With
a striking contrast prevailing in us while we revere our
neighbors by calling them
brothers and on the other we mercilessly
harm them and
dislike their very
existence next to us. This hypocrisy emerges as a bleak scenario in the
living century.
Well
acquainted of the Indo-Pak enmity which born out
of a bloody
partition in 1947 and trapped in
an endless cycle
of conflict following the Kashmir
issue being the
bone of contention
between the two
countries. This is a topic that thrills both the sides disrupting
harmony. Indeed the peace where we claim to resolve dispassionately and realistically.
All
of were destined with limiting choice of either
an Indian or
a Pakistani. If the
good lord had consulted
the people on
the subject, they
would’ve chosen a
country more affluent
unconcerned with religious and
border issues with no disputes.
Especially disputed territory.
Over
the years, it has grown so severe with issues of terrorism and wars that its
resolution appears an issue itself. The
Mumbai attack and Kargil War have left imprints that need to be solved
with the generation worth handling it!
Both the
countries are home
to billion beating
hearts whose dreams
grow big with
each passing day; both
have slums and
multiplexes existing side
by side and aspirants with dreams striving in
universities and whose noisy
roads hold an attribute of
industrialization. Our roots of culture and tradition stands almost at par
which is evident in daily lives.
Past
generations of previous two centuries have literally put in their souls not to
see us battling with no conclusion. They did their part of unification. We
shall now take it to higher level of resolving socio-economic problems and
becoming competent partners and bonded neighbors.
Every
other year or
when a new
government forms, both the
countries express willingness
to begin a
new chapter of
bilateral relations but
at the
end, all efforts waters
down and then
we are back
on each other’s
neck.
How many
more innocent lives
do we want?
Whom does it
benefit? No one can
become powerful by
being cruel to
the innocent people.
The world can’t afford a
new war. It would
not be in
anybody’s interest. Wars will
only destroy the
limited institutions that
exist in our
countries. Infact, there is more
to each of
our lives than
this gore and
bloodshed.
It is
high time that
we improve relations
with each other which
in the long
run is the
single important prerequisite
of peace and
stability. It has been
two-third of a
century into both
our country’s independence
and yet we are
stuck on the
same page. Instead, we must have
more of exchange programmes that would enrich our culture and social being
which we can easily associate with.
Let’s try
to see virtue
in each other
and focus on
solution instead of problem.
Practicing forgiveness isn’t
the only right
way to live
but also the
healthy way.
Let’s think
it over! In
the words of
Swami Vivekanand ; Awake,
rise and
be enlightened.
Suju
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