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BASED OF REAL LIFE STORY<br />
DREAMING
Ali w as born in 1994 and has lived all his days in t he village.<br />
His fat her, Baray Mian, w as spoken about w it h respect by t he<br />
villagers as a craft er of good st anding in t he parish. His<br />
m ot her, Am na, died at t he birt h of Ali?s younger brot her, Zain.<br />
Since his early childhood, Ali has developed t he abilit y t o<br />
w it hst and cont em pt uous sit uat ions am icably. His fat her<br />
hardly m akes ends m eet . As an elder brot her, Ali had, since his<br />
early childhood, decided t o shoulder t he responsibilit y of his<br />
fat her. He w ould am icably do m enial jobs, w hat ever w as<br />
offered t o him at a young age eit her it could be dishw ashing in<br />
a rest aurant , as a launderer, or st reet haw ker. His dream w as<br />
t o com plet e his educat ion but am id t he fragile econom ic st at e<br />
of his fam ily, he could foresee he w ouldn't accom plish his<br />
dream . He endeavored t o m anage t he fam ily econom ics from<br />
an early age. During t his t im e, he changed several jobs for<br />
bet t er prospect s and higher earnings. During t his t im e, his<br />
int erpersonal skills have im proved dram at ically in cont rast<br />
w it h ot her children of his age. He has t he abilit y t o adapt w it h<br />
t he changing t rends, and learn skills.<br />
As he grew older, he developed m ult i-t asking skills but , he w as<br />
lacking vision in his life. Once, w hile w orking in a m ot el as a<br />
room cleaner, he cam e across a m usical inst rum ent w hich w as<br />
played cerem onially at night by an individual. Whenever t he<br />
m usic w as being played, he involunt arily drift ed t ow ards it ,<br />
and for a considerable t im e he w as at t ract ed t o it . The<br />
follow ing conversat ion is bet w een Ali and t he Coke St udio<br />
m usician, Zeeshan, w ho w as busy in packing aw ay his<br />
inst rum ent s aft er playing
Ali: Excuse m e, I w ant t o enquire... Do you have t he t im e t o<br />
t alk?<br />
Zeeshan: Well....Yes I have, but please be short as I have t o<br />
rush t o anot her m ot el t o play<br />
Ali: Can you help m e t o play guit ar as I have had a burning<br />
desire since m y early childhood t o play, but due t o m y<br />
unt ow ard sit uat ion, m y at t ent ion has been divert ed from it t o<br />
ot her chores?<br />
Zeeshan: Well have you ever played it in t he past ?<br />
Ali: Yes, during m y childhood and I could show it t o you, t hen<br />
you can bet t er judge m e. Though I am not as good as you are,<br />
m aybe you can guide m e<br />
Zeeshan: Okay, m eet m e on Sunday at 3pm , at Venice m ot el,<br />
room #35, and t hen let m e see<br />
Ali: I am obliged, for your cooperat ion<br />
Zeeshan: Be sharp, as on Sunday I also have a t ight schedule,<br />
see you t om orrow<br />
Zeeshan after packing his musical instrument hurried towards the<br />
exit door of the motel. Next day at 2:55pm Ali was standing in front<br />
of Room #35, at Venice Motel. He was watching the time on his<br />
wrist watch and waiting the moment it would be 3 pm and he<br />
would knock at the door. When his wrist watch showed exactly 3<br />
pm, he knocked at the door<br />
Zeeshan: Who is it ?<br />
Ali: It ?s m e Ali, t he person w hom you m et in t he m ot el and<br />
have given t oday?s t im e of 3pm t o m eet t o play guit ar<br />
Zeeshan: Yes com e in, t he door is open
Ali opened t he door, Zeeshan w as st anding near t he m usical<br />
inst rum ent and w as com posing his not es, he signed t o Ali t o<br />
sit and play. Ali w hile sit t ing inquired<br />
Ali: What shall I play<br />
Zeeshan: Play anyt hing you like, just give it your best shot<br />
Ali aft er aw ait ing for few seconds asked again<br />
Ali: Shall I<br />
Zeeshan: Go ahead<br />
Ali played t he Mission Im possible t une, it w as such a<br />
t ant alizing sound t hat Zeeshan w ho w as com posing his<br />
t une, st opped and list ened t o his inst rum ent in<br />
bew ilderm ent and w as w at ching t he w ay Ali w as playing it ,<br />
Ali played it for m ore t han 3 m inut es. Aft er som e t im e, he<br />
st opped.<br />
Zeeshan: You are rem arkable, just few fine t uning, but it<br />
w on?t t ake long and it w ould be perfect t oday if you w ould<br />
accom pany m e, are you having job t oday<br />
Ali: No, I am off from w ork. I w ould be delight ed<br />
Zeeshan: Okay, list en carefully at 4pm w e have t o visit t he<br />
Grand Mot el, t hen at 8:30pm t here is a birt hday part y event<br />
scheduled t oday at Vancor Villa, at 11:30 pm at Mars Mot el,<br />
