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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

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