Most of us are well protected by our parents and guarded from the big bad world and grow up believing the world is a beautiful, wonderous place where theres nice people and nothing bad ever happens. Our major problems until age 10-11 are usually forgetting to do a homework assignment or kid xyz doesnt like me, or that kid has more toys than me. Not big problems and certainly nothing that tarnishes your image of the perfect world you have in your mind.
We all have some experiences in life that wake us up from those fantasies of ponies and roses and cotton candy, and face the harsh realities of this thing called life. Things that make you realize that you were living in nothing but a bubble up until now, and that theres so much that goes wrong in life and so many trials and tribulations we go through as humans over time. It could be anything from realizing that people are not what they appear to be, or to losing a loved one. Something that makes you realize that life isnt as simple as you thought it was nor is it very fair, and sometimes results in you experiencing emotions that you never even thought existed.
What was the defining moment in your life, when you lost that innocence? If its too personal to share, then dont.
After completing the education I went to work and realized a war for survival of the most mean , most harsh , most sucker of them all is going on. It was back home in Pakistan. I did not become one of them but started to look for some alternatives to working for others like starting my own business ,which I did, to get out of that rat race.
For me it was the Ojhri Camp incident back in April 1988. For those of you do not know, it was during the peak of the Cold War, when Pakistan was fighting a proxy war at the behest of the US against the mighty USSR.
Keeping the politics aside, a big depot full of missiles, under mysterious circumstances went live and all of a sudden there was a full shower of projectiles falling all over the cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. **There were many casualties, and I saw bodies of people on roads. There was a car we came across which had a woman without her head. I can never ever forget that, as this was too much for me to handle at such a tender age. ** Our house was less than 5 miles from that missile camp. None of the projectiles fell at our place though. My uncle’s place was gutted out too, luckily no one was home. There was alot of chaos and panic, and some people took advantage of that and looot, plunder and rape took place. Just two years ago a person died in Food Street after one of those hidden missiles went off after 19 years of being buried in the ground. There was a famous politician who was injured back then, and he died after 17 years of being on life support.
That’s when I realized the cold realities in life. Death can come can hunt us down in very mysterious circumstances, and sometimes there is no prior notice and no one to protect you from it.
When ur a kid..u dont realy KNOW or feel that the world is great or whatever. Your problems ARE your problems. They only seem like nonsense problems looking back in hindsight. But at the time, they do seem like big problems that have no solution. None of this makes sense. I think I still live in a fantasy world that "later" things will be better. But "later" never comes, i guess thats my "wakeup" call.....
nahhhhhh
never lost it.
Never lived in a bubble either, I was severely abused as kid. So growing up was a blessing.
Couldn't defend my self as a kid.
I think we see life through relations and achievements. hmmm I have both so I am happy.
I did lose some one but that I could not control so learned to live with grief. That is always part of life.
I have nephews and nieces I love to death, I am better alive for them then dead.
One day I will have my on kids, life would be even better So I am going to hang in.
jab main bcha thi na Mujhe shadeed ghusa or uljhan hoti thi ke log bachon ko bacha kion samjhty hain:frusty: Apne deen iman se batao mujhy kabhi bachon ko ju PTV py bachon ke programms atty hain daikhty daikha hai:aq: cartoon tu her umar ke log daikhty hain:smokin2:
What was the defining moment in your life, when you lost that innocence? If its too personal to share, then dont.
it's hard to pin point the exact moment for anyone. The chain of events over the time results it, and before you realise it, yuo become a hardened mature person.
In short, there is no precise moement of realisation.
Sorrrryyyyy
Mujhe shadeed ghusa or uljhan hoti thi ke log bachon ko bacha kion samjhty hain:frusty: Apne deen iman se batao mujhy kabhi bachon ko ju PTV py bachon ke programms atty hain daikhty daikha hai:aq: