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Where is the joy of Eid?
Friday, 10 September 2010

I am a card collector, and despite general shift to electronic greetings, I used to get a lot of Eid cards every year. I did not get a single on this year.

Insecurity - financial, social and or personal – has dampened the elation and excitement associated with Eid-ul Fitr. Never ending series of terror blasts, who know who is next, and unprecedented price hike had already forced the people into a trance like situation. Over and above, disaster caused by the catastrophic floods 2010 has drilled the last nail in the coffin. The economic effects caused by floods 2010 has lead to rise in the cost of living ultimately restraining the celebratory activity associated with this day of religious and social joyousness.

Mere aziz hamwatno! Let’s live up to the occasion. Send greetings to your loved ones, family and friends. Let the current situation, how bad it may be, not stop us from celebrating Eid with religious fervour and cultural fanfare. On this occasion, let us join those who have lost their loved ones as a result of 'imported' terrorism, or those who have been displaced by flood 2010 and are away from their homes.

We need to get out of the grip we are caught in. We need to live up to the challenges. No?

Labels: Eid Greetings, Greetings