Call On Youth
THE youth have an onerous task to perform in the process of
nation building everywhere in the world. It is the young people who act as the major
change agents in any society. How they are being groomed today determines what they can do
for the nation tomorrow. Their aspirations, if guided well from the beginning at home,
school, community and work, will play a crucial role in shaping the future of a nation.
The youth have the energy and zeal to do something for the larger interest of all members
of their society but that their energy needs to be channelised in the right direction and
zeal should be grounded on the realities of their surrounding. That is, the youth alone
may not be the sole determiners of what course the society will take. They need a solid
grounding on the core issues of the nation, a healthy grooming to shape a forward-looking
attitude to solve the problems and a leadership that they can look up to as they take
responsibilty on their shoulders. In lieu of any or all these, the young population could
be misguided, indifferent and apathetic about the societal affairs. That could have grave
ramifications for the society in question.
The national leaders have to be aware of both the prospects
and pitfalls of relying on the role of the youth in nation building. It is in this context
Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand's exhortations on the Nepalese youth to move ahead
for building the bright future of the country sound as quite significant. Chand was
addressing a programme organised at the Royal Nepal Army headquarters parade ground for
the convocation parade of students of various branches under the junior division 29th
group on the occasion of the 38th anniversary of the National Cadet Corps the other day.
The young students, who underwent training under the junior division, will certainly make
valuable contributions towards making the nation better off through their discipline and
dedication. But the message is best received if all the youth think of doing something
good for others. Especially at a time when the nation is reeling under uncertainties of
sorts on political, economic and social fronts, the youth across the nation should rethink
if they are on the right track, if they can do better in the given situation. The leaders
of the society, however, have a greater role to play - they should make sure that they
have not come in the way of the youth, make sure that they have created the right kind of
environment for the youth to put their youthful, selfless energy in the service of all.
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