A world I wish to create

I write this piece on the 10th of October 2020. At this time, my wife is in the first trimester and we are eagerly looking forward to the days to come to usher a new life into this world (inshallah).

As I reflected upon the gratitude I felt for this news I imagine how this news has changed me. To me, it seems that each significant personal milestone substantially changes you. I felt that change when I got married and I can feel it as I prepare for fatherhood.

As a person, I have always been concerned about the state of mankind as a whole, the state of the planet and our future. However, over this past week, a thought that’s been on my mind, in particular, is the thought of the world we are creating today.

The number of children who are immigrants and refugees of war. The number of children starving on the streets. It breaks my heart every time I look at a kid knocking at the window of my car. I wish to do something, an idea I have is to build a massive home for all these children somewhere in Skardu. House them, feed them, raise them; shelter them from the unjust world we have created where children of privilege can enjoy the good things the world has to offer while these kids of misfortune are destined life of sorting garbage or vending petty items at street signals.

So, God, I ask of you — inshallah with the birth of my unborn one, please give me the capacity to do something for these children too. I wish to give them a chance at life that every kid ought to get.