Peer-e-Kamil (S.A.W) By Umera Ahmad In English Page 02
Peer-e-Kamil(S.A.w)
Peer-e-Kamil(S.A.W) First Chapter
=What else?‘ said Javeria.
=I want to be the most outstanding doctor in the country—the
best eye
specialist, so that when the history of eye surgery in
Pakistan is
compiled, my name will be at the very top of the list.‘ She
looked up
with a smile.
=And what if you cannot become a doctor? After all, that
depends both
on merit and luck,‘ Javeria stated.
=That is out of the question. I am working so hard to make
it to the
merit list. Besides my parents can afford to send me abroad
if I don‘t
get into a medical college here.‘
=But still, what if you cannot be a doctor?‘
=That‘s impossible. It‘s my life‘s dearest desire: I can
sacrifice
everything for it. This has been my lifelong dream, and how
can one just
ignore or forget one‘s dreams? Impossible!‘ Imama shook her
head
decisively as she picked another peanut off her palm and
nibbled on it.
=Nothing is impossible in life—anything can happen at any
time.
Suppose your wish does not come true, how would you react?‘
Imama fell into thought again. =To begin with, I‘ll weep a
lot…a great
deal…for many days—and then I‘ll die.‘
Javeria burst out laughing. =You just said you wanted a very
long life,
and now you want to die.‘
=Obviously. What‘s the point of living then? All my plans
are built
around my career in medicine and if that is not to be a part
of my life,
then what remains?‘
=So you mean this one dream of your life will wipe out all
other
dreams?‘
=Yes, think of it that way.‘
=Your most important desire is to be a doctor, not to live
long?‘
=You could say so.‘
=Very well—so, if you can‘t become a doctor, then how would
you
choose to die? Would you choose: suicide or a natural
death?‘
=A natural death of course. I can‘t kill myself,‘ Imama
replied casually.
=And if you do not die naturally, then what? I mean, if you
do not die
soon, despite not being a doctor, you would go on living.‘
=No. I know that I‘ll die very soon if I can‘t be a doctor.
I will be so
heart-broken that I will not survive,‘ she replied
decisively.
=It is difficult to believe that a cheerful person like you
can be so
despairing as to cry yourself to death. And that too just
because you
were unable to pursue a medical career. Sounds funny,‘
mocked
Javeria.
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