I want you to see something very special:


http://www.servinitup.net/Pages/orientation.php

Almost 800 visits to the same theme and only 3 people care to comment. Go ahead and talk about sex. It seems that is the only thing that is on a Nepali's mind.

Not being an alum of Godavari and having been away from 'home' so long, didn't know who Father EUGENE WATRIN was. But the video of the funeral was indeed different - Jesuits' traditions sprinkled with traditonal Nepalese'. And the most amazing thing to me is that the Father was cremeted (see pic below) and not buried, as Christian tradition dictates - unless I'm wrong.

He must have been a wonderful person indeed as there were so many mourners there paying their last respect, again, in various traditions.

After watching the video, curiosity took me in checking the following link where the video resides. And boy I spent a good couple of hours there. This Kevin "Sir" has put in a lot of effort in making the site so wonderful and refreashing. I recommend you all to check it out too. Letters, Pictures, some songs, more videos and link to his blog are just so wonderful.

- http://www.servinitup.net

I respect Father Watrin as a person and as somebody who invested his time and energy in Nepal's education. Having said that however it would be naivette to ignore the larger picture he and other individuals like him are part of. We don't fail to sugga-rattan that we were never a colony in history, but what has the purpose of Jesuit education been in Africa, Asia, and (Latin) America? Why are they in Nepal in the first place? Is it because they genuinely cared about Nepal and the Nepalese or was there another reason? If you think rationally you cannot take the ulterior motive out of the picture. I know I will be hated for saying this by those half-baked nationalists and Jesuit-indoctronated wise guys!!! But what else can you expect for speacking the truth these days? Well, I am asking that look at the larger picture and think critically. Respect those individuals who have done even a little bit for some of us. But don't forget the larger picture or we will continue to be the buddhus we have been all along (Bhupi Sherchan's idea). I have never heard a balanced appraisal of Jesuit education in Nepal's context. Let me know if I haven't looked at the right place. Apologists have said that since the level of modern education in Nepal was poor, they deserve an uncritical admiration. Well, the fact that we had inept and selfish Ranas and Rajas ruining Nepal throughout history does not mean that we accept a seemingly benign benevolence whole-heartedly and lose that faculty which makes us human in the first place--reason.
Thanks for reading.
Lonely1

Very true Lonely1

I also appreciate the time and energy he spent to "educate" the Nepalis. But I wonder how many deserving Nepalis from a typical Nepali family got the chance to be enlightened by his "education". Ask only one question, would the "father" have been willing to contribute the same efforts if he were to teach under a temple, or a mosque for that reason? Looking at the contribution itself, no offence to anyone in particular, but to what extent and how many of the Jesuit-educated ppl have contributed to the welfare of Nepal except in maintaining and bolstering a "chaakari" culture or encouraging brain-drain? And how many Nepalis from an average background have gotten this chance? Its my personal view, but the so and so intelligent folks enshrined from ex-Jesuit should have at least dared to speak against the Christian evangelism, which still remains unconstitutional and illegal in Nepal, by the way. If someone converts voluntarily, no problem but luring and forcing will definitely disbalance our ethnic harmony.

Instead, I, at this moment, would do a सास्टाङ्ग दण्डवत to George John (he is no less a Christian than any father but he chose to remain a teacher and never a "father" as such) the founder of PN campus, Pokhara and also the principal of my ex-school somewhere in Kavre. George John never talked about the प्रभु but to me, he is a messenger of Goddess Saraswati. BTW, I am so happy that he is still alive enjoying his retired life at Amarsingh Chowk, Pokhara. Dunno what Hulaki bro meant when writing at Sajha, "We should stop being Gurkhas anymore" but that is what it is.

Keep rolling...

hey kev...nice job with the videos!!

kee up the good work bud :-)