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Showing posts with label Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Life. Show all posts
[destination]
Friday | | Labels: Asia, Destination, Destiny, lahore, Life, Pakistan, road, South Asia
[Street-side]
Sunday | | Labels: Art, city, everyday, Life, roadside, Sotuth Asia
The Capital
April 2011
[Apples Not Welcome]
| | Labels: Autumn, Autumn trees, everyday, Life, nature, windows, winter, wordle
The Capital
Winter 2011
Lahore lives on
Thursday | | Labels: bomb blasts, fear, humanity, lahore, Life, life in lahore, Pakistan, terrorism
Following the attack on the Rescue 15 center near the Mall-the shattered windows, the lost lives, shaken confidences, genuine bravery and heartfeeling--past all that and more--
Lahore lives on.
This picture is special--due its ordinariness--a glimpse of the city from a moving car.
I will not lie to you, it is hard to articulate the mix of dread and confusion that gathers into a lump in my throat everytime there is news of a bomb blast. Prior to the increased frequency of such incidents in Pakistan, especially urban Pakistan, it was an event far-removed from our reality.
Lahore lives on.
This picture is special--due its ordinariness--a glimpse of the city from a moving car.
I will not lie to you, it is hard to articulate the mix of dread and confusion that gathers into a lump in my throat everytime there is news of a bomb blast. Prior to the increased frequency of such incidents in Pakistan, especially urban Pakistan, it was an event far-removed from our reality.
But now, it puts into play all sorts of questions--about survival, about the extent of 'hate', the lack of humanity, the definition of 'right' and 'wrong'--all this and more.
Where is this post going? Frankly, I do not know. As Pakistanis, this question raises another one--Where is Pakistan going?
There is a significant part of me that believes we can work things out, we can use the potentially awe-inspiring combination of our hearts and brains--and rise to the challenge.
(For all you cynics out there--which includes me at-times--this post was sponsored by HOPE)
Rosies Posies
Monday | | Labels: country design, flowers, Life, nature, rose, roses, surprise, tea cup, teacup
Looks like a set don't it?
The tea cup and the note-book in the background.
Actually, the funny thing is that they were both purchased by me, years apart, for the same person!
We were having tea when it hit us that..lo and behold!-they belong together.
I had no idea I had such a penchant for roses...: )
The tea cup and the note-book in the background.
Actually, the funny thing is that they were both purchased by me, years apart, for the same person!
We were having tea when it hit us that..lo and behold!-they belong together.
I had no idea I had such a penchant for roses...: )
why Dave Barry rules...
Friday | | Labels: laughter, Life, quote, reason, slate.sense of humour
From the Article on Slate.msn.com,
“Dave Barry-Elegy for the Humorist”
"A sense of humor is a measurement of the extent to which we realize that we are trapped in a world almost totally devoid of reason. Laughter is how we express the anxiety we feel at this knowledge."
“Dave Barry-Elegy for the Humorist”
"A sense of humor is a measurement of the extent to which we realize that we are trapped in a world almost totally devoid of reason. Laughter is how we express the anxiety we feel at this knowledge."
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