Fight for what is yours — else you will lose what is yours

Qasim Ali
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4 min readSep 18, 2020

How do we fight, when the opponent is a proven giant? It is a hard question to answer. Most compromise, or give up, or stand down, but do you — when you are punched in your face?

Fight by Attentie Attentie on Unsplash

In Pakistan, under and developing countries of the world, we have some bad habits. Some bad rituals. Some bad traditions that keep us at our bottom.

There is a class system. Then there is professional hierarchy. Then there is elder and younger gap. Then there is shyness. Then there is inner fear.

So many layers in our people’s minds, makes it difficult for them to raise a finger or eyebrows even. to claim what is rightfully theirs.

My younger brother got imprisoned yesterday, in Canada. I told him to take up the batons and hit back strong.

I have been fined over not wearing a mask by my bosses and it is creeping me up.

PEOPLE — we fight for what is ours, else there is no fun in living.

1 — Be brave and claim your grounds

I lived a life of fear my entire childhood and early adulthood. Since 2 years, I am taking my fights head on and I am getting richer.

I now drive a 2.5 Million Toyota Corrolla. I own entire series of Apple line ups. Today some engineers are installing security cameras at my home.

My life has turned around, literally. My brother, who got into a policing conflict yesterday, did not lose his calm for a moment.

If you want to get rich in wealth, or get bigger in life, or seek depth in your smiles — be brave and claim your grounds.

No one is going to stand for you, not your mother, not your father, if you do not stand up for what is rightfully yours. The moment you stop fighting, that same moment you start losing.

Do not stop the fight, if you did not start it.

2 — Fight does not mean — throwing punches or inciting violence

If you want to really win the game of your life. You got to grow patience.

I was imprisoned first time over medical grounds. I lost my calm and I therefore, lost the grace in my fight. It did not work out fine and I failed to win back my honor.

The second time, I imprisoned myself up — surrendered myself — gave patience a chance. And in near over 2 months I got back my profession, my honor and my grace.

If you get angry in your fight, honestly, you do not win. You lose that same moment before you even have entered the ring.

If you stay patient, humble and available — you wait for the enemy to make a mistake — then you can crush it with a smile on your face.

3 — Hold on to the truth , no matter how tough it gets

This is the only key to winning. You are not for sale. You are not ok with a tiny compromise. You can not walk with your head high — if you do not claim what you so blindly believe.

Your talks are meant to resonate with your actions. Your fights are meant to speak up for you. The people who put trust in you, and honor you, need you to stand up for them.

It is so easy these days to give up on tiny erroded bits. Everybody convinces you to — COMPROMISE. Society convinces you to let it go. Your relatives, friends and inner self talks you down — that you stop now. That you do not harm yourself.

But it is all wrong. You can not let go the small shudders, thuds and snubs. You just can’t bow down and let the power eluded goons over run you. You have truth and you have your honor. This is enough to keep you afloat, fed and happy. Something that no one can snatch away from you.

Conclusion

Brothers and sisters, you are precious beings. You are not meant to be considered a particle in the dust. You have your honor, values and principles that no body is allowed to crush.

If you give others a chance to talk to you, or if you give your salutings to somebody because you respect them, it does not mean they got a ticket to hell bend your life.

Nobody in the world, can snatch away from you, your freedom. Nobody can humiliate you. No body can talk you down. Not governments, not judges, not riches and not your family.

You are born free. And you will die free. If you do not claim this freedom yourself — none in this world is going to claim it for you.

Live humble, have patience, talk sober, smile good — but when they lower you — roar good, act loud, look fierce and walk bold. Now is not the time to COMPROMISE. Now, FIGHT.

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