Self Talk

Every year, the 14 February brings a heated debate about whether or not we should celebrate this day like the western world does. The increasing polarisation of our nation into conservatives and liberals has forced me to proclaim that this post is neither in favor of nor against the celebration itself. I believe celebration is on because it is selling. Everything that sells finds sellers and buyers. For me, those social dynamics are worth discussing that add fuel to the fire. I want to examine our social contradictions and hypocrisy that makes our arguments hollow. Definitely Valentine and his legacy has nothing to do with our civilization as well as culture. Not only with Muslims but conservatives in India have also been visibly furious this time, burning effigies and doing manifestations. Agreed that it is against eastern culture but there remains some issues to be discussed, especially on our side of the border, which I will focus upon. First of all, the strictest criticism c...

Conspiracy is an act to deceive, mislead, or defraud others of their legal rights, or to gain an unfair advantage of a situation. Different people at different times of their lives experience such challenges. Some of them come clean of such stuff; others pay for their deeds. While incidence and prevalence of conspiracies may be different for rest of the world, we seem to be in excess of this blessing. I remember as a young boy when I first time heard that Pakistan was made out of a conspiracy and people in forefront of the movement were somehow playing in the hands of enemies. I couldn’t believe my senses. Later I was told that it is a conspiracy to weaken the idea of Pakistan and one shouldn’t pay heed to such absurd ideas. Conspiracy has now become a frequently used word in our daily routine. We have developed a habit to blame others for our own failure. While logical thinking may suggest some solution for our problems, the paranoid thinking has led us to nowhere. ...