As I was walking from Aga Khan University Campus to Noorabad colony for a volunteer duty, the strap on my sandals broke. I could have walked back to my residence but that would mean that I would be late for my duty. And so I made it to the colony by dragging my feet as I was not about to walk barefoot! On my way to the colony, a bird decided to go to the toilet on my head! It wasn't enough that I could barely walk but now I have bird doodoo on my head.

Now this situation made me laugh. I could not stop laughing! And then I realized something about myself. I realized that before coming to Pakistan this situation would have made me irritated and frustrated. I may have said, "It's just one thing after the other! Why does it have to happen to me!" But after living in Karachi for approximately 3 months now, I have seen death, poverty, and destitution but I have also seen hope and happiness amongst all this. And so I have seen a change in myself. By crying over petty problems, not only have I realized that I become ungrateful for the blessings showered upon me but it shows complete disregards towards others and their situations. One tends to become unsympathetic and fails to realize that we do not live in isolation.