How do you feel? I mean.. after reading the title? Lot of adrenaline pumping? Why is it so?
When there is a talk about our neighbors, hatred is the first emotion which comes out of most of the people. Be it sports, films, politics or anything for that matter. Many among us want the worst to happen to Pakistan/Pakistanis. Remember all the hatred tweets, blogs and other comments when Time of India published the result of an opinion poll last week? Recently, I saw the film “Khuda ke liye” and felt that it is a beautiful movie. When I was talking about it to one of my friend, he told me – “Please don’t see any movies made by Pakistanis. By doing so, you are giving a helping hand to them, in one way or other.”
I agree that our nation is suffering much because of the activities originated from this country. Numerous wars after the partition and still ongoing terrorist attacks which are unofficially supported by Pakistan government agencies. There are all reasons to dislike a neighbor like this. Our children grow here with the belief that Pakistanis are our enemies. Same must be happening at the other side also. Thus, the batten of hatred is passed on to next generation.
How does this help anyone? Will this create a peaceful world? I have never seen a Pakistani in my life. I find it difficult to accept that every Pakistani is to be hated. If there is a cricket match between Australia and Pakistan, I would love to see Pakistan winning the match, because I feel emotionally closer to our neighbors and not to Australians.
Speaking of that makes me think something. Nowadays we hear that a lot of racial attacks are happening against Indians in Australia. Students are stabbed and killed there. Still nobody seems to dislike Australia. Indians love to immigrate to countries like Australia, England, US etc. Nobody seems to care that English had treated us like slaves for 200 years. We are more than happy to go and settle there. And US, the country which provide weapons to our “enemies” – can’t displease them. Our economy depends on them and many are hoping to settle there right?
I am not hoping to create an emotional grudge against all these counties. In fact, hatred is not a solution at all. But why there is a biased thinking only towards Pakistanis.
Let us try not to inject the venom of hatred in the veins of upcoming generation. Let us pray that Pakistan get a stable government so that their nuclear power does not fall in the hands of our real enemies. Our real enemy is not the common man at the other side of the border, who more or less resembles to us.
What do you think?
