Petrichor Magazine 20th August 2019 Third Edition Featuring Cover Article at the forefront on the destiny of KASHMIR E N V I R O N M E N T C R I S I S & H O W T O W I N I T ? A S U F I J O U R N E Y P O E T I C E X P R E S S I O N S D E P R E S S I O N R E M E D I E S I N T E R E S T I N G S T O R I E S A R T T H E R A P H Y I N T E R E S T I N G T R A V E L O G U E www.PetrichorPages.com 1 Petrichor Magazine Cover Article Kashmir: A silenced spectator of its own destiny by Fatima Hassan Kashmir with its own voice suppressed is the talk of the On the other hand, as India tries to keep the world out of world. With most of the world giving statements that Kashmir issue it also says that India welcomes bilateral reek of indifference, Pakistan is still desperately trying to solution but with a condition for Pakistan to stop make the world come together and resolve the Kashmir terrorism. Pakistan has fought a long and hard war issue. On the other hand, India with its aggressive against terrorism and does not want any more conflicts unilateral moves is trying to convince the world that while the Indian Permanent Representative to UN, Syed Kashmir is Indian Territory and Kashmir issue a purely Akbaruddin, delivered the stance of New Delhi saying Indian business, their wishes till now seem to be that the Pakistan must “Stop Terror to Start Talks”. This takes world should leave India alone in this matter of Kashmir. Pakistan back to finding the only solution in a multilateral way because India and its blame on Pakistan India revoked the article 370 of Indian constitution on of terror can stay as long as they wish and with it any August 5 and divided it into two Indian union territories. possible dialogues shall remain delayed. Indian move not only seems aggressive but also fearless, it is true that India is stronger in economy and strength Huge Indian Military presence continues, the autonomy than Pakistan and they clearly believe that they can still removed, and the democracy failed as the Kashmiris handle the situation as long as it remains between only are kept restricted to their homes against their wishes India and Pakistan. The situation is not to remain this with a communication shut down. Their leaders arrested, simple, because Pakistan does not remain quiet. their voices suppressed, and their right of self- Pakistan promptly employed all the diplomatic and determination snatched as two countries try their best to political ways to internationalize the issue to make India employ peaceful or aggressive ways to own Kashmir. rethink its decisions about scraping the special status of The tragic life moves ahead as the Britain watches with Kashmir. Pakistan has succeeded in its venture so far indifferent eyes the horrors caused due to their that it has successfully made the United Nations Security unfinished business. Let’s hope the world awakens Council call a meeting and discuss the Kashmir issue for although it has a history of always getting a little too the first time after 50 years. The UNSC approved that late. Kashmir is a disputed territory and showed concern about the plight of Kashmiris who have been under curfew since August 5. However, the response was not one that Pakistanis were expecting, but neither did it favor the Indian stance. Pakistan’s Permanent representative to United Nations, Dr. Maliha Lodhi, said in an interview that UNSC showed shock and deep concern about the Indian revocation of article 370. The article 370 protects the demographics of a Muslim-majority Kashmir and gives it a limited autonomy. Dr. Lodhi said that “Let’s consider what India has done by this action which is illegal, illegitimate and unlawful. What they have done is to fly in the face of Security Council resolutions that have been on the council’s agendas for 70 years.” She believes that “UN has outstanding responsibilities to deal with this issue”. India violated International Law and 11 Security Council resolutions with its revocation of article 370, it also violated Simla Agreement (1972) and Lahore Declaration (1999), which focus on peaceful and bilateral solution to Indo-Pak conflicts, by deploying hundreds and thousands of Army in Kashmir, imprisoning Kashmiris in their own homes and doing it all as a unilateral decision and as an Internal Indian affair. www.PetrichorPages.com 2 Petrichor Magazine Article Born to be Happy how it happens, even when it happens to us-means that by Zunaira Zahid we often “Born to be happy” associate breakthroughs with an external force. In fact, That’s my last until the duchess painted on the wall, enlightenment, the imagination was entirely Looking as if she were