Parental Codes???
The most important aspect of Globalisation is advancements in Telecommunication and free information flow .Access to knowledge and entertainment which belongs to another culture / society sounds and feels exciting as it is new to us and mostly it’s in a form which is not acceptable by our cultural and religious discipline so its tempting to be rebellious and break away from traditional school of thought (Which apparently looks backward and outdated).
There is nothing wrong with being rebellious or trying something new but the issue is about lack of coaching and guidance in this regard from elders to their youngsters. Mostly our elders just give orders about what to do and what not to do but rarely do they feel comfortable discussing adulthood related issues with the teenagers. In our society Internet is unfiltered, Movies are uncensored and Cable unchecked. Most of the foreign channels give warnings regarding Viewers restrictions (SNLV 13/16/18 OR 18+ etc) but the problem is that what is acceptable for viewing of and 18 years old American is not supposed to be acceptable for a Pakistani of any age .Similarly uncensored and smuggled CDs are a bit too easily available in our society. In case of WEB it is argued that the number of adult entertainment sites is too large to block but still some effort can be made to reduce this number.
In Urban areas usually average marriage age ranges between 22-30 years whereas adolescence starts at around 12 years so in case of this much access to adult entertainment content, there can be very obvious issues like practicing what is being watched at LCD screens without realizing our society’s digestion for repercussions (and our society is certainly a lot less tolerant for the outcomes even though it shows great patience for the causes and agents responsible for these issues).
What should be done about it?
Nothing as it is bound to happen with the developments in technology?
Or Instead of restricting access we should be more open about discussing the adolescence related issues?
Do we need to seek rescue through religion??
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Monday, October 5, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Entertainment next?!?!?
Entertainment next?!?!?
Since the last two decades one of the most significant developments which have taken place in the world of entertainment is broadcasting of reality recordings. Channels like National Geographic/Animal planet/Discovery, All the Tube/Blog sites which upload MMS based scandals or recorded real life incidents and Tons of Data which is shared through Mobile phones or content sharing mediums, all of this is the new face of entertainment.
I my self when feel bored from routine entertainment and News channels than I usually switch to National Geographic and Animal planet in order to have a “different kind” of entertainment which is based on realities. Sometimes watching an Anaconda devouring a goat can be preferable than shouting Politicians on “Reality Political Talk Shows” or Drama soap serials which just never end (and which never make sense either) but easy access to real violence and adult content can be a bit too damaging for the society because unlike movies these are easy to relate with (especially by the kids).
Channels covering animal life are on the cable since last so many years but the rest of it got popular with the developments in Telecommunications and recording technologies. Even explicit content on adult sites can not be considered this impactful than watching someone in a passionate mood without him or her knowing it (At least at the time of incident people are not aware of being recorded).This trend is not restricted to watching relationships only but also to watching violence. Once at an off the school venue two students rushed to me and excitedly showed a clip through Mobile phone. The video was about a man being slaughtered and the kids (about 11-13 years old) were thrilled while watching it. They were even telling me that I am bound to feel disgusted. During the video they excitedly pointed out various details about the slaughter and once the video was over they looked towards me to have words of appreciation about the video.
The question is when the people got bored from actors than they started watching realities but what would be next than reality, would it be watching live???
Please share by leaving your comments about reality broadcasts at Web, T.V and the tube sites.
Since the last two decades one of the most significant developments which have taken place in the world of entertainment is broadcasting of reality recordings. Channels like National Geographic/Animal planet/Discovery, All the Tube/Blog sites which upload MMS based scandals or recorded real life incidents and Tons of Data which is shared through Mobile phones or content sharing mediums, all of this is the new face of entertainment.
I my self when feel bored from routine entertainment and News channels than I usually switch to National Geographic and Animal planet in order to have a “different kind” of entertainment which is based on realities. Sometimes watching an Anaconda devouring a goat can be preferable than shouting Politicians on “Reality Political Talk Shows” or Drama soap serials which just never end (and which never make sense either) but easy access to real violence and adult content can be a bit too damaging for the society because unlike movies these are easy to relate with (especially by the kids).
Channels covering animal life are on the cable since last so many years but the rest of it got popular with the developments in Telecommunications and recording technologies. Even explicit content on adult sites can not be considered this impactful than watching someone in a passionate mood without him or her knowing it (At least at the time of incident people are not aware of being recorded).This trend is not restricted to watching relationships only but also to watching violence. Once at an off the school venue two students rushed to me and excitedly showed a clip through Mobile phone. The video was about a man being slaughtered and the kids (about 11-13 years old) were thrilled while watching it. They were even telling me that I am bound to feel disgusted. During the video they excitedly pointed out various details about the slaughter and once the video was over they looked towards me to have words of appreciation about the video.
