Betrayal...

Betrayal has been n will always be one of the greatest sources of grief and hurt for mankind. Not because it leaves a person lonely, but because it takes away the courage of a person to be with people due to the fear of finding one’s self alone and cheated again. I don't know if it imbalances personalities or not but it surely imbalances nations and their behaviors.

This imbalance is what makes mobs run amok and decimate everything and everyone. It takes away the judgment of good or bad. The immense feeling of hurt that stems from betrayal soon turns into a rage which if not addressed turns into an uprising. In the life of an individual betrayal may bring an end to all urges but in the life of a nation it brings the will to change the source of the betrayal, the method can be anything that the majority chooses. But the application of that method is swift and relentless.

On the streets of Gujranwala, in the sprawling metropolis of Lahore, from the mills of Faisalabad and from the fields of Sheikhupura masses emerged like a tsunami to sweep away what they thought as symbols of betrayal. Arson and show of civil disobedience is the method they chose, and when the mob forms it has a mind of its own. Not controlled by logic or compassion, it is a force that only loses its cutting edge when enough anger has been vented.

For generations promises were made, dreams were weaved only to be shattered again and again. Castles were built in the sky only to fall flat on the ground. People waited for the promises to come true, for the darkness to end but as time passed all hope was swallowed by the black holes, whose never ending hunger has taken even the last shreds of light. When the night seemed endless and enough people had been betrayed the hurt soon evolved into anger. When no compassion was shown to this pain, it all became a huge heap of explosives waiting to go boom. Warnings were there but when everyone is considering their individual gain more worthy than collective improvement, then all it takes is one moment, one occurrence or one voice and the flood gates open to unleash wave after wave of anger.

What is happening around us as a result of betrayal cannot and can never be justified. But when you put water over fire in an airtight container and don’t remove the heat then either the steam is going to leak through some small opening from time to time or its going to build up till it bursts open the walls. Our leaders and politicians were relentless in betraying the people, we the educated stood quietly and watched. The fire never went out, the small opening of hope and compassion never came, we waited and watched and now the steam has burst open the walls. The wheels have started turning, the mob has its own nature which leaves it vulnerable to be hijacked by anyone. It is time for everyone to make a choice, for the politicians to turn their promises into reality and for the betrayed people to think for a moment and look beyond the hurt. Anger has great energy associated with it which can make you do great things or things you would regret. It is the time for the people to decide they will not be hijacked by ill found and opportunistic compassion, blinded by the hurt of one betrayal do not expose your vulnerability to be lead towards another promise and yet another betrayal! It is the time to make a decision, the time to do what is right and what is required. The time to become hope and to provide true compassion is now otherwise this rage will sweep away everything. Time for the change that we want and need is now. Let us mature as a nation, as a people and let us not be betrayed again!