alive. I call synonymous with higher power: That piece a wonder ,now, Fra Pandolf’s hand being creative meant channeling the muses, giving Worked busily a day, and these she stands voice to the ingenious Was courtesy, she thought, and cause enough gods (inspiration) Because people couldn’t understand For calling up that spot of joy creativity, they assumed She had a heart – how shall I say? that their best ideas come from somewhere else. The Too soon made a glad imagination was outsourced” The above-mentioned verses is of the Robert browning Hippocrates, a Greek physician, 2400 years ago poem “The Last duchess” which is based on historical proposed “Four humors theory”. The four cardinal events involving alfonso, the duke of ferrara who lived in humors were Blood, phlegm, choler (yellow bile) or the 16th century. As the duke shows the visitor through melancholy (black bile). HUMORS are the fluids of body his palace, he stops before a portrait of the last duchess, that were thought to determine a person’s temperament apparently a young and lovely girl. The duke begins and features, depending on which humor predominates reminiscing about the portrait session, then about the and make a person’s nature happy, phlegmatic, irritable duchess herself. He claims she flirted with everyone. The or sad. Modern Science called these humors duke in fact caused the duchess’s early demise: when “NEUROTRANSMITTERS” i.e. dopamine or serotonin. her behavior escalated “[he] gave commands: then all These neurotransmitters are associated with various smiles stopped together”. This Poem and its context abnormal state i.e. bipolar disorder, depression, engage its reader on a psychological level. hypomania, mania, dysthymia and many other psychiatric illnesses. So, there are some people who just The duke killed the duchess because she was in habit of BORN TO BE HAPPY and stay happy for no good reason. being happy all the time, so duke thought that she Bad circumstances don’t matter for them. No bad flirted with everyone. Actually, the last duchess has a experience counts. They know how to be happy in worst joyous temperament with an exceptionally positive conditions. Sadly, most people fail in their quest for mood and disposition. This state is called hyperthymia. happiness. Empty success, Shallow pleasures and Hyperthymic people are so cheerful despite life’s immediate Gratification seem to dominate our culture misfortune, energetic and productive. Studies have more and more. shown that hyperthymic temperament promotes efficient performance of complex tasks under time So, what determines Happiness? pressure or extreme conditions. Despite this positive There is a Genetic predisposition for Happiness that characterization, hyperthymic can be complicated with accounts for roughly 50% of your happiness. Some depressive episodes manifesting as a softer form of people win the genetic lottery of life and some people bipolar illness. Bipolar patients become so depressed lose. If you are one of those unlucky people seemingly and suffer from severe panic attacks and cause extreme doomed for misery, don’t give up just yet! There’s Still mood swings that include emotional highs (mania) or 50% of your happiness left. External circumstances emotional lows (hypomania). include money, status, jobs, cars, beauty, beautiful houses and other external things that we chase in A psychiatric illness called dysthymia is mirror image of pursuit of happiness. Since we cannot control our hyperthymia. Dysthymic people suffer from a chronic genetics and we can only play our past to control our even mild depression throughout their life. Dysthymic external circumstances. Actions and Thoughts accounts people are always down with dreary pessimism and for 40% for your happiness. So. If u want to change your remain glum. Dysthymia is a psychiatric illness but happiness baseline for good, there’s two ways to do hyperthymia is not an illness; as it is no harm to be that: Change your thoughts and actions. happy and extrovert all the time. People who suffer from bipolar disorder and hyperthymia are very creative people. JONAH LEHRER in his book Imagine: How creativity works writes: The Sheer secrecy of creativity-the difficult in understanding www.PetrichorPages.com 3 Petrichor Magazine Article Thoughts: Actions: door to ego and love is the key to humbleness. Allah’s Keep a GRATITUDE Social Skills right upon us is to Love Him, not to question Him. JOURNAL Self esteem Loving someone needs to love everything what the Forgive yourself and other pe ople Humor beloved loves. Sufism frees oneself from the prisons of Learn to love yourself Exercise fears.