যেও
না
আন্দাজি
পথে,
ও
মন
রসনা
কুপঙ্কে
কুপা
পলে,
প্রাণ
বাঁচবে
না।
অনুরাগ
তরণী
ছোড়ো
দাঁড়
চিনে
উজান
ধরো
লালন
বলে
করতে
পারো
মূল
সাধনা।
Jeo
na
andaji
pathe,
o
mon
rasana.
Kupanke
kupanche
pole,
praan
bachbe
na.
Anurag
tarani
choro
Dhar
chine
ujan
dhoro
Lalon
bole
karte
paro
Mul
sadhana.
(Do
not
proceed
through
conjectural
path
It
has
fatal
pitfalls.
Sail
on
a
boat
of
devotion,
and
go
ahead
knowing
your
limit.
Lalon
says,
you
can
then
sustain
the
originality).
Like
many
politicians,
as
I
have
previously
concluded
on
the
25th
of
January,
most
NGO
activists
and
ulama
are
also
proceeding
through
conjectural
paths
and
becoming
social
pests.
As
a
lowly
Baul
I
see
that
the
ex-president
and
ex-prime
minister
are
in
the
pitfalls
of
conjectural
paths.
I
feel
pity
for
them.
The
first
of
these
could
have
been
a
little
more
honest
to
protect
himself
from
the
illness
of
heart
pain.
The
other
had
failed
to
act
as
prime
minister.
She
is
not
doing
very
well
as
the
current
leader
of
the
opposition.
A
set
of
clear
‘action-lines’
on
poverty
reduction
through
self-reliant
livelihoods
for
our
village
people
could
be
presented
in
her
political
barking.
She
would
be
able
to
win
with
this
strategy.
While
in
power,
the
ex-prime
minister
could
continue
on
Marhum
Zia’s
role
of
‘khal
khanan’
(re-excavation
of
dying
water
bodies)
effectively.
This would help sustain ‘dhaner
shish’ (paddy flowers-pike) at the people’s collective heart. She
knows neither how Bangladesh can be self-sufficient through
households’ self-reliant productivity, nor does she understand the
importance of water (ways) for riverine Bangladesh, Lalon grieves for
this type of people:
যার
আপন
খাবার
আপনার
হয়
না।
লালন
মরে
জল
পিপাসায়।
কাছে
থাকতে
নদী
মেঘনা।
Jar
apon
khabar
apnar
hoy
na.
Lalon
more
jol
pipasai,
Kase
thakte
nadi
Meghna.
(One
who
does
not
know
his/her
own
treasure,
can
die
thirsty
while
river
Meghna
is
at
hand).
The
present
re-excavation
project
in
Bangladesh
is
ineffective.
Re-excavated
sites
still
dry
out
in
summer.
This
affects
people,
livestock,
agriculture,
fishing,
economy,
ecosystem
and
bio-diversity.
The
ex-prime
minister
still
has
time
to
effectively
embark
on
these
two
points
that
will
solve
the
socio-economic
and
environmental
problem
of
Bangladesh
in
a
sustainable
manner.
In
fact
self-reliance
livelihood
for
the
rural
households
and
water
in
the
water
bodies
are
the
primary
indicators
of
sustainable
development
in
village
Bangladesh.
Abundance
of
free-flowing
renewables
(sunshine,
biomass,
tide,
wind,
rain
water),
and
নদী-নালা-খাল-বিল-হাওর-বাওর
nadi
nala
khal
beel
haor
baor
(water
bodies)
are
the
unique
gifts
of
nature
for
the
sustainability
of
Bangladesh.
Should
she
wish
to
seek
help
on
these
points,
she
would
surely
get
a
response.
Bauls
would
spontaneously
sing
addressing
these
in
simple
and
heart
touching
words.
Bangladesh
has
issues
for
which
Bauls
have
innovative
ideas.
Environmental
degradation,
the
desertification
trend
in
the
Barind
Tract
and
population
pressure
are
important
examples.
Bauls
are
ready
to
disseminate
their
ideas
to
co-operative
type
NGOs
for
needful
replenishment.
NGOs
are,
in
general,
built
on
low
morality
and
unsustainable
principles.
It
is
unlikely
that
NGO’s
‘target
people’
will
continue
to
bear
with
them
without
once
saying
আর
যে
পারি
না
‘ar
je
pari
na‘
(sorry,
can’t
bear
any
more.’
Lalon’s
দিয়া
ভাঙা
নাও
বোঝাই
দেশে;
মূল
হারালাম
লাভ
করতে
এসে
"Dia
vanga
nai
bojhai
theshe;
mul
haralam
laav
korte
eshe"
(Too
much
loads
on
the
broken
boat
bring
no
profit
but
the
loss
of
capital)
will
be
echoed.
I
feel
discontent
with
the
audacity
of
NGO
activists
against
religion
and
ulama.
Our
people
have
no
problem
with
religion.
They
do
not
like
to
be
‘Godless’.
They
also
respect
the
respectable
ulama.
NGO
activists
have
mountainous
failures
in
their
developmental
policies.
