The cost of injustice

TO live in Karachi, or really any city in the tumultuous world that is our reality, is an exercise in dodging misfortune. When one leaves the house, one braces for survival. Traffic has to be navigated, angry or errant drivers avoided, beggars ask for money and there is filth on the street. By the time one reaches the destination, one is in a state of high vigilance. Dangers and disruptions are everywhere. This means that most in the city live in a constant state of hypervigilance. Some would say that wealth can insulate a person from this avalanche of potential misfortune. There is material…