The Model….

Lives have been lost while the Whole World is watching… I question myself, should we lose hope? Should we just accept that the World will never be fair with the Palestinians? Should we just sit and watch more Israeli massacres? Have we become immune and indifferent? Should we just add to Sabra and Shatilla, 1982 Beirut invasion, Kana and now Freedom Flotilla?

In my part of the World I believe we have become like a sponge, we are just soaking and not reacting. Even our reactions are irrational, our systems are deaf. We are swept away by dealing with the day to day burdens and challenges. The parents’ main concern is to provide food on the table. We have no direction, no vision, no belief in our identity, no faith that we can be engines of change… a change for a better tomorrow.

We are scattered, indifferent to each other, every group wants to be the leader, we ended up fighting, and working against one another. We pretend that all have the right, we all have a case, we all need to have a voice, and we all have a philosophy. We manipulate religion and emotions. We abuse our current circumstances for our own agendas.

No wonder why we never get the support we aspire or the empathy we deserve.

When I was 19 years old, one of my professors back in school was Israeli, of course he knew I was coming from the Middle East, he taught me a lifetime lesson… he said to me:” you know why we the Israelis are better than you the Arabs?” of course I was agitated by his approach, but I was so attentive and curious to know, I said: “why? I would love to know” I thought he would tell me because God created us as his Chosen Population on Earth, repeat what everybody knew. He surprised me with his answer, he said with a very calm smile, while looking at me straight in the eyes:
” because we work together as one, when we see one of us is succeeding, and going up the ladder of leadership, we all work so hard to support and push him/her further up, so we can all go up and be in better positions and conditions, while you as Arabs, once you see someone is being promoted and in a high leadership position, you all work against each other and against him/her, until you drag the leader down, so all of you stay in the bottom.” I was mesmerized by his metaphor, which to my sadness is very true. I looked at him and said:” I will be like you in my professional and personal life, I will apply this across all aspects of my life, and wherever I will be. Thanks for sharing with me your secret for success”

I cannot elaborate more, but it’s so ironic that the Arab countries cannot agree on one statement, we cannot take one united stand, even when we have a Golden opportunity, when Israel showed the World its true face.

All what I am hoping for us is to turn this incident to our benefit, and work together and not against each other.
We are in urgent need to be united and act as one, as the German proverb say:
” Necessity unites”

What are we waiting for: let’s apply the Israeli model now, with our families, friends, co-workers, seniors, leaders… let’s unite and support one another.


Aurora