरै मद्दत गर्दछ। प्रविधिले हाम्रो जीवनलाई सहज र प्रभावकारी बनाएको छ। मानिसले यही विज्ञान प्रविधिकाे प्रयाेग गरेर नै धेरै सिर्जना गरे र अहिले हाम्रो जीवनको लगभग हरेक पक्षमा प्रविधिकाे प्रयोग हुन्छ । सवारी साधन चलाउनेदेखि विभिन्न अनेकाैँ उपकरण प्रयोग गर्ने सबै कुरा प्रविधिबाट बनेको छ। तर हरेक राम्रो कुरासँग एक नराम्रो कुरा पनि हुन्छ । यसकाे प्रयाेगले कसैलाई फाइदा र कसैलाई बेफाइदा हुन्छ । प्रविधिकाे प्रयाेगले नै ठुला ठुला युद्धहरू भएका छन् । जसले गर्दा सर्वसाधारणकाे जीवनमा तहसनहसकाे अवस्था सिर्जना भएकाे छ ।  त्यस्तै गरी यसकाे दुरुपयाेगले गर्दा व्यक्तिगत तथा सामाजिक जीवनमा पनि विकराल समस्या निम्त्याएकाे छ र त्यसैले प्रविधिकाे सदुपयाेग गरी अगाडि बढ्नु नै सबैका लागि लाभदायक हुन्छ ।

प्रविधिकाे सही सदुपयाेगले शिक्षा, स्वास्थ्य, व्यवसायिक, उद्याेग कलकारखाना, प्रशासनिक जस्ता विविध क्षेत्रहरूमा ठुलाे सहयाेग पुग्छ । मलाई लाग्छ सबभन्दा बढी त विद्यार्थीहरुको लागि धेरै लाभदायक देखिएको छ किन भने प्रविधिले विद्यार्थीहरूलाई ज्ञान, सिप र दक्षता प्राप्तिका साथसाथै आफूले सिकेका कुराहरूलाई व्यवहारमा उतार्ने रमाइलो अवसरहरू प्रदान गर्दछ। आजकाे समयमा अधिकतम विद्यार्थीहरूसँग प्रविधिको आधारभूत ज्ञान हुन्छ त्यसैले प्रविधि प्रयोग गर्न सजिलो छ । जसले गर्दा उनीहरूलाई नयाँ नयाँ कुराकाे अध्ययन अनुसन्धान गर्न सजिलाे बनेकाे छ । प्रविधिकाे कारणले नै आज मैले याे लेख तयार पार्न सकेँ भने तपाईंले पनि प्रविधिकाे प्रयाेग गरेर नै पढिरहनु भएको छ । अत : आजकाे समयमा जीवनलाई सहज तरिकाले चलाउनको लागि प्रविधिकाे सकारात्मक प्रयाेग गराैँ ।

I don't know what's going on with me, but I know something is wrong, but I can't find what it is. I was not like that. I was the type of girl who was preoccupied with her own thoughts. Nowadays, I hear many bad things about myself. And I would like to think about others before, but nowadays I am not like that anymore. I don't care what others think about me; nothing matters to me. It only matters how I am for myself and I am perfect for myself. And that is what people call attitude, but I call it self-respect. I heard that I was the reason behind something, that I was someone's bully. I don't know what I have done to them, but if I have done something wrong, I'm sorry. Nowadays, I only care about myself. I think about myself. I give time to myself. I am finding myself nowadays. Nothing will happen by thinking about others. Thinking about myself can change me. I stopped caring about others because I didn't have time to care for myself. What would I do by caring for others? I stopped thinking about others. I don't give a damn what other people think of me. I also stopped making others happy. I was not happy with myself. How could I make others happy? I learned that we can't always make someone happy because after we stop doing something for them, we automatically start to feel bad for them. If you can do it for yourself, I am changing myself day by day. I am learning to be happy with myself and I don't have any regrets about my past. If someone says something bad about me, I don't feel bad or I don't care about them because I know I am right in my own way. I stopped believing in others. I have many trust issues. I used to share my problems with everyone, but I stopped sharing my problems because no one could feel my problems. They tell me that you are the "lady boss." How can it happen to you? I know you are joking, but they used to tell me that, and I felt really bad. I used to share my problems with them, hoping I could get some solutions, but I always felt alone with their answers. Nowadays, I usually keep each and every problem to myself because I want to find the solution to my problems by myself. I am happy that I am changing myself because I can now learn that I should love myself more than others because no one is more important than myself. I am slowly learning and evolving, and I hope better things are in store for me.
 

