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In a discussion with an old friend lamenting at the media depictions of reality and how they further tend to shape our reality and vice versa. We started discussing popular entertainment media. She was of the view that movies depict a nation’s mindset.
The height of achievement shown in our movies is usually to overcome all possible hurdles in order to win over a girl and achieve a lasting relationship in the face of “zaalim Zamana”! That’s why this is the ultimate goal of our nation nowadays be they young or old, religious or otherwise.
While their western counterparts devoid of the “zaalim Zamaana” with easy access to women tend to focus on finding ways to ‘live more’ or ‘live better’. Sometimes in search of extra sensory powers. Sometimes in search of new places to live. In short to achieve permanence in a temporary world. That’s why they are focused on creating medicines , technology and arms to try it out all in wars inflicted upon other countries. The whole world is a testing lab for them now.
Oversimplification ?
Probably !
Reality ?
Worse!
Saima Sher Fazal

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