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Hi kids!
I wasn’t surprised when I got another mail telling me to be fair and stop printing articles and stories of my nieces and nephews. This is quite a common complaint. But please do tell me what should I do? I have so many of them. In fact, all the kids reading and writing for this magazine are my nieces and nephews. Now if I don’t print their stuff what am I supposed to do?
I am telling you the truth. I consider all of you as my nieces and nephews and so there is no point in complaining about that. All of you are dear to me and I consider you as equal. Those living in Karachi or Lahore or Islamabad are not dearer than those living in D. I. Khan, Dadu or some other remote area, as all of these areas are parts of Pakistan and all of you are Pakistani. And if that is so, how can I differentiate between you?
Don’t think that things are printed here because of the writers’ relationship with the staff. Articles are selected on the basis of a lot of factors — the subject, the writing style, the language, etc. and the timing. For example, if you send in an article regarding Independence Day or Defence Day only a couple of days before the event it cannot be included in the issue; it had to be with us at least two weeks earlier. Timing is very important in this field. You send things late and then complain that your stuff is not being printed because you are not a relative. That is wrong. You have to work hard, select your subject wisely (how can every second article be printed on friendship or school life?) and make it worth reading. It has to be something in which others are interested, not just what you want to say or think.
Keep on writing and don’t feel discouraged if your efforts have not found a place in the magazine. One day you will be rewarded. As it is said: practice makes a man perfect; so keep on practising.
Have a nice weekend!
Bye!
Ed
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