It seems that there are many people in Pakistan, who are already residing in a make-believe Hotel Mohenjadaro.
CHICAGO: This is apropos Saroop Ijaz’s piece “The Dark Side of the Moon” (September 1). This was an outstanding article even by the high standards of Mr Ijaz. It seems that there are many people in Pakistan, who are already residing in a make-believe Hotel Mohenjadaro. Living in a dreamland and fantasising that one is living in this fantastic hotel, is the only form of escapism left for many. It seems that from birth, it has been ingrained into Pakistanis that the world is against them. There seems to be little effort made to imbibe a spirit of rational inquiry, a must for any nation wanting to make a mark in today’s technological world.
Today, there is emphasis on form rather than substance, a practice of ritual without understanding that the soul stands at the heart of spiritualism. We must recognise the soul, which is on a timeless journey, not pay obeisance to the body it is housed in. Public displays of piety cannot fool the Almighty.
Feroz Daruwala
Published in The Express Tribune, September 4th, 2013.
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