the first class citizen syndrome

So a friend just called to ask if i knew/could get a hold of the band "Strings" for him. For those who do not know what "Strings" is and who they are, they are only one of the top music bands in the sub-continent. They even did the OST for Spiderman a few years ago. An old feeling of utter joy.
Khizzy and i always discuss how cool and awesome it is that we have been blessed with such easy access to the creative community in Pakistan. not everyone in the world has the ability to pick up the phone and call such a hi-fi celebrity and know them first hand...a privilege i may add khizzy and i have had since our college days and at the risk of sounding totally arrogant, even before college days.
at this point i don't care if i sound floosy or superficial because i feel great about the fact that i am able to be a part of this creative network... this community of talented people, some on first hand basis and others if not first but at least on the basis that if i reach out, i can get a hold of them.
where else? where else i ask can someone be as lucky?
you may argue that our nation is so tiny, and i am from a privileged background, that is why these people are so accessible. yes. perhaps that is so. but what i'm saying, its wonderful to be that person in this country. we may be a small country, but our talent is not measured by that. not by a long shot.
if i was someone else somewhere else, i would have never been able to witness creativity as closely as i have had in Pakistan, being a Pakistani.

With this post all i really want to say is that i am honored to know you, all you creative people who have represented Pakistan in your own creative ways and created waves globally.
Hats off to you!

ps: what is it that they always say on tv these days? better to be a first class citizen in your own country than a third class citizen in someone else's.... we can sort of in a weird way apply that line here too.