Tuesday, November 14, 2006

عالم ليس لنا



ما الذي يجعل دولة موطنا؟ الجنسية؟ الآلاف من البدون في الكويت يشهدون بعكس ذلك. مسقط الرأس؟ يمكننا سؤال الملايين من المهجرين والمغتربين من الجيل الثاني والثالث من العرب في البلاد والغربية وسيختلفون معنا. العلاقات والذكريات؟ هل يعني ذلك ان ابناء الدبلوماسيين لا أوطان لهم؟ هل معنى ذلك ان كل دولة لي فيها ذكريات جميلة يمكن أن تكون موطنا لي؟ هل الوطن هو حيث الأهل والعائلة وأصدقاء الطفولة؟ هل يعني ذلك انني لو جمعت أهلي وأصحابي وهاجرت لدولة أخرى ستكون هذه الدولة موطنا جديدا لي؟ هل هو جمال البلاد؟ طبيعتها؟ شهرتها؟ رخاؤها؟ خدماتها؟ حقوقي وواجباتي فيها؟ هل موطني هو الدولة التي تمنحني الاحترام والحرية والعدالة؟ كيف يمكن للعراقيين اذن ان يسموا العراق موطنا؟ ما الذي يجعل فلسطين موطن بعض الفلسطينيين واسرائيل موطن بعضهم الآخر؟ هل هما فعلا موطنان مختلفان؟! ما هو في الوطن الذي يجعلنا نتغنى: بلدي وان جارت علي عزيزة؟


أثناء الغزو توفرت لي فرص عديدة للخروج من الكويت بأمان ولكني رفضت لأنني اعتبرت ذلك خيانة عظمى. الآن عندما يسألني الآخرون أجيب ساخرة بانني سأسابق سيارة ... للحدود! ولكن بيني وبين نفسي لدي شك حقيقي بأنني سأصمد مرة أخرى لو تكرر الوضع لا سمح الله

عندما كنت
صغيرة كان ينتابني ذعر شديد من السفر خارج موطني وترك بيتي وأهلي وأصدقائي حتى لو كان سفرا قصيرا وممتعا. كنت أعود بشوق ولهفة لكل شيئ .. بما في ذلك الغبار والرطوبة والحر. الآن يصيبني الاكتئاب اللحظة التي تحط بها الطائرة مطار الكويت. أشكال المسافرين كافية لتذكيري بالعته والتخلف والغباء وقلة الذوق التي جعلتني اتغرب داخل وطني

قد يكون العمر ، وقد تكون التجارب المريرة وربما تكون الممارسات السافرة التي نراها من أولي الأمر دون احتجاج يذكر من الشعب العزيز .. بصراحة لا أدري ، ولكن شعوري العام هو انني لا انتمي. كانني كائن فضائي غريب متفرج على الأوضاع .. أشعر انني في عالم ليس لنا

سؤالي: كيف تعرّف الشعور الوطني؟ ما الذي يجعل الكويت وطنك؟

15 comments:

DiLLi O MiLLi said...

سؤالك صعب..!! وأنا مو دارسه عدل !!ء
:)
برووح أراجع وبعدين...أييج عشان أحله
:)
توني يايه من الشغل...ومراجعتي هي القيلوله..عشان أقدر أركز في الأمتحااااان
:)
It's not OPEN BOOK ?!! :)

Temetwir said...
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Temetwir said...

المصير المشترك

UmmEl3yal said...

D&M .. Open book and open discussion and no grades b3ad :) Think about it and come back to us :*


A. Temi .. True. But don't you feel the same towards the Arab and Islamic world as a whole? What makes Kuwait specifically your home?


G. El7kima,

I'm really sorry for upseting you. I truly understand your feelings. As I told you earlier I have many friends who share your story. The strange thing is the not all of them adopted to their new lives as you did.

I know an engineer who got the Canadian citizenship, got a great position in a big company and got married and all. But he still suffers sever depression and last year he attempted to take his own life :( He can not accept Canada as a home despite all its generosity as you said.

My parents were studying abroad when they got me. So I spent the first 6 years of my life in another country where I have great childhood memories. Yet I never felt that country was my home.

I do think that its the extended family and friends that make the difference.

