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Sharing Stories Of The Ultimate Courage And Endurance Of The Less Privileged And Frequently Exploited And Neglected By The Averages And Normals.
Sharing Stories Of The Ultimate Courage And Endurance Of The Less Privileged And Frequently Exploited And Neglected By The Averages And Normals.
Bridging the gap of understanding through knowledge by sharing stories of the ultimate courage and endurance of the less privileged and frequently exploited and neglected by the averages and normals. Their stories and alternate realities are expected to inspire a positive thought or action to alleviate the pain and suffering of the ones who either live on the margins of the society or discriminated due the misunderstanding of the mainstream.
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If you must use me, don't abuse me
Story of a small donkey, who has been lugging the burden of humans for centuries without adequate food and care. Frequently beaten and injured by the owner. South Asian country like Pakistan, even today is very comfortable with idea of animal abuse specifically small poor donkeys.
I may be small, do not name call
Story of a young small child in Anacostia river who was abused and bullied by bigger boys which made him to revert to missing school and ultimately trying to take his own life. A public school system that is unable to provide equal educational opportunity to a special need student.
I may be homeless but world is my home
Story of a homeless man and woman who live their lives under the open sky in a DC park at day time and night under the bridge. How our city of world class not able to provide a basic decency of life. Woman on the other hand making something out of open space her home without walls.
I'm too loyal to be thrown bricks at
Story of a dog named George with a deep oozing wound roaming in the city of Lahore afraid of humans who would throw stones at him to get him out of sight rather than offering to badge his wound.
I'm a Talib but Don't know any Better
Story of a boy who grew up in a Madrassa in Pakistan where live to die and die to live became a burning passion until he below himself up in flames to leaving hundreds of innocent bodies burn to ashes so that he could enter Janet making Allah happy.
Bulleh Shah
The most powerful poet of Punjabi grew up in 17th century dared every Muslim, Hindu and Sikh to prove their humanity through service and love of human and other creatures by making mockery of their respective religious rituals in a godly Punjabi which could have been the word of a higher power forcing to mute the extremely fiery and relentless Imams Pundits and Gurus.
Mouse Heads
They all looked alike small headed wobbly kids. All donated by their parents to Shah Dowlla Walis Tomb after birth. Raised by their adapted care givers their heads clutched in iron framed to restrict growth legend has it that all belong to the Wali if hidden by mothers they will be abducted.
Let me live
Story of a dog named tony who was specially bred by breeder to fill an order by the parents of a 10 years old girl as a birthday gift who later got more interested in her boyfriends than her pet. Tony got injured and was given to an animal shelter and made to the kill list because he was not trained enough to catch the attention of a family who had room in their hearts and homes.
Horse name Lucky was the apple of his owner’s eye until Jackies were able to run him at a lightning speed leaving most behind but due to his fall and resulting injury he is awaiting shot dead.
Hands behind things
Bag pipes and surgical equipment made with perfect precision to accomplish some important tasks perfectly. What human hands can accomplish is worth watching. How everyday tools can make life easy. Centuries old small tools are as old as our bodies and basically no real change but improvement and perfection is the desired change.
I'm different but still human
Story of a boy who is born with female tendencies and being bullied by peers for not behaving normal.
Khusras, as legend goes, are born with both sexes. According to south Asian tradition, when such child is born the real parents come to claim and take the child from the birth parents. They are taught dance and music and frequently recruited by kings and emperors to serve their women a.k.a. Harams.
When they die their body is taken out through the wall instead the door. How they live today is different story. Trans genders n transvestites take refuge under that cover.
In new Pakistani law by choosing their own sexuality on the ID card, life for many in this world has become a bit easier when a boy name Aslam, married as Salma after sex change operation having claimed woman as his sex. It was convenient to a centuries old social issue where marriage is only valid between a man and a woman.
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