Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Better be idiot then hypocrite

Before I go on & paste my views, let me tell you this write up is dedicated to idiots.

Idiots hold a very important place in human race, if we people were demarcating boundaries based on race, then let me assure you that idiots would have build a nation even bigger than China. Like Chinese they are every where, almost one in every house or atleast couple of them in every neighbourhood. They speak different languages, practice different religions, but all have some thing in common, idioticity.

Hypocrites are different, more like hidden cult societies, they are every where but few of them are influential enough to turn things around. The difference b/w idiots & hypocrites is, idiots are told by every one what they are but they don't accept; on the other hand hypocrites accept but no one dares to tell them.

I met a Couple some time back, one an idiot while other an extremely hypocrite. As usual, got pissed by the idiot & chose the hypocrite. It took me just over 2 weeks to realize the truth of the hypocrite. Easy tears though claiming their existence unveiling virginity for me (virginity of tears), sudden change of emotions, ufluent sage of words to escape situations & trying to be assertive when loosing the battle. Idiots on the other hand are normally honest, possessive, caring, courteous enough to look back & ready to accept their flaws but certainly are no brainer.

Ask yourself a question, one I have asked myself & answered; who among them is better, a hypocrite, with a Panadol Extra type of personality or an idiot, the regular Aspirin. Both let your headache to go off for a while but is back later. So if you are a believer of what comes quick, goes quick go for the hypocrite, otherwise, the idiot is the best solution, who works slow but stays longer!

I have a soft corner in my heart for idiots, as they are the least recognized people around. Look at the history, every king's court, parliament or army had plenty of idiots but no one remembers them, whereas every successful hypocrite made its way into books. Hypocrisy is like an addiction, the more you succeed, the more you indulge yourself & the best part is if you are caught, you are instantly famous, if not you play your role like an undercover cop & go ahead. While idiot what ever great thing he/she does, is ultimately is forgotten.

If I got a chance to re-write the history, I would dedicate a couple of chapters to the idiots, as being an idiot is not addictive, its a curse & a curse could be only broken via spells written in mystic books.

Sunday, March 25, 2007

To heaven & back, with 'enlightened moderation'

Last week out of blue, dropping my plans for Egypt & Turkey, I decided some thing different, some thing for no reason I was hesitant to go for, a vacation in Pakistan. My concern was never terrorism, as I don't fit the profile either ways. So packed my bags, took what ever flight available & started my trip.

The natural beauty of the country, I tapped in 1 week was much more than what I had seen in my whole life. In 6 hours, climate changes from 30*C to 0*C, scenery changes from barren grounds to lush green mountains & elevation reaching up to 7000 ft. But the most interesting part was the people!!

I had read alot about prosperity reaching the country & enlightened moderation changing the political scenarios. First impression, I was surprised; but it lasted in 15 minutes & after crossing the hi end colonies, life changed & changed to bitter realities. Broken roads, dusty atmosphere, noisy 3 wheelers & top of all shattered faces. Every face has a story to tell, some sound pleasant but mostly bitter; bitter enough to tangle your thoughts.

A 20 minutes ride in the downtown city is good enough to intake pollution, you would absorb in a city like Dubai in 6 months. Commodities are expensive & utilities not reachable every where; schooling either shabby or expensive. If clean water is available, then the question is how clean is clean. Dyrea, H-B & Typhoid cases are every where, but Doctors! what can they do???

What ever good or bad I saw is baseless, coz 5% of the rich social class is living a Best In Class life, great roads, excellent schools, state of art facilities & cafes second to non. Guys wear Armani's & gals ofcourse wear traditional dress 'Shalwar Kameez', which is modified short enough to call Shalwar a hipster & the long Kameez a blouse. This is called enlightened moderation, happiness of 5% at the cost of 95%.
I am confident one day Pakistan would be a prosperous nation, a nation made for the survival of a niche bunch. But, what would happen to the rest? Either they would learn to live a dejected life or blood would find its way out.
Let's hope for the best.....