अन्तिम बत्ती

Suprim Pandey

अन्तिम बत्तीरातको करिब ११ बजेको थियो। आर्यन आफ्नो कोठामा एक्लै पढिरहेको थियो। घरका सबै मानिसहरू सुतिसकेका थिए। अचानक घरको बाहिरको बत्ती निभ्यो।आर्यनले झ्यालबाट बाहिर हेर्‍यो। वरिपरि सबै अँध्यारो थियो। तर टाढाको एउटा पुरानो घरमा भने एउटा बत्ती बलिरहेको थियो। त्यो घर धेरै वर्षदेखि खाली थियो।अर्को रात पनि त्यही समयमा त्यो बत्ती बल्यो। आर्यनलाई अचम्म लाग्यो। उसले आफ्नी आमालाई सोध्यो, “त्यो घरमा कोही बस्छ?”आमाले केही बेर चुप लागेर भनिन्, “त्यहाँ पहिले एउटा परिवार बस्थ्यो। तर धेरै वर्षअघि उनीहरू अचानक त्यो घर छोडेर गए।”त्यसपछि आर्यनले त्यो बत्तीलाई ध्यान दिन थाल्यो। हरेक रात ठीक ११ बजे बत्ती बल्थ्यो र ११:१५ मा निभ्थ्यो।एक रात उसले साहस गरेर त्यो घरतिर जाने निर्णय गर्‍यो। घरको ढोका खुल्लै थियो। भित्र धुलो लागेको पुरानो सामान मात्र थिए। माथिल्लो तलामा पुगेपछि उसले एउटा कोठा देख्यो। त्यहाँ एउटा पुरानो टेबल र डायरी थियो।डायरीको अन्तिम पानामा लेखिएको थियो— “यदि तिमीले यो पढ्दैछौ भने, बत्ती अझै बलिरहेको छ।”आर्यनको शरीर सिरिङ्ग भयो। उसले झ्यालतिर हेर्‍यो। बाहिरको बत्ती अचानक निभिसकेको थियो।त्यसैबेला उसको पछाडिबाट कसैले बिस्तारै भन्यो, “तिमी ढिलो आयौ।”आर्यन फर्कियो।कोठा खाली थियो।त्यस रातपछि त्यो घरको बत्ती कहिल्यै बल्न छोडेन।तर अचम्मको कुरा के थियो भने, आर्यन पनि त्यसपछि कहिल्यै घर फर्किएन।

The Cost of Becoming Better.

Samundra Acharya

All of us want to improve ourselves in life; we want to achieve good grades, do well in sports, learn new things and succeed. However, improving ourselves is not as simple as it may appear since we have to give up a great many things and at times it can be tiring.The first thing we need to abandon is comfort. Generally, people prefer carrying out activities which are easy and pleasant. If we wish to make progress, we cannot always choose to do so. For instance, if a student wants to get good grades they must study rather than always playing games or using their phone. It may be boring at times, but they still have to do it.Failure also plays a role in improving ourselves since we won't be good at all things from the start. We can make mistakes even if we put in our best effort. There are times when failure may affect us and we might want to give up, but if we don't quit then we will certainly become better.Our habits can also cause it to be difficult to make improvements since habits such as wasting time, being lazy and putting off things can prevent us from achieving our goals. It is not easy to change these habits because we are used to them and therefore have to make an effort in order to do so.A further issue is how other people view us. There are instances when we attempt to improve that other people laugh at us and may believe that we are trying too hard or behaving differently. For this reason, a number of people give up. However, we should not cease to improve simply because of what other people say.Improving yourself can be difficult and will take a while. You might have to give up some of your free time, deal with failure and change a number of your habits. It will not always be pleasant. Yet all of these things can help us to become better than we were before.We don't have to be perfect, we only need to keep making small improvements. Although the process may be difficult, the effort we put in at the moment will be of benefit to us in the future. This is indeed the true cost of becoming better.

मेरो रमाइलो यात्रा

Shreesha Timilsina

गर्मी बिदामा म परिवारसँग काठमाडौँ घुम्न गएकी थिएँ। हामी बिहानै कार चढेर पोखराबाट काठमाडौँका लागि निस्कियौँ । बाटोमा हरिया डाँडा, नदी र सुन्दर बस्तीहरू देखिए । ती कुराहरुले मेरो मन निकै रमायो। काठमाडौँ पुगेपछि हामी पशुपतिनाथ मन्दिर दर्शन गर्न गयाैँ त्यसपछि स्वयम्भूनाथ र दरबार स्क्वायर पनि घुम्याैँ । मैले त्यहाँका पुराना मन्दिर, कला र संस्कृति देखेर धेरै नयाँ कुरा सिकेँ। हामीले स्वयम्भूनाथबाट काठमाडौँ सहरको दृश्य पनि हेर्‍यौँ। हामीले विभिन्न ठाउँमा फोटा खिच्यौँ र स्वादिष्ट खाना खायौँ। परिवारसँग नयाँ ठाउँ घुम्न पाउँदा मलाई धेरै खुसी लाग्यो । यो यात्राले मलाई हाम्रो देशको संस्कृति, कला र सम्पदाबारे जान्ने अवसर दियो। मेरो काठमाडौँ यात्रा निकै रमाइलो र सम्झन लायक भयो। म फेरि पनि काठमाडौँ घुम्न जान चाहन्छु।

