TV on/ TV off

A while back, I was visiting an Arab country. I turned the TV on to have a quick look at the news. As I was switching between channels, I realised there were only 4 channels in the local language, out of a total of 18 TV channels. There wasn’t even a movie channel in the local language!

When I checked into a hotel, I realised things weren’t right there either, as in this Arab country, there were rent-girls everywhere. It seems to be a new “normal culture” in a certain growing city, located in a very conservative area.

My amazement continued to be fuelled on the streets, as there were hardly any locals in the shops or in company offices. In my view, countries should cherish their human resources, their citizens, as much as they cherish their natural resources.

The price to pay for losing our values, heritage and identity is far higher than the all the money in the world. Let us rethink our identity as individuals, communities, nations and heads of nations.