General

It is very important to listen. Listen. Listen. Listen and then speak. It is important to analyze all aspects and point of views before you decide to dismiss what someone says. We, as Pakistani’s, face this very common dilemma. We fail to listen and to respect each other’s opinion.

Every one of us is a leader. Everyone of us think he or she is destined to be the chosen one. Is that why we have been unable to find a consensus leadership since Muhammad Ali Jinnah? This is just an open question.

Tolerance needs a lot of patience. We as a nation are not used to being patient. We need to think and allow our rigid minds to open up and accept everyone’s point of view.

We also have to worry about a lot of misguided individuals. But you don’t go out to blow them up! You engage them in dialogue and debate. You try to change the way they think just like those who brainwashed them had changed their thoughts.

Let us all be patient. Let us all be tolerant. It will help us as individuals to deal with the everyday frustrations we face for ourselves. And individual correction will one day become a correction at the national level.

Peace.