Stepping into the new era - Part 1

Entering into the 21st century every nation is dreaming to increase its rate of development and to become part of the 1st world country. I had visited several beautiful countries in the world. And every country has its own uniqueness and culture. Pakistan is no exception. There is definitely lots of work to be done but we have potentials to achieve that target and one day we can become one of the first world country if we work sincerely towards its development.

I lived in South Africa for 3 years due to my father's assignment at the capital city of the Southern-most country of Africa. I learnt a lot from my experience over there whether it be in my college or during the travel across the country. According to my dad traveling is the best form of learning a man can get and I think it is very true. I was very much impressed by the road network which they had spread across different cities of the country. They had malls, theme parks, safari parks, beaches etc. to attract the tourist.

After coming back to Pakistan after 3 years I discovered that we were never behind them. In a short period of time Karachi which is considered as the most populated city of the country, has developed bridges, underpasses and signal free roads. The road network had developed dramatically. May be our standards are comparatively low, but we haven't lost hope.

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A message of life by George Carlin

 George Carlin was a a comedian of 1970's and 1980's. This is what he wrote about the current conditions of the life of the people around the world.

"The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways,but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness. 

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. 

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. 

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We ' ve added years to life not life to years. We ' ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We ' ve done larger things, but not better things. 

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We ' ve conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We ' ve learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less. 

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just ignore it... 

Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever. 

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side. 

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent. 

Remember, to say, ' I love you ' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you. 

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again. 

Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind. 

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: 

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."

George Carlin

Human behaviour and its development through different stages of his life.

People are like countries. They have their own boundaries known as personal space, they have their own national and international interests known as personal interests, they make friends and enemies depending on their interests, if their interests matches then they become friends, if not then they become the opposite. A person should not try to empower his kingdom over another person's territory. It might destroy the person's personal relationship with him as it happens with the countries. Every person has different size of personal space according to his needs, will and satisfaction which should be respected at everytime of the day. The personal space should not be violated at any point as it can destroy the integral solidarity of a person. Like every country has its own geographical and strategical importance in the world likewise every individual has his own importance in his society accorrding to his talent and his actions. Everyone can't become a leader at the same time. There are some platforms which are important for one individual and some other platforms which are important for some others. For eg, a doctor would not participate in a forum which is organised for engineers or bussinessmen. Same is the case with the geographical structure of the world, only islamic nations would participate in a forum organized for islamic nations. The above details only apply for fully grown adults.

Psychological peace is neccessary for any individual to prosper and for its development to reach its ultimate limit. In addition to psychological peace a healthy family lifestyle is equally important. If you look closer these two terms are related. A child can never grow well when his parents are having quarrels and fights during his childhood. This also applies for an adult human being. Despite having all the wealth of the world it is his basic right to have psychological peace, which is also commonly known as peace of mind. For a person he might get utmost peace when he is all alone in meditation. By being alone he is free of all the worldly tensions and meditation can bring him close to allah which helps him get his peace to the utmost level. It also applies for any country, without having peace in its territory it cannot do proper development.

There are several stages which a person experiences while growing up in this world. A child when very young is very delicate so he should be handled with care and affection. He should be told what is wrong and what is right. An individual should experience every stage of life and he should go through the good and bad times of it. To have a taste of all the good and bad stages of life is very important for the psychological and psociological development of an individual. In our society we observe that the adults try to stop their child from going through the bad experience. This helps a child to stay away from those loses which their adults have experienced but in a longer run it does not help a child in his development. When he goes out in the real world tomorrow he doesn't know how to tackle with the hard times of his career. A child should be learned to tackle to the worst period of his career from his childhood and as time goes on.

In our modern society, people try to pamper their child so much that he is unable to face to the hurdle which comes in his ways. In short an individual should be known to love, hatred, jelousy appreciation, criticism etc so that in the real world he could be able to counter it affectively if it comes to his doorsteps. We see that in the modern era the children are given luxurious goods to fulfill their needs by their parent for which they had experienced the hard times of their life. The things which has become the need of the people today were bonus in the lifestyle for the people of the earlier generations. The children experience these things before their time has come. They can't value the worth of the luxurious gadgets which they are using because they hadn't experieneced the hard times of their life to achieve those luxurious lifestyle. It is their parents who had experienced the hard time. My point here is that there is time for everything. When a child start to value their products then is the time they should be given access to it. They should be thought their family traditions and culture and should be reminded of it now and then. People get so much involve in the modern lifestyle that they forget their religious teachings and their family value. At that moment of time starts the downfall of the nation when they become ignorant to their basic root.

I would like to conclude my article on a good note. Life is too short to be sad, there should be no room for hatred in our hearts, always try to make love and care for each other, who knows if he will be here with you tomorrow. Enjot the most as you will remember it for the rest of your life. Try to make people smile. One smiley face can lit up many sad faces. So don't move back. Spread peace and love. take care. Have a blessed day.

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-Written by Ahmed Ahsan Khan