Kids Are Teachers

When they laugh, they laugh with all their heart
When they cry, they don't hold back their tears
When they believe in something, doubts don't creep in
Injuries don't hold them back
They never get drained out of energy
They can enjoy alone, all by themselves
They scream with all their might and whisper so gently
Their eyes gleam with dreams and hope
They love rewards and fear punishment
They listen to their heart and live in the moment
They insist, persist and get what they want
They live as there was no yesterday and there is no tomorrow; each day starts with a clean slate
They don't waste time, keep themselves engaged
When they hold your hand with their little fingers, they give you the best feeling in the world!
They are a great source of joy,
They are a greater source of inspiration.

A child can ask questions that a wise man cannot answer.

Humans - An Epitome of Failure

One lusts for material but forgets to love what matters
One has become literate but not educated, educated but not wise
One desires comfort and despises change
One responds to temptation but has stopped responding to the call of conscience
One prefers expensive junk food over delicious home-made food
One drives fast but learns slow
One forgets to share but never fails to show-off
One flies high in the sky but dives dark deep for selfish interests
One sails in deep waters but has shallow moral grounds
One connects to the world through internet but avoids the neighbours
One has made nuclear bombs and disregarded nuclear families
One hangs out with friends but can't find time for parents
Heroes are confined to movies and villains in reality are far worse than fiction
One trades peace for pleasure
One exists and not live
One demonstrates cruelty and not compassion
One aims at popularity rather than piety
One asks for fame rather than forgiveness
Simplicity is viewed as stupidity
Clarity of objective as crime
Humans are failure;
Having blurred their purpose,
Distorted their image,
Confused their ideals,
Misused their success,
Overlooked their failures.
A long way from being the best they can be!

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 well...ness.

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 every-thing from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stock room. A time when technology can bring this letter to you.

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.

Education - A Curse

Education is suppose to liberate us so that we can realize our potential but sadly in Pakistan, it only limits us from fulfilling that potential. We have a multiplistic educational system in Pakistan. Syllabus wise the system is divided into Matriculation, Madressahs and O'Levels and structure wise we have the elite, public and private schools. Education is discriminatory in Pakistan. Education develops our underdevelopment. Only rich can afford quality education and poor are left to study in unsupervised, under-resourced schools. Rich acquire quality education and excel in their fields of interest whereas the poor settle for low-waged jobs due to their unsatisfactory quality of education. Rich becomes richer, poor remains poor. Education divides our people and promotes inequality. We are divided on so many fronts and education is the most subtlest of them and perhaps the most dangerous too! It's time we rectify our systems of the state because these are the foundation of the country and can make or break Pakistan.

Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained
- James A. Garfield

Want Your Needs

We often fail to realize that our wants and needs are not the same. 'Wants' and 'needs' are not interchangeable. Understand the difference between your wants and  needs. Always prioritize needs over wants. Heart can be tempted towards lavish luxuries, fantasies and extravagance. But these wants are often at the expense of your needs. Don't be short-sighted. Never trade off your needs for wants. You should want your needs and not necessarily need your wants. A relevant example here would be that of a student. One in his/her student life 'needs' to learn but 'wants' to enjoy. There is no harm in enjoying but when it is at the expense of studies; you are at loss. Take care of your studies, you'll have more fun while enjoying because there won't be any worries to trouble you in the back of your mind. Don't lose focus on what's more important. In situations that may have a considerable impact on your future, it is wise to listen to your mind than your heart; be rational most of the times and leave the whims for rare occasions.

