I do not believe much in history - it is nothing more than a story written in the perspective of the dominant clan, creed or person. A language is integral to any story, and language can really be twisted, turned and manipulated to serve individual purposes or schemes. Any event or action can be demonized or idolized through usage, and living in Kathmandu for the past few years, I have encountered quite a sampling of it.
Soldiers get martyred, Maoists get killed – the implication, death is justified when carried out by government forces, a damnable offence otherwise.
Bandas (shutdowns/ strikes) are disruptive, curfew, a preventive measure. A friend described a recent curfew as a government sponsored banda. Taking things into perspective, I didn’t see any difference between the two, except for the factions behind them.
Abduction, when by the government, is termed custody, kidnapping otherwise.
Brick batting, lathi charges and tear-gassing is crowd control when by the government forces, disruptive violence otherwise.
Unprovoked and indiscriminate shooting – well, only the army or the police do this. People die, like the 12 at Nagarkot recently, but its not murder, it is just a rare incident.
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I am not perfect and I never will be! What would perfection be? No flaws, I guess. If I were alone on this earth, would I be perfect? Yes I suppose. Everything about me is perfect in isolation. I may stammer, I may limp, I may be anything but I am perfection as myself, I am the perfect me. My speech becomes a stammer when I emulate your speech, My gait becomes a limp when I walk like you and I become imperfect when I want to be as perfect as you. I'm imperfect as you but perfect as me.
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