Enlightened Leadership
ONCE again, another big section of Nepalese society has
expressed its deep gratitude to His Majesty King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev for being a
source of inspiration, hope, belief and trust for all the Nepalese. This time it was Nepal’s
industry and business people who offered their heartfelt felicitations to their beloved
monarch. At a grand ceremony on Wednesday, His Majesty accepted the felicitations offered
by national and district-level leaders of the industry and commerce sector on behalf of
the entire Nepali industry and business sector as well as entrepreneurs from different
fields. Her Majesty the Queen and Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and the Crown
Princess also graced the occasion on Wednesday. Ever since His Majesty ascended the
throne, the Nepalese people have showered their love on the new monarch, as they have
always done in the past as expressions of their affection to the Crown. For those who are
aware of the great contributions of the institution of monarchy to nation-building, this
is regarded as a natural outpourings of a grateful people. Such outpouring of love and
gratitude were clearly manifest when His Majesty was felicitated by peoples of the eastern
and far-western development regions recently. The feelings of an average Nepali towards
the Crown was well reflected in the letter of felicitations read out by the acting
president of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Referring to
the fact that the builder of Nepal, His late Majesty King Prithvi Narayan Shah and his
descendants have to this day run the affairs of state in accordance with popular wishes as
per the democratic norm, the letter of felicitations said that in the history of Nepal
monarchy and democracy have been like two faces of the same coin and to this can be
attributed the continued existence of national unity and sovereignty. When this state of
affairs was disturbed that the country came in for trying times. No sane Nepali can
dispute this observation. Also undeniable is the reaffirmation that monarchy has given
Nepal and the Nepalese their distinct identity in the world and the Crown is the protector
of the nation and a symbol of national unity. In an emphatic note, the letter says: This
was so yesterday, is so today and will remain so tomorrow.
Indeed, all Nepalese, who have found peace so elusive over
these past years, will easily concur with the sentiments expressed by the industrialists
and businessmen. The task at hand now is for all Nepalese, including industrialists,
businessmen and entrepreneurs, to make combined efforts to turn the ceasefire into
permanent peace, being continuously stirred by the fact that they are fortunate to have a
monarch whose main concern is the prosperity of Nepal and the Nepalese people.
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