In today’s era, the world knows about any nation’s civilization, way of life, person’s thinking and individual behavior, and all situations and events, and this is not a strange or surprising thing, but There was a time when nations living in countries spread across continents were not as aware of each other’s conditions as they are today.
Writer Muhmmad Ali Khan
During the British rule, when able and talented people from India, especially people associated with knowledge and literature, got the opportunity to go to Britain, they saw the civilization and lifestyle there closely and wrote it in the form of travelogues or autobiographies in the Urdu language. I presented which became very popular among the readers.
Here we are presenting the positive aspects of British society from an article from the famous magazine “Nagar” (نگار) “Blad-e-Maghrib: Through the Eyes of an Oriental Woman” (بلادِ مغرب: ایک مشرقی خاتون کی نگاہ سے) which is actually based on the experience and observation of Ansa Anbra Salaam. She visited England at a time when few people in India were familiar with British society and the habits and moods of the whites. In this article he has written about the value of time and discipline, patience and tolerance in the British nation:
“There is nothing dearer to the people of England than this. In the economy of the household, in the pursuits of life outside the home, and in the intercourse with others, everywhere and at all times you will find in them an organization of action.” ”
“A time and a time for every work. This is the spirit of their system, to which no Englishman can ever seem alien.”
“At a railway station near the ticket house where there is a crowd of more than two or three men and they form a line, then every new arrival will join the end of that line and never attempt to rush or Intrude and get the ticket first, it doesn’t occur to them how anyone can go against the rules.”
“At the intersections, the policeman raised his hand, and the flood of passengers, cars, and motorbikes immediately stopped, he lowered his hand, and then slowly everyone walked with the same system. It is a strange scene that the helpless applause from the mouth. Goes out. Despite the heavy traffic and traffic, there is no commotion, no noise, everything is going on calmly. Everyone is quietly engaged in their work and this is all the result of management. of the economy and of duty.”
“Like an oriental man, they have neither the delay of laziness nor the haste of panic. If you go to the post office for any need, you will be surprised to see the crowd there and you will be sure that the need is not fulfilled. Maybe, but if you patiently join the queue, you will see that within minutes the crowd ahead of you has cleared and there is a long line of men behind you. It is a night and day activity there. And everyone is used to this mechanical life.”
“You go into a large storehouse or warehouse and look at the crowd, you will be surprised to find that four hundred thousand people a day come and go, entering through the door. You will see different signs written in different directions, and in each direction, you will find different types of stores. Then you go ahead and you will see the polite employees (male and female) crying there. Come along and provide me with all the conveniences you need.”
“Telephones will meet you everywhere on the street and will immediately connect you to the number of the house from which you wish to speak. Up and down the earth there is a network of rails like the bones and veins in the human body. But in every car, there are all detailed maps along with various pointers and directions which make one reach the destination easily, yet who needs to look at these maps? Railway employees themselves to help you. They always exist like slaves everywhere.”
“The Englishman never allows his rules to be idle, and with all courage, he follows them. And it is by this system of practice that he can find sufficient rest for the preservation of life. Thus you will see that the early From madrasas to big colleges, it is a rule that education does not start there before nine o’clock in the morning. And the factory workers are forced to devote Sunday and half of Saturday as a holiday. Likewise, people of every class have a few annual holidays. They celebrate the day with great pleasure, in which the devotee and the Makhdoom are all equal.
There is a lady friend of mine who has a small child and she herself has to take care of the whole house and look after the child, but on Sundays, she herself celebrates a holiday and hires a woman for a day. The result of this relief is that after the holiday, people go to work with great vigor and energy and they do not have any stress.