"That same night, I wrote my first short story. It took me thirty minutes. It was a dark little tale about a man who found a magic cup and learned that if he wept into the cup, his tears turned into pearls. But even though he had always been poor, he was a happy man and rarely shed a tear. So he found ways to make himself sad so that his tears could make him rich. As the pearls piled up, so did his greed grow. The story ended with the man sitting on a mountain of pearls, knife in hand, weeping helplessly into the cup with his beloved wife's slain body in his arms."
— Khaled Hosseini (The Kite Runner)

Time Is Ticking

Have you ever known a person who had cancer or aids? A person who knew he'd die sooner or later? Have you imagined how'd he feel every day? Knowing his days were numbered. His time would soon be up. He'd soon be dead! Wouldn't you wish he'd live to the fullest with what he was left? Waking up with a smile, laughing through out the day, going to sleep with the dream to have more better days ahead. Wouldn't you try to give that person your best? Well, everybody deserves that best from you because we all have that disease that's going to exhaust us up someday! It's called age. We age to dust. We all have to fade away with time. Why do we need a disease like cancer or aids to realize how fragile our lives are or how temporary our existence in this world is? We need to make the most of every day. We need to LIVE our life. Be grateful for 'today', learn from 'yesterday' and be hopeful for 'tomorrow'. Do good. Inspire and be inspired. We need to stop fearing failure, ignore the ifs and buts and focus on can and will! We need to live in the moment cause the clock is a ticking time bomb!

Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.
- Will Rogers

Defending Imran Khan

My dear friend has been very critical of the recent Jalsa that PTI arranged. He put forward some of his objections. Just an attempt to answer his criticism.

Well yes u have guessed it right that i am gonna write in critics of Imran Khan yes i write everytime because he never disappoint me he always comes to his expectations and show his political immaturity every time.
Now if i start my talk with the traffic jam issue you won't listen it because its Imran Khan if it would have been any other political party you would have abused it for traffic jams which usually happens in Karachi. So avoiding that first thing that i don't understand about the Imran Khan jalsa is Why The Hell one need 16,132 chairs in a jalsa i mean a jalsa is a place where people are required to stand or sit on ground traditionally this has happened which actually saves a lot of money now we all know that Imran Khan won't be as rich as Shareef brothers as if we ask him where did he bought this money from he will say that people paid it in his charity wing so my friend you need to spend your money wisely.


Great to see you being critical on the minutest of details of the Jalsa. This seems more like an attempt to criticize just for the sake of criticizing. It wasn’t upto IMRAN KHAN to arrange for logistics but sure, put everything on him! This blame hardly surprises me, that’s what his adversaries have been upto lately. Blame him for anything and everything! Oh and good to know you care so much for the party and its management!

Secondly i always read this in books that a leader is someone who actually motivate the crowd he doesn't need any help of strings or shahzad roy or veena malik a leader is himself motivation for the people his speeches are motivation for the people when England was in a state of war Sir Winston Churchill gave a speech which turned off the war he didn't need any dance party or concert to motivate the crowd he himself was the soul piece of motivation for the crowd.


It was categorically stated on media channels that Strings or Shahzad Roy came to support the cause. When asked to step up on stage, they were reluctant and said that they’d prefer staying with the crowd and showing their support among the commoners. This is a success rather than a failure at motivation if you ask me. He got GENUINE (and not paid) support of renowned, well-followed, credible and patriotic personnel in Pakistan!

Now when i talk about PTI one thing is for sure to say and that is political immaturity. Why i say that i have a solid reason every time, for an instance i accept that the jalsa was super awsum and it had everything in it and now Pakistan would change but wait a minute what was the central idea or the reason for this jalsa ? yes Imran Khan said it in the end that he wants civil disobedience against politicians who haven't declare their assets. Now this is where political immaturity takes place, If PTI knows it or not there is a rule in constitution that before a MNA or MPA submit his papers of nomination and election commission of Pakistan makes sure that the following MNA or MPA declare his assets and if one doesn't declare them he is unable to stand for any elections. There is also a rule in constitution that every year all the MNAs and MPAs have to submit their list of assets and this is done every year.
Now if PTI and Imran should have known this they should have gone in court to make sure that Supreme Court make sure that we obey this law and that it is imposed efficiently but Imran has his own ideas he wants dharna on things which are already in constitution.


