Broadening Our Horizon by Dr Pum Za Thang Tombing

BROADENING OUR HORIZON (I Lungput /Kho muhdan Zaisak Ni) ~ By: Rev. Dr. Pum Za Thang Tombing
President, GETS, Bangalore, INDIA

Thupatna:

Oxfort Dictionary in “Horizon” pen, Line at which earth and sky appear to meet; Limit of mental perception, interest , achi hi. Huaiziakin, I thulu (Topic) “Broadening Our Horizon” pen “I Lungput/ Kho muhdan Zaisak Ni” chiin kong let hi.

Mupi- Akpi banga khosa:

Red Indian sabeng siam khatin a gam vakna pan a amuh Mupi tui a Aakpi opkeuh saka, tua Munou pen a pian akipan achin, a muk, leh a khate khawng a lawm Aknou dangte tawh kithuah mah le uh kibang lou hi. Ahihhangin,amah pen in Ak dangte mah bangin a khe a lei phiat in neek azong hi. Nikhat alawmte toh lei phiat a an zonga a om laitak un, atung lam uh vanlaizawl sangtak a Muvanlai (Majestic Eagle) zahtakhuai leh kilawmtak, akhate zapa, hattaka leng amuta hi! Tuaphet in akiang a Akpi kiang ah, “hibang vasa hoih leh zahtak huai bang vasa hi peuhmah hiam? ” chiin a dong hi. Akpiin, “ tua na muhpen Muvanlai ahi-a, vasa teng teng kumpipa ahi-a, ahihhangin tua vasa banga om thei ngeilou ding nahih ziakin ngaihtuah nuam se dah mai in,” chihsan hi

Tua khit akipan in hiai Mupi-Akpi banga khosa in Muvanlai vaai bang mah ngaihtuah nawn vetlou in, amah chin leh ha leh khate tawh leilaka an zong a, a phiatna dinga ki bawl hikei mah leh adam sung teng in lei vui phiat in hun a zang bei hi!

I. CAST A VISION FOR BROADENING HORIZON

( Lungput zaisakna ding in muhkholhna kuul hi)

* Cast a vision: see your potential & possibilities (Muhkholh : I dinmun/hitheihte)
* Cherish/nurture your vision (na muhkholh pen keem/don in: tuapen na kha a dia tate (children of your soul ) na lohchinna dinga lamlaktu (blueprints of your ultimate achievement) – Nepoleon Hill

A. No vision: people perish (Muhkholhna omlou: mite mangthang) Prov.29:18.

* Visionary/dreamer si le zong a vision (muhkholh) pen si lou ding hi.
* I have a dream (Muh kholhna ka nei)- Martin Luther King Jr. 1960-‘63
* A sih khit in a muh kholh hong tangtung (1980—-2009 US President Barack Obama)
* US Moon Mission inaungurated by President John F. Kennedy on May 25,1961

§ American on Moon on July 20,1969 (8 years after the death of Kennedy: Kennedy Space Center, Florida)

B. Holistic Approach: Career /Professional Horizon (Tempaina tenga dottak ding)

* Write the vision ..upon tables (muhkholhna gelh khia in) Habakkuk 2:2b
* Explore your talents and skills (Na tempaina zong khia inla, zei mah mah in)
* Worldclass Zomis (Leitung a minthang ban Zomi hih sawm ni)

1). Sports : Khanthang Paite, Play for Churchill Brothers ( A tawp chia Coach di)

2). Boxer : Mary Kom, World Boxing champion( India represent for Olympic’12)

3). Kungfu : Mang Tombing (India Tiger), World champion No.2 (Russia return)

4). Music ? Nekmuhna, professional dia kisin ding kua ?

5). Beautician: Tracy Ching Tennell (Proprieter Chrysolite),1st Zomi Beautician in India)

6). Nobel Peace Prize Winner? Nang Zomite laka akhatna ding na hi mai thei hi !
C. Vision: Present & Future ( Tu dinmun & maban mukhol)

* Present: 1). Motivated (Dinmun muchian, lungkimlou, lauthawng, masawn ut)

2). Readiness (Lampi zong, ahoihlamdia man, panpah tingteng, ahoih zawpen ding saikak)

3). Opportunist ( Kituahpih thei, ahoihzaw etna toh seem, sangpen tum)

* Future: 1). From past & present (Hih khelhna pana sin, lametna toh khosa, nuam leh kipak!)

2). Missions goal( Lohchin dingin thathousak, lohchinna tawp mukhol)

3). Missions accomplished (‘Manlou a tuul guang’, zou zeel ding, miteng hip ding/ lasting impact)

II. WHY TO BROADEN OUR HORIZON (Kho muhna zai a kuulna)?

A. Understanding the present time (Tu bang hun hi hiam) ?

* Competition + Fast track (Ki taiteh + kintaka hihhun)expl: Minute to second
* Degrees (Diploma)+ Skills + Experience (Certificate + kivakna + kipiakzawhna )
* War + Psychological War = Me+Myself+1 ( Kei +mah+ kei kia)+ Individualistic
* New Culture ( Gun & killing culture; Generation +; pencil to Laptop; Bows to AK Rifle)

B. High technology ( Pilna sang: nuclear weapon): Village to City; earth to stars; Landline phone to Mobile ( games, internet, camera, video, music, etc).

* No secret (all answers are on the internet; everything open secrets)

C. Survival of the fittest ( A chin teng khosuak in, ding suah ding hilel ta)

* Never give up; gold is not on the surface(Lungkia ngei ken, kham/ngun dai om ngeilou)
* Dig deep (Thuk toh seem, Zomi equivalent saying : Khang diak ah…..!)

