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The hardest thing about living abroad, away from your family & friends is how quickly life goes by & when you pause to look back you realize that your parents have grown old & there are so many moments you have missed that won't ever come back. [1]
[2] In May 2010 when my father was wounded in the Model Town mosque attack, I was in UK.
At 21 and it occurred to me that it was only a matter of on inch or two, & I wouldn't have ever truly known or gotten to spend time with the the person I called my father.
At 21 and it occurred to me that it was only a matter of on inch or two, & I wouldn't have ever truly known or gotten to spend time with the the person I called my father.
[3] Our parents generation sacrificed so much for our education & careers but more than the financial sacrifice, they sacrificed their old age & the time they needed us the most so we could find a life abroad in a safe place.
But why did we find ourselves in this position?
But why did we find ourselves in this position?
[4] My parents never wanted me back, but there was no other place I wanted to be.
Because it breaks my heart that 70 years of corruption & elite capture of our political/governance system forced so many to become reluctant migrants. All for what?
Because it breaks my heart that 70 years of corruption & elite capture of our political/governance system forced so many to become reluctant migrants. All for what?
[5] Some left to save their lives, others got married abroad for a better future, & many more to earn livelihood to send money back home.
In the process our families broke down, & those abroad got stuck in the middle of the 2 worlds where they were happy but incomplete.
In the process our families broke down, & those abroad got stuck in the middle of the 2 worlds where they were happy but incomplete.
[6] We didn't get here out of nowhere - we got here by a systematic corruption & marginalization practiced by the ruling elite.
We look at political/institutional corruption through indexes/numbers forgetting that it has a direct human impact on our families/society.
We look at political/institutional corruption through indexes/numbers forgetting that it has a direct human impact on our families/society.
[7] In last 7 decades, our ruling elite thrived 'serving' in govt while the country got poor & minorities faced more persecution due to elite politics.
The cost was paid by the avg person that was forced to sell land/wealth to pay for education & health or pack bags & leave.
The cost was paid by the avg person that was forced to sell land/wealth to pay for education & health or pack bags & leave.
[x] Yet, it's 2020 & we are unable to see the source of all suffering bcz in our parts of the world, poor/minorities are just a number for ruling elite.
They've not only left families poor but also broken. Yet, their politics continue bcz there will always be someone to fool.
They've not only left families poor but also broken. Yet, their politics continue bcz there will always be someone to fool.
