“One eye sees, the other feels.”
― Paul Klee
― Paul Klee
Friday, March 7, 2014
Monday, March 3, 2014
Gulmit Durwoza-A fading historical symbol
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| Gulmit Durwoza Photo: Dee Jay |
Buildings of today are material evidences for future generations to find their roots, no matter how small in structure or poor in design they are. One cannot abandon such evidences from the past, especially in the contemporary era nations are fast losing material evidences, which means losing nation’s heritage, historical evidences and cultural identity.
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| Gulmit Durwoza Photo: Dee Jay |
The historical Gulmit Durwoza is one of a kind. The locals of Gulmit village have built this beautiful Durwoza in early 60’s with rare construction and building facilities. They carried stones on their back, walked for a mile to bring the materials to the construction site. They were determent, that’s why they have built state of the art Durwoza in Gulmit village.
Unfortunately, the so called educated youth of the area have found this historical site insignificant or hogwash, as youth of the area are trying hard, dreaming day and night, that “how to get quickly & filthy rich” rather how to become a responsible resident.
The historical site is in bad shape nowadays; crumbling hastily, which needs great care on emergency ground. If locals of the area continued being ignoramus towards the site, then it will not take too long to lose the last foundation stone.
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| Gulmit Durwoza Photo: Dee Jay |
Apart from every criticism, complains and grumbles it’s high time to preserve the vanishing historical site of Gulmit, for that the slumbering souls of Gulmit have to come together and take some necessary steps on initial ground. For the renovation of Gulmit Durwoza, residents of Gulmit village can use the phenomena of Community Based Conservation, which will help the local to come together collect required funds and to meet necessary expenses of renovation. For the high quality stones, locals of the area have to play their part voluntarily.
Friday, February 7, 2014
Attabad Lake Gulmit Gojal
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| Attabad Lake Gulmit Gojal |
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Frozen Attabad Lake Gulmit Gojal
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| Frozen Attabad Lake Gulmit Gojal |
Sylvia Plath
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Shishkat village, Ghulkin peak in the background
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| Shishkat village |
Brian Andreas
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Chamangul Gulmit, background Passu Peak
“And when I fall in love,” I began, "I will build a mountain to touch the sky. Then, my lover and I will have the best of both worlds, reality firmly under our feet, while we have our heads in the clouds with all our illusions still intact. And the purple grass will grow all around, high enough to reach our eyes.”
― V.C. Andrews, Flowers in the Attic
― V.C. Andrews, Flowers in the Attic
Monday, February 3, 2014
Frozen lake of Attabad lake Gumit Gojal
It is not only the summer which is filled with natural beauty, the beauty of winter is matchless, especially in Gulmit Gojal.
Monday, January 13, 2014
The importance of failure – betray your fears
Embrace your failure rather jubilate your successes. (Writer)
Whether it’s Ice Age, Stone Age, industrial or computer era, human
being’s suspicion has remained all-time high when it comes to success and
failure.
It’s not failure that is graceless, but one’s perception and discomfort
attitude towards it. Being rational towards failure brings experience and opens
horizons, which are indispensable for further development and growth.
Ironically, in the contemporary era, when human beings’ assertions
regarding material gain are sky high, one has to face the cruel outcomes, even
after their tireless efforts. Neither feel bad nor blame others; also, don’t
curse your ill-fate.
The best policy to live a happy life is to expect less from others, as
Alexander Pope put it: “Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never
be disappointed.” Just imagine you are on the verge of death, having a desire
that someone accompany you towards an unreturning journey. Oh wait!! Who is
going to accompany you??? If you are married and have kids, your kids will be
the first to shy away then your wife will follow suit, showing her grief with
some water drops, vice-versa. Or luckily if you are young or single, your mom
and dad will perform some goodbye cry, and above all if you have girlfriend,
she will be the first one to run away in search of someone better; no matter
how much you have loved each other. Just
keep one thing in mind: no one is going to die for you, it’s you, only you who
has to live and die for your own.