But now you have your own family in Canada and your new relations and memories but you still miss Kuwait. This is what amazes me. This is the feeling I think I lost :(

Interesting is your experience in Iraq! So you felt you don't "belong" there because of the traditions and the language. Could that be it? Homes give us the sense of belonging .. similar to what Temi says? Could be.

I apologize again for upseting you. But still would love to hear your perspective.

And don't worry about upseting anybody. You are home here :*

Faith said...

What makes Kuwait the place i call "home"

Like Ghasheema said, all my memories are tied there..its where i grew up, where i had the best memories of my life ma3a a3z el nas, bas tadreen still ako shay about jaw el kuwait kelha you cant find anywhere else, i speak it, our 'traditions' are rooted there,our lives

I personally think the issue of 'bidoon' is rather retarded..mako dawla thanee 3indaha hal mushkela [outside the mideast] ya3ni if you go back at least 2 generations you're Kuwaiti ..why do we need someone to TELL you you're Kuwaiti? rather pathetic and waste of a lot of things in my opinion

Interesting topic btw :-)

UmmEl3yal said...

Dear Faith,

Great to have you with us. I have always admired your perspective on things.

I agree that the stateless situation in Kuwait is very strange and inhumane. Other countries with less resources look forward to increasining the number of citizens and we deny our own people their basic rights. This is one of the issues that make me less proud of being a Kuwaiti :(


G. El7kima,

There is no logic in any decisions taken in the Citizenship issue. It is pure moody and based on favorism and narrow political rather than humane or rational causes. It is really a shame. And what is more embarrasing is that even so called "national" politicians only remember the issue at elections times :(

AyyA said...

Good question, yet I don’t know the answer, I just know when Kuwait is mentioned my heart quenches. And when I see how strange it had become I feel sad. I would not hide from you the fact that I have plans to leave for good, but I know that my heart will always stay here.

Anonymous said...

And if you care to know why I have plans to leave, it’s because my relationship with Kuwait has become like the relationship with a lover whom I can’t live with, and have to leave with a broken heart.

عاشق وطن said...

كيف تعرّف الشعور الوطني؟ ما الذي يجعل الكويت وطنك؟


أعرف الشعور الوطني حينما أشعر بالغيرة على أي أمر وإن كان صغيرا يعترض وطني او يقلل من شانه

أعرف الشعور الوطني حينما اجدني دائما أبحث عن أي أمر يجعل من وطني هو أفضل بلدان الدنيا في شتى المجالات

أعرف الشعور الوطني حينما يغلي الدم في عروقي حينما يمس أي كائن من كان إسم بلادي

أعرف الشعور الوطني حينما أسير في الطرقات وأستمع لأغنية من أغنيات الوطن فترتسم على شفاهي إبتسامة عفوية ماهي إلا إبتسامة فخر لإنتمائي لهذا الوطن

أعرف الشعور الوطني حينما أرى بلدي من نافذة الطائرة وأكون عائدا للتو من أجمل بلدان الدنيا فأجد بلدي أجمل واروع

أعرف الشعور الوطني حينما تصيبني رعشة وأنا أرى علم بلادي مرتفعا ويصاحبه نشيد "وطني الكويت سلمت للمجد"

أعرف الشعور الوطني حينما اجلس لأحدد طموحات حياتي فأجد ان اول ما اكتبه هو الكويت

أعرف الشعور الوطني حينما أصل لمرحلة البكاء إن مس بلادي سوء من أي نوع

أما الذي يجعل الكويت وطني
فأنا أعتقد أنها ليست مسالة ورقة او مسالة بيت أو وظيفة بل هي مسألة مشاعر

فأنا لا أعلم من أين بدا حبي للكويت ولكن أعلم جيدا بانه لن ينتهي إلى أن أنتهي

قد يعتقد البعض أن ما اكتب هو مجرد كلام إنشائي بحت
ولكن ما اعرفه انا جيدا بانني وفي أثناء ما اكتبه فإنني في نزاع مع الكلمات لكي اخرجها للتعبير عن عشقي لهذا الوطن
وأعلم أن الكلمات تعبت من مجاراتي ولم تستطع إيصال ما احمله لوطني
فإعذرني يا وطني

وشكرا زميلتي الكريمة على هذا السؤال الذي استفزني

UmmEl3yal said...

