Kuwait Times

Published Date: July 19, 2010
By Fouad Al-Obaid, Staff Columnist

We don't know how much time we have left. There is one thing we know for sure; each day that comes by is one less day we have on this blessed earth! Day after day, we lose time. How many of us constantly postpone beginning our major lifetime projects with the hope that later on we will have more time to carry out such projects? Projects such as buying 'the house', marrying 'the woman', starting a family, shifting to a new job, launching our very own business are some examples of things that we could do tod
ay, that we for some reason tend to postpone. Those who have taken the step today, Congratulations!

Overall, as human beings, we are fallible, we are unknowledgeable; we are many things that are far from being good. However, I for one, believe that even the most evil of us have in some place, hidden deep beneath the filth, kindness and compassion that is a trade mark of our humanity. If nurtured properly, we all have the ability to succeed. We can all aspire to become honest, respectable, citizens of the countries we inhabit. If given the chance and properly mentored, there should be no reason for an
y one not to become a useful individual working towards the betterment of oneself and humanity as a whole.

Yes, I acknowledge that we do have our differences, and that religion has historically led to many conflicts. However, when placed in the wider scope of contemporary life, our differences can easily crumble when we learn to communicate with the 'other.'

We are the products of societies that have had a hard time defining their sense of belonging. Who are we? To whom do we owe our highest loyalty to? Not being patriotic is the question. For, I am in no doubt that all citizens should they be required would come to the rescue. However, the reaction to state decisions by non-state parities, that is, citizens has sparked controversy over many issues. Of the given issues and central to the past few weeks is the deployment of female police officers and policewo
men. Though granted, the sight of fellow citizens taking on such a role for the first time may come as a shock to many. Nevertheless, just like with most things in life, once the novelty fades things will be back to normal.

Ultimately, I believe that monotony brings boredom, and boredom leads to all sorts of vices and potentially crime. Should one not have things to look forward to that excite him/her - in the non-sexual sense of the term obviously - then there is not much hope or aspiration that such a person can cling to. Void of new challenges; void of inspiration; void of hope for a better tomorrow, the human soul lounges in life aimlessly and in pity. The solution to such a major issue, would be to encourage citizen's cr
eativity, whereby it should become a State policy to encourage people to do one new exciting thing a day - that does not breach the confines of law and public order. By doing so, people would look forward to living and enjoying life.
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