This is actually naivety on your part rather than PTI. What Imran Khan wants is declaration of true figures of assets and not fabricated figures. I mean if you are sensible enough and not on blind-folds you’d definitely object to Nawaz Shareef paying only 5000 PKR in tax. Imran Khan stated that he’d form a cell to investigate the TRUE asset of politicians in Pakistan. He is well-aware of the constitutions but is concerned about their implementation.

Even if i consider that his demand for civil disobedience is against declaring one's assets is right now i take a look at the time and i see stats that at this time in our country a record of more then 1600 suicides have taken place because of unemployment and poverty. As a leader i should have my priorities correct what is my priority making people declare assets or making more and more employment programs to stop people dieing of poverty and hunger.

You are talking out of short-sightedness here. Tax evasion is one of the BIGGEST issues in Pakistan which handicaps the country. A country’s capability to do well financially depends greatly on its ability to collect tax; this collected tax then is converted into subsidies, social benefits and other welfare for the society. If the government is in deficit (expenses more than revenues) how can you even imagine that it could put money to elevate the poorest in the society? This is the long-term, real solution for the depravation in the country.

And in the end i know how all this Threek for civil disobedience will end, it will be same like as drone, one to make people out he will bring on Dharnas and he will do dharnas at every possible place he can do to ask government to stop drones and when Hilary Clinton comes and the Chief of CIA Mullen comes this is the time to show the Americans our anger and everyone is expecting a dharna to stop the CIA's head and Dharna out side American consulate Imran Khan will run away and suddenly all those drones stance goes in the end of the day Dollars count and Imran too has to run a Threek how can it work without the American support ? and how will he become lovely in eyes of America by delaying the stop drone demands just when all important Americans come to Pakistan.

This is bizarre! Even wikileaks have confirmed Imran Khan to be the only personnel in Pakistan who had the guts to dictate his opinions without fear of consequences to all his meetings with American officials. NATO supplies were disrupted; ACTIONS were taken to stop the drone attacks, not just words.

This is Politics my friend and everyone is same in it no matter it is Imran or Zardari or Shareef

Putting Zardari, Altaf and Shareef in one bracket is acceptable and understandable. Imran Khan doesn’t need dirty politics to reach and motivate people. The Jalsa is evidence of that. Families, youth, students, policemen, federal government workers, opposition party workers; these people came for change. Not brought forcibly by unknown bikers in government transports. It takes time to accept the change. You are in a state of denial. Happens at first. Your knee-jerk reaction is quite similar to our politicians. Your blames are quite radical just like Nawaz group, you overlooking the turn-up at the Jalsa is just like that of MQM who have decided to stay quiet on the matter.

Hope to have answered the criticism.

Appreciate Your Life

You may have had a hard time. You may be going through a rough patch. You may be tired of your problems. You may feel hopeless about how life, time or people have been treating you or how you deserve better. Just be grateful. You are blessed. Appreciate what you are given. Everyone's got problems, we just look and observe those who 'look' better off than us. You may be upset about not getting what you WANT but there are people who don't seem to be getting what they NEED! Take out time to appreciate what you have. An opportunity to educate yourself, a home to live in, a comfy bed to sleep in, food to eat; list goes on and on. Every time something goes wrong, remind yourself how much rights you have! You break a glass; you have hands to hold objects, strength to pick them up, you can feel them, see them, use them.
I was discussing the welcoming Ayat of this blog "O Allah! Possessor of the kingdom, You give the kingdom to whom You will, and You take the kingdom from whom You will, and You endue with honour whom You will, and You humiliate whom You will. In Your Hand is the good. Verily, You are Able to do all things." (Surah Aal-e-Imran: 26) with my friend Rafay. I told him that the Ayat made me feel insignificant. I don't have control anything. I can't earn anything. I can't gauge how much I deserve my possessions. His perspective was more positive than mine. The Ayat made him feel significant. He is nothing yet he is so much blessed. He doesn't deserve anything yet he is provided with a lot. He is worthless yet taken care of. His needs are fulfilled, his wants are granted. We do so wrong, falter on every step, fail on occassions but still we are given so much! God loves us. Next time you think life has been unfair on you, remind yourself of the limitless favours that it has bestowed upon you.

