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.