Re: A little concerned about the future ...
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n yeah it does really really matter if future generations don't care or lose interest or are NOT passionate about Pakistan!!!! Atleast they should have the instinct to help their country in anyways in the back of their minds many ppl do tht by living abroad cuz they do care for Pakistan....It is very sad when Pakistani's living abroad can talk on n on abt all the bad things in Pakistan whereas they dont see what they have done for Pakistan( i know this is an oldddd statemen... but it stands true!!)
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Why should children who are third generation born in another country be passionate about a country that they don't belong to, and why on earth would you expect them to fight for that country (particularly when its inhabitants can't be bothered to do so)? I find this mindset odd, to say the least. I may be third generation French on one side of my family, but it doesn't define me, nor should it. I am interested in the culture, love the food, and have enjoyed vacations there, but I am an American by birth, and no amount of preoccupation with the country of my grandmother's birth will make me French. The same will be true for your children, whether you like it or not. Pakistan will be a place that holds interest for them, because it is their heritage, but it will never be their "homeland". In fact, most Pakistanis won't consider them to b Pakistani.
Concerns about a child's welfare are justified, but I think that it is easier to raise a good muslim child here, provided the parents do a adequate job. There is less confusion about Islam, and stronger ties in most muslim communities here.