Let’s be fair and unbiased...

Today our school participated in one minute silence that was observed across the US to condemn the brutal killing of civilians in Boston that claimed the lives of 3 human beings and injured more than 180. Truly as a human being we need to strictly condemn such acts of terror. However, as rational and sympathetic human beings it is our obligation to express similar condemnation for the killings of innocent human beings in other parts of the world.  We need to realize that acts similar or even worse than Boston bombing  are happening on daily basis in Syria that claim the lives of innocent  civilians including women and children. Similarly, dozens of innocent human beings lose their lives in Afghanistan for no reason; tens and hundreds of Burmese are killed and persecuted on daily basis.  Aren’t they member of the same human society? Don’t they also deserve our sympathy and moral support? Shouldn’t we bring their killers to justice same like what we did to the perpetrators of Boston bombing?  If we all agree that all human beings are equal and all have equal rights to live on this planet , irrespective their race , religion , location , etc.. Then we need to unbiasedly express our saddened feeling for the killing of any human being in all over the world and try to stop them.

Did I finish my exams ?

Yesterday marking 21^st February 2013 was the day that I finished my last exam of my MS degree program in the US. After completing my exam I had mixed feelings, I was happy that I managed to fulfill the requirements of my degree program at the same time I was sad and disappointed that a very good chapter of my life came to its closing. While coming out of examination hall and leaving toward my apartment I took a while to look back at these eighteen months that I spent studying for my graduate degree. During this period I had moments of happiness and moments of sadness, moments of frustration and moments of fulfillment, moments of success and moments of failure, moments of stress and moments of relief, no matter what circumstances I had to face them all alone because I opted for all these challenges and I had to accept them in order to accomplish my career goals, because I knew and I believed that if there is no pain there is no gain. Deep into the past feelings of my academic life all of a sudden the silence of my thoughts and imaginations were broken by my school's clock bell and I realized that the time for mid-day prayer has arrived and I should take a moment to express my gratitude to his almighty for his blessings, no doubt without his mercy I wouldn’t have been able to achieve all what I have achieved so far. While in prostration a sudden feeling and thought came in to my mind that broke my pride and sense of accomplishments. I realized that I have still not finished my exam, oh yes the real exam; hence it is still too early to brag about the achievements and accomplishments. Now you might be wondering which exam am I talking about, well I am talking about the exam of this life, the exam that has a very just examiner who grades everything very precisely that even a small and single act won’t be missed. The exam, the result of which will really change our destiny, the exam the success of which will grant us an immense reward and the failure of which will give us a severe punishment. Yes, this exam continues until the last breath of our life and we need to work hard to succeed in it.  Please don’t take me wrong , I am not underestimating the achievements that we get from our academic and professional examinations , however all the success in these small exams prepare us to act responsibly and be more sincere toward the real and BIG exam.


Written by Tooryalai on Friday night 10:45pm.

Media and its power on masses,

Bismillah ( In the name of Allah ) as I am writing my first blog , I want to start it with the great name of the creator of the heavens and the earth , Allah (SWT).

Have you noticed how some people around us are blind folded by the media ? You might be wondering why this question came in to my mind. Actually sometimes when I hang around with my friends and  we discuss about different socio-economic , religious , and etc.. matters, I notice that their ideas and way of thinking are under the shadow of the media. They think as if whatever media produces to them is 100% authentic and true. Now I don't have any problem with the media , in fact I believe the growth in media has transformed our lives and ways of living. However, it does not mean that whatever media spits out is 100% true and unbiased.

It is weird how people now a days provide an evidence for their argument from abc or bbc or fox news. Despite the fact that these media outlets are doing an excellent job in providing us with real time updates about events from all corners of the world , but at the same time we need to realize that media is not always unbiased , this is because they have to favor the ones who are filling their pockets and covering their expenses. All I want to say is that while listening or reading the media sources , we shouldn't see the characters exactly how the media sees them. Rather our society needs authenticity which can only be acheived if we play our part in verifying the information we receive from the media before passing it over.