As a teacher and member of urban society I interact with parents. I find parents who are over stretching to buy luxury and private education for their kids. I meet fathers (who discuss possible shape of job market after ten years for kids who are currently in eighth grade) and mothers (who want their daughters to be prominent at both Mehndi and Millad and if possible than also on result day!).For their kids good jobs or foreign immigration and their timely marriages into families which can afford comfort is all these parents seem to care for. Without exception none of these parents seems to be encouraging kids for having a purpose in life and to pursuit creativity, imagination and inner happiness.
I teach students (At grammar Schools)who are teenagers. Boys and Girls who have just started feeling young, believing that they are very Good looking, Strong and Intelligent and they look beautiful with typical selfie expression i.e. sidewards face , slightly dropped jaw and eyes displaying aggression and self-belief for personal looks. These kids are full of confidence. They are friendly but do not show usual expressions and signs of showing respect to elders. If you cant fetch references to R&B music, new movies, popular restaurants, cars, mobiles ,soccer , wealth or anything associated with financial prosperity in discussions than it becomes difficult to become friendly with them. Unlike their elders (thanks to unfiltered and unchecked access to adult content)they are very open to discussions and activities which are traditionally not done publicly. These Selfie kids are very open to interact with opposite gender and this interaction is not bound to timings or frequency due to Social media, Mobile phones and prepaid emotions! Due to being too much occupied with electronic gadgets and/or socialization they find little time for Books and Sports thus do not fulfill traditional criteria’s of balanced personality.They love so much being in the present that past (like national history related events before and after 1947,1965,1971 etc)and future(possible water crises and outcome of separatists movement in Baluchistan etc)do not seem to be their concern.
The reason why I am discussing these parents and kids is that they reflect that part of Urban society which initiates trends and develops cultures to be followed by rest of the population. It is very significant that these people (who are influenced by western society but do not suffer from inferiority complex due to better education and exposure)understand that no society has ever progressed without remembering its own history and without following any set of values(Moral ,Nationalist or religious).Being influential on rest of population demands responsibility. ”V” will have to understand that now Europe and America are likely to reduce number of immigrants from Pakistan due to terrorism and due to cheaper skilled workforce availability from Bangladesh , India and from some of the other Asian countries. If “V” want our kids to have a safer and better society to live in than “V” will have to spend more time with them sharing what mistakes their elders made when national history was in the making and what mistakes can be avoided now when history is still in the making!I feel "V" will have to encourage our kids to develop interest in Research(beyond Google!),Sports ,Art and Literature."V" will have to show them pleasures beyond food,Clothing and electronic gadgets.
Note:I have absolutely no idea of who this guy is in tittle pic .I just found this image appropriate for this post while searching from Internet so it can be removed if it is private.
People in our country have restricted their interests. They are more concerned about their personal interests than the national interests. Leaving the country and working abroad may lead to a better earning but for the country it's braindrain when our doctors, engineers and well educated people leave the country for their own good. For our country to prosper we, as individuals, should play our role and integrate our interests with that of the nation and work in the best interest of the country and make it a place we want our future generations to live in peacefully.
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