ESSAY OF THE WEEK
:: Ignorance ::
“Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm, of the free and buoyant. Education and free discussion are the antidotes of both.” -Thomas Jefferson
Ignorance is a double edged sword: it harms not others but the ignorant person himself, comments Hina Pervaiz
We all tend to staunchly follow only one mindset, not just these days but have been following it for many decades, i.e. ignorance. As a tool of life it has become the most effective one. Go and harm the other person with your tongue and hand and take the plea of ignorance and escape safely. Most heart rending acts and vicious deeds are performed with the help of this handy tool. Ignorance is infact the other name of darkness —- darkness which obstructs the way to light. It not only obliterates the heart and mind of a person, but also brings people on the verge of sin and crime. In religious context it is a sin in itself and in social context it may lead one to commit a moral crime. It is to relieve people from the strong shackles of this horrible ailment that prophets were sent, sainthood endeavoured and spiritual leaders assumed the duty to lead people towards the path of enlightenment. In worldly context, this duty now has been assumed by politicians, economists and global organizations. By giving people the vision of prosperity and their socio-economic uplift, they keep on raising slogans and keeping their business flourishing. This is indeed a novel way of getting rid of ignorance, since general belief among this creed is to combat ignorance with ignorance.
Ignorance is not only used in the hard core sense rather it is used commonly to conveniently make others feel sidelined and discriminated. Ask any prince or feudal how handy this weapon is whenever he wants his rivals to feel bad or inferior. Ignorance provides shelter to people who are on a deviant path as they are labeled ignorant and therefore do not know better. It may also provide temporary solace to those thinkers and intellectuals who are immersed in their thoughts and unable to further bear the pangs of reality. It was believed in Gotham Buddha’s era that ignorance is suffering, but today it seems that ignorance has become suffering not for the ignorant but those around him who got affected by that ignorance. Thus, ignorance has multi-dimensional usages in today’s world, as more dimensions of knowledge and technology are opening for mankind it is creating more confusion among various sections and leading to greater ignorance. The peak point of ignorance ends up in enlightenment just like utter darkness of night ends up in the rays of dawn. The shackles of ignorance are strong indeed but they are bound to break up because the whole universe is bound to move within certain parameters and laws devised by the Divine Power. So, enlightenment is a divine attribute in the most superior creation, i.e. human beings. Here it manifests itself once man realizes his ignorant state and strives to come out of it.
:: Guru's Advice ::
Hello Guru
My biggest problem is my unavoidable anxiety. Whenever, I spend a busy day in office, I feel extremely exerted and drained out. Sometimes I felt like drinking several glasses of water on and on, but still feel thirsty. I have also started feeling hungry but despite of a sustainable increase my food intake I am loosing weight. I am trying certain handy hints but no one seems to be working. I am 33 years old and exercise occasionally but when ever I do exercise, I feel extremely tired. Please advice me what should I do?
Handy hints user
Dear Handy hunts user
It’s a very common and wrong behavior of ours that we try to deal with everything on our own and ignore any professional advice. You are doing the same thing with your life. Instead of dealing with your problems in a professional way you are experimenting and using yourself as a specimen. You simply need a doctor so consult a medical professional immediately because you may be suffering from some physical aliment. Life is precious and one should try to value and respect it, if not for one’s own self then for people who are near and dear to one. Wishing you a healthy life!!!
Hello Guru
I was very depressed nowadays. I got divorced two months back and everyone around me is blaming me for it but I was helpless in this situation. I have certain problems during my marital life. I couldn’t conceive due to certain complications and after trying several medicines and professional advice, I ended up at the asstana of an aamil. My friend took me there and I started sharing very personal matters of my life with him. After sometime, when I came to know that this aamil is a hoax I went to abuse him, but he started blackmailing me and started extorting money from me. I continued to pay him as long as I could manage it on my own but his demands started increasing. Thus one day I told everything to my husband. He went to his aastana and they had a row and after some time he divorced me by saying that I am not reliable. Please advice me what should I do?
Black mailed
Dear Black mailed
You made the first mistake by going to the aastana of that aamil and you made the second mistake by sharing your personal matters with him. We are living in modern times and its sounds very obnoxious that you still believe in these pseudo aamils and their jantar-mantar. Life is all about how you manage yourself in the available circumstances and situations intelligently. But as you have learned this truth in a hard way (by getting a divorce) so, try to accept matters as best you can and hope and pray for betterment. Nothing is impossible to the Almighty. However, it is important for you to accept your mistake and learn this biggest lesson of your life. You will feel bad for sometime but eventually, you will move on rather you have to move on because that’s how life is. So concentrate on your own self and stop blaming yourself for what’ been done because it cannot be undone. Bad things happen to everybody. Just accept adversity intelligently not emotionally and don’t lose faith or hope. There is definitely some star shining your way in the future. Wishing you a happy and intelligent life!!!
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