Morung Express News
Dimapur | July 15
The day long youth event entitled “Footsteps” took place at the IMC Complex today. The program began with a sermon by Alongla Aier, Faculty, Oriental Theological Seminary, Bade. In her sermon, Aier encouraged the audience to follow in the footsteps of Christ in order to live an abundant and purposeful life.
Following the sermon, there was a panel discussion titled “Innovative Entrepreneurship.” Geoffrey Yaden, Editor, Nagaland Post, was the moderator for the discussion. Yaden stressed that an innovative entrepreneur should display qualities like confidence, discipline, and self-reliance and should not look for individual profit but should seek to serve society.
The different panelists included Neichute Doulo, President, Nagaland Entrepreneurs Association, Akokla Imsong, Lecturer, Teachers Training Institute, Akum Longchari, Publisher, The Morung Express, and Alo Lasuh, Lecturer, Dimapur Government College.
Doulo stated that youths have the power to determine a society’s destiny. He emphasized that Naga society should change its perception that businesspersons are dishonest and stressed that the business world is lucrative and legitimate. Similarly, Doulo also stated that society’s high regard for government jobs is outdated and that young people should trust their own intuitions.
Lecturer Akokla Imsong advocated that money should not be a primary motivation in business, Lasuh urged the audience to be open-minded and to think creatively in day to day life.
In the same vein, Managing Director, The Morung Express Akum Longchari challenged the audience to think beyond the cynicism, conformity, and complacency of society. He said that it is about time to move from “literacy to education” and from “self-sufficiency to self-reliance.”
After the panel discussion was a “talent hunt” in which members from different church youth groups around Dimapur presented lively and inspiring music, dance, and skits.
The next item in the program was a debate on the topic, “Youth can play a part in erasing corruption in the society.” Lanu Walling, Convener, SEGH, IMC, moderated the debate. During the highly thought-provoking and lively debate, Oka, a college student, argued that youths can eradicate corruption because of their energy and 'freshness' and emphasized that one should be optimistic and make the right moral choices in daily situations.
Relatively, Thanthan, a freelance journalist, firmly stated that corruption cannot be eradicated because it is so deeply rooted in the system. According to Thanthan, in order to rid the society of corruption, one would also have to strike and challenge the very systems by which society is run. While the other debaters made differing points, they all agreed that corruption is a rampant and destructive problem in Naga society.
The event came to a close after a sermon by Nongbri, Faculty, Patkai Christian College, Chumukedima.
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