We had a heated debate on my university email group about a seemingly innocent topic that quickly picked up steam and resulted in a record number of emails being sent to the group in years. People got excited as two groups started to form. There was name calling, leg pulling and plain old stupidity. Anyway, when things started going too far some of us rushed in to fight the fire. I wrote the following email to somewhat diffuse the tension. I am hoping it works. I could have written it in English too but it would not have been as interesting as this turned out to be :).
Subject: S2001F per firing ka tabadla
13 March, 2009 - Duniya kai mukhtalif shehron sai hamarai numaindon nai khabar dee hai keh section F kai email group per golioon ka tabadla shiddat ikhtiar ker gaya hai. Firing ka yeh silsila kafi arsai sai jaree thaa magar us waqt apni inteha ko pohunch gaya jub mukhalifeen nai muzakraat kai bajayay aik doosrai per keechar uchalna shurro ker dia. Ainy shahideen kai mutabiq "intelligent" , "shut up", "wasted", "ego" aur dil he dil mein "ullu" jaisai na zaiba alfaz istemal kiyay gayay.
Is alamnak waqiyay mein aik engineer halaak aur la tadaad zakhmi huyay. Engineer Farooq Ali, jo ab is group per naheen rahai, "using ur mind" aur "clarification" kai tabar tor hamlon ki taab na laa sakai.
Hallat per qabo panai kai liyay Rangers talab ker li gayee hai. Hukkam ka kehna hai keh agar chand din aur yeh silsila jaree raha to curfew laganai kai ilawa koi chara naheen reh jayay gaa.
Alami leadron nai is moqeh per afsos ka izhar kia hai aur mukhalifeen sai apeal ki hai keh woh tashaddud kai bajayay baat cheet ka rasta ikhtiar kerain.
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This exchange seriously got me thinking. We as a nation don't know how to have serious discussions while keeping our emotions at bay. Examples set by our politicians on talk shows are no help either. We are no doubt an emotional lot. So my question: How do we fix this?