Bauls
discount
them
as
জ্ঞান
পাপী
jnan
papi
(conscious
sinners).
As
part
of
privileged
society,
they
could
do
much
better.
Many
NGO
executives
are
qualified
with
a
PhD
degree.
They
can
proceed
through
the
path
of
sustainable
development.
It
is
not
difficult
for
them
to
educate
the
donor
community
with
culturally
acceptable
way
of
doing
NGO
activities
in
this
country.
They
could
easily
kill
the
snake
without
breaking
the
stick.
They
should
know
ways
to
protect
both
shores.
But
as
জ্ঞান
পাপী
jnan
papi,
they
do
not
think
right.
Lalon
says:
ঠিকের
ঘরে
ভূল
পড়েছে
মন,
কিসে
চিনবি
রে
মানুষ
রতন
thiker
ghare
bhul
porese
mon.
Kishe
chinbi
re
manush
ratan
(If
erroneous
thinking
has
corrupted
the
righteousness;
then
how
is
it
possible
to
understand
human
capital?).
There
are
stories
about
the
misdeeds
of
NGOs.
Poor
villagers
were
able
to
sleep
soundly
in
the
past.
NGOs
have
destroyed
this.
Culturally
our
people
are
debt
averse.
An
assetless
may
sleep
better
than
the
one
in
debt.
Debtors
are
on
increase.
This
must
be
stopped.
Politicians
can
use
the
term
‘poverty
alleviation’
for
political
win.
How
can
NGO
people
use
it
while
they
know
that
micro-credit
does
not
alleviate
poverty,
rather
elevate
it
in
most
cases.
It
benefits
only
a
few
in
a
hundred.
How
can
an
NGO
boss
say
that
poverty
may
only
be
seen
in
museums
of
Bangladesh?
The
majority
of
the
so-called
beneficiaries
of
NGOs
are
in
a
pitfall
of
perpetual
debt
and
poverty.
The
trend
is
rather
to
make
entire
Bangladesh
a
huge
museum
of
poverty,
with
a
few
non-poor
curators.
Lalon
sings:
এক
এ
কোরান
শুনা,
কেউ
মৌলবী
কেউ
মাওলানা
Ek
e
koran
pora
shuna,
kew
maulabi
kew
maulana
(studying
the
same
Koran,
some
are
Maulabi,
some
are
Maulana).
Ulama
are
split.
Some
of
them
are
deadly
to
Baul
community.
Baul’s
hardcore
religious
secularism
is
not
intelligible
to
them.
Now
they
are
against
some
of
the
NGOs
who
support
the
judgement
on
Fatwa
about
Talak
(divorce)
issue.
The
NGOs
who
do
it,
I
see
as
uninformed
about
the
issue
of
Talak
matter.
They
have
blindly
accepted
the
court
judgement
as
the
truth.
However,
why
should
ulama
behave
un-Islamically
on
the
matter?
If
the
judgement
is
incorrect,
ulama
should
be
able
to
prove
that
original
Fatwa
of
the
Islamic
jurisprudence
cannot
be
banned.
It
is
the
law
for
the
world
Muslims.
It
doesn’t
matter
if
some
do
not
like
this.
It
is
impossible
for
everyone
to
be
happy
even
with
the
state
law.
Fatwa
should
rather
be
encouraged
to
become
part
of
the
state
law
in
certain
cultural
and
economic
matters.
Respectable
village
ulama
should
be
properly
trained
by
the state.
It
has
enormous
value
for
people
in
Bangladesh
where
judgement
from
court
is
denied
through
delay.
However,
pronouncing
Talak
3
times
in
a
row
out
of
utter
anger
is
not
Talak
according
to
Islam.
It
has
well
defined
and
comprehensive
texts.
A
valid
Talak
includes
pauses
for
reconciliation
before
uttering
the
final
Talak.
The
unversed
or
unauthorised
jurisprudent
or
corrupted
ulama
who
exercise
crucial
Fatwa
like
on
Talak
should
be
double
punished;
according
to
Islamic
law
and
the
law
of
the
land.
It
is
good
to
see
respectable
ulama
taking
part
in
development.
They
have
religious
support
from
the
vast
majority
of
believers.
To
gain
mass
political
support
ulama
are
required
to
present
alternate
pro-people
and
culturally
friendly
NGO
programs
in
the
country.
It
will
work
in
reality.
Ulama
will
win
with
this.
People
including
বুদ্ধি
জীবী
buddhi
jibi
and
বিদ্যা
জীবী
bidya
jibi
(intellectuals
and
academics)
would
then
support
them.
NGOs
who
would
not
follow
the
path
of
ulama
will
be
in
a
fatal
pitfall.
Public
sentiment
in
the
country
is
largely
anti-NGO.
Ulama
can
take
advantage
of
it.
Baul
community
would
support
ulama
community
on
this
particular
account.
The
undesirable
activities
of
some
NGOs
involving
religion
or/and
politics
must
be
diverted
to
the
desirable
ones
that
include
the
aspects
of
sustainable
development;
otherwise
perishability
is
knocking
at
the
door.
