Hello readers,
I am back into my blog world once again! The reason for temporary distance from the blogs was not that I had nothing to write, or I was too busy, or I didn't have enough motivation to put my thoughts into words. Strange enough, There are so many things going on in my mind that I feel injustice to write one while ignoring the others. World is changing rapidly, every second brings up an issue, perhaps serious issues have become part of our daily life. We all know the world is digging into a great depression, Euro is on Artificial Pacemaker, Occupy Wall Street is another buzzword of economics, governments have taken heavy debts and in an attempt to save them from sovereign risk, those countries are given lucrative bailout packages and everyone knows this won't help in the absence of "Growth". But hey, where is growth? To me, it looks like all the money is sinking towards Arms Industry, Cosmetics and Health sector! We humans know each and every way to kill each other. Suffering from self-obsession, we know "I am the most innocent" but each one of us has a contribution in taking our mother earth towards doom. Funny thing is that whenever we have a recessionary trend in economy, money is pulled out from "Education" while no nation is willing to cut budget on "Defence". Which defence? We all want to defend ourselves and in that attempt, we forget that others also have equal right to survive. In that respect, I find no discrimination among East and West, rightists or leftists, Americans or Africans. We have become brutal animals eating the masses of each other and trust me no one can escape from the consequences. Previous centuries also marked with brutality and cruelty but there were heroes! We remember them with respect and pride but now no one seems to be a hero. That's the difference. And hence our well-paid policy makers cannot help us because we need help from "Masses" not them.
People say its a war between the nations, but I don't see any nations. We are all a single nation in the world. No nation is different from each other; of course, we differ in color, names, religion, language but we all are short sighted, mean, superficial, material, cruel (Please add all the negative adjectives here). Yes we are one! All of the affluent masses are the same. The gap between rich and poor was never so large as it is now, and I am not talking in terms of their economic standing. We are a step ahead of those times of slavery! When I put a glance over those economic indicators going up and down, I feel a desperate need of some social measures depicting our mental state of sickness and I am sure, our affluent state is digging our own grave.
Now let me come to those who are really responsible for all of this mess. Earlier, I was talking about the heroes that we don't have anymore. Nations were proud of their saviors and now you will see people make dirty jokes about their leaders (who were supposed to be called heroes). Social media is busy developing millions of jokes a day about those big respected names, and there is no nation willing to accept their ruling parties. The history of world is evident that heroes do not come with full stomachs, gold adorned, accompanied by attractive female army, graduates from top business schools or any material things. They come out of hardships, they are polished with grieves, they are decorated with pain, they are shined with hunger and their excellence comes out of blood. No big man is created in the most favorable circumstances. The problem is that those small people (living below our so called poverty line) have stopped producing those big heroes. Our poor man does not bother to change his state, if his children are bombed by a combined force of 28 states, he will cry in himself, he does not have the courage to speak for his rights. God doesn't help those who do not want to help themselves. I don't hold responsible the greater nations of this world; as long as those weak masses keep SPOON FEEDING the richer, their lust will keep growing. Even God hates those weak people who have no desire to change their state.
God has designed the economic system of this world in such a way that if money is not circulating from Richer to Poorer, it will start to PERISH. We are in a similar state. In my following blog, I would like to write about a cancer called "Joint Stock" and how it created a hole in the pocket of this world. Our world at present is in need of an Economic Reform supporting not pulling out the roots of people. I cannot even hope for something good because I don't see a spark in the deprived masses of society. Till that time, no redesigning or reformation will take place-- for sure! But system is close to collapse and approaching its end with an exponential pace.
It has been long time since you last updated your blog. Same is with me. I am driven with your joining back the club of bloggers :). Sooner than later you will find my work as well. Do read it. I know you will read my blog too.
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Very well written blog. You are such a superb writer. No buttering if you think so.
Nice thoughts and i like this crash landing kinda article. Though I agree with most of things, I disagree with two:
"Nations were proud of their saviors and now you will see people make dirty jokes about their leaders (who were supposed to be called heroes)."
My point: Well nation cuts 'dirty' jokes about leaders because the leaders are not worthy of themselves. These leaders don't deserve to be called leaders as they have a lousy character.
Second point where i disagree:
"The problem is that those small people (living below our so called poverty line) have stopped producing those big heroes."
My point:
No people are small. I know you mean poor people by small. Poor people have not stopped producing heroes or worthy people, but it is riches who do not let these glittering diamonds to come out of coals.
Good reading!
Your hubby!
Sohail
I agree with your both points, I was not clear on those things. But you understand what I meant so hopefully rest of the readers will understand too :)
ReplyDeletethanks for your suggestions and comments and hope to see you on blog world.
As always, a good one but this time I feel it a bit non realistic or can say somehow impractical.
ReplyDeleteTalking about 'one world' with respect to common interest is an ideal and old phenomenon but this is also a fact that people (so called leaders) use this as a base for their expansion plans whether in terms of land or economic (so called) partnerships or some other type of coalition.
I really agree with you about the origins of the great heroes but the reason we are not producing heroes is the corruption at grass root level, only prophets were 180 degree opposite to their nations or can say they may not contain the nation's general nature in them but heroes are nationals of a nation and contain some basic nature of the nation.
The rest is good and non understandable for a dumb 'engineer' :-P
I guess better to write another blog :-P hehehe....
I don't find a clear line of argumentation in this blog post.
ReplyDelete1. In the first paragraph, how do you assume that we had heroes in the past ? It was always a distributed effort. eg. Millions of Gandhian followers also died for India's independence.
2.I like the second paragraph but then the third paragraph does not follow from this paragraph.
3.Again, in the third paragraph how do you expect a poor to stand up when he is constantly threatened by atrocities from the rich ? History has shown that good leaders often come from such backgrounds but often these exampled are very glorified.
4. " I cannot even hope for something good because I don't see a spark in the deprived masses of society. " ....this line creates a puzzle as to what do you expect from the poor masses ?
On the whole I enjoyed your article but you could with careful with some of the statements.
Good Luck
@ All: My point is that nations have not stopped producing role models- they do have such people. Details will follow but the role of media is really negative in this regard. I have seen media abusing exemplary people and people blindly follow to all truths and lies.
ReplyDelete@ Salman: Many thanks for you to reading and commenting despite being more practical professional(an engineer :). I should write about new forms of smart hackers and how they can intrude into your personal space.
@ Suyash: Great, thank you! I do not agree with your first points, even the strongest nations need leaders. Millions of Gandhians efforts do not count until they are catalytized by a "leader" (Ref: History). Second point is valid, a link is needed. For rest, I understand further clarifications need a follow-up!
Assalamu Alaikum! Great to see that you're writing again. :-) It's always thought provoking and interesting!
ReplyDeleteWalikum Salam, Thank you Zain :)
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