Been a long time since I felt proud to be Nepali. Till two days ago when I heard Jan Egeland the man the UN has put in charge of the tsunami relief effort, state that aid was pouring in from some of "the most unconventional quarters.Nepal..East Timor.some of the poorest nations on earth." It wasn't the reference to being one of the poorest nations in the world that gave me the jolt of pride once again of being Nepali but the fact that he\'d said "Nepal".N-E-P-A-L and about us as a nation, as a people united giving to those in their hour of dire need. If only we are able to be this united, this assertive, this decisive, this munificent to our own plight.

S B Shrestha, Kopundole