My New Year Resolutions :D

Ok So....Firstly I am Sorrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyy....it has been way too long and Im not even going to try and justify my absence here...all I can say is that I am back for goo this time....and Im here to stay...and I have new ideas...and alot of newly found positive energy !!!

So Without Further Ado...My Resolutions

-1- Blog atleast once a week :D
I promise to try and bring atleast one blog a week to you guys but I need your help in that....by way of suggestions and comments that will tell me how to improve and what to talk about !!!

-2- Be A Good Pakistani:
Yup this time I resolve to be patriotic and be positive and try and BE THE CHANGE ....fix whatever I can ....help fix whatever others are fixing....and appreceate all the efforts !!!

-3- Register My Vote:
Still havent done that *smack-my-head* another thing to be done in January

-4- Being Greatful:
In the time I wasnt around here....i went through that *completely-ungreatful-mad-at-the-world-phase* so to fix all those wrongs I am gonna remember to be greatful for all that I have and even the challenges that life brings because most of what doesnot kill us makes us stronger !!!

-5- Do The Million Things That I Have Been Planning To Do:
Another one of my complacent habits...I keep putting small things offlike small craft projects ... writing thankyou letters stuff like that

-6- Get into the habit of  NOT leaving things half done :
 I admit recently i have become even more complacent than I was and have developed the habit of leaving things half done...and thats not a good thing....be it my art projects.....my house work.....or anything else...now its gonna get done !!!

-7-Finishing My Html Programming Course :
This is in this list because its one of those things that i donot perticularly WANT to do....but its something i have to thats why i have been dwindelling on it but I will get done with it in the first month of the new year !!!

-8- Live Today!!!
People who know me...know that I tend to worry so much about what will happen....and the consequences of the things that happpened in the past that I forget to appreceate the moment I am in .... so no more doing that !!!
     

So there we are....this is not even close to being it but these are the things that I find the most important
so lets see how my resolve holds...i do need prayers from you guys....and i hope that you guys have some big plans for the next year too !!!

I Hope That 2012 Will be The Year Of The Change !!!
Happy New Year To You All

Playing "Simon Says..."

This blog is coming sooner than you guys probably expected...the reason for this rather early edition are the events of yesterday...Yes I'm talking about Osama-Bin-Ladin's supposed death...I say supposed...because we know America too well...I will certainly not be surprised if a month later...their president calls a press conference to say..."It Is My Painful Duty To Announce...That Osama Bin Ladin...Is Still At Large...The Man We Killed Was A Look Alike" or one better maybe "Osama Bin Ladin Has Been Re-Incarnated and Is Still At Large...blah...blah...blah"...[and they call OUR NATION melodramatic]
 

I will NOT be Discussing Osama's character in this blog [Or Obama's for that matter]...or will not discuss if Osama is dead or alive...even not debate the fact that should he have been killed or not...what I will discuss is the hypocrisy shown...by the U.S president...the International Agencies...and how can I forget....our own so-called Government...or rather our excuse for a Government...

Before I unfold the drama...I need to make a few things clear...all my past blogs have been about the improvement of the nation...in all the solutions provided for the betterment of the nation...the government's [long forgotten...and still not remembered] role has not been mentioned...and the reason that I am about to mention the government in this blog is that I HAVE HAD ENOUGH...and I’m sure so have you...so after I have had my say about what's been happening...I will again have a solution...and this time I am actually asking for all your help...so let’s get started

So firstly...the press conference done by the U.S President...[here's the link...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNYmK19-d0U ] ... he openly admits that it was he who gave the green signal for an operation in Pakistan...now to me this man is confused about exactly which country he rules...the last time I checked...Pakistan was NOT a county of America...so how can the president of America...authorize an operation in a country on the other side of the world...technically speaking he does not have the power to authorize as much as the swatting of one SINGLE fly...let alone men

Secondly that man admitted what he'd done in front of INTERNATIONAL MEDIA...he violated international laws...how is it that he is still the president of his state...how come he is not rotting in jail for such a crime...and he even need not be taken to trial...considering the fact that he proved himself guilty of all charges in front of the WHOLE WORLD.