God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

Decide To Change For Good

Change is inevitable. The more you resist, the more you change. Don't trade change for cold comfort. Because you are still changing but for worse. Choose to change for the better. Every opportunity you let go to bring about a desired change in yourself is pushing you towards the edge. Every chance wasted leads you to shallows of human character. Don't let yourself be indifferent. Know what you need and work for it. You can not afford to leave change to time. With time, it becomes more difficult to change your ways. Try for the positive change. Look for opportunities, get inspired; positive change can be brought about through conscious effort only. No one can help you with it. Not friends, family, consultants. You need to rekindle the desire to change from within. Define the positive change, decide in favour of it, desire it; only then can you develop it.

Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark.

In the hopeless swaps of the not quite, the not yet, and the not at all.

Do not let the hero in your soul perish.

In lonely frustration for the life you deserved.

And have never been able to reach.

The world you desire can be won.

It exists.

It is real.

It is possible.

It is yours.

Guilt Is Good

We all have evils in ourselves but the actual challenge is to come to terms with our conscience and make conscious efforts to do away with these evils. Guilt should be taken as a sign of hope. Guilt serves as a calling to amend things, a calling to restore integrity. Guilt is the silent recognition of your faults, silent admittance of your mistakes. Don't try to run away from your guilt, it is there for a reason. You can't run away from your wrongdoings. Betrayal, inconsideration, apathy, atrocities, ill-will. They'll always come back to haunt you. Guilt reminds you that you are better than that. You have a strong conscience. Take this guilt as a helping tool to come to terms with the conscience. Set things right, apologize for wrongdoings and mean them, compensate for any loss adequately and be at peace. Guilt can set you free. It can help you be a better person. Stop burying the guilt because you are burying a chance at redemption.

Realization is the first step towards restoration

Mean Your Prayers

Don't just say your prayers, mean them. Don't just act your prayers, be involved in them. When you say Allaho Akbar; mean it. Allah is Great! Nothing else matters. You have had the honour and opportunity of praising The Great! The Only Great! By virtue of just chance. You were lucky to be born in a Muslim family, make the luck count or it'll be truly pity. Convert this 'chance' into your 'choice'!
Praise your Lord like you need it. He doesn't. YOU do! Alhamdulillahe Rab'bil Aa-lameen, Ar'Rahmaanir Raheem, Maliki Youmid'deen; Be grateful to the Sustainer of this universe. Be grateful to your Creator who has been infinitely Merciful and Beneficent. Iyyaka Na'budu wa Iyyaka Nasta'een; know what this means. Make Him your Guide, your Saviour. He truly is more than enough. Feel it. Nothing can harm you if He is on your side. Nothing goes against His will. Subhaan'a Rab'bial Aalaa; He is The Best. You prostrate yourself to Absolute Truth. You submit to His will. You bow down to His command. It is said that a person is the closest to Allah when in prostration. Make sure you make the most of it. You are blessed to have such an opportunity. Pay attention to what you recite in prayers, know what it means to recite them. It'll calm your presence, relieve your mind and soothe your heart!

The whole purpose of Salat is to be ever conscious of Allah, the Creator, Lord and Sustainer of all things.

Why Imran Khan?

I've to put forward the following reasons why I support Imran Khan;