By now, I believe most people know what mental health is. If not, mental health is known as your mental well-being, same as your physical health but associated with your mind. What I have realized is that most kids tend to have bad mental health due to certain conditions or parenting. It’s not necessary that everyone has a parent but absent parent figures can do a lot with having bad mental health. The person in this situation might grow up and want attention or be an attention seeker due to not getting love from anyone (their parents mostly) but in another scenario it could be that they grow up not wanting affection at all since they’re not used to it.

Due to the technology taking over this century teens have access to social media which is both a good and bad place for them. Even though bad things like cyberbullying and stalking exist on social media there's also the good part of it, for example : safe venting places, online friends, knowledge about a specific area of things and help services. I believe that because of the quarantine most of the teenagers are involved with social media which could have affected their mental health in both wrong and right ways. Teens involved with cyberbullying might’ve become more self conscious whereas the teens involved with good online friends might have regained their confidence and started to accept themselves for who they are or some teens might have started procrastination and worsened their mental health. There are endless possibilities but I can say this was a small factor that largely affected mental health for teens, maybe even adults.

Another factor could be school, now I’m not saying that the school is responsible itself but it does provide a lot of stress in the student life. Example : A student goes to school and tries their best but never gets the proper results, they come home and all they hear from their parents is study, not a proper conversation. They could be demotivated and stop trying after. Another example : A student goes to school and tries their best, gets good results and comes home to their parents  praising them. They become motivated to continue. One more, A student goes to school and gets good results but after coming home they realize their parents aren’t around because they are working. That could also be demotivating. Most teens' mental health depends on how their parents treat them and their school. School giving lots of pressure might be demotivational too. I’d say ⅓ times school is the reason “failing” students have bad mental health and stop trying. One thing I never understood, physical abuse is not okay in any way. Most people agree but physical abuse to children is “discipline”? I don’t know if I’m too young to understand it but I think physical abuse is physical abuse, even if it's to children to “teach them a lesson.” Then they aren’t studying to be a good person, they're studying to not get physically hurt.
 

