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"I think of my home. And my son and daughter. No place can replace home, where you grew up. Living away from family is a difficult thing in life. It is not like I have a happy life in the city. It is...

"The entire universe functions on one thing and one thing only. Discipline. Discipline is not only for a person or a society and is not only applicable for humans. It is universal from the smallest...

Friends?_x000D_ "Friend. Girlfriend."_x000D_ - Prachya, Mandip & Aisworya. Met them in Basatapur, Kathmandu

"Ever since childhood I wanted to become a doctor. After high school, I joined a bridge course for MBBS. I was hopeful that my dream was turning into reality. While doing the course, someone told me...

"I checked my wallet but I had no more than 1 minar. That was not even enough for the bus fare, so I started walking. Almost 9 kilometers in the heat. As I was walking I asked myself, 'Why am I doing...

"Grandmother tells me that when mother eloped with another person she took me with her. My father searched for us and when he found us he took me back. But mother never returned. I never knew the...

"For as far as I remember, my brother was a very hard working person. He left home at 9 in the morning and came back only at 7 in the evening. He took good care of me and my mother. After he died, my...

On a warm Sunday afternoon, I met him in Patan Darbar Square. On earlier occasions I had seen him carrying water up the stairs of the Dhungedhara. I had offered help on almost all occasions and he...

"When my son was born everyone said he looked a lot like me. I could see this resemblance grow as days passed. I could see that his hands and feet were shaped like mine. Also his eyes and chin. My...

"Sometimes it's not your fault."_x000D_ _x000D_ - Ishwor Silwal, Bhimphedi, Makwanpur. Met him at Basantapur.

"I remember the first day of college, when I entered the classroom. The moment everyone saw me the entire class went silent. Everyone was looking at me and looking at each other. Few whispers here...

Her tattoo read :_x000D_ _x000D_ श्लोकार्धेन प्रवक्ष्यामि यदुक्तं ग्रन्थकोटिभिः ।_x000D_ परोपकारः पुण्याय पापाय परपीडनम् ॥_x000D_ What is stated by cores of volumes, I shall present by half a stanza...

"I worked for Bin Laden's company in Saudi Arabia as a ship welder. The company produced highly inflammable toxic gas used for welding. My job required me to dive under water and weld ships."_x000D_...

"I was born after three brothers. They take care of me like a diamond. My dream is to do something important in my life and make them proud. When I quit school and started working they were not...

"Everything is okay. It’s okay even if it’s not."_x000D_ _x000D_ - Krishna Bahadur Diwakar, Tulache, Bhaktapur

"I cannot forget that when I was small, I used to suck on my thumb all the time. This one time, I remember that my brother dip my thumb in black paint thinking that I would stop. But I couldn't. In...