Looking for good news
I tried, I looked at all the news to find something good, but failed miserably. I wanted to focus on the positive, as I felt that all my postings were about things that are going wrong. It was all in vain. Is it because there is nothing positive being reported in the local press, because when I go out of the house, all I find is chaos and disrepair? I don't know, you decide.
1. The good news
We have power and water, and the phone works. We should be thankful for little mercies. The weather is improving, as I sit and write this, it has rained and the air has a pleasant coolness about it. I am alive and well, all the bills are paid, my car runs well. Thats about it.
2. The not-so-good news
Where do I start and where do I end?
The first phase of the local elections has ended. It was "peaceful" since only a couple of dozen people were killed in poll related violence, I wonder how many killings it takes to make it otherwise. As expected, the ruling party backed, non-party candidates have won for the most part. Does anyone see the farce that we are enacting? I think its like the case of a man wearing a toupee, the only person who gets convinced that the hairpiece is for real is the wearer.
Pakistan to have 110 nuclear warheads by the end of the year. I suppose this must be good news for someone out there. I think its a shame. For a country that has the lowest literacy rate in the region, if not the whole world, we sure have our priorities sorted out.
Iran refuses to back down from its position, and goold old Dubya says that military action cannot be ruled out. I wonder where this will lead, more misery for the common man.
The new Murree plan will proceed, destroying prime forest and mountains, to create a "world class" mountain resort. I wonder who defines what world class is. I just wish that we had more sense, the reason why this is being built is because people will spend money and make money out of this. I think we can still create opportunities for people to make money without destroying nature, but will anyone listen? I will not spend my money on this. Will not visit the new Murree city, will not invest money in it.
This is another day, tried some more for good news, couldnt find any, so be it!
1. The good news
We have power and water, and the phone works. We should be thankful for little mercies. The weather is improving, as I sit and write this, it has rained and the air has a pleasant coolness about it. I am alive and well, all the bills are paid, my car runs well. Thats about it.
2. The not-so-good news
Where do I start and where do I end?
The first phase of the local elections has ended. It was "peaceful" since only a couple of dozen people were killed in poll related violence, I wonder how many killings it takes to make it otherwise. As expected, the ruling party backed, non-party candidates have won for the most part. Does anyone see the farce that we are enacting? I think its like the case of a man wearing a toupee, the only person who gets convinced that the hairpiece is for real is the wearer.
Pakistan to have 110 nuclear warheads by the end of the year. I suppose this must be good news for someone out there. I think its a shame. For a country that has the lowest literacy rate in the region, if not the whole world, we sure have our priorities sorted out.
Iran refuses to back down from its position, and goold old Dubya says that military action cannot be ruled out. I wonder where this will lead, more misery for the common man.
The new Murree plan will proceed, destroying prime forest and mountains, to create a "world class" mountain resort. I wonder who defines what world class is. I just wish that we had more sense, the reason why this is being built is because people will spend money and make money out of this. I think we can still create opportunities for people to make money without destroying nature, but will anyone listen? I will not spend my money on this. Will not visit the new Murree city, will not invest money in it.
This is another day, tried some more for good news, couldnt find any, so be it!
posted by Xoff at 8/20/2005 05:10:00 AM
3 Comments:
:) news is never good, and i fear that's why it's printed, cause who would tune in to read the positive stuff,..and life is really not all doom and gloom.
i managed to catch a bbc interview this week, and was very impressed by asma jahangir,...she was intelligent, articulate...and presented her views on the hudood ordinances, and womens position in pakistani society, with great integrity and passion. know that's something to be proud and positive about, just the fact that there are people out there, who do there best to make the world a more pallitable place
Asma is our pride and joy. That woman does not know the meaning of giving up. I wish there were more people like her. There is Sattar Edhi, our living saint. There are only a few intellectuals left and they are a dying breed. The newer generation is more interested in making money rather than anything else.
Anyway, so be it! We are thankful for the few good people we have.
SO TRUE,.. we find that here as well, there is so much time put in to accumulating wealth rather than any social ethic really.
it's all about the car,the clothes, the job, the whole yuppie syndrome....is that the effect of globalisation?
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