so you w ill be occupied w it h m e t ill 3am , is it okay<br />
Ali: Absolut ely fine<br />
Zeeshan: Good, your job st art s now. Give m e a couple of<br />
m inut es and t hen let ?s go
At 3:30 pm Ali and Zeeshan reach t he Grand m ot el, Zeeshan<br />
began playing his m usical inst rum ent at 4pm sharp and Ali<br />
w as sit t ing on backst age. At 7 pm he invit ed Ali t o play t he<br />
m usical inst rum ent and t old him t o play 3 or 4 of his<br />
favorit e not es, w hich Ali played professionally. Zeeshan<br />
began t o adm ire Ali at backst age and encourage him t o<br />
play, t he ent ire day passed like t his, at 3:15 am w hile t hey<br />
w ere packing t he m usical inst rum ent , Zeeshan said<br />
Zeeshan: Would you quit your current job, and accom pany<br />
m e, I assure you I w ould offer bet t er rem unerat ion t han<br />
your current job is offering, for t his you?d have sign<br />
cont ract w it h m e for 3 years. You are bound t o st ay w it h m e<br />
and can?t change your job again<br />
Ali aft er t hinking for couple of m inut es, said "I am in"<br />
Then for t he next 14 m ont hs Ali and Zeeshan paired up w it h<br />
each ot her. The chem ist ry bet w een bot h becam e im m ense<br />
t hat m any cust om ers of m ot el w ould ext end t heir st ay t o<br />
list en t o t he m usical inst rum ent being played by t hem bot h,<br />
and Zeeshan?s m arket reput at ion im m ensely increased<br />
w hich m eans m ore rem unerat ion for Zeeshan, but aft er 14<br />
m ont hs, suddenly, Ali left t he cit y. Zeeshan roam ed t o his<br />
house, inquired from his friends, his relat ives w ho knew Ali<br />
but t hey w ere unable t o t ell Zeeshan anyt hing about Ali.<br />
Zeeshan?s ent ire day w as spent in searching for Ali w hich<br />
m eant less t im e t o play t he inst rum ent and less m oney for<br />
Zeeshan.
Ali w ent t o his village and he w as unable t o t ell about his<br />
lifest yle t o Zeeshan as he w as asham ed of it . The reason for<br />
quit t ing his passion and suddenly becom ing anonym ous<br />
w as, he had encount ered a cat ast rophe w hich had<br />
darkened his ent ire vision and dream , he had gradually<br />
becom e deaf<br />
He couldn't w it hst and t he cat ast rophe, and gradually lost<br />
his fervor for life. He m ot ivat e him self t ow ards negat ive<br />
ext ernalit ies of life and he increased his int ake of drugs<br />
w hich he t hink w ould relieve him from depression. Wit h t he<br />
beginning of a new day, he cursed him self w hich furt her<br />
lead him t ow ards depression and t o relieve him self from<br />
depression he w ould t ake drugs w hich gradually increased<br />
w it h t he passage of t im e.<br />
His fat her and his brot her, Zain, becom e m ore concerned<br />
about Ali?s healt h. Init ially t hey urge him t o give up t his<br />
habit but w it h t he passage of t im e t he relat ionship becam e<br />
est ranged and Ali left t he house and began t o live in t em p<br />
houses t hat w ere available. Zain once arrived his t em p<br />
house and aft er list ening t o Zain
Ali: Why are you over here, t o see w het her I had died or w as<br />
current ly scram bling for life or t o see how m uch life I have<br />
left . Go t ell fat her t hat soon he is going t o hear good new s<br />
Zain: For God?s sake! You have becom e m ore insane! We are<br />
all your w ell w ishers over here, t his w as w hat dad and I<br />
have been fait hful t o you, but you don't need any at t ent ion.<br />
Okay, I?ll com e t o t he point . As I knew you w on't t olerat e<br />
m e for a prolonged t im e. So in short , you knew Dr Shafi,<br />
Dad friend,The specialist ?<br />
Ali nodded his head, w hile looking out side t he w indow<br />
Zain: Well w e have bad new s for you, Dr Shafi has assured<br />
us t hat t here is no cure available for pat ient s like you<br />
Ali: What are you t alking about ?<br />
Zain: I am really sorry. I w ish I cam e w it h good new s, sorry.<br />
Ali ent husiast ically m oved ahead t ow ards Zain, hugged him<br />
and asked for his forgiveness. Ali w ent out side hugged his<br />
fat her and said sorry for his behavior. There w ere t ears in<br />
bot h of t heir eyes as Ali w as lost t he t hing, he w ant ed m ost<br />
t o hear som et hing t o play m usic<br />
One year lat er<br />
In t he Coke St udio, Ali is playing guit ar t hrough t he<br />
vibrat ions and he is playing it bet t er t han before. Everyone<br />
applauded as Ali finish playing it and w hen som eone cam e<br />
t o int erview him , he can?t answ er because he is deaf w hich<br />
m ake everyone w as even m ore inspired by him