The Common Man
Everyday we hear about “the effects of
policies on common man” “the lifestyle of common man” “how inflation affects
common man” “how to ensure common man problems are solved” “when will common
man get a peaceful and merry sleep at night” etc etc. However, we have never
thought what is A Common MAN. Common man is not a physical or material
entity. It is the name of an ideology, of a perspective. It unites every human
being with another into a spiritual bond who share their joys and sorrows, enjoy
the cheerful moments together, share the sad ones together, show exuberance
when time comes to celebrate and express their sympathies when a fellow common
man experiences times of hardship and endurance.
Common Man is the thinking which can’t be
expressed in words but which can be felt repeatedly. Common man is the
philosophy of sharing small moments of happiness and events of sorrows. Common
man is the thinking of a human who wants to play a role for this country.
Common man is the name of the being that does not avert it’s face when it has
to extend help to others. Common man is the man who rejoices when he sees a bus
coming home after hours, light coming back after load shedding and Pakistan
cricket team pulling off an incredulous win. Common man is the ideology of love
and peace that wants a society free of injustice, inequality, social class
barriers and dishonesty. Common man is the name of security that we want in our
daily lives. Common man is the ego of the person who earns from the sweat of his/her
labor and disgusts bribery, stealing, cheating, black marketing and lying.
Common man is the aspiration of a person to achieve better in the life. Common
man is the pride that procures out of the work of Abdul Sattar Edhi, Arfa Karim
and Abdul Qadeer Khan. Common man is the sense of being independent when a
nation song or anthem is being sung. Common man is the passion and fervent zeal
behind the vanity of being a Pakistani.
Nevertheless, common man is the reflection
of a person unable to progress because of inequality. Common man is the face of
misery impersonated by power crisis, inflation, insecurity and terrorism.
Common man is the mirror in which we can see the lack of appropriate attention
to our basic values, ethics and morals. Common man is the phenomenon which
reflects the scarcity of literacy, education, health and infrastructure in the
nation. Common man is the transparent face of the hound in mirror that doesn’t
let justice prevail. Common man is the name of loss of ardor and the looming atmosphere
of disappointments and dejections.
We have to revive the common man if we want
prosperity, harmony, patience and justice in our society. The right kind of
equal education for all is the foremost entailment in this regard for without
it, progress is improbable. Patience and steadfastness are the qualities we
lack in ourselves. Honesty, kindness and truthfulness need to occupy a
significant proportion of our heart. Common man still attaches everything he
possesses with his motherland. It is only a bit of nudge at the basic level
that is required to create awareness. The process may be difficult, the path
may contain minefields, the road may have bumps but first step has to be taken,
small it may be though. When everybody will change, the change will become
inevitable.
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