1445hrs:
Dealing with everything from its source, particularly in relation to the system of 'governance' which appears to be designed by the devil no less.
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Sleeping just beyond midnight but getting up at 1000hrs is simply not good enough on my part.
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0851hrs:
Another 0800hrs start although I did wake at 0630hrs. I am getting to sleep now soon after 2300hrs.
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in the midst of everything else, I almost forgot before I was reminded of this appointment this evening. Many thanks to Progressive Voices on Facebook for giving us this opportunity:
0928hrs:
An 0800hrs start and an indefinitely full calendar till death.
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0904hrs:
Slept at 0400hrs and got up at 0800hrs. Lack of sleep always catches up at some point and ill-timing has its effect too. A lot of work remains to be done in this area.
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1400hrs:
Yesterday was perhaps the most relaxing day in the year, given it was Eid. The forest fires are not only consuming our environment, they are also consuming our souls. A friend mentioned yesterday evening that he witnessed a line of peacocks perched on the grill of a masjid on the main road in a nearby village crying. He came closer to them and could see their tears gushing out from their eyes. It appears that they had nestled some eggs in the forest and now that the forest was burned out, they were crying over losing their children.
We humans (living in the territory of AJK) are transgressors of the highest order as we remain inactive while seeing our forests ruined on a daily basis.
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0953hrs:
So much to do and everything is possible. It just involves putting everything in the right place at the right time by the right people.
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2359hrs:
It was almost too late and it can happen. We have missed the midnight deadline a few times before, at times by a matter of seconds.
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1346hrs:
A lot of commotion in the past 36 hours or so. The public is running after the police who have 6 of our co-citizens captive, currently at Bhimber jail. I didn't sleep until beyond 0400hrs because of constant communication but did get up at 0900hrs. Again, the quantum of sleep is not bad but the timing is.
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Before the storm in Kotli was a contemplative calm in moza Kraitort, taken there for Day 8 of our village to village campaign reference #AJKReferendum2023 :
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Chor (AJK Police) vs. Police (Public of AJK):
0929hrs:
Another 0800hrs start even though I couldn't get to sleep before 0400hrs, despite trying since 0100hrs.
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1016hrs:
Today I woke at 0900hrs, an hour earlier than yesterday while going to sleep at the same time as yesterday viz. 0100hrs.
My performance has to get better and it will get better.
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Day 6 of our village to village campaign reference #AJKReferendum2023 took us to moza Plait Sayeddan:
1009hrs:
Woke at 0643hrs....incrementally better than yesterday....
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Day 3 of our village to village campaign reference #AJKReferendum2023 took us to moza Channi:
2031hrs:
Another 0800hrs start....a good habit to improve on....
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Our Friday event at Jammu Chowk, Sehnsa is back to its regular weekly groove:
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Later in the afternoon/early evening we initiated our village to village campaign to reach each and every citizen of our tehsil (subdivision) of Sehnsa. This campaign will visit 1 moza (administrative village) every evening between 1700hrs and 1900hrs. Today, we were in moza Budli, union council Sehnsa:
2112hrs:
Getting back into a calm groove after some hectic overload yesterday. 0500hrs is a good time to get up all year round.
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1122hrs:
Managed to sleep just before 2330hrs last night and was able to easily get up at 0500hrs. A storm of pending work is staring me in my face and I better get used to it.
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Here are some excerpts of an article that touched a raw nerve in me:
The Death of Critical Thinking Will Kill Us Long Before AI
Joan Westenberg
Sep 22, 2023
We have witnessed a multi-generational decline in reading comprehension. We read less, retain less of what we read, and struggle to engage in critical analysis. And if this trend continues, we risk undermining the very foundations of our society.
In the bite-sized content and viral media age, too many of us have lost — or are losing — the focus and patience for lengthy, complex texts. We skim and scan instead of closely reading. Our attention spans have shrunk to mere seconds. While technology has enabled the wide dissemination of information, it has also fragmented our thinking. We are overwhelmed by noise and sensationalism.
Clickbait headlines and social media posts appeal to our emotions rather than intellect, making us susceptible to misinformation. We share articles without reading them, simply reacting to provocative titles and abstracts. The context, nuance, and accuracy no longer matter. Objective truth has become secondary to subjective feelings and base impulses.
Without reading comprehension, we cannot thoughtfully process information and make reasoned decisions. We lose the ability to thoroughly analyse issues, think critically, understand different perspectives, spot logical fallacies, and weigh evidence. Our opinions get shaped by alarmist rhetoric and confirmation bias rather than facts. We consume information, but we do not truly digest it. This erodes the very foundations of a healthy democracy — an educated populace.
A society that cannot patiently read long-form texts struggles to make sense of the world in ways that enable wise judgment, empathy across differences, effective policies, technological progress, economic justice, scientific reason, and fact-based truth to prevail over misguided beliefs. Reviving reading comprehension may be among the most urgent priorities for the future of civilisation.
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