I was here last years when the revolution started. I am
still here one year after.
Unfortunately, I don’t know so many people and I don’t
understand the language, so I will not play the expert. I will not try to
convince you that I know what we call “public opinion” thinks.
About this only one thing is in everybody’s mouth “rabina
yustur” (may God help us).
Has anything change during this year. I shall right only my
personal perception.
After the Revolution, people were happy, they put baskets
for the garbage in the center of the city, they painted all the pavements and
the banisters, they designed the flag and the eagle of Egypt everywhere, they bought flags of Egypt, they
took photos in front of the tanks…. They had a hope.
After this, we started to talk about thieves and criminals
that run Cairo’s
streets by night… The disappearance of the police. The unconcern of the army to
fix the situation.
In the beginning my young friends were optimistic. “They are
going to cheat you” I told once to a gathering. “No, Farah, don’t worry. This
is not going to happen”.
It happened with one way or another.
The elections finally started after delay, young people
gathered again in Tahrir, Mubarak’s family in jail, Mubarak’s trial started and
finally?
WHAT?
The army has still the power, no one is in jail. Poor remain
poor, rich remain rich, no one in jail innocent young ideologist lost their
life and finally all the world discovered that the “leaders” of the parties are
sponsored by different countries each one.
They don’t have ideology, just pocket.
We speak about heroes and they
are, but did they die in vain?
I hear several people say “The situation with Mubarak was
better. We had works and we had safety”.
Many different opinions, because –as we all know- everyone
thinks only about himself and his own profit.
And before the elections, tens of new parties with young
people in their composition. Many young candidates, that is something good.
Hours of political meetings, serious or not. A lot of energy in the country. All these to
drive the country in a new era, in a new situation, in a state with freedom,
works, studies, future.
And finally, the two dominant parties are conservative. Is
that what, finally, an Egyptian wants? In his mind, this is the “wind of
change”? Is this the New Egypt?
Did any Egyptian though even for one moment, that he is
responsible for many things that happen in this country? That Mubarak is the
first and the main responsible for this, but they are responsible too for the
situation?
That they are responsible for this mentality that they
cannot stand?
The revolutions start first from inside us (heart and brain)
and then become action and change the world.
Tonight, the streets of Cairo
(from Tahrir to Maadi and from Nasser
City to Masr alGadida)
are full of people. They are happy, they are waiting the anniversary of the
Revolution (one more in this country).
VIVA LA REVOLUCION!
