Paradox And Prayer For My Nation

Alexander Lupho *

Nation : "A large aggregate of people united by a common descent, culture (or) language inhabiting a particular state or territory."

Defines My concise Oxford english Dictionary, which is in accordance to what I believe and is as practice in the world over. And true to its sentence every one who has a clear conscience do regard nation as is define and believe in it.

My nation is a strong and Independent since my fore fathers hunts in the forest and jungles of the elsewhere Hills and mountains of North-East India and Burma and they proudly describe as their god given Land. With their own ways and method of governance they rule and sing in the high hill ranges.

Where children play in merry and youth sing and dance in the village chief House, Declaring to the neighbouring that they are the chosen people to rule and multiply in the hills and valleys. Flows the unending and winding river that brought fresh soil and fishes to nourish the field and the people.

Majestic and beauty is the Hills covered with forest my ancester has trodden. Brave were my ancestor who subjugate their foe. Mighty is the nation whose neighbour envy of its valour and land.

But alas Came the British that in subjugating the world to expand its empire subjugate my nation in the event of Kuki rising of 1917-19, Upholding that Freedom and independence is their birth right, A event to be proud for the world witness the strength and valour of my nation.

"A love for tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril"
- By Winston Churchill .

Had it not been subjugated they would have pass on the land to us, where it would be the stage to showcash our unique cultures and traditions, where we would sing and prosper declaring to all that my nation is strong for it witstand the mighty British empire.

But Alas the event turn the tide in favour of the occupying force. Subjugated my nation left as an orphan under other nation we live to this days.

With the descend of British empire came the hope renew , many my nation youth move forward to press on to the unfinish work to secure the land my ancestor trode and hunt,

But came a Wolf from the neighbouring nation to masacare and rob us of our land and life, Burnt are hundreds of villages and Rob is the life of thousand of my innocent nation men's. Flows the blood of innocent women and children like a strem, The earth too forsaking it.

Came a dove bringing peace, But not without a string, A string with a pandora box. Careful did they trode, Alas.

"Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective."
- Martin Luther King. Jr.

But the greed for leadership pull open the string of pandora Box, Of suspecion and factionalism it breed into the nation the earth thirst for human blood dranks the blood of my nation,

Breeds poverty and Illiterecy among the people. Breeds Orphan and widow in our mist.Will thirst of the blood thirsty earth quence with my nation blood, no never for the earth is not thirsty but It is Greed and selfishness that feed the earth.

Take a quote from the famous German Born American Physicist: "Not until we dare to regard ourselves as a nation, not until we respect ourselves, can we gain the esteem of others, or rather only then will it come of its own accord".

Through prayers we ask to thee,
to listen and make us understand and to feel us with his grace again,
Not to be forsaken like,
when the Isralite were called for the promise land.
Lead us by cloud during day and by fire during night.
Give us the wisdom that we abide in you and that the Promise Land that you promise our ancestor for us.