Dear Pakistan,
I understand and realize that I should be studying for my Embryology final now, but the green on my Tumblr and the green on my Facebook newsfeed and the green fever at my home(There are six cans of Pakola in my freezer for Iftaar today), I am going to have to stop the studying and write something to you.
It would have been a better celebration if I was with you and it would have been even better if our people had happier circumstances to live in. Karachi seems to be burning due to civil unrest and people aren’t very happy with our beloved government. Nevertheless as you can see, the spirit isn’t any less. Our youth is just as united as disunited our previous generation is. The rest of the world might call us foolish for believing or having faith in our nation despite being the “most dangerous nation in the world”, but we have definite reasons for this mammoth, nauseating, overwhelming, nostalgic optimism and hope!
And the reasons are:
1. Our youth, our students, our future generation around the world might be apart each other by the miles, but are united with each other by their patriotism and their hearts.
2. Being patriotic is not a religious idea. Terrorism and religious extremism might be one of the reasons of our disparity NOW, but the future of a patriotic, educated and excelling Pakistan shall not (with every grain of hope, I wish) be affected by that sort of extremism, violence and injustice.
3. Our future generation is MORE educated than our previous one. We might not have that many doctors anymore, because most of us have grown out of the mentality of “doctor or engineer”. Being a part of Possibilities Pakistan has brought me closer to so many educated, enlightened and long-term-planning youngsters that it would be foolish of me to think of anything less than better for our nation’s future.
4. Our youth remembers Quaid-e-Azam’s 3 words (Faith, Unity, Discipline) MORE than our previous generation. How many adults pass by the Teen Talwar in Karachi and feel something? I bet none. How many youngsters/students pass by the Teen Talwaar and feel nothing? I am pretty sure none. Our students despite being tortured to do Pakistan Studies in O levels have OBJECTIVE knowledge of our founders and our history MORE than our previous generation does, not just emotional philosophies about how everyone else victimized us. We know what was true!
5. Our youth abroad as international students are playing the role of ambassadors of Pakistan, getting quality education and making the country’s name “Roshan”. I know ALL of them might not be doing this, but there are definitely MORE than those of our previous generations! Living away from home, family and our beloved nation has made some of us, if not all, BETTER PAKISTANIS! You can’t tell me that you didn’t root for Pakistan in the World Cup Semi-final. That would be a lie.
6. We are MORE, we know you MORE. We are BETTER and we won’t be making false, ammo conversations and arguments sitting in our drawing rooms, sipping chai in front of GEO television, cursing at our politicians, actors, celebrities, people and “circumstances”. WE WILL DO SOMETHING!
So, to all those young people out there, keep hope! This is not the end. This is the start of something better and it starts in your hearts first! It was hope that gave us what we’re celebrating 64 years later and it will be hope that will make us celebrate every day in the future. Ameen.
Happy Birthday to you! May you rise and I hope that our people don’t wish for anyone to fall, when they wish for us to rise and don’t wish for anything bad to happen, but just try to be better!
Educate yourself, rise, empower, become better and keep shining- that is the biggest service you can do to yourself, your people and your world!
I will come back.
Yours forever,
Fatima Fasih
P.S, I’m sorry for the emotional and not-so-funny blog. You do this to me, every time.
Pakistan Zindabad!
KEEP CALM AND BE VERY PAKISTANI!
Fatima is the Arts Project Coordinator and occasionally writes blogs for Pakistan Youth Alliance Canada. Follow her blog to read more about being a Pakistani:
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