Lawmakers or law-breakers

Letter June 20, 2021
Past is not retrievable but provides good feedback for the future if one is willing to learn from mistakes

KARACHI:

Past is not retrievable but provides good feedback for the future if one is willing to learn from mistakes. However, our politicians tend to do exactly the opposite. They never seem to learn from their past mistakes and instead of looking forward always try to dig into the past to fix blame on others. Our leaders should act upon the advice of Confucius who said that leaders should abandon those actions that yield no results. On the contrary, our leaders keep doing the same while expecting different results. They are so hardened in their ways that they don’t realise the faults in their actions.

Our economy has been on the decline for decades but every government that takes power blames its predecessors for ruining it. Ironically, while each government puts all the blame on past governments, they never change their own course and keep committing the same mistake. Selfish and myopic policies have gradually brought about destruction. High inflation, low employment, and non-existent healthcare, education, and security by the government has made life unbearable. Our politicians have gone so far long in their animosity for each other that they have turned the sacred house into a battleground. One feels ashamed to see such behaviour. Our political leadership should realise the gravity of the situation, stop playing blame-game, and work together to bring the country on the path of economic progress.

Raja Shafaatullah

Islamabad

Published in The Express Tribune, June 20h, 2021.

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