AyyA Love,

I am so ashamed to say I know how you feel. I am not sure though if the country has changed or I did :(

عزيزي علي .. شكرا على الزيارة وشكرا أكبر على المساهمة العظيمة .. ما تصفه هو شعوري تمام قبل 20 عاما.
ولكن للأسف تغير الكثير منذ ذلك الحين هذه الأيام أبكي عندما أسمع الأغاني الوطنية القديمة وكأنها تذكرني بعزيز مات

اعتقد انه مركب مزعج من الاحباط وفقدان الأمل الذي لا أود أن أعدي به أحدا. حفظك الله ورعاك للكويت ولنا .. فانت ومثلك من الشباب الأمل الوحيد لنا بمستقبل أفضل

Geish@ said...

Dear Ummel3yal,

That literally describes how I feel. I have been through hell in Kuwait! Especially on the personal level, I have seen all sorts of injustice and cruelty practices. I, sometimes, seriously feel like leaving for good! I was hoping I would be married to a diplomat and live in where outside Kuwait. Anywahere means a civilized country.

The problem is not Kuwait, it's the people here. Everyone is thinking "Ana waba3di el6ofan"!! Morals and values are down the drain and extremests (both sides) are more powerful and controlling of the welfare of the whole nation.

Iran is enforcing its nuclear weapon and that's closer to Kuwait than Tehran, and our officials are busy struggling on the tidious loans issue. Just to show you how short-sighted and selfish some of us:
89% of loans here are taken for cars and pleasures of life versus the health and wellbeing of many GENERATIONS!!

Where were we when IRAN was building the plant??? We were busy running after the most ridiculous issues! "Estejwabat o mena7 amiriya o man3 7aflat el3eed o chabrat chabd o ghaira min tafahat" leaving all critical issues until they exasperate!!

Ummel3yal 7bibti sorry I went offline in this subject but I have many problems with my beloved country and that doesn't affect my loyalty, but it indeed affects my future view of spending the rest of my life here!

When I was studying abroad, I've never felt homesick! Weird isn't it? Maybe because of the nature of people and the respect of humanity that I enjoyed the most there.

Kuwait بلدي وان جارت علي عزيزة

Love,
Geish@

P.S. I'm up to my ears with the paper.. I guess it's going to take a whole year or so :(

Anonymous said...

Same feeling! I do not feel that I belong to Kuwait and I feel that I’m an alien in Kuwait! This is why I choose self exile…

Che

Anonymous said...

Gasheema
Kuwait is not as it used to be, intruders who gained power have changed the face of this country. Innocent pleasures have been misconceived with Sinicism. And the country is taking its last breath in the hands of irresponsible individuals; this is when I’m talking about life in general. When you come to personal needs; I’m not asking for much, I’m just asking for my rights as a human. After years of serving this country I deserve to enjoy the little pleasures in life without being nailed by traditions. I want to wake up in the morning and walk around or walk my dog without being harassed by others. Go to a coffee shop and converse with total strangers without being misunderstood. I want to be able to speak my mind without being threatened. The society that is based on luxurious life does not suit my personality, I’m a very down to earth and simple person, I do not fit with kins, let alone strangers. It has been more than four years that I have been living in a self-imposed solitary confinement. The problem with me is that I can’t see wrongdoing and stay quite. Adri balagat chaf, but this is also a part of my personality.

UmmEl3yal said...

Geish@ dear,

I totally understand your frustration. And you're not off the point. It's the mix of all these shocks, anxieties, fears, and disapointments that lead to the total "numbness" and lack of warm towards the society :(


7keema love,

I agree to a great degree with AyyA. I do not approve of the values imposed on my kids through school and society. Life is superficial and materialistic. No one really care about education, art and culture.

Corruption, violence and total lack of respect to the law: the wrong enviroment to raise healthy people :(

As for the lack of comments: two reasons I think. Winter :) And that it is not easy to come up with an answer unless you have thought deeply about that and/or you have strong and clear feelings (like you and Ali for example).

I don't think it's easy to admit that my choice of home is a matter of convinience or habit! This, unfortuantely what most people I know think.



Che dear .. Good for you! I wish I could do the same ;)



AyyA hon,

What are your options? I might bring my kids and join you :)

barrak said...

الشعور الوطني ينتابني كلما لمحت عيون اهل الديره اهل شرق وجبله وهي حزنانه على ماوصلنا اليه