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Under SLC

"I try to follow people who are great. Like Gautam Buddha. You know how he went into the jungle without water and food and meditated there alone. I wonder how he survived. It’s not like I go to the...

Published15 April 2015
Reading Time 1 mins
Author Stories of Nepal
Location Nepal
Under SLC

"I try to follow people who are great. Like Gautam Buddha. You know how he went into the jungle without water and food and meditated there alone. I wonder how he survived. It’s not like I go to the...

"I try to follow people who are great. Like Gautam Buddha. You know how he went into the jungle without water and food and meditated there alone. I wonder how he survived. It’s not like I go to the forest and meditate and not eat. I eat but I work like he meditated. My work is my meditation. And like Mahatma Gandhi. I try to think what can I do for my country. It’s not like I wear a dhoti and churn the wheel but once in a while I think what I can do for my country. But you know I am under SLC. I appeared twice but failed in four subjects both times. How could I pass in any other subjects when I can't even pass in Nepali."_x000D_ _x000D_ - Netra Narayan Shrestha, Ekatabasti, Kavre
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