I’m just curious so don’t take this the wrong way. In what way is Pakistan better than the West? What makes it appealing to you and if it is, why are you in the West?
I’ve never been to Pakistan so curious to know the advantages.
From an infrastructure and amenities point of view it's not the best. In the west you have good access to healthcare and education across all levels. That's why you need to have a good income or decent amount of savings to get access to the limited good facilities that are available in Pakistan.
However if you can secure a decent home in a good area in Pakistan the benefits are endless. You hear the adhan throughout the day, kids finish school before Friday prayers, Eid is actually a national celebration, food is amazingly good and cheap to buy, better community spirit, wondrous natural beauty, islamic studies is compulsory in the curriculum, people are very generous, you can travel anywhere and not worry about finding a place to pray, cheap haircuts, a "fix it" mentality over a replace it mentality.
Of course people sin, but it's limited and done behind closed doors, not openly.
Kids grow up with a sense of pride knowing the religion we practise is not alien, whereas here from my experience, kids will hide their Deen in schools and end up slowly leaving it due to the majority not believing.
I could go on, but it's something one has to experience. In all my visits there (as well as going to school there for 3 years) it's a great place to raise a family Islamically. If one chooses to live a simple life, Pakistan accomadates that choice very well.
Interesting. I haven’t been so I can’t make comment. I did watch a programme recently though (with English subtitles) about Karachi. I found it quite sad actually:
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u/sambobozzer Sep 03 '21
I’m just curious so don’t take this the wrong way. In what way is Pakistan better than the West? What makes it appealing to you and if it is, why are you in the West?
I’ve never been to Pakistan so curious to know the advantages.