Most Pakistanis, it seems, are born and bred to hate the nation that was once a part of their own. Come any competition and along with a fervent desire to see Pakistan win, we start booing down India. But recently, I found out from a friend across the border that most Indians actually support Pakistan unless they're playing against India. He told me there were so many fans (Indian and Pakistani) who swapped tickets with each other so that they could watch one inning each. And this guy has never once said anything insulting about Pakistan or Islam. Which leaves me wondering, if so many of us common citizens can overcome the hatred of decades, why is it so hard for those political bigshots to not be at each others throats. Pakistan, India, Bangladesh; we're all the same race, same land, share a common past. What is it that makes it so hard for different facets of the same culture to co-exist in peace?
These thoughts are exactly why I've shocked half the people around me by saying; "COME ON INDIA! I'm as much on your side as Srilanka's!" :p
Even though India won, most Indians did not take a back seat to applaud the commendable effort by Shahid Afridi who, we dare say, steered a relatively noob team, (because of the exclusion of most senior players) straight into the semis.
ReplyDeleteAnd another thing, lets not fiddle with history, nor invoke any uncalled arguments, but 'Most Pakistanis, it seems, are born and bred to hate the nation that was once a part of their own', lets just say, India and Pakistan together made one nation. India wasn't a part of Pakistan, infact, Pakistan was born in 1947, while India dates back ages.
Cheers,
Blasphemous Aesthete
oh yea, i guess my statement should've been the other way around ^^ either way, i still find it stupid how people go crazy when i say something nice about india....especially cuz i wanna visit an ashram for yoga! :D
ReplyDeleteWhy go to any ashram when baba Ramdev delivers free lectures on TV ? :P
ReplyDeleteWho's baba Ramdev? XD
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks boundlesstech ^^ its nice to know someone enjoys reading what I write