As a Nepali we are individually excellent, Collectively as a Nation, we are a failure (so far).

A Nepali (Lujendra) has found water on Mars. We Nepali don’t manage properly to have enough safe drinking water despite having the water resources that sustains 1.3 billion people.

A Nepali (Upendra) is a billionaire in Russia. Nepal asks for foreign food aid every year to feed hungry Nepali in western Nepal.

A Nepali (Anuradha) becomes a CNN Hero for outstanding service for humanity. 7000 Nepali girls are sold by Nepali citizens to Indian Brothels yearly.

A Nepali doctor (Sanduk) cures blindness from thousands of people around the world. Every year, Nepali citizens turn a blind eye to polluted rivers, polluted leadership, polluted culture of “yestai ho”.

Siddhartha Gautam inspired billions to love each other. Yet now, Nepali led by other Nepali, kill thousands of their own and teach others to hate each other based on ethnic groups, religion, caste and “hate thy neighbor”

A Nepali is known for his or her honesty, integrity, loyalty and bravery around the world. These days, Nepal as a nation is better known for ranking highest on corruption, for lack of transparency, little or no accountability from its leaders, nepotism among its citizens, and as an untrustworthy place to invest in.

Nepali bio-tech scientists are decoding our genes to build medicines that will save millions in the future. Yet 10,500 Nepali children die of diarrhea, preventable sanitation related diseases every year.

Nepali friends are at their best, innovating at places like Google, Apple, some even owning patents with Exxon. Yet only 6% Nepali students pass high school every year in Nepal.

Nepali are building one of the tallest building in the world in Arab. Meanwhile Nepal seems to have built nothing grander than the “Dharahara” built-in 1800s.

Nepali engineers and workers are building the next generational World cup stadiums in Qatar for 2022. Yet,Nepal regularly begs for money to renovate its old temples from foreigners.

In the end, no matter how excellent we are individually, we Nepali have to all carry the same hariyo passports (and face the same possible humiliation everywhere around the world).

So unless we unite and work as a team, we are a collective failure. :(

So shall we unite now to become a collectively success! ?