For Yemen’s sake [Archives:2007/1047/Community]
By: Salwa Yehya Al-Eryani
It is very strange and mysterious and not understood at all how we human beings accept to suffer a great deal for the sake of a person we love. Also, it is certainly very puzzling how much we sacrifice and how many burdens we are willingly ready to carry and how many obstacles we intend to overcome only to reach this person. All this patience and tolerance we pay with no disturbance what so ever simply to be close to that person we love. This person who is, in all cases, a human being who we can meet another much better than him or her. This is a fact even if some don't confess it. If you just open your eyes wide and open your ears to listen to different love stories in life you will discover that this is the (sunnah) or nature of life and not an invention of anyone.
We do that for the sake of a person, but we don't do that for the sake of our dear Yemen! How shameful! Yes, we do love Yemen. Although some don't. Yes, we are proud of being Yemenis. Although some are ashamed to be so called. Yes, we forbid any bad word about Yemen especially from strangers. Yet, some are the rich source of all nasty curses and critical jokes. I don't know how to say it but I guess it is clear that Yemen's primary handicap is its people.
The other day I received an e-mail from a friend. It was entitled Yemen In 2025. It contained pictures of different cities in the world imagining they were in Yemen. For example a picture of the buildings in New York and beneath it Altahreer Sana'a 2025 was written. It was a magnificent dream. Another picture of bridges in England and beneath it Hodeidah was written. Then a picture of an industrial city with a factory probably in Japan and under it Ma”rib was marked. A picture of a very green mountain with circles of very neat roads around it like a bracelet and under it Taiz was marked. Then at the end of this e-mail there was a yellow teddy bear falling down of laughter and saying”” Stop dreaming and go back to work!”” This e-mail made my tears run unintentionally and this rarely happens.
Why don't some Yemeni officials care to achieve real development and progress in all branches for Yemen? Why do some Yemeni officials hate Yemen and worship their personal advantage? Why? Why do some of our offcials fall in love with their own selves? Won't they like the shade under the umbrella of Yemen
