Rev. L. Souhie Mhasi
As a people and as followers of Christ, our people should be integral instead of being fractional. Being a Christian, I do not regard any man as my enemy and I have no enemy in the world except Satan. It is because the gospel of Christ is in me. Id you regard some Nagas as your enemies, you are still far away from being a true Christian and you can never be regarded as a true leader of the people. You are not a real leader of the people if you regard some ones as your enemies. Only true love makes one great.
Do I hate the NSCN (K) for threatening my life for my freedom of speech? It made me no difference. They said that I have buried them and asked me to explain my statement on their cease-fire agreement. So I replied, “In term of the State, the GoI has every right to maintain law and order situation. But your cease-fire agreement is for sovereignty and in term of sovereignty, the question of reserving and retaining right by the GoI for operation does not rise”. They said that the ceasefire agreement did not make the problem as a law and order problem because it can be pulled out any time. The discussion was concluded with a compromise. According to my observation, their press statements are more and more addressing Naga National Issues above personal and tribal matters. They have been for peace and unity if not they are influenced by the concept of removal of obstacles. Personally speaking, I am not politics or for any politics status but my main concern is to do any thing in the perspective of the word of God in any aspect of life. My conviction is that Christian leaders stand in place of the Old Testament prophets who stood for the truth as prophets of God.
In the context of Naga politics, the aspiration of the people is freedom which is meant freedom of each and every one of the Nagas. If sovereignty could be attained, it should be a freedom for every Naga but sovereignty without equality and peaceful life for all is not freedom. The real need of the hour is freedom of life for all and it should be started by now.
Empty slogans should be given up. Sovereignty cannot be achieved by chanting or through press statements. It cannot be arrived at by flying up over to it but by building it. Instead of blaming one another among the national organizations, among the NGOs, among government leaders and among the general public, sincere difficulties of one another should be appreciated and the right step should be taken for the best of all and the future of the people. In view of this, the process of meet, talk and understanding should be started which is the only way of bringing about real freedom.
I wish that all of the Naga leaders cold be real leaders of the Naga people instead of being fractional leaders.