नाइट्रोजन ग्याँस बिरुवाहरुको विकासको लागी सबैभन्दा आवश्यक ग्याँस मध्ये एक हो । बिरुवाहरूले आफ्नो नाइट्रोजन माटोबाट पाउँछन् ।  हामीले हाम्रो नाइट्रोजन बिरुवा वा बिरुवा खाएका जनावरहरूबाट पाउछौँ । तर, यदि हामीले वर्षैपिच्छे एउटै माटोमा खेती गर्छौँ भने, त्यस माटोमा भएको सबै नाइट्रोजन नष्ट हुन्छ । यसले बिरुवाहरूलाई राम्रोसँग बढ्न दिँदैन । यसको समाधान भनेको माटोमा नाइट्रोजन फेरि थप्नु हो । आजको युगमा हामी त्यस्तो सजिलैसँग गर्न सक्छौँ, तर हामीले सयौँ वर्षअघि त्यस्तो गर्न सक्दैन थियौँ । मानिसहरूले विगतमा खाना उब्जाउन पशुपक्षीको मलहरू प्रयोग गर्थे । मानिसहरूलाई थाह थियाे  कि यो भरपर्दो समाधान हाेइन । सन् १८९८ मा बेलायती रसायनशास्त्री विलियम क्रुक्सले आगामी ३० वर्ष भित्रमा संसारभरका मानिसहरू भोकमरीले मर्ने छन् भन्ने धारणा राखे । सुरुमा जर्ज फ्राइडरिक हिल्डेब्रान्डले सन् १८११ मा नाइट्रोजन र हाइड्रोजन मिसाएर एमोनिया ग्याँस बनाएका थिए र त्यो अरबौँ मानिसहरूलाई बचाउनको लागि पहिलो आधार थियो । सन् १९०४ मा फ्रिट्ज हाबोरले यसमा काम गर्ने निर्णय गरे र उनले एमोनिया ग्याँस र एमोनिया नाइट्रेट बनाउन नाइट्रोजन र हाइड्रोजनलाई उच्च तापक्रममा र उच्च दबाबमा राख्नुपर्छ भन्ने सिद्धान्त ल्याए । उनी एक बिजुलीको कारखानामा काम गर्नुका कारण उनलाई चाहिने सबै रसायन उनले सजिलैसँग पाए । चाँडै, जर्मनीको सबैभन्दा ठूलो रासायनिक कम्पनीले हाबोरको आविष्कार व्यापारिक पारे । चार वर्षभित्र उनीहरूले अमोनिया ग्याँस र अमोनिया नाइट्रेट उत्पादन गर्ने कारखाना बनाए । यस औद्योगिक प्रक्रियाबाट आएको मलको साथ किसानहरूले चारगुणा बढी खाद्यान्न उत्पादन गरे । यसको फलस्वरूप संसारको जनसङ्ख्या चारगुणाले बढ्यो । यस आविष्कारले हाबोरलाई धनी बनायो तर उनका नजिका मानिसहरू(परिवार, साथीहरू) उनीसँग खुसी थिएनन् । पहिलो विश्वयुद्धमा, हाबोरको आविष्कारको कारण धेरै मानिसले आफ्नो ज्यान गुमाए । हाबोर एक देशभक्त थिए र जब जर्मनीमा विस्फोटक पदार्थ र बारूदको अभाव भयो, उनले आफ्नो आविष्कार प्रयोग गरे । अमोनिया नाइट्रेट एक मल मात्र नभएर एक विस्फोटक पदार्थ पनि हो । सन् २०२० मा बेरुतमा ३००० टन अमोनिया नाइट्रेट भएको गोदाममा आगलागी भएको थियो । गर्मीको कारण यो अमोनिया नाइट्रेटमा आगलागी भएर विस्फोट भयो । यसको विस्फोटको आवाज सय किलोमिटर टाढा सुनिएको थियो र यसको कारण धेरैको ज्यान गयो र धेरै घाइते भए । जर्मनीले युद्धमा यस रसायनले बम र अन्य विस्फोटकहरू बनाए । यसले लाखौँ मानिसको ज्यान लियो । उनले युद्धमा अझ ठूलो योगदान दिए।  उनले एक घातक ग्याँस, क्लोरिन ग्याँसको खोजी गरे । युद्ध छिटो समाप्त भएमा धेरैको ज्यान बच्नेछ भन्ने उनको विचार थियो । यसै कारण उनले युद्धमा क्लोरिन ग्याँस चलाए । जब यो ग्याँस फोक्सोको सम्पर्कमा आउँछ, यसले फोक्सोलाई तरल पदार्थले भर्छ र मानिसलाई सुख्खा जमिनमा डुबाउँछ । सन् १९१५ मा हाबोरकी श्रीमती, क्लाराले हाबोरको बन्दुकले आत्महत्या गरिन् । मानिसहरू भन्छन् कि, हाबोरको रसायन विस्फोटक प्रतिको जुनूनको कारणले क्लाराले आत्महत्या गरेकी थिइन् । सन् १९३४ मा हाबोरको निधनपछि हाबोरको संस्थाले अर्को एउटा घातक रसायन बनायाे सायनाइड ग्याँस । यहि ग्याँस पछि गएर, दोस्रो विश्व युद्धमा ग्याँस च्याबरहरूमा पनि चलाइएको थियो । उनको मृत्युपछि पनि, उनले अनजान र अप्रत्यक्ष रूपमा इतिहासको सबैभन्दा ठूलो नरसंहार गर्न योगदान दिए ।

Once there was a boy whose name was Devin. He was studying in a very renowned college of the town. His parents were very proud of him because he was not from a wealthy family but because of his hardship he was able to come to this level. Devin was loved by everyone. His teachers were very proud of him. Devin’s last term example had done very nicely so everyone was proud of him. Devin was a very nice looking boy. Most of the girls in his class were crushing on him but he never looked at them. He always focused on his studies.  After his last term examination he went to live with his aunt. There he met with her aunt's children who were the same age. They too became good friends with each other. When Riyash (Aunt's child) asked him about his facebook user name. Devin became blank. He said he didn't have any accounts. Riyash started to laugh at him. After some days his father gifted him a very expensive mobile phone. He remembered how his friends enjoyed using social media so he also decided to use it.

