Life as it is…

Before we begin, let us all dedicate few seconds to pray for the peace of Arfah Karim’s departed soul. May she rest in peace and her family gets the courage to face this distressful time with grace.

When a talented person is right in front of us only desiring our appreciation we withhold our admiration and the moment that person leaves the world we suddenly feel a great loss.

When this little girl was alive with us only formal recognition was given to her and the moment she died you see hundreds of known and unknown powerful people condoling her demise, someone even decided to establish an IT University in Arfah’s honour.

Media needs to seriously look at its policies because it seems to have made a steadfast trait to only promote darkness and violence when it is not the only thing happening. Other than IT students very few people were aware of Arfah Karim being the youngest Microsoft Certified Specialist. Media failed to promote her achievements and the only thing which got its attention was how many tubes were going into Arfah’s ailing body. 

Then there is the entertainment side of every channel and the situation here is not encouraging either. The moment you switch on to any Pakistani TV play or soap or drama there are images of violent men shouting or beating or slapping women, using abusive derogatory language and the women are crying begging for their lives.

There is another variety as well where either the characters are drinking alcohol or both husband and wife are having extra marital affairs.

When I enquire with the audience as to why they want to see something like this for entertainment they reply that it is the reality, people are becoming morally corrupt and there is no harm of us getting aware of it. Yes I agree that this could be reality but before very few people were aware of it and now the entire nation is aware of such realities.

What is the point of seeing pain, abuse as your one hour of entertainment and what sort of awareness you would get after seeing a male character getting married to five women in a TV play?  

I wonder and I wonder.

A very Good Evening to you all…

 

Sonya. (Day 260)