Re: WHATS wrong with a christmas tree?
Im sure before you wrote that out, you took the time to at least make sure it was true. Im sure it was just an oversight on your part when you forgot to mention Easter eggs ARE in fact representative of the resurrection of Christ. Its okay, it happens.
Now, Santa and the Easter Bunny are on the same level. They are fictitious characters primarily for the enjoyment of children. You got that part right.
We’re all Google scholars Naabigh. No surprise there.
Going back to the christmas tree…its a tradition. There are no references in the Bible to a Christmas tree so lets not go there. It has no religious value. A Christian does not burn in hell if they dont put up a tree in their living room.
Seriously? We as a people spend so much time and effort creating issues out of non-issues and that is why Pakistanis and Muslims are so badnaam. We pick on stupid things…like a tree…and try to make ourselves out to be reeeeeeeeeeeeeeally smart. Like “look! i found something to pick on!” Never mind the fact that our entire country is at its worst right now…lets pick on a tree. Who debates this much and vehemently over poverty and raising money to help the poor? Who talks about those issues? No one. Because they’re boring to our Bollywood-copycat culture. Now Christmas trees? Im sure a lot of faces will light up on that one! Not because people are opposed to it…but because they’ve never put one up or arent really familiar with it or dont care to. Its not opposition, its indifference and there is a difference between those two.
Halloween pe apne bachon ko trick or treating karne leke jayenge. Costumes pehnayenge. Easter pe apne bachon ko Easter egg khanay se nahin rokenge. Christmas pe SALES ki taraf bhookay bankay bhagenge. Thanksgiving pe TURKEY banayenge aise jaise turkey khatay huwe baray huwe thay. Apne larkiyon ko saat din mayun bitayenge. Unko jahaz denge. Sona denge. Apni izzat rakhne ke liye betiyon ko paraya kardenge. Rishwatein deke apne kaam karate hein. Kisi ne tree lagaya to “hayye hayye…”
The commonality Im noticing here is that
A - Pakistanis are addicted to differences. We LIKE differences among us and consider it a source of pride to have them. We will find anything - big or small - and use that as a divider between us and the rest of OUR OWN people. “Hum alag hein…hum itne ache hein…hum to aise hein. Auron ko dekho…kitne kharab”
B - We are immune to hypocrisy. None of us even feel it when we speak or type. Our senses have been dulled and we feel like its the other guy thats the hypocrite. No way could it be us. It is in fact…US.
Im sorry to say but this particular to ONLY Pakistanis and…frankly speaking…I find intolerance to be equivalent to having a bimari. I feel sorry for people who do naak moon chirana because it takes much more to be that way than not. It takes much more negativity to even have that mindset than to simply live and let live.
Live and let live. This is such a lost concept for us…haha.