Dimapur, November 8 (MExN): The Journey of Common Hope completes 43 months, since its inception. The Forum of Naga Reconciliation’s (FNR) once again assures that nothing is too far or high for the Naga people that cannot be near, and tangible, if only, Nagas can be creatively open and be realistic without abandoning our historical and political rights.
FNR feels that while talking about Naga sovereignty, Nagas tend to remain in the past and thereby making us victims of the present. “Taking a foothold on the past makes sense only in relation to the future and that alongside, Nagas must also have a common vision –a vision that will transcend idealism and grasp and apprehend what is tangible and realistic must be common aspiration, without exhausting the historical and political rights of the Nagas,” FNR said.
FNR said that with younger generations of Nagas silently but critically watching them with much more informed knowledge and clarity of thought, leaders must be encouraged to think and act maturely. “Shouldn’t we not think that our service to the nation means, we owe, without “ifs and buts,” to the people? Leaders who are large hearted and transcending despite hard times? Leaders who courageously and faithfully take the leap for finite-common good and shedding all myths of “collective unconscious”?
FNR also advocates that any violence in the form of idolatry of words in printed media, acts of threat, “witch hunts,” arrests and force must be detested by all Nagas against one another. It also goes in record to say that it has “no monopoly on Naga reconciliation and that all must actively contribute to the process of peace and reconciliation.” FNR appeals to all not to let ones emotion and at the “spur of the moment” dictate Nagas as times call for high statesmanship of man and woman with constructive contributions. Let us learn to be large hearted and magnanimous.
FNR hopes that the moment is here when Nagas will cease to exist as FNR and a more competent body comprising of intellectuals, and constitutional and legal experts will shoulder the next phase of the Journey of Common Hope.
FNR feels that while talking about Naga sovereignty, Nagas tend to remain in the past and thereby making us victims of the present. “Taking a foothold on the past makes sense only in relation to the future and that alongside, Nagas must also have a common vision –a vision that will transcend idealism and grasp and apprehend what is tangible and realistic must be common aspiration, without exhausting the historical and political rights of the Nagas,” FNR said.
FNR said that with younger generations of Nagas silently but critically watching them with much more informed knowledge and clarity of thought, leaders must be encouraged to think and act maturely. “Shouldn’t we not think that our service to the nation means, we owe, without “ifs and buts,” to the people? Leaders who are large hearted and transcending despite hard times? Leaders who courageously and faithfully take the leap for finite-common good and shedding all myths of “collective unconscious”?
FNR also advocates that any violence in the form of idolatry of words in printed media, acts of threat, “witch hunts,” arrests and force must be detested by all Nagas against one another. It also goes in record to say that it has “no monopoly on Naga reconciliation and that all must actively contribute to the process of peace and reconciliation.” FNR appeals to all not to let ones emotion and at the “spur of the moment” dictate Nagas as times call for high statesmanship of man and woman with constructive contributions. Let us learn to be large hearted and magnanimous.
FNR hopes that the moment is here when Nagas will cease to exist as FNR and a more competent body comprising of intellectuals, and constitutional and legal experts will shoulder the next phase of the Journey of Common Hope.
