[Reader-list] "Aman Ki Asha" - A Foolish Asha?

[A.K. Malik]

Dear Rakeshjee,
                  I think it is called HOPING AGAINST HOPE.
(A.K.MALIK)


--- On Tue, 2/16/10, Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] "Aman Ki Asha" - A Foolish Asha?
> To: "Rahul Asthana" <rahul_capri at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Sarai" <reader-list at sarai.net>, "cashmeeri" <cashmeeri at yahoo.com>
> Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 11:21 PM
> Hi
> 
> I was just thinking about this: Aman ki Asha or Asha ka
> Aman???
> 
> On a more serious note, all this talk about peace has
> completely tried to
> engage in a huge sense of sentimentalism and emotions,
> without realizing the
> fact that Pakistan state and the Pakistan elites who may be
> against India,
> look at India from the 1971 war point of view, and they
> will always brand
> India as an enemy. And these factions or elites do hold
> power to a
> substantial degree in Pakistan. Similarly, such kind of
> people are there in
> India as well.
> 
> Hope is not bad, for when all hope is lost, all what is
> left is death. But
> there should be a sense of realism attached with hope, and
> I would only ask
> for one thing: don't attach sentimentalism and emotions
> with such a peace
> process. It will only lead to pains. It's better to be
> rational, realistic
> and let's keep sentimentalism and emotions out. If you feel
> emotional, sing
> songs. Let's instead concentrate on what all can be
> actually achieved and
> start working on it.
> 
> Rakesh
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