Joy

    Image courtesy of Sergei Loznitsa

by 

Sumbal Jamal 

Let us live in joy, not hating those who hate us.

Among those who hate us, we live free of hate.

Let us live in joy,

Free from disease among those who are diseased?

Among those who are diseased, let us live free of disease.

Let us live in joy, free from greed among the greedy.

Among those who are greedy, we live free of greed.

Let us live in joy, though we possess nothing. 

Sumbal Jamal`s poem “Joy” heralds a ray of optimism much like her submitted thesis at COMSATS on how to breed positivity in Pakistan through culture and tourism. She proposes novel ideas and is a creative thinker. Sumbal graduated from Punjab College Lahore. Her infectious optimism is what  developing countries all need.