9 ٹو 5 : نئے دور کی غلامی

ہم دنیا میں غلامی کے خاتمے کیلئے بڑی بڑی تحریکیں چلاتے ہیں لیکن کیا کسی نے اس بات کا بھی بغور جائزہ لیا کہ ہماری موجودہ زندگیاں بھی تو غلامی سے کم نہیں، صبح اٹھ کے آفس جانا، نو دس گیارہ گھنٹے کے بعد واپس آنا،اور اسکے نتیجے میں کھانا رہائش بمشکل پورا ہونا. اور اس ہی شیڈیول کی پابندی کرتے ہوئے اسی ایک چکر میں کولہو کے بیل کی طرح گھومتے رہتے ہوئے بھی ہم خود کو آزاد سمجھتے ہیں. ہم اپنی خواہشات کے برعکس ساری زندگی وہ کام کرتے رہتے ہیں جو ہمیں ایک آنکھ نہیں بھاتا،اس کام سے واپس لوٹنے کے بعد ہم ذہنی طور پر نہ صرف تھکے ہوئے ہوتے ہیں بلکہ بے اطمینان بھی ہوتے ہیں. یہی تو ذہنی غلامی ہے بیشک ہمارے ہاتھوں اور پاؤوں میں زنجیر نہیں لیکن اس روزانہ کے شیڈیول سے ایک انچ بھی آگے پیچھے ہوتے ہوۓ ہمیں کئی بار سوچنا پڑتا ہے. اس نظامِ غلامی نے ہماری سوچ کو صرف اتنا محدود کر دیا کہ ہماری بات چیت میں صرف اس بات کا ذکر ہوتا ہے کہ کس چیز کی قیمت بڑھی اور کس کی قیمت بڑھنے والی ہے. مگر اس سب کے باوجود بھی ہم اگر خود کو ایک آزاد فرد تصور کریں تو اچنبھے کی بات ہے...
(ابن سیّد)

We live in a country - Pher bhe dil hai Pakistani

Yesterday I received a sms from a very close friend; it was about some individualitied of our country Pakistan, I love to share them with you these unique qualities. 

We live in a country where Pizza home delivery is faster than Ambulance and police services. Indeed, yesterday I was on a road when I saw the collision of two bikers, both of them on the ground, immediately I and other people on the road stopped and help them getting up, one of the man was okay while the other one’s leg seems to be broken, the swelling was high. The man requested to call his brother, we called his brother to come and take him to hospital, by the time when we were sitting with the injured man on the road, a police mobile passed but sadly they don’t even bother to stop and see what has happened and why the people are gathered here, it was shocking for me as the main slogan of the city police as they title themselves as “Madadgaar” (Helpers), but I was amazed to see the helping attitude, maybe they thinking that leaving a person idle is more helpful to the injured person then to help him and making it a police case where treatment comes after investigation. Despite that the attitude of the local people was very helpful, people stopped by and help him to call his brother, many people stopped and asked if they need an ambulance. Reading this some of you might think that it’s not the duty of the police, but during our stay we have also seen a traffic police constable going but he also don’t even bothered to stop by and look into the matter, maybe his duty time was over or maybe it is not his duty area. The local people, who stopped, stayed with the man till the end helping him to support his injured leg.

We live in a country where rice is more than Rs. 90/ per kg but the mobile SIM is almost free. Just open the TV pick up a news channel 90% advertisement are about the free promotional offers offered by the mobile companies, in a country where above 80% people have not access to clean drinking water what is the point of getting our communication systems to utmost heights while the same time a common man is struggling to get food for two times. Sad but true, the mobile companies also review their corporate social responsibility.

We live in a country where shoes are sold in the air conditioned show rooms but the vegetable are sold on footpaths. This is another example of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer.

We live in a country where lemon juice is sold with artificial flavor but the dishwashing soap is filled with real lemon. A funny fact indeed.

We live in a country where the leading class having fake degrees while the authentic degree holder is jobless. Another dilemma, but though it is because of our ignorance, we are ourselves responsible for this. Ever asked an educated young man to whom they vote the first thing you might hear is he telling you proudly that he do not belong to any political group and didn’t vote all his life. When the people don’t vote and don’t strive for a better government then it is obvious that they have handed over the system to the criminals who are thus authorized to make their own systems, rules and laws.

It is our duty to vote and select a leadership which is true and sincere, who must have religious background so that they are able to distinguish between the good and the bad.

BE YOUR BEST - Dare to take Risks !

Ever wonder, when in life you are going to take a risky step, you hear so many voices which are stopping you to do that, they give you big reason of why you should not take a risky step, they tell you about accidents, they tell you about the difficulties, they tell you the failures of other people who tried the same, they are not your enemies, but they are your friends, relatives, parents, life partner or siblings, those who might have think the good for you, but despite that there is a madness which make you boost your motivation every time someone give a negative comment and tell you to stop, thus, only at that time you realize that you have the courage to do something new, you realize that achieving a target is not very difficult, you realize that the failure you might experience will be much more lesser than the experience you will get, you realize that its hard to take a risk but its more motivating to see yourself on the top. Just then, the madness initiates sparks in you, and you do the unbelievable and unexpected, whether its jumping from a mountain with a parachute, whether its surfing on the high waves when people are afraid of tsunami, it’s the madness which makes you stand up in the ring after getting beaten from your opponent so hard, you stand and start running after getting down on the ground injured badly in a race, you are ready to invest some million rupees in a risky project, or it maybe you simply resign from your 75000 rupees salaried job just to do the things you always wanted, you might take any type of risk, because it’s the only thing which proves that you are really alive and breathing.

Taking risks is difficult, scary, fearful, frightening but once you are in, you are in! You just have to believe in yourself, you have to be the best; you have to convince yourself that…

YOU ARE THE BEST!