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this was strange feeling , he was the new pir sain, crowds thronged to see him, touch him, kiss his feet, the dust where he walked, he felt the man amidst the murids squatting before him was familiar, he asked him who he was, because he was reminded of his associate in sikri jail, he was released for his good conduct, but that week his associate was to be hanged for a murder, he was still talking when ruby from the other side of the wall called out to him, the yard was where her mother used to pray, a four poster wooden bench large enough to accommodate several people was set , the boundary wal reminded him how he had been able to jump over it but one fire shot had pierced the woman whom he loved so much, shahin was dead, ruby heard him share his experience, her own mother also was dead, she was also missed, aulias, murshids and pirs he thought were to show the right path to the materialistic minded followers , it was an impossible task because the worldly ways can never lead one to spirituality
--adil was surprised life had shown him how fickle relatives were, when he had no status he was nobody , the moment he got a good job he was sought after, forgotten distant relatives revolved round him, neighbours and friends circle invited him for tea and dinners, suddenly he found he was kind of discovered, his apa"s old maid sister in law must have a reason for not marrying, seven years his senior manza api was one of his known whom he respected, but proposal from her brother was unexpected, Bhai jan gave him threats , emotionally blackmailing if adil refused to marry manza adil?s sister mehrin would be dumped, but adil found excuses of over worked routine in office, a foreign delegation was coming to make a business deal, so nusy adil was he had no time think of anything else, one day adil was asked to take leave, taken to his mamu uncle"s home to stay the night , he over heard two girls voices discussing marriage of one of them, the other apparently a friend, adil could not see them for the wall blocking his view, but he listened to their conversation, samawas bold, straightforward, she wanted a ruby red bridal dress, be decorated by a professional beaeutician in a parlour, the friend worried explained other options, trendy this season was blue and white with not red but turquoise, yet the would be bride who did not know who she was marrying was stubbornly going to make her wedding an event memorable for life
--actor, model, dancer and show biz presenter saba qamar has proved her talent and ability to the world of television , her serials are very popular, every year she manages to get a Pakistani national award, her serials include a long list --me aurat hu was her debut , tinekey, udan, dastan, maat, gurur, taqdir, chubhan , muhabbet yu bhi hoti hai, jinah ke naam--are some of her listed here,
--Raymond was pushed into drugs smuggling by jardi, jean and romeo were not aware when they began the trip , on their way they came to know what they had got themselves into, they could not escape because they had traveled so far on documents showing them all a family, without proper papers they would go to Mexican jails for life, they only prayed for their safe return , on the checking barriers the dogs and extra guards were present, the route from America to mexico had a different entry point, back to America the point of exit was different, another trailer similar to theirs waited in line for their turn, the couple were extra large and fat, jones were rather more cheerful who enjoyed greeting strangers, their young daughter nura was with them anne also in a casual friendly family manner introduced them all, , breaking the trailer open one upper cabinet shelf a packet fell off as the jones watched thinking it their new born baby that anne quickly covered with a towel, jones were government agents on anti drugs squad, how finally Raymond and family decide to stay like family for life is a warm story
-raymond was a petty drug dealer despised in his society gets a life threat from jardi the smuggler if he did not get one hundred kilo grams of drugs from mexico he would be fed to his pet shark in his private aquarium, Raymond adopts two teenagers destitutes and orphaned , jean and romeo to pose as his kids, anne a night club entertainer joined him last moment in desperation with nowhere else to go , she would declare the authorities at the borders she was his wife, his borrowed from jardi travel trailer had secret corners filled with drugs , instead of one hundred kilo grams his vehicle was loaded with one thousand kilo grams , two hundred fifty packets of four kilo grams each, every inch in his truck with two bed rooms, kitchen, bathrooms were littered with drugs , he was certain he would be caught but jardi laughed away his fears , he will not get extra jail for more drugs , the term served will be same
that day they all were home busy and worried , calculating bills and money matters when ajju Bhai came in, he offered some handsome financial help to ami who refused it saying she could not accept it , it was meant for his family and not wanting to deny them their right , how could she deprive them of good life, but he was adamant because it was because of her self sacrificing attitude that he could get proper job, proper education, then it was her who had cut on her family , her children's interest , depriving them all for his sake, now it was his turn to pay them back, give them a good life, they were his sisters and brothers, the scene turned emotionally charged
--old traditions and customs are being again revived , because modernism, western influence of modern societies has done more harm to family set ups than improved their condition, fast paced lifestyles, no time for families, parents overstressed, children engrossed and self centered have ignored each other, they have learnt to lead separate lives in the corners of their rooms, watching television, browsing computers, playing video games , spending more time in isolation, now the stress is more given on cultural revival of old age traditional customs like eating together , exchanging notes at dinner table, seeing each other frequently , spending more quality time staying home
