Saturday, November 22, 2008

Transition to USA

So much needs to be said and written about the transition to a new society, a dreamland for many. In short, a mental revoultion seems to be unfolding. I can feel it, experience it.
It has added a new perspective to my thinking and perception.
We, being in the Milky Way galaxy can never see our own galaxy. To see, it we would have to come out of it, literally. The point here is that we can see other galaxies, measure their distance in light years and estimate their size, number of stars and so on. But it is hard to see our own galaxy clearly and assess it. The parallel here is that, when I was in Nepal, it was hard to imagine Nepal not being the center of the world just as it is almost impossible for us to imagine universe in any other way in which Earth is not at the center of the universe. From this standpoint, it is easier to see Nepal and assess it, observe and learn how it looks from others' eyes and know for sure what it actually is, without having a biasedness.

Budding hope

I was really filled with euphoria when I came across a blog of one of the current ministers of Nepal. It was totally unexpected. Moreover, I also learnt that he has a background in engineering and has practiced so for more than 20 years. My dissatisfaction over the appoinments of the most responsible positions such as ministeries to illiterate and half-witted politicians without any background in the related field let alone sound knowledge was appeased to a great exent.