Living in Pakistan is like living on the edge. Negative, undesirable, annoying, and frightening things keep happening around you relentlessly, only if you do not fall part of it. Reading newspapers, watching news on TV channels, having friendly gossips or informal discussions with office colleagues; you’ll end up depressed, distressed, frustrated and shattered.
I am such one of those millions affected citizens trying hard to change lifestyle by ignoring all negative effects and aim at living positively enjoying every bit of life. Henceforth following pessimistic things and events are not going to make any influence upon my life and will not impair my buoyant attitude:
1. Rejection of admission of my child in the desired private school because I failed to make some “donations” to the school.
2. Land-line telephone is out of order for more than two weeks despite lodging complaints.
3. Electricity Supply Company wrongly sent an inflated bill of 20,000 rupees three months ago. I’m still running pillar to post to get it waived off.
4. More than 26 years of service in a public organization brings just one promotion.
5. My children are sick of our car which breaks down every now and then. They demand a new and bigger car.
6. Why can’t we go to Dubai or Saudi Arabia while all our friends visit in vacations? Children inquire.
7. Deafening noise of music coming from the nearest Marriage Hall is going to last till late night.
8. Corruptive practices prevalent from top to bottom, political instability, terrorism, sectarianism, etc. Natural calamities such as earthquakes and floods. Religious and ethnic exploitations.
9. Poverty, hunger, unemployment, increasing number of incidents of self immolation, suicides.
10. Lawlessness, kidnapping for ransom, murders on petty matters, and honor-killings.
The list can simply be unending.
Only an insane can remain unaffected.
