Writer: Dhruba Adhikari

मैले लेखें
र लेख्ने बेला सँधै उही सोचेर लेखें
मेरो देशको माटो लेखें
मेरो आमाले दिएको आँटो लेखें
मेरी दिदीले मलाई भनि सिएको भोटो लेखें
बाबुबाजेले नासो दिएको आनो/रोपनी फोहटो लेखें
दाइले सिकाएको मलाई
प्रेमी, मायालु, सद्भावी, सुशिल, भद्रभलाद्मी
अनि असलमा सफल हुन
बस्
त्यही मेरो परिवेश लेखें
मैले,
जे देखें
त्यही लेखें
जे लेखें
त्यही देखें
मेरो माटो मलाई अति प्यारो
मेरो देशको नामले नै पागल हुने म
मैले सिर्फ मेरो नेपाल लेखें
म गलत छैन
छैन गलत म ( … क्रोधित)
साला कसैको पेवा हैन मेरो देश
यो त मलाई मेरो पुर्खाले सुम्पेको
मेरो आफ्नो सम्पत्ति हो
छैन कसैलाई अधिकार
मेरो देशमा बसि रजाइँ गर्न
अनेक बहानाबाजी गरि
मेरो देशको सज्जा धमिल्याउन।

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My friend, I need you now-
Please take me by the hand.
Stand by me in my hour of need,
Take time to understand.

Take my hand, dear friend,
And lead me from this place.
Chase away my doubts and fears,
Wipe the tears from off my face.

Friend, I cannot stand alone.
I need your hand to hold,
The warmth of your gentle touch
In my world that’s grown so cold.

Please be a friend to me
And hold me day by day.
Because with your loving hand in mine,
I know we’ll find the way.

-By Becky Tucker

I always feel that pretty face,
But I find nothing except empty space.
Every moment I want to listen that soft voice,
But it just became my virtual choice.
My heart searches for that wonderful joy,
But it always returns me tear in my eye.
Every time I pretend that I am fine,
But only my heart knows this pain.

How do you make friends? How do you keep friends? Is there a formula or technique for fostering good friendships? Here are some timeless biblical principles that work.

by Doug Horchak

Before one can expect to make friends, he or she needs to see the value in having them in the first place! The old song “No Man Is an Island” is true! People need people. Those who try to prove they don’t need others set themselves up for failure or disappointment in life.

If you are to make friends, you must value the need for them. The Bible uses the metaphor of the human body when talking about the closest of all friendship groups—the Church. The apostle Paul says, “And the eye cannot say to the hand, ‘I have no need of you’; nor again the head to the feet, ‘I have no need of you’” (1 Corinthians 12:21).

The point is, we are not made to be totally independent creatures! To be successful, we really cannot go it alone. A do-it-yourself attitude leads to a lonely life that often doesn’t work very well. From the beginning, God designed human beings to be social. Adam became lonely because there was no one comparable to him—which (among other reasons!) is why God created Eve!
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No one likes to end a friendship, but sometimes it has to happen. But when? And how? These are the tough questions. Read this article to discover keys to help you make these important decisions.

by David Treybig

I didn’t want to do it. Even though I knew things weren’t working out with the girl I was dating and that continuing to date her would be misleading her, I didn’t really want to tell her because I thought she would take it pretty hard. Finally, I knew I had to break it off and told her so one evening. Man, was I right. It was hard for me to do and she was hurt. What could I have done differently? How would you do it?

Ending a friendship (or a relationship) is something no one likes to talk about. It’s definitely more enjoyable to think about friendships that are fun and uplifting than ones that are ending. And unless you are facing such a decision right now, chances are you haven’t really focused on this aspect of friendships. Yet we all know that occasionally friendships end. Sometimes it just has to be that way. But stay with me on this. Sooner or later, you are going to have to end a friendship, too, and you need to know how to do it properly.

As we all know, sometimes friendships end themselves. We don’t have to end them because they have already come to an end through an announcement or confrontation. You know the scenarios. Your friend tells you that he or she is moving out of state. In this case, the matter is out of your control. You are sad, but you know the end didn’t come because the friendship failed. You may even try to stay in touch with this person via E-mail or the phone.
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I can’t give solutions to all of life’s problems, doubts, or fears.
But I can listen to you, and together we will search for answers.

