look before you go further

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Northeast India was known by many conspicuous accolades such as “Jewel of India,” “Switzerland of the East”, and many more. Without doubt our past was magnificently good and topographically striking. There was a time we were living in abundance. Streams of fresh water, countless flora and fauna, mountains were indeed grandeur, generosity of your neighbours were immeasurable, traditional values above reproach, colourful customs, pollution of any kind was unheard of. Indeed God must have taken time to create such land where we can’t have even a glimpse of it now. One might not agree with me if I say I feel pity for the present generation. For nowhere we can find such a life of peace and tranquillity our forefather had lived. Yes there was a time they also fought one another and even took somebody’s head to appease the tradition they thought was right and act of valiant. Now, we have to try such rather strange practice and the good life of abundance. I am sure they lived in peace most of their life and with abundance.

Romanticising about the past is something we can’t ignore effortlessly. It helps us sometimes to recreate our past. Nay, we can’t go back to the past! Knowing our past is vitally important for us to go forward. The past serve as a reference or as a guide. Without knowing our past, we are bound to have identity crisis. If one can seriously able to study and analyse the past, such one will have clear sense of direction for the future. It is like a catapult. Unless we pull the string to the maximum we cannot exert enough force to shoot our target. So, do not think that the writer is romanticising about our past. It is lesson for the young generation to ponder some thoughts before stepping further to the future.

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