Frustration Frustration Frustration !

Hey Everyone, I hope you are all fine and doing great. This post is my entry for the weekly featured content in the #Hivelearners community. Today's topic to write about is Power And Influence

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I don't want to write about this topic from the heart, but I know it is necessary to write about it. I understand that writing about this will create a negative image of my country, which is an awful thing.

But not writing about it would be unfair to those who are being severely affected by all this, including myself. When we talk about the influence of culture, we realize that this culture is not new; it has been there since the beginning when my country gained independence. And perhaps this trait came into us by observing the colonizers, maybe it wasn't like this before.

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If we look at Islamic history, justice was strictly observed in Muslim states, and no one was considered superior to others. This is why Caliph Umar bin Abdul Aziz ruled over three-fourths of the world, and his rule was established through justice. There were also Caliphs among Muslims who believed that if even an animal in their domain died of hunger, they would be accountable to Allah for it. How beautiful is that? Nowadays, an ordinary person starts to see themselves as a god, while the Caliphs of that time were truly down-to-earth personalities.

I first encountered this influencer culture when I turned 18 and had to go to the NADRA office to get my ID card. There was a long line of people outside the NADRA office. I needed to get my ID made, so I joined the line. The first line was for those getting tokens, and the second line was for entering the office where further processing would take place. It took me almost 2 hours to get the token, and after getting it, I joined the second line. But wait, while standing in line, I noticed that some people were going directly into the office without waiting in line. I didn't know who they were. Believe me, they went inside and came out shortly after, got into their cars, and left, while we were still standing in line. After waiting for another 3 hours, I finally got inside.

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Inside the office, the further process took me about 2 hours. When I found out who those people were, I learned that they were acquaintances of the NADRA director and had also come to get their ID cards made. Because of their influence, their work was done in a matter of minutes, while we had to spend hours.

It's very painful. The country that gained independence in the name of Islam, with an Islamic system as its foundation, is where we have to face all this. This wasn't the first time I encountered such issues. As I progressed in life, I saw this happening in many places. But here, those who speak out are silenced, and not speaking out has become our compulsion.