Recently I have watched a Moblie company advertisement on various channels showing two boys on different side of border,a fenced wire,start talking to each other reluctantly and becoming friends very soon playing football.Background voice say like something,..faasle mit jaayenge..only if we talk.

This commercial take me few years back in my life.Couple of years ago I had very bad opinion about my neighbour country Pakistan.It was obvious for me as we all brought up by reading our bitter history between the two nations.Some Bollywood movies add more to it.We very often used to criticize and curse Pakistan during our talks within our friendcircle and I was one of the most prominent to use real bad words while expressing my views.

Then somehow I join IPFC community on social network site Orkut.In the begining I was very hostile towards Pakistani members due to my previous thinking.Few times I met with same response from members of other side having same feeling as of mine.But slowly,during coversation with Pak members,I realized that normal Pakistanis are not at all like those what I think for whole of my life so far.In the due course I have made several Pakistani friends on net.I was completely a different man now in terms of my attitude towards citizens of neighbouring country.

I told  my those good old friends about my experience on IPFC.They all started making fun of me.Some suggested me to consult with good Doctor.Anyway,I explained to them about my interaction with Pakistanis on Orkut patiently.Few months later,during a get together,same friends narrated their experiences on various social network sites,including Orkut,about their conversations with Pakistanis.Very surprisingly almost all of them have made friends across the border.Some of them even conversing on phones with them.

So true,we have to talk first to make friendly relations even with our next door neighbours.I would suggest to all those who have enormous hate for Pakistanis or someone else,to just talk with them,even with hate in your words,but just talk for some moment.This can reduce your hate at least,if not turns you to start liking them.

Today when I think about this whole episode,those lines from that commercial ring in my mind,

...only if we talk....

Comments (7)

	1. 08-11-2008 08:32
	Response Raaz... very touche article..    i donno when i joined IPFC. but i still remember it was a time when only few posts being made in a whole day! if you start a thread it was answered only after couple of hour!! i joined it not because of i wanted to be a friend of indians.. but i was!    I neva had had any kind of hatred from indians in my life.. may be thats because of the fact that my parents belong to some indian parts.. or some of my relatives still live there!.. i always feel for indians like i think of my fellow country men!.. i always though that there is no differnce, it is all just a bloody politics of our leaders which lead us to hate each other, otherwise, people living across the border are like us!    BuT an accident happend over here in IPFC in last couple of week... which really lead me to start thinking like we are different.. there is something in their hearts!.. Mostly my indian fellow Think that pakistanies are cheap.. they laugh at us!!!!    but    After reading your post..! now!!! my feelings are changed..really I was thinking in a wrong way!!!!!!    Thanks.. Raaz Registered

SherY

	2. 21-10-2008 21:19
	Thanks .....So true,we have to talk first to make friendly relations even with our next door neighbours.I would suggest to all those who have enormous hate for Pakistanis or someone else,to just talk with them,even with hate in your words,but just talk for some moment.This can reduce your hate at least,if not turns you to start liking them...... Registered

ShamiimK

	3. 12-10-2008 14:42
	Thanks Never knew Raaz pasha can be so serious too..    A nice article Registered

Murtaza Jaffar Alamgir

	4. 12-10-2008 11:56
	Thanks I remember seeing that article and its true in all relation its talking which is very imp  Nice article Raaz Registered

mariam sayed

	5. 11-10-2008 18:35
	Thanks Raaz bhai.........U rocks man.......along with Airtel's creative team     u said evrything in just 4 words......"Only if we talk "    cheers Registered

Saurabh Pundir

	6. 11-10-2008 18:17
	Thanks awesome.... simple and nice Registered

Shagun Rana

	7. 11-10-2008 11:24
	Raaz Bhai Nice to see your long awaiting article on IPFC. And a well written self experience. There are very few people who can accept and write about themselves. Keep it up... Registered

Anurag Chaturvedi

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