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Ode to joy

Our nation is such a perfect example of acedia, sloth but not indolence. We want to be the masters of this earth and whatever is beyond the skies. We want to conquer and subdue not only each and every inhabitant of this world but also any aliens that might be hovering nearby. We think it is our birth right to be born as leaders who are fed with a golden spoon in their mouth. Not a single soul will you find in this country that does not utilize his/her working time in day dreaming about becoming a hero. We aspire a lot yet fail to deliver. There can be two reasons. First we will explore the easiest of the explanations. We are not sincere in our aspirations. We might say that we want to become whatever we say we want to become but we really don't want to. Deep down inside we know our two penny worth and have an idea, even if vague, that we are not even capable of living an independent life. Sincerity is obviously lacking. And this is not only true for those who aspire to make it big through fair means but those too who want to be kings of the black market. We are essentially a nation of short cutters. The other reason could be that our aspirations do not match our capability. We might want to over estimate our worth by way of media rhetoric but the truth of the matter is that we have never been worth anything. There are a few exceptions here and there but they are merely to prove the law.
We as a nation need to come down to our capable level if we really want to achieve anything from our miserable sorry existence. Need to develop a strength of character that is a bare minimum requirement of any animal inhabiting this planet. We need to do this not for ourselves since we are going down the drain anyways but for other animals so that atleast they can live their lives to their extent. I think right now each and every living and non-living thing around us Pakistanis is annoyed at their bad luck to be present around us. They all are lamenting I can tell you this. The birds, animals, plants, earth, water, air and the rest of it all are in serious state of mourning since the very first day of our inception on this planet earth. But we remain unaffected and untouched and rightly so. We are afterall the sole saviours of everything and anything matter. The butchers are cutting down trees in New murree and raising a concrete structure there. They are killing trees in Lahore cantonment and in Karachi. They are littering the rivers beyond recognition. They are claiming land from the sea. Where they can't claim land from the sea they like to litter it in protest with bottles and cans of beer and wine. Karachi's coastal line is lined with these glasswares and aluminium wares that once held that intoxicating liquid. Even the lashing sea water can not wash these utensils of the guilt of their users. Sick, culture-less, users.
I think Pakistan needs serious family planning so that fewer of these ungroomed, culture-less, uncivilized, unprepared, immature, showdy, shaggy, unkempt, untidy, unilluminated sorry excuses of human beings come into being. We are not even humans how can we ever become human beings!

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