• He has worked for the welfare of the people; what the head of a state should primarily focus upon. Two world class institutions in the fields of health and education (where we needed welfare the most)
• He is widely accepted as a visionary leader; we have our shares of leaders who can turn back on their words (The Infamous My-Promises-Aren't-The-Words-Of-The-Prophet, those who quit and join the government for the sake of so-called democracy), who have blamed others for their mistakes. In Imran Khan, we have a leader who actually has a clear idea of what's wrong and how it can be fixed. In Imran Khan, we have a leader who is man enough to admit where he was wrong. In Imran Khan, we have a leader who is stern on his principles.
• Imran Khan can't be manipulated, blackmailed or coerced by other parties because his record is clean.
• Imran Khan is a genuine stakeholder of Pakistan. His residence, property, heart, mind, past, present and future is in Pakistan.
• I support Imran Khan's stance on War Against Terror; military can never settle this problem, even Americans have realized and opened back-door negotiations with those terrorists. In a country where we have basic problems such as energy and food; we can't afford to engage in a never-ending battle
• Imran Khan not only professes his dislike for feudalistic mind-set, he shuns it. His party can depict true image of democracy (unlike the Bhuttos and Shareefs hereditary political power regimes where the party power is just being transferred within one family)

What most people didn't realize in the Western countries is that here its not a question of having supporters, its a question of getting these votes to the polling stations.
- Imran Khan

Politics in Pakistan

We have a distorted perception of politics. We have attached negative connotations with it. We have come to belief that only the person who is able to hold the control or authority for a long period of time (no matter if it's at the expense of the public) is a good politician. That is essentially wrong!Politicians are people of principles and not players for power! Due to the bumpy track-record of politics in general and democracy in particular, people have started to believe that any person who doesn't know how to bend on his/her principles can't be a good politician. We have forgotten the difference between self-interest and selfish interest. Self interest is acceptable in politics but selfish interests have no place in politics. We need to change our mentality; a person who can manipulate is NOT a good politician, a person who can manage is! A person who can come to terms with his/her adversaries just to save his position is not a good politician, he is a good player. A good politician will stand by his words and honour his/her principles. Politics is not for the benefit of the parliamentary members or party personnels, politics is for the greater good of the public. It's time we redefine our criteria for judgement. Politics is about purpose first, power second.

Politics is a noble profession corrupted by its professionals

Parents

How often do we claim that parents are our life but in actuality their life is ours. Everything they do is about us or for us. All their decisions in life take us into account. We are always part of their equations. They earn for us, spend on us. They want us to be independent yet continue providing for us. They have been there for us when we ourselves haven't; when we were too little to act consciously, when we didn't know what was good or bad for us, when we couldn't eat, drink, sit, walk by ourselves. They have been there. By our side, always on our side. They never judged us, always wanted the best for us yet we never cared to share our worries or troubles with them. They know us as part of them but we hardly consider them for our daily advices. They have been our teacher, our partner, our best friend since our existence yet we continue to neglect them each day. They sacrifice on every turn their interests for ours, our only real investors in this world, our only saviours. Parents are the superheroes in our world. Just as most superherous' identities are kept from masses, we too don't realize, acknowledge and reward them. They truly are the unsung heroes.

Message from a Friend
I met a lil girl today. She was begging. On asking, she told me that she doesn't like begging, her father forces her to do it. She said "kehta hai jaake maang". I asked her what if she denies? She replied "maarta hai". We people are SO lucky to have everything and above all loving parents! Even if we treat them badly, our slightest pain will make them go all worried. They work hard to earn and we spend with both hands. Thank Allah. Love them. Value them. Even if the entire world leaves us, they won't.
- Qandeel Saleem

Best Friends

Your best friends are your family. In bond, if not in blood. You just connect with them. They are a part of you, who you are, what you do. They complete your world. You choose these few people unknowingly most of the time. You learn to accept their advices, acknowledge their opinions and appreciate their care. You never mean to choose your best friends, they happen to you. It's hard to make someone your best friend with intention. It is intuition that gets you these people. You wouldn't even know it at the beginning of a chit-chat that you might be talking to a person you'd want to be friends with for life but before you know it, you've extended your family. You share your laughter with the world, you share your fear with best friends. You smile to the world, you cry with your best friends. You share your happiness with the world, you share your sorrow with your best friends. Best friends are the best! Treasure them, they are your real assets.

