Re: and we were seperated…
I think discussing what would have happened if we had stayed as one country by looking at India’s current state isn’t all that useful a task. Pakistan has some serious, serious problems. And congratulating ourselves with false notions of superiority isn’t going to help anything.
First and foremost, the fact that people can’t even get clean drinking water is appalling in a country based on Islam and a notion of “purity”.
Second, the state of education is appalling. Even the rich kids don’t get educated in their schools, but teachers send them off for “tuition.” There is little incentive to actually teach. Rote memorization is not learning. And it is not useful after graduation, when creativity, thoughtful writing and communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving are crucial life skills. So what if you were in the top 1% of your class and can recite all of Shakespeare’s soliliquys? Do you even know what they mean? And the poor literacy rates in most of country – when literacy just means the ability to read and write your own name – keeps so many Pakistanis from leaving decent and fulfilling lives. They continue oppressed by their “brothers” in religion and nationality.
Third, the polarization of the country, between religious extremism and “Western” liberalism and materialism is shocking. More and more people are feeling alienated by each other and do not understand each other.
Fourth, the feudal system is constantly wounding the country, keeping it from ever functioning as a whole and healthy nation. Why it was ever allowed in the first place I still do not understand.
I could go on, but I’ve got work to do. I love Pakistan, but I think that congratulating ourselves on this mediocre product is not going to lead to any sort of positive religious, cultural, economic, or political progress. Being delusional is useless.
Sahar
A very good and bitter analysis of whole situation…
I agree Sahar ..we have a lot of problems…i never said that we live in Utopia…we have a lot of problems..as you all mentiod..the thread was just to describe that…these roblems had multiplied thousand times ..if we had not been seperated in 1947…
It was just decribing that some people..belive that..it wopuld be better if sub continet would not have divide..they live in fols paradise…just see what happens to muslims of Gujraat in 2002 …atleast we are not raped ..and burn alive by the government in Pakistan as what indian government did ..to them…