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Search a "JOB", Be a "JOB"
In every society, a natural sense of pity exists for the
unemployed or the BEROZGAR. This very word signifies a kind
of BECHARGI (i.e. helplessness). The term is a vivid reminder
of the typical Bollywood or Lollywood hero who after graduating
with BA (a Bachelor of Arts), announces to his widowed mother
that his degree will sanction the end of all their financial
turmoil. He tells her to stop sewing clothes to support
the family, and relax while her son, the graduate, will
earn a living. From there on the job search starts. He goes
from office to office in search of a job. Signs of NO VACANCY
are shown in the following clips. His shoes are shown to
be getting rough. His clothes become rusty. Nevertheless,
he remains defiant, but to no avail. He then becomes a victim
of depression and blames his failure to our society's repression
of the working class. This picture by far, reflects the
majority sentiment of our Pakistani youth. However, we must
look at the other side of the picture. Let us move forward
from the state of BECHARGI to a state of CHARGI (energy). |