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
- Aristotle

Gifts

Gifts are special. They should be memorable. They are for special occasions, for special ones so don't just pick them up from a shelf of some shop or look for them in a generic gift shop. Don't shop for gifts. Chances are you won't find a perfect gift. Because perfect gifts are made not bought. The best gift you can give to someone is your effort; create your gifts. Give them a thought, sprinkle your feelings over them, mould them in your style. Add your personal touch to it! Possibilities are boundless. It can be a customized key-chain, some handicraft, something absolutely new, something totally you! Gift something that can not be found anywhere in the world. It was meant from you, made by you, for someone. That's how you truly mean to give. Gift is a way of giving that no one can but you. Make it count!

Dedicated to Qandeel Saleem, Muhammad Adil Faiyaz, Zaid Ali Darbar and Syed Musa Ali; people who gave me one of the best-est gifts anyone can have.

Passion

Know your passion. It would be something that you badly want. Something that you feel natural doing. Something that you do for yourself only. Something that pushes you beyond your capability. Something you want to constantly get better at. Something that makes you realize you are indeed passionate. Something that makes you realize you can work day and night for things that matter to you. You can put effort for yourself. You can get better at yourself. You can realize your potential and even go beyond it. Have a passion!
You'll know it when you have it. You'll get adrenaline rush just by the thought of it. Your actions will automatically get you closer to it. You'll think about it. Feel for it. Want to live with it. Through it, you'll make sense out of the world, through it you'll live your life, forget past and disregard future; you'll live  in the moment.

The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.
- Alfred Lord Tennyson

A Perfect Day

Wake up late at night. Darkness everywhere. In this loneliness and darkness, you are up to pray to Allah. To talk to Allah. Share your worries with Him, thank Him for uncountable blessings and beg for forgiveness. It is just Him and you. In silence and solace. Then, walk out before the Fajr prayers. Make your way to the masjid in the dark. Feel the cold breeze. Feel the calmness in the surrounding. Pray Fajr at the masjid. And recite the Holy Qur'an in just audible voice along with its translation. This will help you define your purpose in life. Then, as you walk back to your house; notice how darkness turns to light. Dark turns to dawn. The transformation of night into day is hope. Hope for tomorrow. A better tomorrow. Dress up for a light jog around your locality, observe how life starts rolling in the morning. From total darkness to liveliness. By now, your mind should be all fresh to start your day. Go to your colleges and universities and take advantage of your freshness in the classroom. Learn in the class, laugh with friends; be lively. After Zuhr, rest for a while. From Asar' to Maghrib, connect with your locality friends and in your neighbourhood. From Maghrib to Isha', you get plenty of time to do your assignments, advanced reading for your class next day. After Isha', spend some time with your family. Before sleeping, talk with your parents. Share how your day was and ask them about theirs. You'll realize later that these talks would have a huge contribution to who you become later in your life. Sleep with the hope that you'll stay away from evil, do good and always be thankful to Allah for what he has granted you with.
This is my idea of a perfect day. Balanced between faith, self, family and friends.

Don't manage prayers around your life. Manage life around your prayers.

Empty Words

There are three statements that people say the most but mean the least. I'm sorry. Thank you. How are you. These have become so redundant in our society that they hardly hold any real value anymore. 'Sorry' has become ineffective. 'Thank you" is instinctual rather than meaningful. 'How are you' has just remained a formality. When we say sorry, it not in the least means we'll genuinely make an effort to rectify/avoid a mistake. We say thank you without the feeling that we owe something to the person in return. There is no feeling of gratitude in our thank yous. We say thank you and forget about it. We ask how are you just to start a conversation rather than truly being concerned about the person.

These are the cases for MOST of the time. Try to mean them next time you say it. These are heavy words, they carry a responsibility.

Actions lie louder than words.
- Carolyn Wells

Sometimes All You Need Is You

We all know that one person who needs us the most! (S)he shares everything with you. You know his/her every secret. You understand him/her like no one can. You exactly know how (s)he is feeling. You exactly know what (s)he is thinking. You know his/her every problem. You know exactly how to solve it. You know his/her weaknesses better than anyone ever can. You know what (s)he dreams about. You know what it’ll take to fulfill it. This person you know in and out is you yourself! Help yourself. Guide yourself. Teach yourself. Inspire yourself. There will be times when you’ll feel lonely in a crowd, when you’ll be all on your own; make yourself believe again, for you are your own savior, sailor of your own ship.

