Kuwait’s bad seeds
throughout history some civilizations flourished while others have fallen, and there were many reasons for this, amongst these key factors that help a civilization grow and hold strong are things like, political stability, economic wealth, military power and above all knowledge and education that ultimately lead to industrial and innovative technology. But what is it that all these traits are built upon? The significant foundation that holds them together to create a unified coherent structure that is both balanced and satisfying? Well?…….. Who knows! , but if I had to make an educated guess or rather a lucky one I would have to say that it is a combination of things, like Morality and Ethics that give rise to many of the things mentioned above along with more sophisticated issues like Etiquette and Class. And now, up to this point if you are disagreeing with me so far, then I recommend that you stop reading, no really there is nothing in this post for you, so please come back some other time and I’ll try my best to have something more to your liking in the near future. Hum , still here I see , well thank you , this is the time where I would extend my hand to shake yours , smile and tell you how delighted I am to see that we are on the same page and that we see eye to eye, but we both know that that is physically impossible and that the alternative would be, asking you to hold up your hand and touch the screen but that is way to cheesy and would not accomplish anything what so ever, the point is I’m glad you’re still reading , if I have not already lost you with this silly paragraph!With that I out of the way , what is Morality? if you Google it you might get something like this : a code of conduct or belief which is held to be authoritative in matters of right and wrong. Morals are arbitrarily created and subjectively defined by society, phylosophy, religion, and/or individual conscience. (in short, the knowledge and discipline to know what’s right and what’s wrong based on a belief system). And Ethics : is an explanation of sub categories of Morality, or as Wikipedia puts it : a branch ofphilosophy which seeks to address questions about morality, such as what the fundamental semantic, ontological, and epistemic nature of ethics or morality is (meta-ethics), how moral values should be determined (normative ethics), how a moral outcome can be achieved in specific situations (applied ethics), how moral capacity or moral agency develops and what its nature is (moral psychology), and what moral values people actually abide by (descriptive ethics). Pretty heavy stuff if you ask me! But none the less very important to know, to understand, to recognize that these skills are the roots ,the foundation of any successful civilization. Skills that should be deeply seeded in today’s youth, and allowed to grow and thrive because if they don’t have it , then what do we expect them to pass on to their children. And it is the small things that make all the difference, things like having the decency not to park your car in a handicap zone or worse to break the law and park in a no-parking spot, or as very often seen in the streets of Kuwait and it’s universities, parking behind parked cars and blocking parking lot’s exits ! Things like obsessively and repeatedly pushing an elevator button while waiting for it or when they are in it as it moves to the selected floor, or standing right in front of it to be the first one in regardless of who is trying to get off on that same floor ! , and for you who have not been to Kuwait I don’t know if this happens where you are but some people just stand in the door way of an elevator as people are traying to get off and blocking people from getting in and peering their heads in to look at the button board and reach in and select their floor then turn around to look at the people behind him/her that are trying to get in take another look inside the elevator as people on the inside are asking them to please step aside , and they would just push themselves in as everyone inside the elevator tries to maneuver around them to get out as the people from the outside are trying to get in! (People I see this every day). Or the people who push both buttons (up and down) get in to the elevator to crowed every one and go to a floor they don’t’ need, have the elevator move back to the floor they were at before they got on (because they pushed both buttons be for they got on) then finally move to the floor they want ! How about driving wrong way and putting their life and other people’s lived at risk, racing past a car signaling to take a turn blocking there entrance to the turn, or racing in to take a parking spot a car was signaling to inter! Or worst yet baking up in front of a car horn honking and everything to take a parking place they have passed! Yeas ladies and genteel men they will back up in to your car and say you hit them from behind if you are not careful to take a parking space they already passed! And if you stop to reason with them you risk being called names or even getting into a fight in the street because of it. It’s sad to see that, in a wonderful Islamic country like Kuwait this is the level of social and Moral Etiquette that some people have, and it pains me to think that this is what they were thought by their parents I heat to think what their kids are going to be like ! Dear reader forgive me for this long post but if you have ever been in such a situation or have witnessed any or similar events know that the future of your civilization resets in you , and not the misguided souls that you have witnessed, praise yourself and your parents for they have raised you well and know that if you respect the law and are considerate of others you are honoring yourself before any one. In the end I pray that God gives you the will to do what’s right, and that you find the wisdom to make morality correct choices and pass this wisdom to your children so that they may honor you with making the right designs too.
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