National Reconciliation and Self-Destruct Mode

All the sweetest words in the world only remain sweet because they are never true in reality. Reality has always a flip side , but since there is no practicality to those ideas - hence no bitter side is visible either.

And to keep up our trend of using such statements , finally there is a talk of National Reconciliation. But , what are we talking about here? The asnwer is - its another self-destruct mode which we are unleashing on ourselves. The questions should be asked by the people who are 'reconciling' in the name of 'national solidarity'. Some questions are obvious like , why Benazir should be allowed and not Nawaz Sharif? Why the amnesty should be given at all to anyone? Why the people should be allowed to dictate teh fate of this nation while they havent been in the country either?

There is a greater issue which is lying underneath all this. Our lack of interest in the long-term ideas.We are not a nation with patience to execute long-term ideas. We are a nation of 'short-cuts'. We want everything to be done , there and then. However, we have failed to realize the importance of having certain visions and long-term ideas. Nations are not built in decades , it takes centuries and history is a witness to it. However , unfortunately by exercising all these short-term decisions we are jeapordizing any hope which can push this nation forward.

E.g. If we are going to end all the cases in the courts , well lets not have them at all. Eventually its only the poor who will get hanged, no? But if these cases are taken up and punishment is given to these people , atleast poor will hope for some justice. Justice is the only underlying principle which distinguishes a society from being a successful one from a failed one. But justice is never achieved over night. It takes a long , bitter struggle to help justice prevail. Like it is true for black people rights in US , women rights in EU etc. Even in earlier times of Islam , justice was only established once rules were set in place. It was a long struggle , but once justice, and its long-term benefits were put into perspective, there is no doubt in my mind that it was worth it.

Another example , when we talk about power sharing between Mr. Musharraf and Benazir , what really is that? For that matter , let it be between any party and Musharraf. What really is the deal here? If Musharaf is that much lacking political strength then he should take a hint and leave. Why? Because he will have to leave after 5 years anyways. Inevitable has to happen. Why not make it happen according to your own terms than letting time punish you for this? Again - a short sightedness. What is the long term achievement from this? Nothing. It is only going to slow down the progress towards prosperity both political and economic.

If we look at a common day routine , again the similar fact is visible. People want to achieve everything overnight hence leading to corruption , materialism. They want to cross roads by not using the bridges but by cutting the barriers. They want to find short-cuts to success in their career ladders. List goes on and on.

In my opinion there is no such thing as national reconciliation or power sharing going on in this country. We are going through another path , which we think will lead to progress but i firmly beileve we are only taking steps back. We are only walking through that road which will take us back to the point where we are today or , even , were yesterday.

But lets not get hopeless. Lets not fight the mockery with a farce emotional upsurge. Lets not try to cut-short the process of evolution and take up the path of revolution.Lets start from our every day life , thinking beyond what is obvious. There is a huge challenge but which nation has acheived 'nation-hood' without over coming such challenges? Lets believe in our selves and keep fighting the tides of un-just actions be they are done by rich or by poor. Only by pointing wrong as a wrong , we can evolve. Rememeber , unless we accept our mistakes and think about everyone , just as we think about ourselves, we will not go anywhere.

Tragedy might have struck this nation before , it might strike again. There must come a time , when we will strike everything that is wrong today. Until then , lets keep working towards throwing these sweet words of 'Power Sharing' , 'National Reconciliation' in a dump yard. Lets hold onto our self-destruct mode. Because when nation needs leaders , it needs some time before it produces them. If not many in numbers , then atleast one.