The great companion of the noble Prophet (saw) and fourth Khalifah of Islam, Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra) once said, “Do not raise your children the way [your] parents raised you, they were born for a different time.”

Lahore was deprived of its usual lively look once again after a blast in the DHA area in which some eight innocent people lost their lives and over 30 suffered injuries. There were conflicting reports about the nature of the blast, and in the meantime, a bomb hoax in Gulberg after the DHA blast worsened the situation.

The culture of any nation is the backbone of its existence and survival. Based on this culture a civilisation is founded, her goals and objectives are defined, and the way of life determined. The individuals within this society will be moulded by this culture in such a way that they become distinguished from the rest of nations.

Education itself is a putting off, a postponement; we are told to work hard to get good results. Why? So we can get a good job. What is a good job? One that pays well. Oh. And that’s it? All this suffering, merely so that we can earn a lot of money, which, even if we manage it, will not solve our problems anyway? It’s a tragically limited idea of…