Thirdly...our poor little excuse for a Government...actually thanked that man for "helping" them in the operation...oh for God's sake...if Zardari has a row with his son...will he appreciate Obama interfering and slapping Bilawal hard? ... I personally don’t think so... [Though we never know with our dear president]

How much longer will the government keep playing "Simon says…" with the U.S...every time Simon[Read: Obama] says something they actually do it...no matter how senseless the act might be...when will they wake up and realize what they are doing to their people...when will they learn that there are things more important than money...HUMAN LIFE for instance...

Now I have a question...that suppose I go to our president and tell him that I’m looking for John Doe because he killed my kittens and his ware bouts have been traced in Washington D.C ...will our president have the power to bombard Washington D.C...? And do a press conference saying "I am delighted to announce that John Doe is dead...and he’s gotten what he deserved for killing kittens"
I’m sure all of you have enough grey matter to deduce the answer.

Now...what can WE do...[can’t go strangle a few people...though that is definitely something I wish was legal]...we can...and should write in the news papers about it...I'm actually appealing for all of us to make our voice be heard...if all of us write everyday...then one day the media will have no choice but to listen...LET US BE HEARD...pleaseeee people...all I’m asking for is a little time and effort for the nation...leave them no choice BUT to hear us out...and if the media is plastered with protests...then one day...the government will have to take SOME action...LET THE CHANGE BE HEARD !!!

A Nation That Sleeps

Before I Begin…

I’m sorry for the delay…there were two small reasons for it…firstly I was finding a difficulty in deciding a topic that could address the most important of our problems…[and figuring out what exactly is the most important of our problem] … and the second was that after a thorough grinding in the mill of examinations I took some time to recover…feeling better than ever now…here I am trying to be the change…

For the past few days…I’ve been looking for a reason that can help us understand exactly why we are the way we are…why do we seem to be a Nation that Sleeps...and I’ve come up with many…

Misuse of power…here I’m talking less about the government and more about us all…whatever little power we have…We abuse it to the fullest…how many of us give fair wages to our servants… when I say fair wages I mean money enough to run an household EFFECTIVELY…how many of us make an effort to put in that extra effort in our teachings…how many of us take the correct but long route rather than the incorrect short cut?

What you like for yourself choose for your brother…do we do this? When we want something for ourselves…we want the best…when we are looking for something for someone else…the price matters…I’d rather buy branded for myself…and a cheap imitation would do for someone else.

Cheating… not just in exams and tests…but in life…shop keepers cheat while selling products…teachers cheat through favoritism…from games to international affairs we cheat.

Lying…we lie be it the simple matter of whether we did an assignment or not…or the national lie we listen to everyday in the prime time slot “Bijli ka bohraan jald khatam kerain gay” [we are going to end…the power crisis VERY SOON]… we tell white lies…ALL of us…

Bribery…be it on signals in offices or in sports…we bribe… we say we can’t help it…a young man pointed out “aap dain gay nai tau who lain gay kaisay?” [If you don’t give a bribe how would someone take it]

After reading the above I have questions for us all…is it just the system that should be blamed…should fingers be pointed ONLY at the government…are we completely correct in our behavior…are we as a notion SO easily influenced that 700 people can influence 18 Karor people… is it THAT simple … I don’t think so…changing the government won’t change much…you can get saints to sit in the parliament and the courts for all that it’s worth…it won’t change a thing…nothing would…UNTIL WE CHANGE…

So come on people…let’s take a pledge to correct our wrongs…OUR OWN WRONGS FIRST…and we will see a nation awaken…Strong and Great…Let Us Be The Change We Need

The 'ME' Feeling and The 'WE' Feeling

Everyday all of us wake up and start the day...Using words like I, Me, Mine, Mujhe, Mera,... I have to do this...According to ME... This is MINE...MUJHE yeh chaheay...MERA dil nai chahraha...

Suddenly I realize...exactly how selfish, self centered, and inconsiderate we are...ALL of us are...and this ME feeling is affecting US....as a nation...
"Why should he be the last person to cross the signal...and why should I have to wait?"...sounds familiar? ...yea thats each one of us talking...and if we dont say it...we do feel that way....our actions project this feeling...cant we say that lets all take our turn in crossing TOGETHER?

