Equality: Easy To Taste, Hard To Digest - Yasir Raufi (Batch of '16)

We live in a world where the wealthy are happy because of the poor, the sane because of the insane, the healthy because of the ill, the beautiful because of the ugly, and the literate because of the illiterate. This all goes to show that all the happiness of the fortunate ones is derived out of the misery of the unfortunate ones, and that is the main reason for the failure, the corruption and downfall of our society as a whole. The fortunate ones care so much about their own happiness that they forget the right, the wish, for the unfortunate ones to be equally happy.

The moment the fortunate forget about their own happiness and focus on the misery of the people whose fate was just not as bright as theirs. The moment that, for the fortunate, the upside cup of smile topples over and turns into a fallen empty cup of sadness. The moment when the unfortunate will start seeing a ray of hope to survive, improve and gain faith in humanity and their lost faith in God. The moment when the unfortunate will have a smile on their faces because of recovery and support, and the fortunate will still have that toppled over empty cup of sadness because of worry and humility. That will be the moment that our society begins to rise. It will be the moment when God will start to truly love His people again and they gain freedom from all evils and hatred from the outside world because no one can break the chain binding the united men together. That will be a true example of equality. The truth is that God didn't give everyone everything equally but He has given His believers equal rights hence it is their duty to treat each other as equals, and that, in my belief, is the very basic foundation for success and uprise of a society- Equality

                       

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The List - Ali Nawaz (Batch of '16)

There are so many things in this world that can't be bought, but out all those unpurchase-able things what is the most precious one and what scale is needed to measure its value? How to know whats important? What should be your priority? What is the thing u should go for? and what is that u should let go?? Some of the simplest questions in our lives sometimes prove to be the biggest dilemma and the main reason of this confusion is only one ...
We find difficulty in selecting the better option because we have not set a priority list in our lives.
Have u ever heard that "anybody has got time for you if you r their priority" .. that means there has to be a priority list but on what standards should one make it?? On the basis of religion?? On the basis of money?? Or on basis of social norms.In basis of what your parents tell u , Or on the basis of what your girlfriend or your wife tells u? 
No doubt about this that whatever the religion says to give preference to, it will surely prove good for you to keep it in the upper row of your priority list,but what about the things about which religion doesn't says anything... like .. should I get a Hershey's or a Tobleron? Should I go for MBBS or engineering?? Will Islam give answer to this question? I don't thing so, well these are the simplest of such questions ..

I never heard my parents saying that go buy something that is worth the money we gave u .. I never read any hadees or ayat which says do whatever ur wife asks u to .. because there aint any .. but yes I did hear people asking me to do things just because "char log kya kahen gy" (what will others say) .. so should i base all my priorities on this base? U may agree ,but I don't ..not in all matters, may b in some I might give importance to these hypothetical char loog, for what comes after Islam or parents to set my preference list is HAPPINESS!!

Happiness! The only thing everyone on this planet is searching for.. we wake up everyday not in search of money.. not in search of knowledge, not in search of love but in search of happiness. Money or knowledge or love may just be the sources, but they are not happiness. I'm too young to define happiness because I haven't seen the world or experienced it. I don't know how one feels to hold his baby in his hands and kiss his forehead. I haven't felt that happiness, that ecstasy yet. I don't know how happy one feels when he is hopeless and is sitting in a jail cell somewhere in the world... suffering.. darkness... torture.... the moment when u feel like death would be a boon than to live , and all of a sudden he finds a way out of that place. I don't know how it feels to stay awake for the whole night and sit in-front of kaab'a and ask for forgiveness... that happiness .. that peace... I'm not yet that mature to explain those feelings.. but .. what I can tell is that nothing in this world is worth happiness.

I happened to see a few children picking up garbage cans and one of 'em found a can with a lil fanta in it. He called out for other kids and drank the left over with that "I am the king" look in his eyes  ... for u or me ..that cane was a waste.. but happiness for that lil fellow  .. 


would u have had the same kind of happiness on getting a sip of fanta from that discarded can? NO!!!
The answer is obvious .



so I guess it would be better for all of us to rather compose our lives according to the things that make us happy rather than what makes others happy. Religion is very important and should b above our personal desires. Parents should also b given due respect, but when it comes to the "char log" society or your smile.I guess You and I should maintain an equilibrium and better be giving more importance to our smile.  .. "Condition applied" that we are not doing something against our religion.

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