The question is when the people got bored from actors than they started watching realities but what would be next than reality, would it be watching live???
Please share by leaving your comments about reality broadcasts at Web, T.V and the tube sites.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
The departed
We all tend to value after loosing what we had but he was always precious by many of the standards which are used to describe a person as someone more valuable. When my colleague broke news of his death than it took a while to sync into it.
It was just before the Summer Vocations of 2009 when I met him outside the school gate, he was there to pick his brother Waleed Butt who actually introduced us to each other. I had never taught to either of them but me and Waleed were friendly because many of my students were his closest buddies due to which he used to visit my class frequently.
Adil Butt passed out of the school Metric section about two years ago; His teachers describe him as a naughty boy with a shy smile. His fair complexion, thick eye lashes, Broad structure and medium height were a signature of his Kashmiri ancestors. Eldest of the five brothers and sisters, the growing youth was indicating it to his father that very soon he would be sharing his work load and responsibilities but no body could imagine that he was growing towards the end at such an early age.
His death is a typical betrayal’s story which followed trust. Boys who kidnapped him were not only his friends but were known to his family also. They took him for ransom and killed him through strangle. The killers probably never realized that they took more than a life .They killed a brother and a son and a student and a Pakistani and a Muslim and God knows what else more.
Other than the death there is more for consideration in this incident. For instance most of the criminals are expected to be less than twenty years old and were involved in this crime for money. At such an early age how did they develop so much greed? Usually adversaries in life make us more cold hearted but they were young boys who were into enjoying life at cafes. Killing through a weapon looks easy as use of equipment keeps you away from having a direct contact and have a feel of other person’s life but these criminals strangled him, what made them so mercy less? Is it rough upbringing or growing temptations which made them Ruth less? Whatever it is has no justification.
What is your opinion about causes of criminal orientation at such an early age?
Please share and perform fatiaa for Adil Butt (May his soul rest in peace).
According to the criminals they threw Adil’s body in sheikhupura canal and so far body has not been recovered. All the details about the crime have been obtained through “Daily Jang”.
It was just before the Summer Vocations of 2009 when I met him outside the school gate, he was there to pick his brother Waleed Butt who actually introduced us to each other. I had never taught to either of them but me and Waleed were friendly because many of my students were his closest buddies due to which he used to visit my class frequently.
Adil Butt passed out of the school Metric section about two years ago; His teachers describe him as a naughty boy with a shy smile. His fair complexion, thick eye lashes, Broad structure and medium height were a signature of his Kashmiri ancestors. Eldest of the five brothers and sisters, the growing youth was indicating it to his father that very soon he would be sharing his work load and responsibilities but no body could imagine that he was growing towards the end at such an early age.
His death is a typical betrayal’s story which followed trust. Boys who kidnapped him were not only his friends but were known to his family also. They took him for ransom and killed him through strangle. The killers probably never realized that they took more than a life .They killed a brother and a son and a student and a Pakistani and a Muslim and God knows what else more.
Other than the death there is more for consideration in this incident. For instance most of the criminals are expected to be less than twenty years old and were involved in this crime for money. At such an early age how did they develop so much greed? Usually adversaries in life make us more cold hearted but they were young boys who were into enjoying life at cafes. Killing through a weapon looks easy as use of equipment keeps you away from having a direct contact and have a feel of other person’s life but these criminals strangled him, what made them so mercy less? Is it rough upbringing or growing temptations which made them Ruth less? Whatever it is has no justification.
What is your opinion about causes of criminal orientation at such an early age?
Please share and perform fatiaa for Adil Butt (May his soul rest in peace).
According to the criminals they threw Adil’s body in sheikhupura canal and so far body has not been recovered. All the details about the crime have been obtained through “Daily Jang”.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
"CAT" in the Hospital !
The cat looked very comfortable on the stretcher in the corner; she was asleep with so much peace that even a dog would have hated to disturb her. After envying her indifference towards the realities around I walked towards the area where my sister was admitted, remembering that it was a hospital meant for humans and the cat could not be kept out because administration was busy in more important things like acting as indifferent as the cat! (and their indifference was obvious in many other administrative aspects of the hospital)
Above mentioned experience has been shared not because of the healthy cat but because of General standards followed in Hospitals of Lahore and those are worth criticism not because of comparison with developed world but because of basic human values. Throughout Lahore, all the known hospitals are almost all the time crowded and due to so much (Business) activity, management can get away with almost everything especially compromised cleaning and maintenance standards.
