Today, these statements are going through my mind, "Haan Bolo. Na Kaho. Dekho Mat. Suno Mat. Kaho Mat. Tum ho kaun? Log kia kahain ge? Tum ne soch bhi kaise lia? Waqt Thori Hai In Baaton Ka! Aise Kaise chalay ga? Dil? Har Insaan Dil Maarta hai, Tum Bhi Maaro! Ruh? Ruh Sirf Maut K Din Niklay Gi! Jazba? Jao Apna Kaam Karo, Jazba Aur Ye Sab Kahaanion Main Hota hai. Imaan Dagmaga Raha Hai Tumhara! Tumhen Khuda Se Rujoo Karnay Ki Zarurat Hai! Andar Ki Aag Ko Bujhaao Aur Baaki Logon Ki Tarha Ban Jaao! Ordinary.... just ordinary! "
It's like, we come from this nation that forces its girls, its people to be dead souls. If you're doing something that makes you happy, you automatically become a selfish son of a *****. Any person in the pursuit of their happiness is told that they are astray and they need religious guidance. Anyone looking for a path and talking about it is told that "you're in depression and you have absolutely no right to question the path you're on."
I remember, there was a seminar in my university about 2 years ago; I asked the speaker so many questions that he ended up telling my professor that this student of yours has an X Factor and its her curiosity. He told me to "feed it well". Since then, I am looking for answers. Why do we live under so much compromises? Why do we have to kill our self esteems to make other people happy? Why do we need to break our hearts to mend others'? Why can't we do anything just for the pursuit of happiness?
Today; I got my answer looking in the eyes of someone very close to me.
We are women; Pakistani women and we do nothing for our happiness, we just make sure others are happy with us, because that's what we are here for!
It's like, we come from this nation that forces its girls, its people to be dead souls. If you're doing something that makes you happy, you automatically become a selfish son of a *****. Any person in the pursuit of their happiness is told that they are astray and they need religious guidance. Anyone looking for a path and talking about it is told that "you're in depression and you have absolutely no right to question the path you're on."
I remember, there was a seminar in my university about 2 years ago; I asked the speaker so many questions that he ended up telling my professor that this student of yours has an X Factor and its her curiosity. He told me to "feed it well". Since then, I am looking for answers. Why do we live under so much compromises? Why do we have to kill our self esteems to make other people happy? Why do we need to break our hearts to mend others'? Why can't we do anything just for the pursuit of happiness?
Today; I got my answer looking in the eyes of someone very close to me.
We are women; Pakistani women and we do nothing for our happiness, we just make sure others are happy with us, because that's what we are here for!
