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05/26/2007: "THINKING ALOUD Timothy Kaping"
JUST THINKING ALOUD
After actively serving the nation for two years in Nagalim and a year in Bangladesh, it was my good fortune to have had the opportunities to be with the Collective Leadership from 1997 till 2001 mainly in Thailand. Unlike those bullies who threaten others and indulge in wrong deeds and thereby bring shame to the NSCN, I found our Chairman Isak Chishi Swu and General Secretary Th Muivah very kind and understanding. Their national vision, based on God’s leadership and equality for all, delighted me immensely. I discovered that these leaders wholeheartedly love the Nagas above themselves and their families. As an example, even though they could have done as bosses, there was not a single instance when they have better things than those who live with them. They indeed exist for the glory of Nagalim.
My room was next to Chairman Swu’s and therefore I could know his daily routine. Though I miserably failed to be like him, I very much appreciated his philosophy of life. Besides his cleanliness, it was his punctuality that I failed to acquire. But it was his pious living that captivated me the most. Most of the time he is either reading the Bible or praying or fasting. Another important lesson I learnt from him is the total lack of slandering and backbiting in his character. As young men, we found ourselves wanting in many respects, but he was always there to readily forgive. I will remain grateful to him for showing me good ways to be a worthy Christian. We Naga people, the Sumis in particular, ought to be praising our living God for sending such a wonderful person to lead our nation at this crucial time of our history.
Thinking of Chairman Swu’s kind and forgiving nature brings to our minds his pleading for unity and reconciliation, and we join the KU in thanking the NSCN for kindly releasing one K cadre recently in Tizit (this is one of the proofs that Konyaks and Tangkhuls did not and will never entertain animosity against each other). Indeed there is no glory for both the NSCN and the K group in killing their fellow Nagas. Also, except making the adversaries happy, there is no glory in “Quit Notice for Christ” either. Naga Support Group (UK) is sure that Chairman Swu’s petition for unity is for the Nagas to be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. By loving one another, we Nagas can work for the Nation and one day gladly say “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” (2 Tim 4:7).
KUKNALIM
In God’s grace,
Professor Timothy Kaping
President
Naga Support Group (UK)
