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Syasi Maela
Luckily Pakistani media is giving full coverage to the Syasi Maela that has been going on in the country for quite a few months now. Luckily,our politicians are providing all the spice & color that a maela could possibly require. People are busy switching there TV channels from one talk show to another in order to catch up with all the latest spice 'Live with Talat', 'Focus with Faeza', 'Maeray Mutabiq', “Bolta Pakistan' ___Wheww there is lots of variety available!!! Who would want to end this? Do we really want to end this? ... Pardon me, did i hear Yes! ... but how can we?Because honestly, it is something that we are all in already...You don't agree? let me show you ,here is Mr.AAZ, old...turned politician, Mr.Khan old...turned politician, Mr.Musharraf previously ...turned politician,Mr.Aitazaz Ahsan a lawyer turned politician etc etc...But there is more than meet the eyes. On general public level, even housewives are discussing politics rather than star plus over a cup of tea or telephone, poets are writing about politics and a majority of civilians,consciously or unconsciously, is turning into politicians ...and everyone is joining this Syasi Maela!
My concern is that 'Is it something good?' 'Does this mean we have a nation who is politically more aware than naive?', 'Can this political awareness help resolve all the problems that a common man is facing in the country?' If yes, then why do I still hear calls on these serious talk shows where a man sounds more desperate to have solved the problems of food and electricity rather than of judiciary? Why aren't people awakened to the fact that they should eat moderately and that five dishes at their table can feed two poor families? Why they still feel no guilt when they are heading to a restaurant every time a weekend approaches, Why aren't they careful about the water usage? Why aren't they using less water in every way? Why can't they still obey simple traffic rules themselves and why don't they stop dreaming of getting justice when they themselves fail to do justice in their simple everyday lives!. My dear friends Small things matter! Small deeds not necessary revolting but resolving will bring the desired effect. Sad thing is, we don't 'Act local and think global', we rather want to have it the other way, “The Gov. should do this, The prime minister should do this or that... Come on ... 'Where are we headed to?'. Recently it seems this Syasi Maela has eaten up all other grave concerns and all that matters is to be or not to be in this Syasi Maela!
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You are right that a common man's concern primarily is to feed and educate his children. These days the poor economic policies has reduced the poor of this country (40% or more) to just this level. Yes food is a basic need. But how you compare it with education and justice. Would you say that one is more important than the other. An empty stomach without education can be more easily exploited than an empty stomach with education. What will happen tomorrow when Pakistan will face real water crisis. There would be no water to grow food. There would be enough to drink. Without a proper justice system who would ensure that those who are powerful are not taking all the resources (including water, food etc) at the expense of poor.
I think we need to see every thing in perspective. In this country around 65% people are illiterate. More so there are many (40%) who are living below the poverty level (i.e. $1 per day). I am sure if you ask people whether food is important than judiciary, then most will prefer the former. But the question is how we ensure that powerful or rich do not exploit the resources at poor or weak's expense? We need to have proper and effective judicial system which has the power and will of implementing the law in this country.
Yes indeed all this is happening looks like a MELA, but then who is doing this. I think logic has to prevail over insanity. A human being is not that cheap to only require clothes, shelter and food. This is non sense. Human beings need such basic things as well as justice, education, work and opportunities to growth and learn. I find this very embarassing that the people of Pakistan are now reduced to this abyss that the only demand is now of roti roti and roti.
Alas.
It was this political awareness and all theses insecurities death of Benazir Bhoto and other bleak circumstance that made people vote strongly for democratic parties. One step taken but the one that is well described in words ,' Din ho gya hay magur raat khtum hoti nazer nahi aati.'Yes u r right ...these r the problems drawing ppl to the syasi maela but my point is that when we join it, when we become a part of it we sort of tend to forget what we can contribute as individuals through deeds and acts that don't necessary have to be great! What happens is that we become a part of the political discourse in one way or other which is good... but then again only the educated and upper middle class in more interested in being politically aware and active. A majority of ppl__ a common man who is not educated and deprived of basic necessities of life will sit and stare for help. As a humans if we start acting responsible and take care in certain ways of certain things we will definitely be elevating few others along with ourselves. If in case a country faces great political instability and lets say they don't reinstate the judges do you think a common man will be interested in standing up a join the strikes with lawyers or any other party. I think 'No', he will rather be finding ways to feed his children.
No two ways about realizing ones own roll when the nation is in dire straits.Its all about putting up a synergic, collective and focussed effort to rectify the things.
If nothing more, each one of us can contribute by making an optimum use of the scant resources available to us.We can end up saving substantial amount of resources just by spending them judiciously.
But when it comes to becoming a part of the syasi mela aren't these the circumstances, rising insecurity and uncertainity that are pulling the crowds in?
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