Why should someone else be free ... while I do the work? ...another one of our thoughts...how many times do we think that...why should that person do the work alone...why dont I go and help...and WE do it together?

The above stated situations sill occure when we are alone to do something...and the completion of the task at hand would be our own singular effort...but there is a worse case of thoughtlessness that can be frequently witnessed...that is in group situations...when a group of people are given one single task to complete...and one person ends up doing all the work while the others sit back and relax...the general sentiment in these situations is...why should I do seomething...or even worse...if HE/SHE is doing it  let them...I'LL turn up when all the work is done...

Why do we think this way?...that is the question that needs to be answered...why have we truned this selfish...why dont we make the small efforts to help people ...make their lives simpler...and bring peace to our own?

We think like this...because we have been always been taught to subject others to our judgements ... to our prejudices...to discrimination...what is worse is that no one instructed us to think this way...feel this way...but slowly and gradually we have been led to this...by our society in general...

There will be no use complaining about WHO did this...so lets get to the solution quickly...
Form this moment ... today...here and now..let us make a conscious effort to help others...make things easier for people around us...not just people who we know...EVERYONE...

Exactly how much effort can it take...to be pleasnt to a stranger...to help someone carry their burden...to let someone cross the road while we stop our car to let them pass...to help someone clean up...to form a line and wait for our turn...to simply realise that others are as important as we are...no matter their color, creed, cast, religion or social position...we are all humans FIRST...and EVERYTHING else later...
And when it comes to classifying...how convinently we are made to forget one class...the one that brings us together...we are all PAKISTANIS....and when we are labled that...we all stand united...

So let us all make an effort to change our old stubborn habits...and replace them with ones that bring us together...and move forward... TOGETHER :)

United We Stand...Divided We Fall...So Let Us Be The Change That Would Unite Our Nation

The Change

The question that why do we stand here…as a nation…what brought us here?  Has nagged me a lot… And I have a few questions to ask you people…as a part of this nation…just so I can get to a conclusion

We ask for justice…insaaf…for ourselves…but are we fair to others? aren’t we the people who are waiting for someone to not know their rights just so we can exploit them?

We demand that truth be told to us…until it is in our favor…but do we tell the truth when we know it would harm our position? Don’t we prefer lies over the truth when the truth is not in our favor?

We say that people should admit their mistakes…and learn from them…do we admit our own mistakes…do we own up to them? Don’t we prefer to be prejudiced in our own favor…don’t we play unfair?

We say that we should not be labeled…as a Muslim…Hindu…Christian…as a Balouchi…Sindhi…Punjabi…Pathan…Muhajir…but every day we label people…Don’t we use their cast creed religion to form our opinions about them?

We want that people who do not know us should not unknowingly form opinions about us…but don’t we ourselves form our own strong opinions based on appearance and hear-say?

We say that our leaders are cheaters…don’t we all cheat…at our own levels…in class tests…on the job…in sports…and yet…all our fingers point towards our leaders…

We say that our cricket team does not do their jobs well…they are not sincere to the game…they don’t play well…are we sincere to our jobs? Do we do our jobs well…do we study…teach…work…even play sincerely?

We say there is poverty…there should be equal distribution of wealth…but are we ready to share our own wealth? Don’t we think twice before donating money…and even then give up the smallest part of our wealth?

We say that Pakistani brands are not advancing…don’t we all prefer a foreign make over a Pakistani brand? We say that there is a stark difference in the quality….how in the name of the world would he quality improve when the brands do not generate enough revenue for betterment …when no one buys their stuff how can they make more investments?

We say there is load shedding…who wastes electricity? We say there is pollution…who litters our public places…we say there is corruption…if we don’t give a bribe how will someone take it? …the list can go on and on ….the question is? Aren’t we doing the exact same things that we complain about?

The Truth is…We Are Here Only Because We Wait For Someone Else To Make A Move…Bring A Change… We ask for change…when will we realize that we ARE the change…Let us make a pledge…here and now…to stop complaining and start working on our shortcomings….to make our neighborhood…our district…our city and our country  the place we want it  to be.