Ethics

 I found the following statement very enlightening - guided me to traverse through a recent situation in life.

On my journey to become a doctor

 As I read this beautiful article from Jamshed, I thought of many bus conductors, mini-drivers, medical school cafeteria waiters, neighborhood shopkeepers, many chai-walas -  Sadar main woh irani samose wala and lasbela pe woh qeema parathe wala

"Perhaps, he felt proud that he had contributed to my journey in becoming a doctor."

Read the article (click) ‘Tangey walay baba’ and I on the road to becoming a doctor

URL link: https://www.dawn.com/news/1212819

Makeup of rupee

 I have seen this info often on the internet and always amused and intrigued me. I have been to stores buying things with 2 anas. I doubt generation Z can even comprehend this.

Life! as per Murshid

It is said that - a line from Jaun Alia  (now popularly known as murshid as he developed his own cult), is heavier than a pile and pile of pages. 

Once he famously said:

یار میں تو سید آدمی ہوں میں شرابی ہوگیا ہوں - کوئی تو وجہ ہوگی

 

 جون ایلیا

On humans and snakes

 Saanp bhi katta hai to koshish kerta hai ke apna zaher bacha ke rakhe

 - aik insaan hai jo apni hewaniat ki aag main apna saara zaher kisi aur main unDel deta hai

Read this shocking story: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/20/india/india-snake-cobra-murder-intl-hnk-dst/index.html

Childhood trauma - Shakeeb Jalali

Urdu poet Shakeeb Jalali committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a furious train at age 32 - about 22 years after he witnessed his father throwing his mother to an incoming train!

His own couplet was

فصیل جسم پہ تازہ لہو کے چھینٹے ہیں

 حدود وقت سے آگے نکل گیا ہے کوئی

Life is a bitch!

Poverty

 Actual poverty is not a lack of a bank account but a constant state of mind of not having enough.

~ Gurbat aik dimagi halat ka naam hai

On Chefs

Hamare aik Mamu ko khandan ki har shadi pe- deg per bitha diya jaata tha. Wajah ye thi ke mamu khud aik bohat achhe bawarchi the. 1971 ki jang main border cross kerte huwe pakRe gaye the. Hindustaan ki jail main rahe, wahin se khana banane ka shoq lag gaya. Kehte the - jab qedi khane ke zaaiqe main apna har gum bhul jaate - to mujhe bohat khushi hoti thi.

Ab bhi yaad aata hai unki speciality 'mazedar garam garam roTian" hoti thi. Allah hi jaanta hai kiya alag kerte the ke roti itni mazeddar banti thi.

Aik din abba ne mamu ke dekh ker kaha tha:

"Jis shaks ko dusroN ke liye rotian pakane ka shoq ho - woh shaz-o-nadir hi bura hota hai."

From Krishan Chandar ...

 I think from technical perspective Krishan Chandar was a better short story writer than Minto.

"Krishan Chandar ke haan jazbaat ka aik therao hai. Minto ki tarah shiddat pasandi nahi."

"یوں تو میری شادی بھی ہو جائے گی اور بچے بھی ہوں گے میرے اور میں اُن کے لئیے ایک اچھی ماں ،اپنے خاوند کے لئیے ایک نیک اور اطاعت شعار بیوی بھی بن جاوں گی اور میرا گھر ہو گا اور زندگی کی ساری خوشیاں جو ایک عورت چاہتی ہے وہ مجھے نصیب ہوں گی مگر کہیں پر میرے اندر میرے بہت گہرے اندر اور میری کوکھ سے بھی بہت دور اندر جہاں کہیں عورت کی روح رہتی ہے وہاں تم ہمیشہ موجود رہو گے" 

کرشن چندر کے ناول غدار سے اقتباس

Men, women and heart

 If a woman thinks with her heart - it's her virtue. This is vice versa for a man. It becomes his weakness.

~anonymous 

Practice Makes Permanent

 Last week was reading Elizabeth McCormick's book 'The P.I.L.O.T METHOD". 

She is an interesting character and I was privileged to get her book free from her, and signed by her.

It's a quick read.

She says a beautiful thing: "Practice Makes Permanent".

[Good or bad habit - it becomes permanent with time].. so true.

Quote - the day