I have created this blog a while ago and though I have written half a dozen of posts I never published any of them. Every time I created a post, based on a rush of emotions and ideas at that moment, and then sat back to preview it, I couldn't get myself click on publish, I always felt something was missing and that i will come and finish it later, but again never did.
I don't know why, but I decided to make this blog alive, maybe because I feel that I need a place to voice my thoughts in amidst of all the chaos around while we try to rebuild this country.
But while attempting to do so, I came across the last post I wrote back in January 2010:
I believe that Jan 25 revolution was like a thunder storm that washes away all the dirt and dust of the trees, bringing out there true color, the green color, washing away all the obstructions that prevents the sun light from reaching the core of the leaves and minimizing their production, it also moistens the soil, allowing the roots draw the water in.
No doubt a thunder storm is still a thunder storm it has its destructive effect of knocking down some trees, breaking some branches and even burning up some trees that were struck by thunder. And though we suffer the loss of those trees and branches, and though the forest still has some sick trees and infected branches, and the fungus is trying to use the moister to grow more.... the forest is not dead.
The forest lives on, with a better chance for its future, now the sun light could reach the leaves and roots have access to water, there is a challenge to save the sick trees and kill the fungus, but the forest has a better chance now.
I Love This Forest.
I don't know why, but I decided to make this blog alive, maybe because I feel that I need a place to voice my thoughts in amidst of all the chaos around while we try to rebuild this country.
But while attempting to do so, I came across the last post I wrote back in January 2010:
One of ny university freinds, posted a question the other day on the facebook group we created for our faculty, the question read: 'Do you really love Egypt?'
Frankly i was really confused, not that i dont love my country, I do love my country, the fact is i love my country to the point where i am forced to ask myself: 'What do i love about my country? and why do i love my country?'
To clarify the question: 'which Egypt do I love? is it Mubarak Egypt? post war Sadat Egypt? pre war Sadat Egypt? AbdelNasser Egypt? Egypt as a kingdom?
At that time I couldn't make up my mind on an answer, but yet again that was before Jan 25.
Egypt is a huge forest; prior to Jan 25 all the trees in this forest were covered with dirt & dust weakened every day by its inability to absorb the sun light and even dried up from the lack of moister in the soil. This caused the trees to get sick and the leaves to get infected and fall off, giving ground for fungus to grow.
No doubt a thunder storm is still a thunder storm it has its destructive effect of knocking down some trees, breaking some branches and even burning up some trees that were struck by thunder. And though we suffer the loss of those trees and branches, and though the forest still has some sick trees and infected branches, and the fungus is trying to use the moister to grow more.... the forest is not dead.
The forest lives on, with a better chance for its future, now the sun light could reach the leaves and roots have access to water, there is a challenge to save the sick trees and kill the fungus, but the forest has a better chance now.
I Love This Forest.
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