Your interpretation
Nothing can get you down unless you let it. Don't let it.

You see those parts of life that you choose to see. Choose to see what inspires and empowers you.

The life you experience is your own unique interpretation of what it means to be alive. The possibilities for joy and enrichment are endless.

Life is what you decide it to be. All the stuff on the outside is trivial compared to the true purpose that lives on the inside.

Even the smallest thing can inspire you when you're ready to be inspired. Any circumstance can be your opportunity to move forward and to add true richness to your world.
Live the joy in every moment. It is always yours to choose.
- Ralph Marston

Pursuit of Peace

Peace and Happiness. Know the difference. People have forgotten peace and desperately pursue happiness instead. Most people have either prioritized happiness over peace or can't even tell the difference. But there is a huge difference. Always go for peace.


Peace is sustainable. Happiness is fleeting. You can be at peace by working for yourself and for others; maintain that state for a long period of time. Happiness is relatively temporary and since it can be achieved through trivial means, its effect wears down quickly.

Peace makes you sensitive to your surrounding. In peace, even silence speaks to you. You feel every moment and enjoy the minutest of seconds. Happiness blurs your vision to the surroundings. You don't care much about the happenings around you and before you know; time flies and its over.

A peaceful mind and heart is the source of true joy. So while happiness is good at times; always try for peace, happiness will follow.

Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing - peace is the measure.
- George Melton

R-Evolution

People call for revolution, politicians voice for revolution, media advocates revolution, I call for evolution! Any nation that asks for a revolution must first deserve it. Leaders point out to the youth of Pakistan that'll bring about the change. Which youth? That 60% of the Pakistani population which is mostly radical rather than rational? The youth around me? 80% of whom are into drugs and arms? Who are blind followers? Who are ready to take lives before they give their own? Who bribe their way out of situations? Who are so impatient that they can't wait for the signals to go green? Nations which are just, fair, patient and sacrificing deserve revolution. Nations who put the society's interests before individuals'. Selfless people revolt, selfish people just roll; towards personal gains, benefits and interests.

We all need to evolve before revolting. For we are corrupted from the grass root level. Trust me NO judicial systeam can cure the corruptibility that lies within a person. We have to be accountable to ourselves. Have integrity. Value the society over personal interests.

Don't demand revolution, deserve it.

It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of thought or action, we should remember our dying and try so to live that our death brings no pleasure on the world.

Live Life

Give your life a purpose; for the sense of purpose itself, is the purpose of life. Give your life a meaning so that when you wake up in the morning, you have something to look forward to and when you sleep at night, you have something to dream about. Give your life a purpose for it is what makes us human beings superior from the rest. Purposeful living is the difference that sets us human beings apart from every other creature. We are Ashraful Makhlooqaat because we don’t just wake up, hunt for food, survive only to repeat the activities aimlessly until we age to dust. We don’t just go with the flow. That’s what animals do. They exist. We live. With planning. With purpose. Define your life so that when you stand in front of a mirror, the person you see staring back at you is full of dreams rather than doubts. Purpose is what transforms existence into living, chaos into order, uncertainty into assurance.. Live purposefully, live life.

There is good and there is evil. Right and wrong. Heroes and villains. And if we're blessed with wisdom, then there are glimpses between the cracks of each where light streams through. We wait in silence for these times when sense can be made, when meaningless existence comes into focus, and our purpose presents itself. And if we have the strength to be honest, then what we find there, staring back at us, is our own reflection, bearing witness to the duality of life. And each one of us is capable of both the dark and the light, of good and evil, of either, of all. And destiny, while marching ever in our direction, can be rerouted by the choices we make. By the love we hold onto, and the promises we keep.

- HEROES