By:
Muhammad Ahmad Abdullah Butt
When people from different origins, cultures, caste and creed are united by a common belief or ideology, a high-spirited and resilient nation is born. Eliminate that belief or ideology, the resilient nation becomes an unprincipled crowd. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the unprecedented efforts of our ancestors and radiant leadership, which made us a nation. The stories of heroism, sweat and blood, bravery and wisdom of our forefathers, are now confined to text book syllabi without having any impact on our social and moral way of living. The once high-spirited nation, has started to descend into the abyss of its own vices, converting into a devious crowd.
When people from different origins, cultures, caste and creed are united by a common belief or ideology, a high-spirited and resilient nation is born. Eliminate that belief or ideology, the resilient nation becomes an unprincipled crowd. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the unprecedented efforts of our ancestors and radiant leadership, which made us a nation. The stories of heroism, sweat and blood, bravery and wisdom of our forefathers, are now confined to text book syllabi without having any impact on our social and moral way of living. The once high-spirited nation, has started to descend into the abyss of its own vices, converting into a devious crowd.
Terrorism, political instability,
sectarianism, feudalism, power outages and sub-standard way of living in
Pakistan, are all the results of either incompetent leadership or external
forces. With this being true to a major extent, have we ever considered that
there might be some other dynamics which are adversely affecting our society?
Factors, for instance dishonesty, trickery, treachery, untruthfulness, forgery,
bribery, greediness and all the unethical elements of these sorts, are the
vices, which turns a sane nation into a hollow crowd. No nation can be labeled
as perfect in this regard, but we are an Islamic State built on the divine
fundamentals of ‘La Illaha Illallah’.
Somewhere along the path, we have lost its translation and indulged ourselves
in actions that have resulted in our moral decline.
When souls are lost in an
unfortunate oil tanker blaze because people were busy in collecting the spilled
oil instead of maintaining a safe distance and ignoring the outcome. From something
as petty as picking up Coca Cola bottles after the truck got into an accident, to
breaking a traffic signal or begging Amir
bhai and Fahad bhai for “stuff”
in their game shows. From college students smoking weed to interceding, bribery
and Jaib garam karna at all levels of
our human lives. All these incidents point out the fact that this nation is in
need of some severe ethical preaching. We can blame the government and
politicians as much as we want, but we must never forget that no matter what
the circumstances are, or how many hardships we face, we live in Islamic
Republic of Pakistan-a country founded on the ideals of Islam- and Islam does
not teach this. If we disregard our religious teachings by running after these
materialistic sentiments and worldly gains,
we may never be able to come out of this immoral chasm. Enlighten your soul,
work hard if you want to achieve something and do not look for shortcuts. Have
some FAITH, you will get it eventually.
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