Unearthed Connection

More than 60 million of Pakistan’s population is under the age of 14. Ten years from now, these numbers will mean 60 million teens and adults in their early twenties will belong to Pakistan. In all honesty I don’t think that Pakistan is ready for such assurgency of young individuals.

The state of the nation today unravels many of the mistakes made by our forefathers. People like Nawaz Sharif, Benazir Bhutto, Pervez Musharaf and countless others have taken away from Pakistan the dreams envisioned by its founders.

Corruption amasses a lot of nations, but in reality it can have two distinct outcomes. I am a believer in peace and justice but what goes on in our country can no longer be dealt with through the lens of hypocrisy.

I learnt about the Sri Lankan cricket team through my wife who seems more interested in news about Pakistan than me. None the less I was disappointed and infuriated. Hearing about law enforcement officer’s fleeing the scene and watching the gruesome pictures collect up on my RSS feed was saddening.

I’m not a harsh man and like to look at things rationally without bias. That’s what my engineering mind tells me to do. Research, research and then produce results. The desire to belong whether it be to a nation, a set of people, or a set of ideologies always leads to bias.

I am blessed in the regard that being raised in different environments around different nationalities and different cultures gives me that edge: Non biased opinion. Growing up with a non conformist attitude while trying to blend in simultaneously can be hypocritical, yet I was willing to live with this. After all the learning experience was something I would cherish later on.

One of the basic goals of humanity is survival. We learn to adjust to our surroundings when threatened, when defeated, or when appreciated. We always learn to adopt.

The wise will enforce the ideology that knowledge supersedes all. They forget to mention that even with knowledge we are still human. We have attained a scholarship but aren’t willing to let go of petty human attributes.

Fear and corruption are just two attributes Pakistan is full of. It’s through word of mouth. You can learn this on the streets or bazaars, people talking about corrupt leaders and misguided ways of the nation. Yet many proclaim allegiance while some just live under fear. Fear that they might be harmed if they spoke their minds.

It is a sad disposition when through the lenses of foreign cameras you follow the demise of a nation your parents called home.