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Uncultured youth brawling
over nothingness!
Once
a free spirited gal was out to have some fun at Jinnah Super Market.
There she met some spoiled vagabond who considered every beautiful
object his personal property. As he misbehaved with her and got a slap
on the face from the bold chick, he shot at the gal in rage and chapter
closed. He knew that he belonged to the elite class, the 'untouchable'
segment of society who can manipulate the odds in their favour or hush
matters where required. Then, at another occasion, back in the time when
F-9 Park was newly built, a guy, that too a notorious vagabond but with
some integral rules of decency, when offered flowers to the one he
craved for, he, along his peer, was shot at by the girl's brother, in
name of honour, and not let to be taken to the hospital till the two
died a miserable death.
In one's student life, a point comes when he becomes a rebel, but the
stage is short-lived as one gets mature with age. However, where bad
habits die with the next shift in season, raging attitude, if encouraged
at an early stage, then becomes part of one's personality like that
stain which cannot be easily washed away. If Lahore is known for having
fairly broadminded, free-spirited and totally open people for it's
inhabitants, Karachi is known for it's aloofness and night life, then
Islamabad, unfortunately, is known for nurturing the elite and
harbouring masses with high heads and attitudes. Let it be a concert, a
funfair or any public event, a few bad eggs have to spoil all the fun.
Just the other day there was a mega musical show in which performers
from all over had arrived in town to entertain the masses. But the event
was marred by instances of eve-teasing and brawls erupted amongst raging
youth. This incident and many others here and there indicate severe
distraught, unrest and frustration amongst the youth of our society. To
a large extent, the parents are responsible for upbringing such
uncultured youth who consider themselves as very polish individuals and
boast at large about their set of influences. The parents who scold
their kids in front of the entire world or proudly boast about their
offsprings' set of abuses when just a toddler, grows up into a shattered
and highly frustrated personality.
If such youth looks into their own selves, well, they're unfit in any
group of society and this bitter reality frustrates them and so, they
act outrageous, just to fit in, at least in the rowdiest of crowd,
attempting to look unique. When seen in the wider perspective of things,
our teachers, bosses and moreover, political leaders, should not harbour
such an environment that produces impartial attitude towards any segment
of the society so that no one feels unfit. It is true that the child who
has never been slapped at home and knows that even when arrested for
hullabaloo, would be freed soon enough due to his influence, would not
take a slap on the face from the authorities, without malice. But he or
everyone of the society, should be made to learn that the hand of law is
the same for everyone. Only then any major social change can occur in
the society! Otherwise, uncultured youth would keep brawling over
nothingness!
— Uzma Zafar |