Given the existing dismal state of affairs, Pakistan seems to be a land run on miracles
LAHORE: Around 2,000 years ago, Aristotle gave the definition of a state as the “the highest form of community” which “aims at the highest good”. A quote by Otto von Bismarck’s beautifully described politics as “the art of the possible”. As vainglorious political pundits and lone wolves of leisurely pursuit, our leaders have set new records by giving their own definitions of these terms. The state, for them, seems to be ‘the lowest form of community for the highest good of the selected few’ and politics is ‘the art of making things impossible’.
Given the existing dismal state of affairs, Pakistan seems to be a land run on miracles. Its health authorities are non-existent, and only a minuscule proportion of the budget is spent on health. Its educational infrastructure is in ruins, with quantity, not quality seemingly the priority of existing institutions. Security is a myth created by the selected few to ensure that all is well, and that the big brother is guarding you. Fundamental rights are considered least fundamental by the state. The list of sufferings is as tedious as the sufferings themselves, but one thing that just has to be acknowledged is that Pakistan is a land of miracles. God be your guard, Pakistan.
Muhammad Arif khan
Published in The Express Tribune, July 5th, 2015.
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