D. Education is Power (Pilna galvan hat pen; ahaite’n apilte’ naseem; apenpen ngim in)

* IAS penpoint: more than AK Rifle(AK Rifle sangin IAS pen muk hat zaw thei hi)

“Laisiam in IAS leh officer tampi kibehlap in, Office teng I luah dim ding a, Manipur [India gamteng bana khovel kil chi teng ah-kei behlap!] Nam chih teng tenna, eite vaihawmna a hong suak ding hi….Eite mah mah…”! – A phuak Pa M. Jamchinthang.

III. ZOMIS : PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE ( Zomite: hun paisa, Tulai leh Tunuung)

* Brave without plan(hangsan: maban geellou), adventurous(1stwar,1st BA’44 in Manipur, 1st MA.’30-‘40 Burma, self defense & insurgency, memorandum ‘60s) Peace loving (lem na deih/thulai gen), Patriotic but naïve (nam & gam it: aihhang mawl), short sighted (naichik kia mu), Too sensitive (Nengzachin + Haugo ’36-’39 in Pennsylvania, US: ‘C+CH’ conflict), Migration for survival not for an infleunce (pempem in thu khuallou !).

* Past : 1). Captured Rangoon by 2nd Chin Rifle for Burmese ’48 -’50s?(not sure of the year and dates).

2). Warned /threatened Rangoon under Chin’s Battalion ‘50-’60?( Col. Lian Cin Zam with U Nuh, the
1st Prime Minister of Burma; not sure of the year & dates)

3). Peace (MOU) at the expense of co-existence ( Mite’ _ dia lemna bawl)

Ø Raja Goukhothang with Meitei Raja ’19 Century

Ø Tunkhopum with Laldenga ‘60s

Ø ZNC with PC Government : Champhai Zomi World Conf.’80s

Ø Zomi with Kuki conflict ‘98(Sanggam melmak; Thawthang gal)

* Present:

1). Well begun but lost tracked before half (A bul pandik, lamkima khial)

Ø Boys Scout to Re-unification( kihum bitna pan Zomite ki gawm na ‘52-‘60)

Ø Politics/charity to Business/ sex (Phattuamngaihna/Simlei vai-sumsinna, zahmawh, warning on four Z’s:Zo,Zu,Zahmoh&Zuau!)

Ø Education/Social to Business (Siamsinna dauta : Sum delhna ngen!)

2). Fading glory (Mite lian tual tual; ei neu sem sem, bang cih sawm?)

Ø Exploitation (I gam hauhsakna hon laksak; I intuala hong busa uh!)

Ø Mixed marriage ( I nungak tangval pil/siam/hoih teng toh kiteng! Zomi–le-Zomi kizui/kiteng pen etlawm pha mah mah e, guai !)

Ø Superiority to inferiority ( Ei kithusimlou in kisimmoh; midangte lau! )

Ø Nation to tribe ( PNC to PTC; Sovereignty to District Council: Zomi to tribe; Zomite kikhendan siam: kigawmdan siamlou !)

Ø Migration for survival (Chief-ship to ordinary citizen not like those pilgrims from England to America: Hiaite pawl eive tua super power tawite). Aihhangin, Zomi pawlkhatte pen a pem pem man un, nidanga a hauhsakna gam leh mite zahna nusia in migam leh mun khatpeuh ah, mi mawk mawk bang in khosa ta uh hi!

* Future of the Zomi:

1) Zomi or Zuaumi ; Zogam or Zuaugam ( Major T. Shoute 18/02/’10)

2) Merger or Sovereignty or refugees in our motherland! (Mi tawh pang khawm or tangdin or pianna gama galtai /vakvai, mite simmoh!)

3) United Zomi or Divide and rule (Zomi teng ki gawm / sehsat a mite’ vaihawm khum!)

4) United we stand; divided we fall ( pan khawm hatna; kikhen pukna)

5) “I tung ua Toupa akipahleh huai GAM a honpia ding.”(Nambars 14:8) ka ging hi.

“It is impossible to enslave mentally or socially a Bible-reading people. The principles of the Bible are the ground-work of human freedom”- Horace Greeley.

“ We shall overcome, we shall overcome, some day, we’ll walk hand in hand some day; Oh deep in my heart day, I do believe; We shall overcome some day” -Slave Negroes.

Huaiziakin Zomi, te’n I khuamuhna zaisak ni! Zomi damsawt henla, Zogam hong piang hen !

References:

1. John C. Maxwell and Jim Dornan. Becoming a person of Influence. Magna Publishing Co. Ltd. 2001.

2. Lian Sakhong. Religion and Politics Among the Chin People in Burma. Sweden: Upsala University, 2000.

3. Songtal Souvenir. “Songtal Tanchin Tomkim” Songtal Souvenir Plus. Thawnsau Printing Works, Lamka, Manipur, 2008.

4. Charlie & Dotty Duke, Moon Walker. A Division of Thomas Nelson Pub.Nashville.

5. Siansinpawlpi@ yahoogroups.com “ Zomi Nam Ni”? Major T. Shoute(18/02/10).

6. Tel. Interviewed with Pu John Deng. Bangalore, Feb.19, 2010.

7. htt://www.bangalorezomi.com First Zomi Entrepenuer: Tracy Tombing Tennell.

8. htt://www.zogam.com Mang Tombing World Absolute Fight Champion 2nd Medal