Zindagi Trust (Intro from Shehzad Roy)

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3875855980880059748.post-68314814288897638812008-04-07T16:30:00.001-07:002008-04-07T16:32:38.734-07:002008-04-07T16:32:38.734-07:00Zindagi Trust (Intro from Shehzad Roy)<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_96Z_OXFh7XA/R_qu1C_jyvI/AAAAAAAAACI/STHt2R7MjBE/s1600-h/head-02_01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186650147230305010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_96Z_OXFh7XA/R_qu1C_jyvI/AAAAAAAAACI/STHt2R7MjBE/s320/head-02_01.jpg" border="0" /></a> Zindagi (Life) is inspiring. Its inspiration lies in the unique experiences we go through daily. Some of them are sweet and some bitter. We try to undo the effects of the bitter ones by either forgetting them or by extending a helping hand to the ones who are suffering. Its only then that we know how many other hands are there to join in for the cause, its only then that we realize how many more hands are needed. For my recordings, I have to go to many strange places. One of them was in the desert. I was there with my team to shoot the video for “La Ilaha Illallah”. It was an honor for me to sing the poetry of Iqbal, poetry that talks about the sovereignty of Almighty Allah. During the filming of the video, I learned things about Thar. The most painful for me was the vulnerability of Thar’s children to poverty, malnutrition and poor health. I saw innocent and beautiful children drinking contaminated water from a well where birds and animals were lying dead. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I couldn’t take this image out of my mind. I wanted to help them. Children are the most beautiful part of all societies. They are the builders of a nation’s future. Their positive energies and combined strength promise future growth, stability and progress in a country. Ignoring children is ignoring our future. In a developing nation like Pakistan, due to many reasons children are being ignored and do not easily receive the basic necessities of life. For people who somehow overcome this hurdle, no proper facility of health and education is provided. These children are called the underprivileged. Those who have nobody in particular to look after them, but their own selves. They can be beautiful, intelligent and passionate as our privileged children, but are not lucky enough to be born in a home like ours! As soon as I came back to Karachi, I called upon a few close friends & talked to them about what I saw and how I wanted to do something for them, for “Children” in general. They all showed willingness to help me achieve my goal. I then called upon few other people whom I respect and look upto. Abdul Sattar Edhi is one of them. Edhi sahab honored me not once but twice. First when I requested his appearance in my video “YARAB” and the second time when I requested for his support for this cause. Gradually with the support of my friends and my fans I was able to launch “Zindagi Trust”. Today ZINDAGI Trust aims to provide basic needs for the children of our loving country Pakistan. President Shehzad Roy CanWeSave.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17453872014192773549noreply@blogger.com