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Of hidden talents &
wishes unknown…
Uzma Zafar
Just like sensationalism and
substantial journalism cannot exist in the same space, similarly
commercialism and innate art can never mean the same thing. We keep
saying that we are a skillful nation but there are no avenues of
promotion of art in our place of the world but have you ever thought
about it that how many of us have really gone out and tried our luck,
let that be in painting, dramatics, creative writing, photography;
commonly known as painting with light, music, instrumental art or
anything for that matter? In fact, how many of us really became who we
planned to be at our childhood or to put it like this, how many of us
really pursued what their dream career or even got their dream
education? I think, most of us would reply in negative. Many of us would
say that they were aimless ever since they could remember and some would
say that they never knew how serious they were about something till the
golden age was gone.
Every human being is born with many talents. Some have thin ears and
others have sharp noses, some have a knack for cracking jokes while
others can entice anyone into anything. But not all such people become
good listeners or join call centers, join cookery, become comedians or
join the marketing arena. Why? Because they never really tried! In fact,
many of them end up wasting their skills, sitting home and engrossing
themselves into meaningless blabber and idle gossip, without even
knowing what they are capable of. Each talent is accentuated
unconsciously through the society. It is when one recognizes his talent
and if he has interest in it too, pursues it, and grooms it either
through some course or practical experience. And if one has the eye for
it, he does spot opportunities on his way as well, each one opening new
doors for others and yet others. One just has to take the first step!
If in the yesteryears there were programmes like Music Challenge and
various others of that kind, in PTV and then STN as well, today we have
more channels and added opportunities to compete with others of our kind
while make like-minded associates in the process and platforms from
where we can rise to our destined goals. Most recently we have PSI;
Pakistan Sangeet Icon on Indus Vision and Dum Hai on ARY Digital, which
has given the opportunity to budding and learned singers, magicians,
dancers, flute instrumentalists and people from all artistic talents in
fact. If PSI is giving opportunities to singers to come forward, from
all over Pakistan, then programmes like Dum Hai is opening doors for
every kind of skill to get encouragement in the outer world.
Opportunities are there and were always there. And that’s why if
painters and sketchers were not known before, now they are praised and
appreciated in the galleries all around. Similarly, if magicians,
telekinesis experts, instrumentalists, photographers and in fact, all
artists, just stop for a moment and think that what harm could a little
competition do, and come forward with the essential sportsman spirit,
art would soon get it’s required place in our society. Winning and
losing is part of the game but what is important is to at least try to
see what one has really got in him and take the first step. Believe in
yourself and make the world believe in you is the required spirit. As
every society is known by it’s talent, skill and art, thus we too,
should attribute towards the big picture instead of sitting idle and
waste our lives in the dark! |
