Bare Leader

Shayed ye 1948 ka, pakistan banne ke baad ka zamana tha aur eid ka din raha hoga. Karachi ke state guest house ya governor house ke bahir aik lambe tarange patle duble maheen shakhs se milne ke liye logon ki lumbi qatar lagi thi. Maze ki baat hai, us shaks ke gird koi security na thi aur yun mehsoos hota tha jese us shaks ko is baat ki parwah bhi nahi. Sarak ke dusri taraf main aik adeeb ke saath baag ke ik bench pe betha ye nazara dekh raha tha. Mera bhi dil kerta tha ke ja ke us shaks se haat milaun ke shayed ye shaks bohut arse zinda na rahe magar logon ki lumbi qatar jo subh se ab dopher aane pe bhi khatam na hui thi, dekh ker ruk jata. Ab bhi koi 250 log rahe honge jo najaane kub se intizaar kiye honge. Achanak us shaks ne ander jaane ka faisla kiya aur khare logoN ki qatar ko chor ke apni lumbi lumbi taangoN se lumbe lumbe dig bharta ander chala gaya. Us chaal main koi jhijhak na thi, sirf bharpur aitamad, itminan aur waqar tha. Kuch ko shayed khayal huwa ke zara khayal na kiye in logon ka magar main sochta raha shayed bare leader wahi bante hain jo faisla kerte hain aur kur guzarte hain. Faisle main lohe ka irada rakhte hain. Waqti tor pe kuch logon ke dil dukh jaane ki parwah kub kerte hain. Woh shaks Mohammad Ali Jinnah tha jise us ke log QuaideAzam bulate the.

Teacher-Parent contact

I don't think its a good idea if both parents go to teacher-parent conference. Let either mom or dad be a contact thread to avoid mutiple theories re. kid's behaviour at school.

Mom ki guryain

Hamare mulk ke hur mohalle main kum-az-kum Jilani Banu ki aik 'Mom ki Guriya' zaroor rehti hai.

(Back home, in each neighborhood there is atleast one Jilani Banu's "Wax Doll")

French woman, Krishan Chandar and me

Krishan Chandar describes French woman in following way:.."French woman is the best lover but if she wishes to be a mother than you cannot find better one. Indian woman can stop all time in her walk (chaal) but French woman carries all confidence in her voice...Somehow perfume has a lot deeper impact on psychology of French woman..." (from..ik khusbu uri uri si).

...But somehow I always felt repelled by french woman !!!
(or do I get scared?)

Human is one

Jub Quratulain Haider apne afsane 'carman' main Guam ki lurki ko dekh ker kehti hai..."Duniya main kitni jaghaiN hain aur in main bilkul hamare jese log baste hain" - to "HUMAN IS ONE" ki kitni a'san tashreeh ho jaati hai.

(when Quratulain Haider after seeing girl from Guam, says in her short story 'carman' that..."there are so many places in this world and where live people just like us" - how simply it explains the whole concept of "HUMAN IS ONE")

Hisab

Sare gunhaoN ki saza shayed is zindagi main na milti ho magar kisi ka paisa khane ka hisab isi duniya main ho jata hai - ye baat to likh ke le lo !!

(Take these words in writing that - all sins may not be judged here but digesting away someone's money get balance in this world for sure).

Actual Poverty

Asal gurbat to gurbat ka rona hai !
(Actual poverty is to tear on poverty).

Media circus !

Media transformed this world into a big circus since they deviated from their objective of delivering news to spreading sensations.

Taqwah

Asal imthan to duniya ke roz-marra ke karobar main "Taqwah" ka amal hai. (Actual test is to practice a life of piety in day to day affair of life).

Guide

Aur use logoN ne "peer" tub kehna shuru kiya jub us ne sanglakh paharoN main 'rooh' dekhi !!.

(And people start calling him guide since he saw 'soul' in hard mountains)

Khali

Jub us darya kinare bethe 'baba' ne kaha ke: "Chala ja baba lokaN" to us ne ye baat bare dil se kahi kiun ke itne baras khuda ki talash main sargardaN rehne ke baad bhi woh khali tha.

(When that 'old wise man' near beach said: "Go away man" - he meant it as after so many years roaming to find God he was still empty).

Addiction

In any form of addiction, first step of treatment is acceptance.

RITA

Kiya isme-bamusamma RITA wahi tofan hai jo hamari zindagion main aane wala hai.

(Is RITA - a reflected name - is the same storm, about to come in our lives).

Mother Nature

We call her "Mother Nature" as sometime it takes her harsh way to keep us on right path - Oh Mother !

Behind every failed Man

If there is a woman behind every successful man, believe me, there is also a woman behind every failed man !!!

To keep quiet

Kum-ilmi ke izhar se chup rehna behtar hai.

(its better to keep quiet instead to manifest ill-knowledge).

Subject and Object

Subject does not necessarily need object to experience it !

Prayers

Hamare amal hi hamari duaaiN haiN.

(Our deeds are are our prayers).

Forever war

Kiya ye sach hai ke jub 'burai' apnoN ka roop dhar ke insaan ko behkaane aati hai to saath hi 'neki' bhi insaan ko khwabe khargosh se jagane aa jaat hai. Shayed symbol of.."azal se lamha lamha jaari neki aur badi ki mustaqil jang".

(is it true that when 'evil' comes to man in the form of his beloveds, simultaneously 'good' comes too to awake him..probably symbol of ....."forver every moment war of good n evil")

Character

The real test of your character is "not to lie" in moment of crisis.

2 lessons

In human relationships, 2 lessons are very important.

1. Let people sort out their problems. In simple words, don't be nosy in other's affairs. Your freedom ends where other person's nose start.

2. Never say bad things about 3rd person in conversation. It will only make you look bad.

40th Birthday !!

At his 40th Birthday - he told me: "Age 40 is a milestone in anyone's life. You expect yourself to be a stable, mature and responsible person onwards. To play this tune, 5 questions are very important in your life,

1. Are you earning livelihood of your choice (Your career).

2. Are you married to a person you like.

3. Is your lifestyle in synchrony with your beliefs/values.

4. Are you living in a city of your choice.

5. Beside your daily job, do you have atleast one hobby which makes you happy. (It could be anything - reading, writing, sports, community service etc.)