25 minutes

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And its noon here in my corner of the world. Well, not exactly, but it will be in 25 minutes. This seems to be a pure coincidence, as I muster the courage to keep tapping away at these plastic buttons, wondering how many microplastic pieces are seeping into my skin, while I sit in front of the window watching pseudo intellectuals smoke cigarettes and talk in faux english accents about how they flights to new york and how they have a love hate relationship with Pakistan.  These people are so far removed from the actual burdens of the common man in Pakistan that it is both sad and hilarious. Yet it is these people that run the country. While not even living in the country. How strange is that?  I really feel this is one of the few places in the world that can boast this kind of synergy.  The interesting thing is that their conversations consist primarily of these things:  1. How burdened they are living their luxurious lives 2. How they need to make the next chunk of c...

The final takeaway

Having spent years and years in the educational system and memorizing facts and figures that seemingly had no importance in life, the final takeaway has now made itself known, or maybe it was always known and I just chose to not see it.

What I mean to say, is that the schooling that we undergo, from elementary school all the way up to university, it serves to impart in us a technique with which to approach problems and challenges in life. The funny thing is that there is a lot to be learned at every turn, everyday and if we can - from waking up at 6am for 20 years - inculcated the habit of absorbing and using that information, than we will succeed in life

Because that is the difference between those people that are on the path to self determination,  and those that live life through the dictation of others

If I could leave my loved ones with one thing, it is the ability to learn how to learn. Because once they master that skill, all other skills are obtainable, and they will be, in essence, self-sustaining so they can live their lives on their own terms. 

And should not that be the end goal? the final takeaway? to live life according to ones own wishes and desires because it's too short to live it for someone else, and the future, is uncertain. 

- M 


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