I started this blog as a way to vent some opinions on the massacre of the modern country of Pakistan. I realize this blog will be amongst the thousands of other blogs that write about the atrocities and lack of political will in Pakistan. But, I would like to take another approach to this blog writing experiment, by talking to the people of Pakistan or those who have access to internet. I picked the title of this blog as a screaming statement to the reader, hoping it is a person that is actually living in Pakistan.
The eye of the storm is not terrorism, corruption, or global politics, it is the Pakistani. There was a time in Pakistan where the national consensus was to improve thyself. Those improvements can come in many forms such as education, relation with family, or improving one's own self consciousness. We can look at the initial people who were involved in the creation of Pakistan and we see some highly disciplined, intelligent, and well spoken individuals. Those people also gave us the appearance that they cared about their position in Pakistan and had an intent on improving their new country. In other words, they were trying to identify on what it means to be a Pakistani. Regardless of one's opinions on Jinnah, Liaqut Ali Khan, or the Aga Khan, it is safe to say they contributed to what we call Pakistan today. Post 1947, the country was obviously experiencing some growing pains that comes along with any new country, a project, or a company. Yet, the sentiment of greatness was always there and there was a fire of hope burning within the people. There was optimism that Pakistan could become one of the leading countries of the world. Optimism was not only in some of the politicians but was also in some of the people. Please bear in mind, i am just citing the slight general consensus and i mean to no where imply all of the politicians and population. Despite all that, it is still safe to assume there was optimism and hope associated with the word Pakistani. Now, one can say this is not true by citing examples of Governor General Ghulam Muhammad and the sacking of ministers or that Pakistan was doomed from the top-down. But, like with anything new there always was an aspiration of greatness in the people of Pakistan. Expectations were high that the country will steer towards greatness..
Pakistanis were proud of the country they achieved and hoped their politicians will not try and sink the ship. There was a decent amount of political turmoil in the beginning but on the populace level, there was also a decent amount of personal growth. If one thinks of the poetry, literary, and arts achievements, a decent portion of them initiated in the 1950s-1960s. The point is that despite of the downside pressures on the newborn country , hope was still present in the streets. In spite of ethnic clashes and corruption, faith still had bound herself to the fabric of Pakistan.
I hope that the term Pakistani becomes a word of pride, hope, and faith again. I hope that the true spirit of the Pakistani awakens again. I hope a Pakistani reading this post can ask him or herself on how they can be beneficial to their country. I hope a Pakistani reading this will realize that one person can truly change the country. I yearn that a Pakistani in Pakistan realizes again the value of family and education. I hope a Pakistani father living in Pakistan understands how important the job of fatherhood is to the country as a whole.
The family thread in Pakistan is worn out. It appears that the "image" of family is perfectly fine, yet the fabric seems to be torn. More on family issues on next post. As always, please note that this writing is written with good intentions and please read with good intentions as well.
For the sake of Pakistan.........Pakistanis ....Please Bring back the true Pakistani.