--Raymond was worried, a drug dealer, he got a life threat from jardi the smuggler if the job was not done on time he would be fed to his pet shark in his private aquarium, Raymond saw romeo so quiet and decent shy boy, a long travel trailer stopped to ask directions to paradise town, Raymond said it was through hell, s annoyed he had to find a way out , a policeman approached , three kids from the trailer looked out, the driver asked the officer directions showing him the map, a woman next to him was apparently his wife, thanking the officer for his timely help they left, Raymond was inspired, he thanked his stars, he needed a fake family and a travel trailer to enter mexico , he readied jan and romeo , adopted them as his children, he wanted a woman to pose as his wife, the best choice available was anne, a night club and bar waitress turned entertainer , who was unable to pay her rent , who areed finally for thirty thousand a huge money but Raymond cheered up, he had a family , the travel trailer he got from ringing up jardi who arranged for one standing in the garage near by, with many secret closets, drugs could be easily hidden safely , he was becoming a smuggler , upgrading his status from a dealer
--we both were together
--for each other
-meant for love
--like shadow inseparable
-from the body
-like soul for life
--but why today
-you broke off all ties
-from me forever
-as if you the sun
-me the shadows of night
-impossible to stay
-ever upright
-he did not want to meet his cousin, though his mother was quite persistent, urging him to see her more often, he used to see her , his mammu uncle had turned her into a history encyclopedia, himself a scholar interested in history his only daughter an only child also became like him, she talked of history, showing how much knowledge she had gained, of anything and everything one spoke of, towns, cities, people and eras and ages, amazing she was but he felt inferior to her, when his aunt passed away their family duty was to visit the uncle , the encyclopediac daughter was half dazed, not her real self she was quickly excuse by his mother but she instructed her to keep al things like her mother rohana kept , ahad would like to see everything was arranged in the same manner, rudely she replied if this was her intention that he should forget her mother, she would go any length to keep the flsme of her dead mother alive in him, she became clumsy, dropped the dishes sloppy to put things back in their proper place, it was her nature that she had become so bitter, he found it very hard to be with her, easy was to avoid her
-daughters are blessing if they are treated like blessings, raised properly to assume responsibility , if they prove good daughters and become good daughters in law , if the girls fail to get the right match the elders say marriages are made in heaven , but it is the duty of the parents to find the right life partner, choosing the right partner is a headache because marriage for life depends entirely on mutual trust, it is a lifelong appointment, selected once for life it is a commitment, problem arises when the groom turns demanding, males of the family are protectors and must finance their family needs , the greed of mankind is never ending, woman also can become demanding but before the marriage is fixed both families must mix and mingle more often to understand each other better, avoid taking hasty decisions, rethink if not suitable, keep dignity of families, do not force marriages ,avoid imposing your personal wishes, avoid demands, avoid public declarations of engagements, remember marriage is not an investment business deal, but a life long commitment depending on trust , sincerity and emotional exchange
Raymond liked that boy romeo who greeted him always , still a teenager romeo eachanged greeting , so decent that almost a coward, tall strong young man of eighteen, Raymond was a drug dealer whose day began after evening, at four he woke up to get ready to leave for night clubs and bars to meet his clients, who paid him on weekly basis, others who wanted to prtect their identity keeping secrecy , did not go out in search of drugs contacted Raymond directly who home delivered them their packages and he was paid on the spot, Raymond did his business on the quiet yet he was exposed , his neighbours cursed him though their children and others in the vicinity were never distributed drugs by him, Raymond got all his drugs from los angeles , from bruce Jordan a drug smuggler, Raymond had collected his payment for the day, some fifty thousand dollars were on him, he happened to see jean standing near the light pole , she lived in a destitute home, just sixteen , she had completed her high school , not willing student but conditional to stay in the institution she had to go to school, was not a dirty girl but her dressing sense was rather dirty
--trust the almighty who is the only creator of this entire universe including all species as we know, science has progressed but still not reached that stage of supreme, a sense of right and wrong in mankind is relative, each one has a personal aim, personal definition to suit his goal, sense of doing justice is lacking because of personal involvement, one can not detachedly be fair, adil is virtue to remind oneself when included in daily prayers to be fair to all, be a better judge of circumstances, of sensing where the fine line divides between right and wrong, to inspect and investigate objectively fearlessly , more objectively without expecting any profits from taking and making correct decisions even if they are not favourable to the decision maker personally, always remember ya adil for improved increased fair judgement , that is honest and not biased at all, to protect truth and not your personal interest
-both sanya Mirza and shoab Akhtar is super top form these days, fate is smiling on them, destiny showering good luck, she is winning Wimbledon, he recently broke previous English county record of robert sharma, going through after marriage some time into anonymity both have bounced back to action making name in their career, making their countries proud, india and Pakistan pride in this couple a cultural junction of two neighbouring nations on political war, inspiring the peoples of south asia to come closer on personal and social level, a melting hub inspiring other players to perform better on the international canvas
