Save children

Citing news reports, Bisika Thapa makes a significant point on the sexual abuse of street children (“Stranger than fiction,” May 19, Page 7). Although the front -line media in Nepal usually ignores such issues it has been a common reality for city dwellers for some time now. Street children generally are impoverished, lack proper care and education. However, several agencies are working for their benefit and one can only hope that their hard work will bear fruit soon. But judging from the fact that many of these organisations have been in operation for so long and their situation has only marginally improved, if at all, more needs to be done. Also, isn’t it also the state’s responsibility to undertake some action to assist street children in Nepal? Many of these kids also end up being sold or trafficked.

I am also a little disheartened by the fact that the author, an expert in the field herself is shocked by the prevalence of rape among young boys.

Santosh  Kalwar

Tandi, Chitwan


Published: The Kathmandu Post
Letter to the Editor

Some parents oppose obama speech to students

In response to the article published on Nytimes on title,"Some Parents Oppose Obama Speech to Students", here is what mybheja has to say-


Mr. President might be doing too much of socialist activities like giving speech for students to encorage and stay in school. But I think, he should more focus on the bigger issues of resolving extremisim and terrorism rather than doing self help.

One cannot deny that encouraging activities should always be left to parents not president or director of any political party or the saints.

However, listening is good thing to do and children could just liten to president or any religious authority, by doing that- they will get more knowledge on choosing the best things for them.

In today's context, children are not naive, they know what is good for them and what is bad for them.., President should also know that the children whom he is talking too are the children of greatest nation in the world and they are grown in the age of communications and the Internet. They can figure out for themselves the best advices from gaurdians.

Whatever be the case and rumor, I see this as positive and negative. Positive in the sense that one can preasume children, with decision making capabilites. Nobody has rights to give them "too much of advices" and Negative in the sense, "let the children be children, let them play, let them have fun, let them do things in there own way..." that is the beauty of childrens. Nobody has right to tell them what they should do, not even God.

One wise man once said, "I don't know where is god and who is god but whenever I see in the eyes of lauging child, I feel god in him."

In short, let the children be children and let them decide what is best for them.

Child is father of men.

Last night, I was in the Shopping market I got acquainted with one sweet little beautiful kid. I was sitting in one corner of the shopping mall and i saw her. She was very beautiful. The beauty of the child could not be explained. She was there in small van which is specailly made for kids, she was down there inside shopping van toy. She saw me, sitting there in one corner. She saw me and was feeling shy. She wanted to hide with me. I felt very happy when i saw her. She was hiding and playing this small hide and seek game with me. She was very beautiful. Her parents did not saw this scene. My little drama with their kid.I was happy to see the small kid playing with me and we both were having fun. It was very short duration. The time we spend was fun. The child was very happy to see me. I was feeling as if i will give up to just touch her but I could not go there from the place i was sitting to touch her. The time to leave her came, she was going to leave me now. She started to live me. We share a sweet smile at each other. She finally look back and saw me smiling at her. I said bye to her. She was calling me but i could not go with her. Again i felt something inside me, so i just stretched myself to see her. She was looking back at me with the same smile. She finally shook her hand and said that final bye. Life is all about this funny situation where we meet many differenet people. Every one gives us some beautiful lesson, we need to have great great vision to see if that person is going to teach us some lesson or not. Child is really father of men in the sense that child learns everything from the time the child sees you. They will know that who is what kind of person. You do not have to have a phd degree to know a person only thing you need is deep vision of seeing, and learning from a child.