Maybe according to land, warfare and borders but he will never be a true Pakistani. He expanded, conquered and subdued not to richen us or to enlighten us from barbarism but instead for the glory of his own people. As the Iranian civilisation triumphed over its own greatness what about us, the frontiers people, the Pakistanis? How can we claim and celebrate a person who came from a foreign land, invaded our own, then went back again? Where is the honour in this for us?
After centuries of constant annexation and occupation, just to have our own state still standing in itself is a victory. However we cannot just survive and let ourselves be overtaken and surpassed by those around us. Instead of being known as the terrorists, oppressed and poor we need to become the leaders, statesmen and thinkers. The old empires and conquests have ended but a new age is upon us. That of espionage, political intrigue and proxies. No fragility or cowardliness can be tolerated from the most powerful politician to the poorest pauper. To come together as a nation, country, people is hard but to find someone worthy enough to lead them is harder. And we have done neither, this is our problem.
Now we are in desperate need of our own Cyrus to help us traverse this seemingly impossible landscape, and I am hoping he will come soon...