As
a
lowly
Baul
I
suggest
that
NGOs
should
aim
to
demonstrate
sustainable
development,
a
prerequisite
to
poverty
reduction,
by
means
of
(i)
integrated
natural
resource
(ecosystem)
management;
and
(ii)
transfer
of
appropriate
technologies
(লাগসই
প্রযুক্তি
Lagsoi
Prajukti)
for
villagers’
self-reliant
livelihood.
NGO
objectives
should
includeঃ
(i)
to
accept
membership
from
all
social
strata,
abolishing
the
present
practice
of
‘target
group
concept’.
The
present
practice
restricts
wider
community
participation
in
NGO’S
development
works.
There
are
hardly
any
examples
in
the
history
of
development
where
only
the
poor
class
developed
a
nation..
China,
Japan,
Korea
were
developed
with
indiscriminate
participation,
though
predominantly
by
middle
class.
(ii)
to
make
financial
transactions
culturally
friendly.
This
would
help
encourage
members
in
several
ways
to
invest
their
savings
with
NGO.
This
would
also
satisfy
religious
ruling
in
context.
This
is
a
self-help
practice
to
generate
funds,
from
within
the
community,
for
production
and
distribution
activities
which
are
not
dependent
on
foreign
aid.
(iii)
to
disseminate
appropriate
technologies
including
renewable
energy
technology
systems
amongst
the
rural
artisans
and
farmers.
The
above
objectives
would:
(a)
increase
cottage
industry
production
and
agri-harvests;
(b)
help
sustain
resource-base;
(c)
use
agri-wastes
and
other
by-products;
and
(d)
create
job
opportunities
in
the
rural
areas
that
would
help
stop
rural
migration
to
the
cities
resulting
in
crowds,
slum
development,
traffic
jam,
social
and
environmental
pollution.
(iv)
to
re-excavate
numerous
natural
water
reservoirs,
preventing
the
complete
drying
out
in
summer
fatally
affecting
many
types
of
indigenous
small
and
large
size
fish
to
grow
and
breed
in
natural
environment.
It
is
observed
that
natural
breeding
suffers
negligible
loss
of
fingerlings
compared
to
losses
during
artificial
breeding
and
raising.
Despite
this
fact,
small
rivers
and
lakes
are
being
presently
pumped
out
in
the
winter
to
grow
paddy,
killing
the
entire
marine
ecology
therein.
Additionally,
crop
lands
situated
above
flood
level
are
being
dug
out
for
selected
pisciculture
for
commercial
purposes.
This
practice
is
pushing
many
other
forms
of
aquatic
biota
of
existence.
Consequently,
other
members
of
our
ecology,
who
live
on
eating
aquatic
biota,
are
rapidly
vanishing.
Besides
other
environmental
damages,
this
is
also
contributing
to
(a)
a
shortage
of
animal
protein
for
most
of
the
rural
people
who
cannot
afford
to
buy
large
fish;
(b)
the
extinction
of
many
aquatic
species
such
as
many
indigenous
fish
types,
tortoises,
frogs,
reptiles,
oysters,
snails
to
name
a
few;
and
(c)
the
extinction
of
some
water
birds
such
as
eagles,
wild
ducks,
river
gulls,
king
storks,
king
fishers
etc.
who
live
on
small
fish.
(v)
to
plant
multiple-use
fruit
trees
at
potential
places
where
non-fruit
timber
trees
have
been
planted
customarily
by
NGOs
in
Bangladesh.
The
present
practice
of
planting
non-fruit
trees
is
contributing
to
the
severe
shortage
of
fruit
vitamins
for
all,
especially
the
poor,
who
neither
have
lands
to
grow
fruit
trees,
nor
can
afford
to
buy
imported
apples,
grapes
and
oranges.
This
practice
also
contributes
to
the
extinction
of
fruit-eating
birds,
natural
controllers
of
pests
and
insects,
marking
a
distinct
socio-environmental
offense.
(vi)
to
seek
the
active
guidance
of
the
experienced
elders
and
ulama;
and
charismatic
personalities
as
Pir-fakirs
and
Bauls
whom
people
obey
with
respect.
These
people
are
the
social,
religious,
economic,
and
even
political
facilitators
and
associates
in
everyday
life
of
our
people.
They
should
be
invited
by
NGOs
to
take
part
in
development
programs,
for
they
are
miraculously
capable
of
transforming
our
society
into
the
desired
culture
of
peace,
prosperity
and
sustainability.
Last,
but
not
the
least,
to
escape
retaliations
and
gain
sustainability
NGOs
must
be
reformed
in
the
spirit
of
culturally
friendly
cooperative
societies.
"Sobar
janya
swastha
O
sanmanjanak
swaschalata"
(health
and
respectful
income,
সবার
জন্য
স্বাস্থ্য
ও
সম্মানজনক
স্বচ্ছলতা)
should
be
their
slogan.
To
accomplish
this,
NGOs
are
required
to
change
their
current
operational
infrastructure.
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