Riding Through The Wave of All "isms"

The Youth of Today’s Pakistan are a vital part of its present and future. Most of them are vibrant, being trained to take up challenges, calculate and achieve their targets. They have been successful, shown great potential for achieving unimaginable tasks and brought the laurels to the country.

However, everything is not so shiny and rosy here…There are elements out there to grab, store and use that bursting energy to fulfill some of their hidden evil objectives.

I know I am going to indulge myself in a topic that has been quite debatable lately. Things need to be discussed otherwise a dangerous vacuum of communication is created, resulting in further harm to the society.

Extremes in Our Society:
There are two main extremes being developed among our youth. Pro-Islam and Pro-various-“isms” ( e.g., Communism, Socialism, Marxism ). Although it is assumed that these phenomena are fresh , new and “in” , actually these were created in the 20th century by some very experienced, learned and influential persons. Here, I will not say anything in favour or against them, but what is more essential today is the vision, these ideologies have been inculcating in our youth, who will shape the future of our nation.

No doubt, we are living in the age of open communication and are exposed to all the philosophies. Various westerners have been inspired by Oriental / Eastern religions or ways of life and is becoming a norm in their society. Similarly, there has been a rise in the Athiests and non- conformists.

 As global citizens, our youth have free access to all such stuff. Self interested evil elements will be on the look out for young minds, and try to deviate their focus by disillusioning the facts with a pinch of negativity.

In olden days, there were elders, who told them what was right or wrong. Now, elders are not able to cope with today’s fast communications as well as youngsters have no time to indulge in one-to-one discussions, which is a great dilemma of present day society.

Being Responsible is the Key :
This issue can only be addressed by the youth themselves. They need to take up the responsibility of keeping a balance between all the extremist ideologies.

If something comes up which is against your religion or traditions, you should be very careful and critical about accepting it. Think what good and bad it will bring to you or the society at large.  If you are choosing a new ideology for the rest of your life, it is not only going to affect you and your loved ones but also those who will come after you... Don’t be short-termist, think about the long term.That’s where you will justify yourself as a responsible global citizen.