Never lose hope or feel ashamed upon your nauseating outcomes and results;
just cheer up thinking that at least you gave it try. Make yourself believe
that you tried, which is hard and almost impossible for many out there. Get
control over your fear, you will minimize almost 90 percent of your failure
ratio, once your make yourself understand that you ‘can’ rather you ‘can’t’
trust me; you will get there and achieve, which is an unmet desire for others.
Just imagine this world is a jungle, no doubt it is; you have to walk
like a loin otherwise you will get killed by vultures and hyenas, which is a
total disgrace. Live the living of an elephant and talk like dove, pigeon or
parrot and love like a newborn or new arrival of the jungle. Again!! Don’t
expect anything in return, neither any rewards for your prizefight nor even love.
If there is a ‘Plan,’ make sure you have at least one or two backup
plans; this will help and expand your playing ground to switch from one option
to another. Such trick will reduce the risk factor for disappointments,
disheartening, and regrets for any cause. But work under specific objectives;
don’t jerk around like gypsies, your defined objectives will help to hit the
milestones of life.
Work hard, wait! Donkey is the sincerest creature on planet earth,
which works the hardest, don’t be alike. Make a rough sketch of your plans,
then work hard to achieve your desired goals.
To avoid the feeling of regrets, remorse and guilt, shun your act of
misdeeds and reduce errors, keeping in mind that “whatever goes on comes
around.” So pull up your socks and get ready for the worst rather dreaming that
people will make you walk on red-carpet. If you think you are good in dancing
in dirt then be confident that you are going to enjoy life at the fullest.
At the end one thing is certain, you will learn much but very much from
your unsuccessful attempt, people will call it failed attempt I would call it
experience. If you have never made an
attempt, you have never failed, if you have never failed, you have never
experienced and if you haven't experienced, you haven’t learned and if you
haven’t learned, you will never succeed.
One can read the published post on MountainTV
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Society- A body system
You drink, you get drunk and you dance like crazy, there is
no harm in it, it’s your personal attitude or approach towards life; until and
unless you do any damage to anyone else. But holding a gun and shooting in the air or
roaming in the streets like a mad dog is indeed inhuman.
In the land of pure one is allowed to use & keep guns of
all kind but having a sip of liquor is abandon not only abandon but such act
will clear your path to heavenly journey. Not only guns are allowed, one can
pee and shit in public without any hesitation or fear, but it’s abandon to kiss
or hug in public.
Apart from all complains every protest against all
chauvinistic beliefs one can’t deny the ground realities. One can witness
people out there taking blood bath, playing with fleshes and bones. Not so
astonishingly there are also people out there who enjoy swimming in ponds of
red and white wine they adore kayaking in the rivers of Red-Blue-Black labels.
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| Bad Guy |
Human being’s body structure is complex, systemic and sophisticatedly
inter connected; a minor problem with one part can terribly disrupts the whole
system. There is hardly any desirable
option to remove the problematical part
of human body especially when the part plays crucial role to run the
body structure.
Have you ever thought of removing such organs or part which
doesn’t sound beautiful to you??? What about removing intestines, gallbladders,
or even kidneys??
If you do so then, have you ever given it a thought, what
will be the effect on your body system? Nothing much I would say. If you remove
your intestines completely, thinking that it produces shit you will barf like a
camel’s slobber, which will not be so natural.
Comparing human being’s body system with social structure
gives resembling phenomena of human civilization. There have been great debates
on various social practices over centuries; many of us have adopted social
practices camouflaged under religious beliefs, while some of us play hide &
seek under shadows of socialism, capitalism, and liberalism.
If we discuss society or social structure we must consider people
having diverse background and attitudes. Some behaviors are time or situation influenced
and some of us have got behavior patterns by birth which is in our instinct or
DNA.
In a society the foes
and pals are always there, most of the time one can witness facilities and
appreciations to pals, I mean good guys. But the only place for foes, I mean bad
guys are jail or lockups.
Let’s forget about the good guys in the town for a moment.