After some months, he started to use social media and also made his own account in different apps like Facebook, Instagram ,Twitter etc. He used to use his social media very rarely but when the time passed, he started to use social media continuously. After finishing his homeworks, he used to revise all the lessons before but now he was 24/7 busy on his mobile. He didn't spend time with his parents. He used to stay in his room all day playing mobile games and chatting with his friends. One day while scrolling through instagram he found an account of a very beautiful girl. He decided to send her a request.  He was not sure that she would accept his request or not but he really liked that girl. After a few days his request got accepted. He saw her posts and stories and fell in love with her. He wanted to text her but did not have enough courage. But one day he gathered up his courage and wished her a happy birthday. Then their conversation began. They both shared their information. They both talked about their goals and future plans. They talked with each other everyday. It seemed that Sejal also liked him through her texts. They were in a long distance relationship. They both could not resist talking to each other even for a single day. By all this time, Devin also realized that he was madly in love with Sejal. He only thought about Sejal and dreamed about her all day and all night. He was so addicted to Sejal and he even told his mother about that girl. His mother ignored that because she thinks he’s still young to talk about love. Devin didn't realize that his studies were slowly worsening. He was not the first guy anymore. His parents and teachers were worried about him but he really didn't care at all. All he was worried about was Sejal. His exam results were not good anymore. He was getting a lot of pressure from his parents and teachers. As his result got worse he now got scolded everyday. But he still did not stop talking with her. Only Devin asked Sejal to run out of the house and go somewhere else. Devin asked this to her because he was fed up by the pressure his parents gave him. He was frequently texting Sejal but she was not replying. He was very sad and worried. Later they got a text from Sejal to meet him at a park. He was surprised how she knew about the park near his school. When he went there he saw his friends there. He was very shocked to see them. Even the principal sir and his parents were there. After knowing what the truth was, Devin was bursted tears. His friend Pratyush was behind the girl named Sejal. It was his fake id. He was pranking with him all the time. When Devin asked why he did so he replied that he wanted to see him be a failure. He was jealous of his success. He wanted to put him in all those love things and spoil his studies. At the exam when Devin's marks got low he was very happy and wanted to continue the fake Sejal things. But principal sir heard everything he had done while he was sharing things with his best friend. And everything came to an end. Devin was very shocked and sad. His own friend was jealous of his success and pulled a “hilarious” prank on him. Pratysh got suspended for his behavior and Devin was very shameful and embarrassed.

Devin gave his phone to his dad and asked him only to return when he would get good grades as before. He now had stopped using his phone and worked hard in his studies. He anyhow wanted to gain his first position and wanted to make his teachers and parents proud. He studied day and night. When the second term examination result came his hard work was reflected there. He again was in the top position. He was very happy that he did it. His parents and teachers were very amused and proud of him. Devin had learned a very important lesson from the behavior of his friend.
 

Once upon a time in an ancient world where technology was not developed. The land percentage was even less and there were thousands of different islands. In one of those islands there lived a small boy. His father had left him and his mother was sick. The boy was lonely and everyone disrespected him. He used to spend most of his time in a bar helping the lady working there. There was also a huge forest near the village where he lived and he used to go there to play. His name was Joey.

One day unfortunately his mother passed away. After the doctor told the news he was shocked and ran away to the forest crying. He ran crying until his legs hurt, then he stopped and saw above him a child of his same age swinging in the branches having fun and enjoying his life. The child on the tree saw Joey crying and he asked why he was crying and to play. Then Joey stopped crying and joined Jack and started playing. Joey and Jack became good friends and Joey had forgotten all the pain he felt during the passing of his mother. Jack was from a rich family and he used to run away from home to play with Joey. He didn't like his parents and his parents forced him to read and be a successful man to take over their family business. Jack didn’t like his parents while Joey desperately wanted his parents back. They two had different mindset yet they two became inseparable. They both started meeting each other almost everyday for a long time and soon his parents found out and hired a guard to not let Jack go out but that didn’t prevent Jack from meeting Joey. They both kept getting closer and closer. They both did mischief together, they both stole food together and they both played together. One day they decided to set sail together and go on an adventure together and from that day forward they declared themselves as brothers. Months had passed Jack’s parents were worried that Jack would always run away from home to go play with Joey. Then one day they mysteriously disappeared. The next day when Jack and Joey were playing, a huge cannon shot was heard from the distance. At first they wondered what had happened and then they started ignoring it and kept on playing. Then they saw a huge fire spreading and heard villagers screaming “pirates”. The fire was spreading quickly and many people were getting killed. Both Jack and Joey were afraid and then started hiding. The pirates then landed on the island and started creating havoc killing everyone in sight, destroying everything in sight until they both found Jack and Joey. Then they captured both of them and then kept both of them in a separate cage and they left the ship. Their ship was massive and had a parrot as its flag. The captain of the ship was old and then he took Jack up to the deck and gave him to his parents and said,”the deal is done”. Like a pirate he had an eyepatch one of his hands and legs were missing and replaced with a hook and a stick respectively. He started marching downwards and asked Joey in a rough voice “So you areJack’s friend what should I do to you now hmph….?”. After hearing this Joey was scared and then the captain responded, “I am Black Bill known as gray beard and I hereby command you to join my crew as a sweeper”. Then after saying this he laughed.