People from interior Punjab are not likely to get much facility in Local Health care units and established hospitals. Poor infrastructure discourages urban doctors for moving away from the cluster towards lesser developed areas so this is one reason why at the larger hospitals we see Families of the patients resting on ground Mats lying in corridors outside the wards and in the parks outside the hospitals. Such people are not likely to mind a cat’s presence when they themselves have come from where there was no established hospital at all.
According to World Health Organization (WHO) provided figures for the Year 2008 only 1.5% of the total Pakistani budget is being spent on Health so following figures are very much obvious
Year 2007
Physicians per 10000 population 12.0
Dentists per 10000 population 8.0
Pharmacists per 10000 population 1.0
Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10000 population 0.9
Hospital beds per 10000 population 10.0
Primary health care units and centers 1.7
Justifying negligence and Poor administrative abilities under the curtain of Poverty and work load should not be the case with people responsible for human lives but this cold attitude has its own grounds.
Any child who wants to be a doctor works really hard to get enough marks in Matric for getting admission with Pre medical courses and than in F.Sc and than in entry test and than in MBBS and than after one year of House Job in FCPS part one and than after three years of training in FCPS part two. If he clears all of these exams in the first attempt(which is not likely to be the case due to percentile selection being followed in FCPS exams) still he would complete his basic education at the age of about 29 only to discover that there is no Government infrastructure to place him any where and he has to find a Job of about 15-25 thousands to begin with (An average MBA who completes his Post graduation at the age of about 22 starts under similar slabs but starts a career many years earlier with a much larger Job opportunities as spread across many industries).
After many years of hard work and a great deal of luck when a doctor finally starts earning than may be he just focuses on maximizing revenues rather than expenses associated with maintenance of the environment and even if he does ,does it to charge more from the patients.
Considering the issues related to medical field in Pakistan not much can be said but just imagine if people from every profession especially Fire fighters, Police and Army start justifying negligence on similar grounds. Than there might be cats everywhere with no one to bother about their presence.
What is your opinion ?
Please share by registring your comments!(and do not forget to mention your name)
Extend address http://inamarif.blogspot.com/ to your mailing and Text lists in order to expand the community for discussing various elements of Pakistani Socity with a new Blog Post every week.
Above mentioned experience has been shared not because of the healthy cat but because of General standards followed in Hospitals of Lahore and those are worth criticism not because of comparison with developed world but because of basic human values. Throughout Lahore, all the known hospitals are almost all the time crowded and due to so much (Business) activity, management can get away with almost everything especially compromised cleaning and maintenance standards.
People from interior Punjab are not likely to get much facility in Local Health care units and established hospitals. Poor infrastructure discourages urban doctors for moving away from the cluster towards lesser developed areas so this is one reason why at the larger hospitals we see Families of the patients resting on ground Mats lying in corridors outside the wards and in the parks outside the hospitals. Such people are not likely to mind a cat’s presence when they themselves have come from where there was no established hospital at all.
According to World Health Organization (WHO) provided figures for the Year 2008 only 1.5% of the total Pakistani budget is being spent on Health so following figures are very much obvious
Year 2007
Physicians per 10000 population 12.0
Dentists per 10000 population 8.0
Pharmacists per 10000 population 1.0
Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10000 population 0.9
Hospital beds per 10000 population 10.0
Primary health care units and centers 1.7
Justifying negligence and Poor administrative abilities under the curtain of Poverty and work load should not be the case with people responsible for human lives but this cold attitude has its own grounds.
Any child who wants to be a doctor works really hard to get enough marks in Matric for getting admission with Pre medical courses and than in F.Sc and than in entry test and than in MBBS and than after one year of House Job in FCPS part one and than after three years of training in FCPS part two. If he clears all of these exams in the first attempt(which is not likely to be the case due to percentile selection being followed in FCPS exams) still he would complete his basic education at the age of about 29 only to discover that there is no Government infrastructure to place him any where and he has to find a Job of about 15-25 thousands to begin with (An average MBA who completes his Post graduation at the age of about 22 starts under similar slabs but starts a career many years earlier with a much larger Job opportunities as spread across many industries).
After many years of hard work and a great deal of luck when a doctor finally starts earning than may be he just focuses on maximizing revenues rather than expenses associated with maintenance of the environment and even if he does ,does it to charge more from the patients.
Considering the issues related to medical field in Pakistan not much can be said but just imagine if people from every profession especially Fire fighters, Police and Army start justifying negligence on similar grounds. Than there might be cats everywhere with no one to bother about their presence.
What is your opinion ?
Please share by registring your comments!(and do not forget to mention your name)
Extend address http://inamarif.blogspot.com/ to your mailing and Text lists in order to expand the community for discussing various elements of Pakistani Socity with a new Blog Post every week.
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