After true despair, the kind that spares not a glimmer of hope hidden in that corner of your mind you daren't even look for fear of getting your hopes up, comes pure acceptance.

For all my friends living in countries where basic necessities like electricity are fulfilled without fail on a daily basis, I envy you and all the electronic items in your homes that remain unspoiled by the constant comings and going of the electricity at the whims of the KESC.

For those who live within Karachi, sit back and think long and hard about the fact that there has been no electricty in most parts of the city, off and on, for two days now, and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it. No amount of complaints to the always helpful KESC helpline, no volumous angry letters "edited for conciseness" to Dawn, no praying for relief from the heat will do a damn thing to change it. All those plans of development and underpasses and no electricity. This is probably what heaven would be like if it were run by government officials.

And now, I shall switch off my PC just in case KESC is not quite as satisfied by providing us electricty for four hours out of the past twenty four and decides to cut us off yet again for a few more hours.