It has only been a year and we were still recovering from the inconsequential series of events that follow a national disaster.Yet again,maybe not on a national level but at the provincial level, water decided to fade the smile on millions of faces who not only lost shelter but their families and loved ones to the mighty flow of the water and thirst of malaria and other water-borne diseases that followed course.
As a Pakistani i have both realized and accepted, a multitude of facts, most importantly, that our genetic code has encrypted :'emotional at the hour of need and then back to normal'.Normal here signifies the same 'ghissa-pitta-chal-koi-nai-attitude' that we follow very vigorously.Lets blame our Pakistani genetic make-up for this; after all we never get over with the blame-game ,do we?
The other day,I was talking to a peer regarding fund raising and the reply was totally not surprising'considering the fact that Sindh is on the other end of Pakistan....how would our work be highlighted..more like how would i be highlighted'.Several such bouts of concocted,messed up thoughts and it wouldn't be amusing that i would feel nauseous . Spare me the political drama, which has engulfed Pakistan these days;I'd rather have my hands on a bucket full of Pakistani Hico's Chocolate Fudge(totally desi :not Ben and Jerry's for sure).The next thing would be a Minister making his way through the murky flood water bringing death to his designer shoes,darn it(at least the shoes were sacrificed...after all there is some positive to the story).
On a much serious note,our Sindhi brethren need our help and we can still help them.I am sure we all have old articles of clothes,shoes,bags that we can spare.It does not matter if we are donating a rupee or five,every penny counts! According to 'wiki-aunty' we are the 6th largest nation in terms of population.An estimated figure of over 187 million is given for the year 2011.Deducing approximately 20 percent of 187 million(20% standing as an exemption to the people living below the poverty line ; a rounded off figure given by the World Bank) ,the total amount could sum up into millions of rupees.Every rupee counts and every rupee can make a difference.I can save a life and so can you!
It is time(always is though,believe me) that we pull up our socks(i change mine frequently) and practically do something.Make a difference!Get that same amount of zeal which we have ,when we have a match against India.Try to get the same amount of enthusiasm if that is through shots of caffeine,red-bull,ever-emotional political dialogue on our national news channels(sniff) or whatever it takes to bring about a change!Time is ticking off and we have to make a difference by contributing.
It is always great to pen down ideas and exchange views but we have to go beyond that and practically do something.Let's do what ever we can in our own capacity.I remember mentioning earlier that we have the emotional gene;believe me if used well, we can move mountains!.Let's stand together at this hour of need.
Save Pakistan, save our people!
