Tweets Of Self-Awareness

  1. The first gift of self-awareness was emptiness. The second was fear. The third was a sense of betrayal. The fourth was anger, and madness. 3:56 AM Jun 13th
  2. The fifth gift of self-awareness was self-reflection. The sixth was wonder. The seventh imagination and daydreams. The eighth inventiveness. 4:00 AM Jun 13th
  3. Evil predates good. Evil is the rule, the norm. Good the exception, the abnormal condition which we are busy trying to impose upon the world 4:04 AM Jun 13th
  4. The first human act was violent, because it was borne out of anger and frustration. That’s why we yearn for self-redemption and salvation. 4:30 AM Jun 13th
  5. Self-awareness made us conscious of the consequences of our violent nature and bred guilt. Guilt called for redemption and invented “good.” 4:38 AM Jun 13th

 

Tweeting Against Tyranny

  1. People can behave and think pragmatically only when they have something to lose. Impoverished, we become radicals incapable of compromise. 4:38 PM May 29th
  2. So the Wall is still standing and my head bleeds! So what? At least I have something to warm me, to cover my shame. My blood is my fig leaf. 7:29 PM May 29th
  3. Those who reduce our current dilemma to a choice between peace and freedom deprive us of both. 10:48 PM May 29th
  4. We fight for freedom. We fight for peace. We fight for justice. We fight for hope. We fight for love. Fighting is how we communicate best. 12:36 AM May 30th
  5. If you want to change the world, then put something of yourself in it. That’s the best recipe for change I know, for better or worse. 8:19 PM May 31st Continue reading “Tweeting Against Tyranny”

الصبر ضرورة

الصبر ضرورة تكتيكية وليس بالضرورة فضيلة. فهناك أحيان كثيرة لا يزيد فيها الصبر عن أن يكون غطاءاً للجبن.

الطغاة بشر

علينا أن نخلّص أنفسنا من إغراء التصوير الكاريكاتوري للطغاة.، فهم بشر مثلنا يحلمون ويحبون، مشكلتهم تكمن في عدم قدرتهم على توسيع دائرة أحلامهم وعلى استسلامهم الكامل للثقافة المنغلقة المميزة للزمر الضيقة التي ينتمون إليها. شرّهم نابع من إنتمائهم لدوائر مغلقة، هذا الانتماء الذي سرعان ما يصبح خياراً واضحاً ومقبولاً بالنسبة لهم عند بلوغهم بسبب الفوائد الجمة التي يعود بها عليهم، لذا، لا يمكن أبداً تبرئتهم من جرم الفساد والاضطهاد، بصرف النظر عن كونهم من الجيل المؤسس أو الجيل التابع، أو من الصف الأول في السلطة أو الصفوف الأدنى.