It's been exactly one month since the big-one hit the western hills in Gorkha. For a lot of people life will never ever be the same, even though they wish to. Since then we have had over 250 aftershocks. People are getting used to it but every time life starts to get normal, another scary one strikes. So, there are still people out there living outdoors, some because they don't have home to go, and some just because they are too scared.
When I think about the quake I wonder how many things we have survived in this lifetime. Political change of 1990, Maoist insurgency, landslides, floods, strikes - bandhs, storms, rain, hails... and what not? Two Constitution Assemble Assembly elections and still we ended up with the same bunch of idiots we call our politicians... our 'representatives'?
Isn't it a shame that we feel lucky about surviving these calamities, most of which we didn;t have control over, but still feel helpless when it comes to politicians. If we can survive those calamities then we surely can survive without these fools! It should be them who should be afraid of us rather than other way around.
Yes, we do need a quake, but a political one! Remember when you cast vote next time, make sure you are setting a good precedence for the next generation. And if you feel the candidates are not qualified enough, use your right to 'boycott'.
Post Script: I know the aftershocks are diminishing, but still somewhere inside I feel there will be one last 'big-one' coming pretty soon. Hope not!
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