Agnostic Misapprehension

Future of a nation depends upon the youth. Unfortunately, in Pakistan youth is being trapped in agnostic misapprehension. Not only they are unable to decide their course of actions, but also unaware of the path they are following. Their life is directed on this particular path for multiple reasons: lack of understanding of religion, adherence of abstruse ideologies, socio-political conditions and suppression of emotions and desires.

Human being is considered by Sigmund Freud as an irrational being. Belief-subjective in nature-is what appeal to one's rational. Once, one assume or accept something to be true, automatically becomes the part of his belief. Belief is the foundation of every religion. Religion provides a code of conduct. The problem with our youth is that they are adhering to something which they don't understand. Hence, they tend to question their belief. 

They start questioning, after an alternative ideology is being exposed to them. Nihilism-nothing matter- is usually their first adventure. Everything around us; is good for what? Reins of their mind become out of their control. Then, one day like Dostoyevsky, they find the meaning of life in a dream. After finding the meaning of life, they start advocating for the rights of the deprived: women, labor and minority. Feminism, Marxism and Liberalism become the guiding principles of their lives. Somehow, undermining the code of conduct they were supposed to follow-in the form of their religion. Finally this adventurism lead them towards the day dreaming of atheism. They assume everything has a cause and effect, if God is the cause of everything, then what is the cause of the God. This confusion is not solved yet, that they enter into the next phase of their lives.

When they find their society-as a trap-manipulated by those in power for their own interests. Religion being sold by the one-who pretend to be the preacher. Women are harassed and forced to opt for the oldest occupation of the world-Prostitution. They classify the strata of the society among the haves and haven't. They find every member of the society as a fake pretender, hiding their true faces and intentions. In such a condition of ambivalence, conservative class of the society declares them to be nonbelievers. Crashing their last hope of recovery.

As youth enjoys the epic of their body strength, therefore, their emotions and desires are beyond their control. They are unable to understand the relevance of a civilization and its standards. They become rebels; not willing to play game by their rules. Firming their stance and become stubborn to give up on their beliefs. They start abhorring this double faced society in which few are capable of realizing every desire, while the majority is not able to fulfill their basic needs.

To ask questions is not a bad thing but not to accept an answer is. They question their existence, morality and God. They get their answers from the surrounding. Instead of accepting an answer, they question that answer. At certain level it is wise to question everything, only to seek an answer in reward. The problem arises, when one ask question because of irritation and constant suppression of emotions.

Peace of their mind is missing because of this agnostic approach. To have peace with oneself is the most rewarding thing in this universe. One learns, how to live his life by making peace with oneself. Here, one have to differentiate between the blind adherence and adherence with reason. Here, Rumi can guide the one who is the seeker, if he is willing to accept. 

According to him, God created the pure body of Adam. Out of the sea of His omnipotence, God directed Gabriel to present these three pearls: reason, humility and belief, to Adam. Let him choose only one. Adam chose the reason. Gabriel wanted to bring back rest of the two. They were too heavy for him to carry now. The pearls said; we are inseparable from the holy company of reason. As we are the pearls of the God sea of omnipotence, therefore, we have to live together. God then ordered Gabriel, let the pearls be with him. Hence, reason was set on the head, belief in the holy heart and humility on the face of Adam.

Today, there is reason, but belief and humility is missing in the majority of youth. They lost the legacy of their father. Therefore, it would be wise to reclaim them and put them where they belong. This will also help in getting out of the trap of agnostic misapprehension.