I'm one of the few young adults in Pakistan who have been privileged with a university education (as opposed to those who couldn't afford it), have an understanding of the current affairs (as opposed to feudal slaves that follow blindly) and who are disgusted with the economic and political situation... and in fact the resultant social behavior as a whole... but for some reason continue to live here, keeping our distance to all that's wrong around us with our wall of luxuries... with a dumb expression that I don't have time for all this dirty politics...
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In an
un-related story, I saw the movie "Reign of Fire" last night and there was a scene in which Matthew McConaughey had just killed a dragon in a foreign country (losing three soldiers) and the city was celebrating... He addressed the crowd:
"Envy a country that has Heroes?"
[The crowd cheers in applause]
"Well I say... Pity the country that needs them!"
[Silence!]
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Makes one kinda think, eh?
7 comments:
Wow! some words can really hit the nail on the head...Good one Y
your last line definitely had me thinking
Liked.. "Pity the country that needs them"
Thanks... words like these remind us of that which we already know, but have, for some reason, chosen to forget...
I loved those lines.
Thanks... and yes, I do check out the news once in a while (baby steps :] )... so when one day I am in a place where what I say finds a heedful audience, my ideologies would be based on informed discussions rather than the paan wala's comments (who, by the way, also has his theories about how KumKum's sister-in-law is tryina' spoil her game in the whole Saas bhi Kabhi BHAOOO thi dynamics hehe).
thanks for sharing this Saqib.
really worth a pound of thought!
we surely keep on commemorating that which was... havent really gotten there where nations do in 62 years!
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