Joey was shocked seeing that answer. He thought he was going to die here but he got an opportunity to live. He had no choice and he accepted his proposal and he was released and from the next day he started sweeping the floor and setting sail at gray beard’s ship to find Jack one day and escape that ship.

सगरमाथा उच्चो छ शिर गर्वले नुग्छु म
प्रकृतिको सुन्दर बगैँचा दिन दिनै डुल्छु म
हिमाल शिर, पहाड तन तराई ओछ्यान
सानो छ देश, अपार श्रोत ईश्वरको वरदान

मन्दिरै मन्दिर देवको बास यो तपोभूमि हो
बुद्धको जन्म, सीताको कर्म यो स्वर्गभूमि हो ।
स्वर्गकी परी रारा ताल यही, बेगनास झैँ अरू
हिमाल पारी मुक्तिनाथ बाबा, अनेकाैँ झर्नाहरू ।।

जुम्लाको सिमी, मुस्ताङको स्याउ प्रकृति वरदान
ढिँडो र गुन्द्रुक, मार्सीको चामल चौरासी व्यञ्जन ।
राजहाँस डुल्छन् तालमा सधैँ,असला माछाकाे घर ।
कर्णाली हेर विकट के छ ? यार्साको भण्डार  ।।

लोपोन्मुख जन्तु हुर्कन्छन् यहाँ घडियाल यहीँ
सालकै डुल्छन् गाउँघरतिर स्वर्गकी परी झैँ ।
वनपाखा हेर, प्राकृतिक छटा संसारै चकित छ ।।
गोहोरो जस्तै देखिने जीव डाइनोसर हो कि त ?

विश्वमा कतै छ भने स्वर्ग  नेपाल महाँ छ
वीर गोर्खालीको सर्वोच्च मान नेपाल जहाँ छ ।
शब्दमा वर्णन कति म गरूँ ? महिमा अपार
यो धर्ती कहिल्यै नछाड्नु परोस् हे ! प्यारो नेपाल ।।

There was once a boy named Rakesh who used to live in a small village. He was 10 years old and he was a very happy and lovely kid. He also had very caring parents. Back then people only prioritized physical pain and nothing else. Rakesh started to grow up and he started to understand how life is. He used to get lots of assignments from his school. He was always sad and looked like he hadn't slept for 2-3 days. His parents were constantly worried about him but he didn't say anything to his parents because he thought it might just worry them more and they may think he was starting to get crazy. When he shared what he was suffering from to his friends they used to laugh at him and didn't take his words seriously. His mental health was getting worse day by day. He was not able to focus on his assignments anymore. He had already forgotten how to enjoy his life

He slowly began to lose interest in life. He thought that he was not important to anyone and no one would care if he didnt exist. He slowly started to have negative feelings in his mind. He came across suicidal thoughts more often but he just used to ignore it. He slowly started to harm himself. He used to cut his hands with a sharp blade. At first it was very painful for him but later he got used to it and he started to love that pain. He wanted himself to suffer more and more. He used to cut his hands multiple times a day just to feel that pain. After some time Rakesh's parents were a little worried because he didn't used to talk to anyone and he just used to spend his time in his room all day long without talking to anyone.

His parents asked him what was going on many times and after some time Rakesh wasn’t able to hide this with his parents any longer and said how he used to cut himself and how he came across the idea of suicide multiple times but his parents didnt believed him because that time people were still not properly educated and they still lacked knowledge on mental halth and how serious it can be. His parents thought that he was crazy and took him to a witch doctor the next day thinking that he was possessed by some evil spirits. After that his mental health became even worse because the person he trusted the most, his parents didn't believe him.

He was now having a difficult time sleeping and he always used to get lost in his own thoughts. He had so many things going on his mind, so many questions he had but there was no one to answer. He used to ask himself why no one believed him and why no one loved him. He even stopped eating properly after some days and it could clearly be seen that he hadn't slept at all due to the dark circles in his eyes and how tired he looked. He again came across the idea of suicide but this time he didn’t ignored it. He was fed up with this world and he didn't want to suffer anymore.

No one listened to his problem, not even his loving parents believed him. After some time he attempted suicide and left this cruel world. It shocked the village. His death caused a ripple. They eventually began learning and focusing on mental health too so that there would not be another Rakesh. Although Rakesh was not able to get the treatment he should have, the people after him would get the proper facilities.

The moral of the story is we should not ignore mental health as it can be far more dangerous than physical health. We never know what a person is going through so we must think before saying something to them. If someone had listened to Rakesh's problem then he might not have taken that step. So if someone is willing to share their problem to us then we must listen as it might help them.