Today's Quote

"Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions, like great winds, have blown me hither and thither, in a wayward course, over a great ocean of anguish, reaching to the very verge of despair."
-Bertrand Russell

I have got a lot of useless knowledge in my head.

Forget, forget thy dreams.

I know it's a bit late to make a post about New Year, somehow, I didn't feel like celebrating… with so much suffering around us, it didn't seem to be worth it. I swear to God, this year we have just about had enough.

No resolutions for this year as well 'cuzz I hardly keep any.

My recent indulgences:

 Staying up whole night till 5 am and sometimes 6
 Watching every movie they show on hbo and showmovies
 Consuming coffee
 Downloading the books I want to read from internet, then realizing that reading from computer is painful so better go and buy them.

Well, I do resolve to change my dissolute course of life. Staying home has transformed me into an indolent being. By the way, watching striking poses of Ms. Bhutto on all channels for a week, made me gather that she was indeed pretty. :)

I just hope that we all have it in our hearts to help those in need, whether it is your maid who is too sick to come for work, a child who is searching for food in rubbish, the homeless man who is living on the corner of your street, or even just being a good role model to those who look up to you. If we all do our part to be good people, the world will definitely be a better place.

Happy New Year.

Love.

I went to school today, though not early… at around 11. All schools were closed except our unique school. Many teachers showed up but not all. Things seemed to be back to normal in the morning. Assuming that mourning period is over, most of the shops were opened. The deserted roads became little populous with transports. Except for few most people went to offices also. But at around Zohr prayer time, we heard gunshots and came to know that all neighboring shops were being forced to shut down.

We stayed at school for a while to be sure that firing was over and then set off for home. Since I didn't take the main route because of possible danger, so while moving thru the lanes of residential area I saw a crowd of women around the fruit and vegetable sellers – it’s the end of the month and people are running out of groceries, there were bunch of kids and teens in every lane who seemed worried and almost everyone appeared to be talking on cell phone…. uncles on terrace, teens outside houses and were staring at me in wonder where this girl is heading to in such horrible situation!

Karachiites are going thru worst period of their lives. Never had been situation such horrendous as been after Bhutto's assassination. Ugly scars of violence are spread across the city… because this southern region is dominated by Bhutto's supporters.

And as the darkness completely engulfs the city, I can feel the emotion of Pakistan's loss in the cold breeze of night.

I wish our politicians had been foresighted enuff to envisage this all but then… they wouldn't be our country's politicians!