Just saw a link. Another Nepali guy is going in around the world in a bicycle.There are so many who did it, sailing around the world, ballooning around the world. Reminds me of a term-torilahure, exactly translated in English as "Mustard Hero". It reminds me of a story.
Nepal is a very fertile land. It grows lot of crops in the world famous valleys and plain. One of the important crop happens to be Mustard. When mustard is due, the bright yellow flowers covers the whole field and the smell it provides is magnificent. The taste is not that good though. The beauty of mustard field is almost ecstatic. But the mustard seeds that makes the oil is very important in Nepalese culture.
When the mustard is grinded for the oil, the oil has such a beautiful smell, it looks gross but the smell is so organic. The mustard oil which is thus produced.is used almost everyday, for cooking, make ups, massaging, lubricating, etc etc.
Nepal is a poor country. It was poor so people would sell the mustard seeds for money. Sometime a youngster would sell mustard to run away from home. In old Nepalese days, people used to go to many Indian cities including Lahore (India back then? now in Pakistan) to work in industries, or sometime to become soldiers, but mostly gate keepers. The run away kid would live a very miserable life back there for some time and would save some money, sometime just would save some stories to tell about big cities of India. When he finally return to their country, he would buy a new radio(usually huge), carry it on his shoulder, wear soldier uniform or guards uniform.Since he did not have any sophisticated deodorants or brands of perfumes he would use fresh mustard oil on his hair and mustache to show his prosperity and richness. He could be smelled from miles. He would get "hero" welcome. He is called Lahure.The villagers would get excited to hear his stories of bravery, nationalism, earning, wisdom and what not. But at some point of time, the villagers know that the guy is exxagerating and bluffing about things, and know he is good for nothing except the rumors and hype, they start calling him Tori Lahure- Mustard Hero.
Nepal gives birth to these ignorant mustard heroes again and again. People are such in this world, not only Nepalese, I know about Nepal more so its easy for me to rephrase the story, these people have no better alternative names, sometime has to tagged as 'Tori Lahure'. English language does not have such beautiful phrases. Telling of stories about bravery, nationalism, peace, diplomacy and humanity, they do no good at all. Mahatma Gandhi, and some of his followers, Teresa, all politicians in Nepal are some of the higher category Tori Lahures. The world tour bicycler, the saint who picks up stone with penis, the guy who sleep on the tree to make world record, the saint who who claims of meditating and disappears often, sai baba his propaganda makers are all low category torilahures.
If you really want to be a hero, do something which will serve the humanity and your so called nationality. Why carry your stupid flag when you talk about brotherhood? Why worry about money when you bark on peace between countries? Why keep pissing around the country like a dog. A dog usually pisses on a trees and claim his territory, of his circle. These guys are doing the same. These guys are doing nothing, just exploiting the name of a country and pissing around in Egypt, Mexico and now in New York. This idea only comes to Nepalese most of the time. I don't understand. Just one word Tori Lahure- Mustard Hero.
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