Wednesday, August 19, 2009

the tragedy in Jahra

i choose to sit this one out... i believe this topic is being covered from most aspects by good people...

i think there are times when it is better to just sit quietly and ponder about humanity in general...

but if you ask me, i want more coverage on the following...

1. what are the underlying motives that pushes people to act this way, jealousy? is that all? can it simply be labeled "jealousy"? i think thats the cowardice way out... i believe our "broken" culture has a big part in this.

2. its good that Kuwait rallied together when a tragedy like this occurred, i think what makes it a tragedy is that more than 2 people died at the same event...

but... how many people are cancerously (new word) dying slowly because ignorant people are smoking in hospitals, airports, malls, and EVERYWHERE in Kuwait? Isn't that tragic as well?

who's donating blood for those people? who's shouting on their behalf?

how many people are dying in traffic accidents that could be avoided if proper police work is applied? proper road signs? proper awareness campaigns for BASIC HUMAN DECENCY?

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i'm afraid this is just a "lets do this to feel better about ourselves" ploy by Kuwait's lazy ass people... this will pass real soon and unfortunately the victims of Jahra's tragedy will have died in vain...

12 comments:

q80pointofview said...

we are suffering from cultural deficiency and how perception is generally conducted. It’s easier to shift a mountain than to change a person’s habit.

The Bodyguard said...

الله يرحمهم ويصبر اهلهم
ان لله وان اليه لراجعون

what you said is true, at the end of the day , it is a culture problem we are facing towards rules and regulations.

Anonymous said...

Great minds think alike...I heartily concur.

Fin said...

That anonymous post was mine. LOL.

Street man said...

they exaggerated as for this silly case !!

they just want to show off who has got the biggest heart and humanity !! but no one do have actually

its all about showing off :)

Anonymous said...

Street man,

It isn't about showing off at all. There is a level of gloominess going around ever since the incident, which is both sad on its own and carries deeper and gloomier connotations in regards to Kuwait's situation.

Anonymous said...

This is cultural deficiency and hypocrisy.
Woman nabbed for chewing gum on the first day of Ramadan
Kuwait : A woman was arrested on the first day of Ramadan for breaking her fast by chewing gum.
According to sources, security officers from the Hawalli governorate spotted the woman chewing gum at 5:30 am while they were on patrol duty. When they questioned her about the act, she said she had the personal freedom to do as she pleased.
She was referred to the authorities and a case was registered.

Anonymous said...

Plenty of people forgetfully eat out in public, especially during the first couple of days. She wouldn't have been arrested if she hadn't been lippy about it though.

I don't agree with her being nabbed, but one must know well enough to abide by the rules, wherever they are.

Louisiana, for example (of all states), allows for your incarceration and strip search if you do not happen to carry your driver's license. I think that is stupidly harsh; yet, I know well enough not to leave without it.

Anonymous said...

شنو الموقع صايم بعد على شهر رمضان شالسالفة وين البوستات وين الدنيا يبا نبي الوقت يمر هالايام

allamba almur3ba said...

loool Anonymous

Abdulaziz said...

تقبلوا إعتذاري لعدم تنشيط المدونة بمقالات جديدة من الضقوط بالعمل

و إنشاء الله اعود إليكم من جديد قريبا

The Bodyguard said...

No more posts ? :(