We have been reading and listening, all the bad things against
bad guys in the town, and certainly those talking parrots are good guys of the
town. There is nothing, even no place for bad guys, aliens, little monsters,
pimps, whiners or sinners; neither in the land of pure nor in paradise.
The western world is quite tricky in this regard; they have accommodated
all the bad guys in the town. There are night clubs, pubs, wine shops and many
other conveniences where a bad guy can go get drunk, dance, enjoy and flushes
out all his inner toxic. No one will ask them even a word nor anybody complain
against his vicious behavior, until and unless he/she does any damage to asset
or person.
Bad guys do live here in the land of pure not everyone is
angle here; but they don’t have facilities or places to play around, such ignoramus
approach of the so called civilized society, allows the unhealthy practices to
penetrate in streets, colonies, homes and families.
It’s the same; one cuts his/her intestines believing that it creates
mess and leaves the mess to spread all over his/her body. Such mocking practice
in the society eats social norms and family values like a termite, which has inimical
impact on future generations.
One can’t stop bad guys doing vicious things, neither can
deny their existence and it’s even impossible to eliminate them. Therefore it’s
high time to limit them to a certain place at certain activities; such measures
will help to reduce the risk factor in society in general.
Monday, December 23, 2013
The Golden Club of Gilgit-Baltistan
It’s not
Gold, it’s the Man — Writer
Human being has
diverse lifespan, ranging from infancy to old age and at every stage a person
has to face challenges within the social loop. Senior citizens are known as
‘’Golden People,’’ which is an increasing segment of modern society. Their
roles and incomparable experiences are highly important for a developing and
developed society. The old aged locals of Gilgit-Baltistan are titled as
reformers, who have accepted modernization and have played crucial role in
educational development of the region; devoid of gender discrimination.
For example, a local
survey (conducted by the Social Welfare Board for village Gulmit, Gojal in
2012) found that the old age citizens in the whole area (from Shishkat village
to Passu) are 329 in number. Considering the figures of small survey, it seems
that the number of senior citizens is increasing in the region. Now they are at a stage where they deserve
special attention. However, it has been observed that due to tough work schedule,
it’s hard for the family members to take care of their elderly.
Educational
development has steered the educated youth of GB towards big cities in search
of better life, which has encouraged urbanization. Such trend has widened the
gap between the working class and the elderly family members, who normally
prefer living in villages, among relatives and friends, which can be hardly
managed in big cities.
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| Senior Citizens |
The trend of
dislocation and generation gap has brought many adverse changes among families,
which is making it growingly harder for the educated youth to live in villages
of Gilgit-Baltistan to take care of their parents and also for the old aged
locals to understand the delineation of modern society. This has brought
bitterness in relations, leading to ignoramus approaches and later ends in frustration,
psychological issues, solitary confinement, and various physical disorders.
Gilgit-Baltistan is
situated in the mountainous region of Pakistan, which lacks basic facilities
for senior citizens. Therefore, it’s high time to form and construct clubs for
the seniors; one having all the essential facilities. The word “Club” has been
used to materialize the concept here, rather chanting “Old Homes,” which the
locals dislike.
Building traditional
houses and providing every facility, ranging from central heating and cooling
systems, indoor games, musical instruments and books will help to keep them
lively. Whoever has the skills like wood carving, handicrafts manufacturing
shall be given facilities to practice their skills. Such activities will not only
keep the seniors engaged with life, but will also make them self-reliant.
There is hardly any
facility available for senior citizens in Gilgit-Baltistan; mostly they stay at
home, or go to local shops, Chai Wala
or hotels, where one can hardly find quality food or clean environment.
Materializing the concept of Golden Club will maintain their good health
condition and enhance socialization among senior citizens of the region.
Providing basic
nursing facility within the premises will help to keep them hale and hearty,
which will be a great help for the working family members. The nursing facility
will help to monitor their physical conditions.
It’s high time to
take care of those who sacrificed their life for betterment and development of
society and new generation.
One can read the published post on MountainTV
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