Bloom and Wither

I never thought about writing a poem as I only like to read but recently after Peshawar attack, I have an urge to express it in words but still it is impossible to describe the pain in few verses.

O' my Lord
The lust of heaven
For the sake of chasing eternal serendipity
The hounds drained their blood.

Like a flower
They bloomed, they withered and didn't last.

The darkest hour
Never hopes for the dawn
In that moment, life shuddered
And walked towards the valley of death.

Unlike a first-born's cry
The mother was oblivious
To her child sobbing in the silence
She wept in vain.

Up on the heaven's boulevard
While watching the stars
She sings a lullaby
'Come my child
The hurt has passed'
Sweeter melodies, unheard forever.

Torture and its effects-Psychological perspective

What comes in your mind when you hear the word Torture? Definitely it means a lot of pain and is not possible to measure the quantity of it. Physical and Mental torture seems different but they are actually interrelated because physical torture leads to mental torture which develops horror in mind. Unfortunately torture is present everywhere and in all forms of government (democratic or not). According to statistics, it is practised in the whole world, 50% of all countries and 79% of G-20 countries (two groups are in G-20,one is G-20 major economies and G-20 developing nations) are still practising it even after the universal ban.

Horror can be differentiate through different means of torture. For example institutionalized torture is the one which is from the officials/state criminals of a country and it is different from the isolated torture which can be done by any individual or we can say that the non-state criminals. In both cases, one thing is similar-the feeling of helplessness because the victim of torture thinks that the one who is torturing is more powerful and he cannot fight to protect himself.

According to a research by Metin Besoglu, it has been found that the torture in political activities can lead to the worst psychological traumas. The reason which Besoglu gave is that every person has strong beliefs in ideas/perceptions and religious faiths and they play a vital role in the feeling of helplessness. It makes the victim feels not more powerful during torture by the victimizers. When a person is not able to control his feelings then it may have the worst traumatizing effects after a prolong stress.

The torture syndrome has been put in to the PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and CTD (cumulative trauma disorders). The main reason of PTSD is depression in a population. Post-torture symptoms can be identified through chronic pain and there is a possibility of association of this pain with musculoskeletal damage and also neurophysiological damage after head injury or hallucinations.
If the parents have suffered torture the children may have the symptoms of depression, headaches, aggression and learning difficulties. The other finding is that the tortured-ones have more possibilities in surviving torture with patience then the non-tortured ones. The need is to have a sense of control which can lead a person to come out of the traumatic stress.

After being a victim, vengeance comes and according to an observation, it is more stronger in those who saw their loved ones in pain after being tortured, raped or killed. So the whole family is affected through the act of torture on just one person and it can destroy the whole life of a family.

Have patience-Be moderate!

Ohh Mama, I don't have anything to wear so I need a new outfit for this party.

These ones don't match perfectly with my dress so I want another pair of shoes.

Hey Sheena look at my new jewellery set, you know it was very expensive but I wanted this badly, I cannot believe finally I got it.

Hey Ramis, check out my new iPhone, it's just awesome and I love the picture quality. It's a way better than your phone. What say man?..

And the list continues. We daily hear these approaches or similar to them from the people around us and all these are examples of our immoderate behavior. Cupboards are full with clothes and accessories but still we are not satisfied. Every time we do complain about random material things and are losing our patience. It is a fact that we are so much used to our luxurious life that we cannot imagine ourselves without it.

Sit for a while and question yourself that 'Do you know the difference between Use and Extravagance?' Only awareness can bring change in our lives to quit the extravagant behavior. Enjoy life and luxuries too but spend money in a moderate way.

Immoderate behavior is harmful in all aspects because it is a source of leading towards materialistic approach. Similarly impatience can only bring frustration.

No doubt, life is very short so we need to realize our abilities and capabilities and try to apply them in a useful way in order to help ourselves as well as others. Make short goals and enjoy after accomplishing them. Stop running after things and start running after purposeful objectives.

You just need a while to think about a change and then there will be just you and the feeling of contentment. There should be a firm believe on a fact that only material things cannot bring happiness. Your particular goal and the quest to complete it can also make you happy. Have patience-Be moderate!