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My Two Cents

Allhumdolillah! I am at a much better place since my last post with series of lab tests, utlrasounds, a mammogram and some other really scary tests, and a gut wrenching anxiety of results. I am doing well thankfully everything was clear except low iron levels with vitamin d3 deficiency. These deficiencies are now on their way to recovery. It is worth noting that I have been struggling with intense brain and physical fatigue since 2019 but not a single doctor was able to identify my problem. Once somebody is diagnosed with depression or anxiety then every health issue they complain about is looked from the psychological lenses. Nobody asked me to check iron, vitamin b12 or vitamin d3 deficiencies even my mum who is a dermatologist always assured me that I am fine and this weakness is just a phase.   It was a phase alright, it engulfed almost 8 years of my life pushed back my career and research ambitions.  This is not the case alone with me but there are many people who silentl...

Day 353

Its a day of grief and humiliation for the entire nation. A factory in Karachi was ablaze killing more than three hundred people.   These are not merely three hundred people but they are three hundred families who have lost their loved ones and probably the sole bread earners of their entire family. We as a nation share their grief, and pray to God that may the departed souls rest in peace and their loved ones who are with us find some consolation and a divine way to receive livelihood.     Pain of loosing a kin in such accidents shall take time to heal, but this is also a fact that one day we all have to go. If God has decided that someone’s time to meet Him has arrived then we shall not grief too much because that would be coming in the way of His Divine Decision. However, we must learn from such disasters. We must learn that human life is not cheap, it needs to be protected, that someone’s negligence or greed doesn’t take away any innocent human....

Day 352

“ Start a huge ,   foolish project   like Noah … it makes absolutely no difference what people think of you . ” Moulana Rumi … Its on few occasions that I drove in rain let alone thunderstorm but today it was one such day. Although it was not a very long drive, however I was nervous. Nervous not because I doubt my driving skills but the way traffic goes ballistic and we have hours long traffic jams. Roads were thankfully clear but everybody was in panic even if they were few minutes away from home. Then there were our beloved motorcyclists who would appear suddenly from nowhere right in front of the fast moving car. These rash bikers are not only teenagers but I have seen adults and people with their wives and little children driving frantically. All I can do is pray that they all get some sense and do not become a threat for themselves or for anyone else on the road.     Whatever may be state of affairs with the weather one thing i...