I pray to the Almighty that He gives me the strength, perseverance, and forbearance to abide by the moral principles I espoused so passionately during my student life. Prayers needed!
I cleared CSS-2023 and got allocated to Police services of Pakistan (PSP). I thank everyone, from parents to teachers, friends and family, who helped me through this long, arduous journey.
The fountains mingle with the river
And the rivers with the Ocean,
The winds of heaven mix for ever
With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single;
All things by a law divine
In one spirit, meet and mingle.
Then why not I with thine? -
- Shelley
I know what this is. I have read about it somewhere. I think it was Dostoevsky. He said something about the artistic cruelty of man. But I think he missed a point. Man's cruelty isn't artistic. Infact, man is only artistic when cruel. Hence, all art is cruel.
How can we accept that Africa still lacks a single Permanent Member in the Security Council?
Institutions must reflect todayโs world, not that of 80 years ago.
Septemberโs Summit of the Future will be an opportunity to consider global governance reforms & re-build trust.
Viv Richards walks out to bat in his final Test innings, 5th Test, The Oval, August 11th 1991. He batted at No.8 in the first innings due to a stomach upset but coming in at No.6 second time round he made 60
The more one seeks to rise into height and light, the more vigorously do one's roots struggle earthward, downward, into the dark, the deep - into evil.
...framed in summer leavesโit was not for the likes of me. All that can happen now is that one foul, humiliating sin will be piled on another, and my sufferings will become only the more acute. I want to die. I must die. Living itself is the source of sin.
- Dazai
I thought, โI want to die. I want to die more than ever before. Thereโs no chance now of a recovery. No matter what sort of thing I do, no matter what I do, itโs sure to be a failure, just a final coating applied to my shame. That dream of going on bicycles to see a waterfall...
Never a good reason to celebrate mediocrity, but such has been the dominance of the Aussies in Australia that even the sight of Pakistan not being bundled out of the test brings a smile to my face. Pakistan have not played second fiddle; they have been up and about so far ...