I can’t change your past with all it’s heartache and pain,
nor the future with its untold stories.
But I can be there now when you need me to care.

I can’t keep your feet from stumbling.
I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall.

Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happiness are not mine;
Yet I can share in your laughter.

Your decisions in life are not mine to make, nor to judge;
I can only support you, encourage you, and help you when you ask.

I can’t prevent you from falling away from friendship,
from your values, from me.
I can only pray for you, talk to you and wait for you.

I can’t give you boundaries which I have determined for you,
But I can give you the room to change, room to grow,
room to be yourself.

I can’t keep your heart from breaking and hurting,
But I can cry with you and help you pick up the pieces
and put them back in place.

I can’t tell you who you are.
I can only love you and be your friend.

Global warming has become a major concern of many environmentalists. Will mankind’s efforts to protect our planet be successful?

By Sean Yarbrough

Twenty years ago, a U.S. Senate committee heard testimony on climate change from NASA climatologist James Hansen. He told the committee that “the greenhouse effect has been detected, and it is changing our climate now.”

Hansen’s landmark testimony triggered an avalanche of research, political debate and environmental activism that continues to this day. However, there are concerns about where all of this is taking us. Some believe there is a dark side to environmentalism that is beginning to overshadow the good work of those who simply wish to take care of our natural resources.

The two extremes
As in every aspect of life, there are extremes in the way people view the environment. Some greedy businesspeople couldn’t care less about the damage they do to the earth. At the other extreme, ecoterrorists seem not to care about people and destruction of property.

Groups such as the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) have claimed responsibility for multiple acts of ecoterrorism during the past decade, including the recent destruction of three luxury homes near Seattle, Washington, with damages totaling $7 million. Ironically, these homes and the surrounding housing developments were designed to be environmentally friendly.
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A young man was getting ready to graduate college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning  of his graduation his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and  told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful   wrapped gift box.

Curious, but somewhat disappointed the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible. Angrily, he raised his voice at his father and said, “With all your money you give  me  a Bible?” and stormed out of the house, leaving the holy book.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care things. When he arrived at  his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.

He began to search his father’s important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears,  he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he read those words, a car key dropped from an envelope taped behind the Bible. It  had a tag with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words… PAID IN FULL.

How many times do we miss God’s blessings because they are not packaged as we expected?

Like a perfect rose blooming in a pockmarked battlefield is the fine art of true dating. Most of what you’ve learned about dating in popular culture is like the battlefield. Want to keep your emotions, body and spirit flying safely above the bombs bursting in air? Then read on!

by Randy Stiver

What’s the general goal of much or most of dating today? That’s right. It’s all over the sitcoms, lots of the “chick flicks,” R-rated movies and conversations among teens and young adults in school hallways and social hangouts. There’s just one primary message about what too many guys and girls want of each other—and it’s not good conversation, fine friendship or eventual marriage.

What’s the endgame of wrong and promiscuous dating? Right again. Ragged and jaded emotions; sinfully violated bodies (both genders); a haunting, sad-eyed, brokenhearted, guilty conscience; premarital pregnancies ending in either the weary and lonely existence of single-mom-misery or tiny aborted lives snuffed out before they can even cry for help.
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God’s Word is quite clear that one cannot just decide to be a Christian, one has to be invited!

by Doug Horchak

So what is a Christian? A couple of billion people on the planet all claim to be Christians, but their beliefs, doctrines and practices vary widely. What does being a Christian mean? Let’s take a quick look at what the Bible says a Christian is.

The word Christian is used three times in the New Testament (Acts 11:26; 26:28; 1 Peter 4:16). Followers of Jesus Christ were first called “Christians” in Antioch (Acts 11:26) because they believed in Christ and followed His example. The word was initially used by their detractors in a derogatory sense, but believers embraced the term as a badge of honor.

While the first-century Christians did follow the teachings, practices and example of Jesus Christ at that time, since then the term has virtually lost its meaning—as it’s usually not accompanied by the same way of life and understanding. Today many claim to be Christians yet don’t really follow Jesus’ teachings.
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