So I really don’t understand what the world has shaped into these days. It seems as if a stigma of misfortunes that takes it's root in man’s progressing debility to think has swept the population by a milestone. If one should start penning the most conspicuous woes of humanity, even then a point will come when he will be hit by the epiphany of having wasted time, energy and ink as the common solution to all of it is only a myth dreamt and forgotten. And to think of a solution is not just a chore, but a chore further occluded by bigotry that’s now not limited to a handful of incidents, but permeated in workaday vocabulary so much so that if cited with introspection, it’s a serious problem.
Bigotry is practiced in all respects really. Be it a conversation about condemning pathans as being ‘Begharat’ for putting a price on the femme half of the community [I’m a pathan myself mind you.], a gunshot wound abrading an ANP activist with love from an MQM member, a mere disregard that spurs in the head of a woman for her daughter in law or hurling profanities at a television evangelist over the ‘gaalis’ he so very fervently said, which by the way is the issue I feel like addressing.
During the course of the viral leakage of Dr. Aamir Liaquat’s behind-the-scenes antics on Facebook, I couldn’t help but feel disgusted at the reaction of the public. I never implied that I had an affinity for him to begin with and I don’t have it now either. But In people who I saw the aspiring and determined youth of today made me realize my folly for having seen them as so. What surprised me was how they reacted in the profane fashion they themselves condemn Dr.AL for. When I first saw the link on my newsfeed, I felt a bit reluctant to play and actually see Dr.AL for the ‘two-faced hypocrite’ people ascribed to his name. But having mustered the slight courage to hit play, I analyzed how intricately had the scandal been contrived. That is not to say that I condone Dr.AL for much of his grotesque behavior on set such as his reaction to the much sensitive issue of committing suicide in order to preserve someone’s dignity, but in manifold of places the mouthing was not in harmony with the sound. For instance, the credibility of the video stood high because there was correlation between his mouthing of his words but right where the ‘oo’s and ‘oa’s of some of the abuses he seemingly gave away to his influential guests, that’s where the sync got lost. Also, as the video neared it’s ends, the sync was completely lost and the edifice of it’s credibility toppled. Even professional video editors have deemed it as unauthentic.
Now what our societal mindset loves is just surfacing things off superficially and then making a great deal out of conspiracies that really won’t make a difference in the end. If Dr.AL is a hypocrite then spare him for being human. We all have split personalities; we bitch, we lie and we abuse at one point or the other. Had we not been such we would’ve each have been god. Sabotaging and falsifying isn’t the key, solving it is. There are other important issues residing and growing that need to be looked towards rather than wasting time substantiating bogus information.
SubhanAllah. JazakAllah for a completely refreshing point of view. I started off reading this post expecting it to be the hackneyed view that Dr. AL should burn in hell etc. but was pleasantly surprised to see something else entirely. As Muslims, we must always give others the benefit of the doubt, and any evil that you see in a fellow Muslim should be hidden from others, not shamelessly paraded on Youtube. Sure, with political and religious leaders, that rule doesn't always apply because you need to raise aawareness if you see that said person(s) is/are unfit to rule. However, in Pakistan's current scenario, we must think thrice before spreading such dubious (possible) propaganda, as it may end up causing more division than unity. I personally believe (sorry if I sounded like Caitlin Upton there :P) that the video's veracity should perhaps have been confirmed by a panel of experts and then appropriate action taken through proper channels. However, the current Youtube fever over the video indicates that we lack maturity when it comes to the matter. We love to hate and this video gives the flamers within us to rear their ugly heads. It's fun to make the subject dinner table conversation (which admittedly, I too am guilty of), which is wrong as it is backbiting, but nevertheless, it's what apparently a lot of us thrive on and hence explains why our gaali-popping nation has suddenly becoming a self-righteous gaali-popping one. Once again mashaAllah, great post!
ReplyDeleteAgreed everybody today is two-faced, or even twenty-eight-faced for that matter. But not everybody is invited into our households everyday as a "religious leader", if I may take the liberty of referring to ALH as that.
ReplyDeleteNevertheless, like my mother asserts, "let's leave the judging to God".
:) Iftar mein pasta ya cholay? :D
ReplyDeleteGood post. One piece of advice though. Use simpler words :P
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