Change is not a debatable matter: it happens, the odds notwithstanding.
With the first little drop, the waters ultimately flow to become a river.
This is what I say to friends who are skeptical of initiatives to bring about 'change' in our political life.
Let's be realistic, I say, but also have some vision.
Someone needs to go against the current at times. If its you, me, and a couple of others, then, 'change' rather than happening in some unforeseen horizon, will come a bit sooner.
About Me
- Aziza
- A person interested in all matters pertaining to Egypt and its future, present and past. Indifference is my anathema...
Well said Aziza.
ReplyDeleteKhaled
How refreshing Aziza.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you. If each of us does one gesture at the time, eventually there will be millions of gestures and, hopefully change! I have recently been saddened by negative news, but you are giving me some hope, so let's be positive. Swimming against the current is sure difficult, but the reward is even greater when we reach the shore.
Talking about the Fellaheen, my numerous trips to China made me also sensitive to chinese fellaheen, you should see the conditions of their lives, really miserable, one day I will send you some pictures. We urbanites don't always seem to grasp the fact that we owe our lives to the Fellaheen all over the world. They are the humans who feed us and if they stop doing their work we will eventually starve!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree Malaka. And, Egypt's great predicament is that approximately half of its population is its 'fallaheen' , with all that this implies. Add to this the fact that government policies are in no way helping preserve what is left of its agricultural sector. The question is, can Egypt afford to become a country that cannot even grow at least a part of its food requirements? because this is where we are heading
ReplyDeleteWould be catastrophic! I believe every country must grow a large part of its food requirements. The work of the farmers must be valued and they must earn a decent living. City dweller must give farmers a lot of respect. To do this, they should get a better knowledge of the effort of Fellaheen.
ReplyDeleteI was, for several years, a 'partner' of an organic farm in Montreal (had to quit because of my frequent travels). Each member of the group of Farm Partners pays the farmer an amount for his or her share of seasonal produce. The farmer comes once a week to a specific spot in the City and delivers the basket full of fresh produce. We were also encouraged to visit the farm and help out a couple of times per year. This model creates wonderful relationships between the farmer and the city dweller. It is however a Canadian model, sponsored by Equiterre, an organization that encourages sustainable development and practices. Egypt need to develop its own model. .............