Pakistan: case for external debts write-off on March 29, 2020“Good debt accrues assets that generate positive returns and externalities” —Anthony Scaramucci-American political consultant Any logical person would advise someone looking for a break-through to “strike when the iron is hot”-the right (or rather ripe) time to realize an apparently unachievable objective. This could work both positively being conducive to the public at large and […]
Helplessness-a human tragedy? on March 20, 2020“Ultimately what I end up writing about is helplessness and the flip-side of that, empowerment” —Joss Whedon When a crisis hits one with no immediate solution at hand, when one is struck by a calamity with no hope of support from any quarter, when one gets entrapped in utter darkness with no ray of light, […]
Tribute to selflessness! on March 17, 2020“A hero is somebody who is selfless, who is generous in spirit, who just tries to give back as much as possible and help people. A hero to me is someone who saves people and who really deeply cares” – Debie Mazar, an American actress. Home is a place of comfort. It hardly matters how […]
Practice what you preach on March 10, 2020“What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say” -Ralph Waldo Emerson There can be no question about the fact that everyone judges everyone although, most of the time, the judged pretend not to care about what others think of them. This is nothing but deception. The fact is that within […]
Religion — why fight over it? on March 3, 2020“True religion is real living; living with all one’s soul, with all one’s goodness and righteousness”-Albert Einstein Considering the volatile situation of the world in general and the extraordinary political mismanagement in the Third World in particular along with rampant increase in immorality together with despicable acts of inhumanity being witnessed in the South Asian […]
One’s self-an objective view on February 22, 2020Carl Jung said: “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” A good friend raised a thought-provoking question: “Why is it that the Pakistani community, despite having the Holy Quran as its guide and the person of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) as an example, is by and large, not […]
Justice-one-sided on February 16, 2020“T he virtue of justice consists of moderation as regulated by wisdom.” (Aristotle) One must acknowledge the reality that those who are connected with imparting justice are highly respectable human beings. They not only serve humanity by setting the wrongs but also take upon their shoulders the heavy responsibility of making sure that no innocent […]
Education — for sale? on February 10, 2020“Education is like the pooja ghar (place of worship) for us. We are never going to become a for-profit player in education. It will be akin to selling the pooja ghar”-Anand Mahindra. A people-friendly government of any sane country will make best efforts to first improve the quality of its denizens-human resource. A perfect organization […]
Life — simply complicated? on February 2, 2020“Life is really simple but we insist on making it complicated.” (Confucius) Nothing seems to satisfy man! Those living in the villages yearn for the bright city lights and sounds and the city dwellers enviously view the villager’s laid back lifestyle. The poor crave for money while the rich find themselves using all means to […]
From defeat comes victory on January 26, 2020The Cambridge Dictionary explains the meaning of ‘defeat’ as “to win against someone in a fight, war or competition.” For example: “Napoleon was defeated by the Duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo.” The winner takes it all but what about the one who loses, the one defeated? In a battle, he could either […]