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The Cost of Knowing and Staying Alive

2 min readAug 8, 2025

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When Books and Beds Became Business

When life begins, two things shape it

A mind to learn and a body to survive.

But today, both are sold to the highest bidder.

Education is no longer a right, it’s a receipt.

Schools wear uniforms of business,

They charge gold for fake grades

And build empires on empty syllabuses.

No one asks what they teach , only what you paid.

Hospitals?

They run hospitals like ATM machines.

Tests are written like poetry , not to heal, but to bill.

I saw a dead body on a hospital bed

They kept treating it…

Not for life, but for daily charges.

Inside, someone signs a report calling death “critical condition”,

Outside, a family sells their dignity in silence.

Where books should open minds, they now close doors.

Where hospitals should heal, they now harvest.

And in all this noise of scans, fees, and uniforms

Humanity died quietly…

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Raja Muhammad Mustansar Javaid
Raja Muhammad Mustansar Javaid

Written by Raja Muhammad Mustansar Javaid

"Versatile Wordsmith | IT Solutions Strategist | Motorcycle Voyager | Multilingual Enthusiast". I’m so deep even the ocean gets jealous