I AM-QAZI TOUQEER My first brush with spirituality happened when i was a young boy.My father a lawyer once visited Ajmer -e-sharif and came back achanged person. For seven months he stayed out of the house,lived on capati and water and searched for thr Ultimate-Truth.when he returned , he gave up all things material and startted living a simple life . Everyday he would organise a langar at home where the poor were fed free of cost. The practise continues till today. Soon enough, I began helping out with the langar.While other boys my age were charting a career plan, I was busy feeding the hungry.My father's friends began telling him I was wasting my youth.He replied that i would get what none of their sons could ever dream of.I guess he has been proved right.I have always been a dreamer .But I have always beleived in the power of dtreams .I don't put my faith in lucky charms and magic spells.I think, if your heart is clean good fortune can never elude you.If you play the game honestly you are bound to win. If you respect others , they will respect you. If you r hardworking , nobody can stop you from getting ahead. A nd if you r talented , nothing can keep you down.I am just 20 years old_I don't really have a view on the problems in K ashmir.But they do make me sad.I am not a politician, just a singer -don't ask me for solutions to violence in my home state. I support peace - thats the only way i see out of this mess.For me personally , peace comes from talking to people , from joking with my friends and making ppl around me smile. My philosophy towards life is simple-i play to win . And if i don't win,I know a bigger victory awaits me elsewhere. đ GUYS THIS ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE SUNDAY TIMES TODAY IN THE "I AM " COLUMN(NOV6, 2005 ,PAGE 19).AS TOLD BY QAZI TOUQEER TO ANUBHA SAWHNEY.
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