George F has been doing the rounds recently after his rather whiny piece appeared in English daily. The purpose of that piece was as confusing as his stance which became self contradictory towards the end. I didn't quite understand if it was a farewell post, a mental state, a way to give importance to his departure or a list of all those unfortunate events or reasons of which each inhabitant of this country is well aware of?
G wants to give his son a stable present and a promising future, which is more than justified. Every rational person would. I believe I'm quiet irrational, and rightfully so. No doubt this country is going to the dogs (literally) and yes we maybe be sinking into a bottomless pit, but I for one refuse to give up and find a way out. This country gives people opportunities, it has and it will continue to. Not equal I agree but opportunity nevertheless. As the crème de la crème of the society we are privileged to live the lives we are living. I see people from quiet stable backgrounds whining and complaining about how this country is useless and how it hasn't done anything for them, but then I wonder what have they done for the country except act as a liability? There are people who've stayed here, fought their way and have become who they've wanted to be and these individuals continue to strive for excellence. Not everyone wants an easy way out. George found an easy way out, and no issues there, because he has every right to choose a life that he deems fit , but he sure as hell doesn't get the right to talk so hopelessly about a country that is still a beacon of hope for many. Yes there are obstacles, more than we can imagine but there sure are people living in this country willing to fight till their last breath for this country for themselves and for the greater good of its citizens. By implying that his little Faiz deserves better, he is simultaneously implying that we’ve never had or never seen better and while we continue to live in privation he'd be making a better life for himself out there and while he is opting a better life for his child, the ones who live here are not doing so.
I am irrational, optimistic and addicted to self destruction and there are quiet a bunch of us like that out there who love this country in spite of its shortcomings. There is a security threat to all of us YET we wake up every morning and dream for a better future. We like to blame others for our shortcomings and grievances and we have a plethora of adverse events, and God's apparent wrath (Mullahs) bestowed upon us, our cricketers with their smart moves and tax evaders and corruption and a very convoluted notion of liberalism, there is no denying that we are probably the most twisted nation on God's earth but we still have the fight to fight this for as long as we can. Our cricketers are still out playing in spite of the bad publicity and wining 3 out of 4 matches. Our musicians regardless of the downfall of the music industry come out with great stuff, we churn out more fashion designers every year than wheat, we accept our follies and try to deal with and more importantly we dream! A nation that has been exploited since its birth finds a reason still to believe and dream and move forward. Besides, what is wrong with hyper-patriotism ?
This is a nation that wants to move on but has perpetual pms-ers who do NOTHING but wine and look at verbose articles by a gora who btw is such a dramatic quitter that he had to write two pieces regarding his "divorce" from a country that housed him for nine years and made him a somebody from a nobody.
You chose to quit dear Georgy and no qualms about it but some of us choose not to. If holding hands is what you dreamt about then perhaps USA is the place for you, because living in Pakistan is not everyone's cup of tea, not everyone is a fighter and not everyone is a pansy and a coward.
I have hope and I pray to God that it remains with me, because even though I have the opportunity to leave, I want to stay and make my life here. This country is my first love, my first and last addiction and my canvas.
It's not what he said, but how he said it wasn't proper As for you Georgy, we know our issues, let us deal with it. At least we have one less a whiner now.
