President Alvi Says His Philosophy Of Real Peace Is Empathy & Kindness

President Dr Arif Alvi has said that his philosophy about life is to practice empathy, forgiveness, and treating others with kindness to spread real peace and joy among humanity

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Jan, 2022 ) :President Dr Arif Alvi has said that his philosophy about life is to practice empathy, forgiveness, and treating others with kindness to spread real peace and joy among humanity.

"Personal success in life is not about material achievements, but promoting affinity and shunning hatred towards other people," he said in an interview with Tauseeq Haider, host of ptv's morning show Rising Pakistan.

The live show featured several interesting aspects of the life of Arif Alvi, a boy born in Karachi in 1949 who later rose to the office of the President of Pakistan in 2018.

President Alvi, 72, a dentist turned politician of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, said he would never want to forget that despite being the head of state that he was a common middle-class person with a big responsibility on his shoulders.

He said in his current position, his priority was to take effective decisions on cases related to ombudsmen, and encourage skills in information technology and awareness for the welfare of persons with disabilities.

The president said he and his wife Begum Samina Alvi were strong supporters of women's empowerment with their active participation in mainstream nation-building, and also championed the protection of rights of the disabled.

About his childhood memories, he recalled himself as a very naughty boy and not so good at studies until improvement after grade 9.

However, he recalled with fondness about his mother, a graduate from Lucknow, who inculcated in him the habit of book-reading and encouraged him to write letters to her in urdu language for improvement in vocabulary.

Following the tradition, he himself introduced his children to toy books from an early age to develop the habit of book-reading, he added.

However, he said the 'packaging of knowledge' nowadays had changed after its online availability in the form of e-books.

Asked about the favourite film stars of his time, he said he used to watch Urdu, English and Punjabi movies, and liked actors Yousaf Khan (Dilip Kumar), Nadeem, Muhamamd Ali and other talents of their fields, including Noor Jahan and Zia Mohiyuddin.

About his daily routine, Dr Alvi said he was a morning person with an exercise regime of four-kilometer walk, lifting six kilogram weights and reading several newspapers before heading to the office.

He urged the people to develop stamina by adopting the habit of exercise. He used to play football and squash, and always found the sport a 'good stress reliever'.

He said the skills of dentistry and watch-making ran side by side in his family and mentioned that his father, also a dentist, could dismantle and assemble the entire machinery of a conventional timepiece.

About his active struggle to bring improvement in Pakistan, he recalled participating in the protests against General Ayub Khan and revealed to the host that as a result of firing, his arm still carried two bullets.

Asked if he missed anything after becoming the President of Pakistan, he said it was the interaction with common people, which had become limited due to security protocols.

"However, I still go to public incognito thrice a week without protocols and enjoy at eateries," he said.

Dr Alvi expressed his confidence in the talented youth, saying they had the potential to transform the country into a 'Rising Pakistan', with a revolution particularly in the information technology.

However, he said it was important for the nation and youth not to get deviated from the right direction amidst the flood of online information by being cautious about the use of fake news on the social media.