Yesterday our country celebrated 60 years of Independence. It made me wonder. What are we actually celebrating? What exactly do we mean by independence? Are we independent from British rule? I'm confused. Had the British been here we'd probably be better off. You see, in most parts of the world, there's freedom of religion. Muslims abroad have more leverage than we living here. When we step into a mosque to pray, we have to be cautious of suicide bombers and riots after namaz prayers. This doesn't happen anywhere else.
Yesterday passing from I.I Chundrigar road, I was Habib Bank trying to show how patriotic they are while organizing a parade. Apparently they blocked off half the damaged road already impassable by pedestrians struggling to make it across the road. In the middle dangerous ditches with slippery mud at both sides. Anyone could have fallen into this ditch and got seriously hurt. But Habib Bank though it more important to publicly display their patriotism.
Love for country doesn't mean making a big show of what you are doing. It is more practical approach to how you deal with situations within your scope.
Maybe Habib Bank should have kept its focus on providing more safety for pedestrians walking by – Keeping extra ushers to assist traffic and divert traffic – use their resources to push the road work forward and to ensure that the civic authorities help clear I. I. Chundrigar road for August 14th so people may not have to face such problems on the day of Independence.
Yet, we will next year have loud motor bikes with torn silencers raging across Hospital zones, trucks with blaring loud speakers in residential areas, heavy traffic congestion and road blocks causing problems for ambulances to get through – Oh yes!! Happy Independence day to the British. They have one less messy country to worry about!!
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