A Matter of Pride
2008 August 26
I sat at my grandfather’s knee, lost in wonder, ‘Really, Abba Jan?’
‘Yes, my daughter,’ he said, ‘we did not have it as easy as you.’
‘So, you mean to say you worked on the train station all night and studied till dawn?’
He nodded.
‘When did you sleep?’
A gentle laugh full of remonstrance.
‘Child, when the only way out of poverty is a decent education… and when the burden of your people’s progress rides heavy on your shoulders, sleep doesn’t come near you.
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wow! wat a piece. Really touches a deep spot. Thanx for sharing =]
riki~
Where will the sense of belonging come from? Whose fault is it that the youth of today do not feel the Muslim Ummah or their country are their own to build?’
Abba Jan was silent
It is our faith that is weak and most off us dont think of Muslims as a Ummah any more, we have lost the sight off the bigger picture. 98% of Pakistani population is just muslim by name, The mosques need to play an important role in bringing people back closer to the religion and feeling a responsibility towards Ummah. There is a much greater battle on our hands then the one that was presented before independce but we have been blinded by all th evil that prevails in the system
i believe the youth doomed itself… thanks to the HD-box
awww sweet
[[[ x riki x ]]] - Thank you for the words of praise.
Muhammed Ansari- Welcome to my blog. I agree with you on this count: we’ve totall lost our sense of ‘the bigger picture’.. each piece of the puzzle has forgotten that they are nothing but a piece of the whole; and if they don’t come together, there will be nothing but little pieces with no identities. Each piece either over values itself; or fails to understand how important it is.
Ateeq-You’re right!
Tazeen-Welcome to my blog. I’m happy my piece touched you.
Heart touching
Specs, great stuff, and so true. Your grandfather was a wise man. His story reminds me of Umar ibn Al Khataab in the times of his caliphate.