Nepal, Dec. 20 -- Nietzsche, the German philosopher, said, "Hope is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man." He saw hope as a deceptive prolonging of suffering, whereas Sujeev Shakya views it as an expression of resilience and optimism in the face of uncertainty and adversity. This dichotomy-the coexistence of chaos and hope forms the backbone of Shakya's new book 'Nepal 2043'.

While many may view the book as a playbook for Nepal's economic trajectory, it triggered a sense of philosophical restlessness in me, caught between Shakya's optimism, Nietzsche's scepticism, and Albert Camus's absurdism.

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