विद्यार्थी जीवनमा अनुशासनको महत्त्व

Anushree Acharya

जीवनमा केही सिकिरहने मानिसलाई नै विद्यार्थी भनिन्छ । औपचारिक रुपमा विद्यालय र विश्वविद्यालयहरूमा धाउने मानिसहरुलाई विद्यार्थी भने पनि व्यापक अर्थमा विद्यार्थी शब्दले जीवन प्रयत्न केही सिकिरहने मानिसलाई सङ्केत गर्छ। जीवनको सार्थकता सिकाइमा छ । सफल जीवनयापनका लागि समुदाय, वातावरण वा समाजबाट केही सिक्न पर्छ । यस अर्थमा जीवनको सार्थकताका लागि सिक्ने मानिस नै विद्यार्थी हो।सिकाइ नियम शासित व्यवहार पनि हो। नियमलाई नै अनुशासन भनिन्छ। अनुशासन बिना व्यक्ति विद्यार्थी हुन सक्दैन । विद्यार्थी र अनुशासन शरीर र आत्मा हुन्। ज्ञान विज्ञानको उन्नतले व्यक्तिलाई विभिन्न ज्ञान सिक्नुपर्ने अवस्था सिर्जना गरेको छ। विभिन्न क्षेत्र विशेष ज्ञानको अभावमा व्यक्तिले व्यवहार सिक्न सक्दैन । विद्यार्थीलाई सैद्धान्तिक एवं व्यावहारिक ज्ञानको आवश्यकता पर्दछ। ज्ञानले नै उसको भविष्यको लक्ष्य निर्धारण गर्छ। सिकाइको उद्देश्य लक्ष्य चुम्न साधनरत यात्री हो । लक्ष्य प्राप्तिका लागि उसले काँडाघारी बिचमा बाटो पहिल्याउनुपर्छ । अनुशासन यही साधन हो जसले अन्धकार र अनकन्टार जङ्गलभित्र बाटो देखाएर विद्यार्थीलाई ज्ञानको विशाल फाँटमा पुर्‍याउँछ। विद्यार्थी बढ्दो बिरुवा हो । बढेर उसले बशमा पार्नुपर्छ। बिरुवालाई बढ्नका लागि अनि फक्रनका लागि मल, जलको विशेष भूमिका हुन्छ। फलेको फूलमा जल र मलको समिश्रण हुन्छ। विद्यार्थीका लागि अनुशासन यिनै मल र जल हुन्। सिक्ने कुरामा विद्यार्थी जति नियम शासित हुन्छन् पाउने कुरामा त्यति नै अगाडि हुन्छन् ।घरपरिवार, समाज र शिक्षालयमा विभिन्न पारिवारिक, सामाजिक, सांस्कृतिक र आदरगत नियमहरू हुन्छन्। यसलाई स्वीकार्ने सफल हुन्छ भने नकार्ने असफल हुन्छन् । यस दृष्टिले विद्यार्थी र अनुशासन बिचमा नङ र मासुको जस्तै सम्बन्ध छ। मासुको सुरक्षा नङले गर्ने हुनाले नङ जोगाउनु पर्छ। अनुशासन विद्यार्थीलाई वास्तविक विद्यार्थी बनाउने हुनाले अनुशासनको पालना गर्नैपर्छ। त्यसैले विद्यार्थीको जीवनमा विद्यार्थी शरीर हो भने अनुशासन शरीर बचाउने प्राण हो।

Strike

Arju K.C

We can say ‘strike’ means the temporary suspension of work .Strikes are very frequent in Nepal. We have been habituated to it. The strikes are launched with several purposes Like, a large number of people work in factories ,Industries , institutions ,other places of trade etc. Almost all of them are involved in any political party directly or indirectly. If the workers feel that they have been discriminated or neglected by the authorized concerned ,they call out for strike for the fulfillment of their demand. It hampers all the people of the country in their work. People are compelled to stay in their own houses instead of going to their workplaces. It goes back instead of going ahead . Sometimes, people declare strikes even on petty issues. It has now been the usual way to show any opposing view or placing demand before the government. It has generally hampered the daily activities of common people of the country. There are many disadvantages of strikes. It hampers the development of the country ,It leads to rise in the prices of the products . When things become expensive, common people can't buy or forcefully have to buy at high prices. It decreases their living standard. They have to pay more for the goods they have to buy. Common people can't do any kind of business either. These bring adverse effects on their regular income. Farmers can't sell their products in the market at the time of the strike. The public suffered a lot. Trade and industries are hit by strike ,school and colleges are also affected. Students cannot go to their institution for their studies. It badly affects their studies. Tourists can't give any interest to visit the countries where the strike is frequent. Strikes cause a great loss to the people and the nation as well. The nation can't progress. It is good to struggle for the right and freedom but there are different ways of achieving their demands fulfilled .It is not necessary to call a strike. The authority concerned should listen and address their proper demands without compelling them to call strike. There should be serious table talk between the workers and the employers to solve the problems. The employers should always be positive to the workers’ rights demand .There should be a good relationship between Not only this, political parties should not provoke the organizations for the strike. The government should be attentive towards the problems of the common people. The reasonable demands should be fulfilled as soon as possible. In conclusion, everyone should adopt alternative methods to raise their voice regarding any issue instead of launching strikes all the time.

All About Mangoes!

Adity Vaidya

Mangoes are juicy, sweet, and delicious. They grow on tall trees during the warm summer months. There are many different types of mangoes, including Alphonso, Banganapalli, Dasheri, Kesar, Langra, and Totapuri. People enjoy eating mangoes in many yummy ways! You can eat them fresh, drink sweet mango juice, or enjoy them in ice cream, jam, cakes, and even pickles. The mango is the national fruit of India, Pakistan, and the Philippines. Because so many people love its wonderful taste, it is called the "King of Fruits!"