Earthquake Diaries…….
"When my watch's minutes hand and Hour hand touch the time “11:50am” my body starts to ache, my heart starts to pump haphazardly and my muscles starts to cramp. Oh my God! That moment was really the worst time in my life because it was the time when Nepal was shaken up. "
No, i did not write those sentences, my brother did. Well, I do not consider him as an ordinary kid. Yes! he is extra. Extra in the sense that he does not need anyone to encourage him, talks about spiritual things and he is a pure vegetarian. Seeing the things which society neglects is one of his hobbies and he loves photography though he is a science student. His intelligence and discipline at the same time make me amazed and love him more. He knows how to love a kid, understand a teenager, respect an elder and enjoy with siblings. Well, you might be thinking does these characteristics make people extra? What if I say yes? A teenager just passed SLC and enjoying his +2 has such characteristics really make him extra. When I compare him with the people around me, of his age, it makes me feel proud to be called as his sister. Well, it’s true that my love for my best creature of this universe is beyond my explanation.
What is the point? Why I am explaining so much of him recently? I know I should answer this now. My brother, my little creature was near the Dharahara when the earthquake broke it down into pieces. It happened in front of his eyes. Oh my god! How those small eyes which have not seen the worst part of life yet could be the witness of that devastation? How did that small heart bear that situation? How did my superhero stand and watch the memory of Nepal broken down into pieces with taking lives of human beings along with it? How did he bear the situation when his dear mother-nature whom he loved unconditionally shaken him so bad? And still, if I call him and ask how you doing, he replies "I am fantastic di." Whenever I read a news or feel a small shake (aftershocks) , I immediately make a call (immediately means the very first attempt of my call which network allows me to do so), I ask him "how you doing Malu?" You know what makes him extra? He asks me how am I doing, am I alright or not till then instead of explaining his condition when he knows already I am at Pokhara and the condition is normal here compared to the other places of Nepal.
This brave creature of mine wrote the above highlighted sentences. I try my best to understand his feelings, but I could not. I could not even feel or imagine what he has gone through. I have seen him enjoying every bit of life; I have seen him smiling in every hrash condition and make us smile too. He always made life simpler not only of him but ours too. And now, he is afraid. He says he too has a worst time in his life.
FOR YOU MY LITTLE HERO 
Life does not always show situations where you can simply smile. There comes time when you feel like the earth you are standing is going to collapse, the life around you will turn into mud and you cannot be of much help. I know, the thing which is bothering you most is you have seen lives collapsing with Dharahara and you could do nothing. It happens Dear. Remember, this time taking care of yourself was enough. You are the survivor Darling. Thanks for living. Do not worry, if you could not smile this time, crying out loud feels better than smiling sometimes. Its okay if you feel shaken, we are there to hold you tight. It’s okay if you have seen the worst part of your mother-nature; destruction is just a first step of new construction. Its natural when you remember that incident, you feel like freezing, even I do feel the same. It’s okay not to be brave enough sometimes. It’s okay dear! Do not forget, you did your best on everything. And you will do. You know what sometimes the real hero is who survives.
Beeju Poudyal
Institute of Forestry, Pokhkara Campus
Pokhara
Earthquake Diaries…….
"When my watch's minutes hand and Hour hand touch the time “11:50am” my body starts to ache, my heart starts to pump haphazardly and my muscles starts to cramp. Oh my God! That moment was really the worst time in my life because it was the time when Nepal was shaken up. "
No, i did not write those sentences, my brother did. Well, I do not consider him as an ordinary kid. Yes! he is extra. Extra in the sense that he does not need anyone to encourage him, talks about spiritual things and he is a pure vegetarian. Seeing the things which society neglects is one of his hobbies and he loves photography though he is a science student. His intelligence and discipline at the same time make me amazed and love him more. He knows how to love a kid, understand a teenager, respect an elder and enjoy with siblings. Well, you might be thinking does these characteristics make people extra? What if I say yes? A teenager just passed SLC and enjoying his +2 has such characteristics really make him extra. When I compare him with the people around me, of his age, it makes me feel proud to be called as his sister. Well, it’s true that my love for my best creature of this universe is beyond my explanation.
What is the point? Why I am explaining so much of him recently? I know I should answer this now. My brother, my little creature was near the Dharahara when the earthquake broke it down into pieces. It happened in front of his eyes. Oh my god! How those small eyes which have not seen the worst part of life yet could be the witness of that devastation? How did that small heart bear that situation? How did my superhero stand and watch the memory of Nepal broken down into pieces with taking lives of human beings along with it? How did he bear the situation when his dear mother-nature whom he loved unconditionally shaken him so bad? And still, if I call him and ask how you doing, he replies "I am fantastic di." Whenever I read a news or feel a small shake (aftershocks) , I immediately make a call (immediately means the very first attempt of my call which network allows me to do so), I ask him "how you doing Malu?" You know what makes him extra? He asks me how am I doing, am I alright or not till then instead of explaining his condition when he knows already I am at Pokhara and the condition is normal here compared to the other places of Nepal.
This brave creature of mine wrote the above highlighted sentences. I try my best to understand his feelings, but I could not. I could not even feel or imagine what he has gone through. I have seen him enjoying every bit of life; I have seen him smiling in every hrash condition and make us smile too. He always made life simpler not only of him but ours too. And now, he is afraid. He says he too has a worst time in his life.
FOR YOU MY LITTLE HERO
Life does not always show situations where you can simply smile. There comes time when you feel like the earth you are standing is going to collapse, the life around you will turn into mud and you cannot be of much help. I know, the thing which is bothering you most is you have seen lives collapsing with Dharahara and you could do nothing. It happens Dear. Remember, this time taking care of yourself was enough. You are the survivor Darling. Thanks for living. Do not worry, if you could not smile this time, crying out loud feels better than smiling sometimes. Its okay if you feel shaken, we are there to hold you tight. It’s okay if you have seen the worst part of your mother-nature; destruction is just a first step of new construction. Its natural when you remember that incident, you feel like freezing, even I do feel the same. It’s okay not to be brave enough sometimes. It’s okay dear! Do not forget, you did your best on everything. And you will do. You know what sometimes the real hero is who survives.
Beeju Poudyal
Institute of Forestry, Pokhkara Campus
Pokhara