Photo Credit:WRWell I had heard much about how the ways of celebrating Valentine’s Day had changed over these years. That special someone is no longer supposed to be the only recipient of your love and affection in the form of chocolates, flowers or teddys. Mothers, Grandmothers, brothers and sisters can all be on your list to bestow upon now. Acceptable.
A friend of a friend thought it was okay to kiss trees on Valentine’s because after all its about showing love to the living and that friend was of the view that trees had feelings too. I thought it was a bit too much but then I came across news of some taking this beyond that..
Some in Rawalpindi chose to show up at the jail where Governor Taseer’s killer is being kept and showed their love for the assassin by bringing flowers and greeting cards for him. Really confusing. Supporting the killer for what he did and celebrating Valentine’s is really something in the opposite direction to each other. I guess it shows the kind of cultural and religious confusion that we often go through as Pakistani muslims.
But these events that often baffle and disturbs most of us who are grown up, are in a way enlightening up those in their formative years. For example on the Holy Prophet’s (S.A.W) birthday I felt like uploading a naat on my facebook page. I was going through different options on you tube , when I came across one naat that had a good dose of music arrangement put into it with the renderer wearing a bright outfit. Just as I was about to upload it my cousin’s 14 year old son came up to me and stopped me from it. I was strangely surprised when he advised me to choose one with no music in it . There could be many with extreme views out there, he said who would definitely not like me uploading the musical naat.He then asked me to choose something that would be acceptable to all.
First I thought the child had been terrorized by what extremists are capable of doing. He was scared of expressing his choice lest he invited their disapproval.
But then I thought perhaps the boy was acting enlightened. He was perhaps being tolerant of the views of those who differed from him. He was willing to adhere to their choice as long as he was also able to get his self across as well. In this case, using a naat to express love for the Prophet (S. A. W).
I guess these difficult times that our country is going through are in a way broadening the horizon of our children and teaching them lessons that syllabi might not be able to explain to them ever.
A friend of a friend thought it was okay to kiss trees on Valentine’s because after all its about showing love to the living and that friend was of the view that trees had feelings too. I thought it was a bit too much but then I came across news of some taking this beyond that..
Some in Rawalpindi chose to show up at the jail where Governor Taseer’s killer is being kept and showed their love for the assassin by bringing flowers and greeting cards for him. Really confusing. Supporting the killer for what he did and celebrating Valentine’s is really something in the opposite direction to each other. I guess it shows the kind of cultural and religious confusion that we often go through as Pakistani muslims.
But these events that often baffle and disturbs most of us who are grown up, are in a way enlightening up those in their formative years. For example on the Holy Prophet’s (S.A.W) birthday I felt like uploading a naat on my facebook page. I was going through different options on you tube , when I came across one naat that had a good dose of music arrangement put into it with the renderer wearing a bright outfit. Just as I was about to upload it my cousin’s 14 year old son came up to me and stopped me from it. I was strangely surprised when he advised me to choose one with no music in it . There could be many with extreme views out there, he said who would definitely not like me uploading the musical naat.He then asked me to choose something that would be acceptable to all.
First I thought the child had been terrorized by what extremists are capable of doing. He was scared of expressing his choice lest he invited their disapproval.
But then I thought perhaps the boy was acting enlightened. He was perhaps being tolerant of the views of those who differed from him. He was willing to adhere to their choice as long as he was also able to get his self across as well. In this case, using a naat to express love for the Prophet (S. A. W).
I guess these difficult times that our country is going through are in a way broadening the horizon of our children and teaching them lessons that syllabi might not be able to explain to them ever.
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