Stop sermonizing…Start acting
I remember my english teacher in 9th grade "Ma’am Ajmal Noorani" saying "Our people are great sermonizers" and by that she meant that we talk a lot but do very little. I had fully agreed with her at that time and still agree with her. Some of my close friends must have heard me quoting this at different times and today I have felt a need to quote it again.
Lately I have been hearing some cynics pointing fingers on Shaheed Benazir Bhutto’s personality. I’m not a die-hard PPP supporter (in fact currently I’m supporting none) but still recognize the sacrifice that Bhutto family has given to glow the lights of democracy in Pakistan; and to raise the living standard of the poor and the deprived.
For all those who have issues with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari being made the Chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party or who otherwise have issues with the Bhutto family playing an active role in the current political scene in Pakistan, I just have got one question:
"If you are a patriot from your heart and soul, are you ready to put the life of your father, brothers, yourself and for that matter your entire familt at stake; for the betterment of this country?"
If I ask this question to myself, an honest answer would be "No", because I simply do not have the courage to shoulder the coffins of my dearest ones, one after another. If your answer is the same then people like us have no right to give a judgement about those who actually have the courage to bring about a difference about no matter what it takes to bring it. We should rather support them or least let them do their job.
However, if being an Oxford/Harvard graduate with an option to live in London/Paris/Geneva, you are actually daring enough to stay and serve your country..your people, then you should definitely come in the forefront and prove yourself out. Now what it takes to come in the forefront may also be price you need to pay for it so be ready to pay it
"……Bhutto……. said her father’s parting words before his execution were, "You can walk away. You’re young. You can go to live in London or Paris or Geneva"
She told Sheehy she responded, "No, I have to keep up this mission of yours, of democracy."………." Full Article here
In the end, I would say whether you are an activist or one of those who prefer to stay in their own cocoon, if you are against innocent killings and want to know who the real culprits are then sign the on-line petition for UN investigation into the assassination of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto here
Hey hun…thanks so much for ur kind words….
I will b back..jus takin a break…
xx
Comment by Suga — January 11, 2008 @ 2:55 am
No difference. I cant let bygones be bygones. Sorry. There is sadness because a human life has gone and in the way it went…but…sorry? I m not. Let the things be as they are, its Allah’s ways. The world is better off without one more corrupt politician.
Comment by UTP — January 11, 2008 @ 9:49 am
I’ve already signed the petition and believe that the murder should be investigated and the guilty brought to book. All those opposed to her politics could’ve taken her on politically and there is absolutely no justification for her having been killed.
However, I am no great fan of dynastic politics, whether it may involve the Bhutto-Zardari family in Pakistan or the Nehru-Gandhi family in India. Instead of being purely selected on account of an emotive appeal, leaders, I believe, should be selected on the basis of overall competence.
I would not vote for Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari or Rahul Gandhi, not while they are at their present positions in their respective parties, at least. If they were to join politics at the grass-roots level and work their way up the ranks, like any other ordinary party-worker, I might actually do a rethink.
Comment by Sidhusaaheb — January 11, 2008 @ 10:04 am
Apart of it what kind of leader she was but her larger-than-life persona is the stuff that legends are made of: a lone Amazonian woman challenging a sea of men
Comment by aashely — January 12, 2008 @ 12:20 am
Amongst the ‘cynics pointing fingers’, apparently, is noted historian William Dalrymple, whose article on the subject can be accessed at http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1699877,00.html
Comment by Sidhusaaheb — January 12, 2008 @ 1:55 pm
@ Fariha:
True. Benazir Bhutto is also an Ideal for many women. Many in my friend want to be like her. She was daring, courageous and bold.
Comment by Om Perkash — January 12, 2008 @ 2:37 pm
I agree that none of us are patriotic enough to put our families at stake here .. but I dont think it’s about making Pakistan a better place. It’s all about money and power and again money (which can get really intoxicating)
Do u think Bilawal is the chairperson because he cares about Pakistan ? He probably hates politics and everything else related to Pakistan that led to his mothers death.
Did Benazir really care about betterment of Pakistan? … she did have a chance to make Pakistan better in her almost two terms as the PM. Pakistan didnt change much, but she and her husband did end up embezzling billions of rupees in swiss accounts (which eventually ended up getting frozen by the next govt)
I dont know .. Im dont follow politics as much … but I still have a hard time believing that she came back to Pakistan ONLY for the betterment of Pakistan. I think it had more to do with Power, prestige and money.
And dont take me wrong, I do not think that killing her like that was right or justified. Afterall she was a human being, a mother and a wife. But other people also died in the same blast and a lot more in the events the followed afterwards … it’s just sad
Comment by crazedout — January 13, 2008 @ 6:53 am