One young man was searching for himself in the barren desert of society, struggling through the rugged paths of Arab society that do not help youth to leap forward.
The societal standards, traditions, boundaries, and possibilities were all obstacles in his way, and the most important one was the rock of ignorance that prevented him from seeing clearly. He was unable to water the tree of his ambition, let alone see it.
He was unable to realize his garden, know his capabilities, and seek the muscles of his mind.
The journey of searching for the flower of the self is the most important journey we undertake in the tumult of life, and we must board the ship of the mind in it and steer it with the helm of contemplation.
We all have Facebook, but who among us has a paper or even an electronic book?
We all sit on WhatsApp and YouTube and social media for a lot of time, following posts and friends, but who among us reads a book?
The reality of our society is a manifestation of the difference between the book and Facebook. Our society today is inevitably influenced by social media.
Facebook allowed the ignorant to speak with knowledge, and the indecent to speak with morals, and chaos of words and posts that have no end and no beginning and in all topics and sometimes without a topic.
When you look at Facebook, you will reap a lot of entertainment, but you will not gain the proportionate benefit with the time, so let us use Facebook and not allow it to use us.
Social media today represents a real maze in which you search for benefit and information and search and search...
In the end, you will know that it is endless.
Just as society has begun to be affected by this new structure of the era.
Loved ones quarrel over a post, and a relationship ends because of a comment.
Celebration has become digital, and condolences, support, and even love have become electronic.
Today, society has lost its sociability and has become directly influenced by the Internet.
If he had read, he would have understood more. He would have been organized like a book with its index, chapters, and pages. You can easily find yourself and people will know you simply.
When you read, your heart will be filled with compassion and love, and your mind with knowledge and wisdom. You will understand your values and your community more, and most importantly, you will understand yourself.
When you read, you will triumph over your ignorance and light the candle of knowledge in the darkness. You will become skilled, knowledgeable, specialized, and a leader.
When you read, you will transcend time, sailing through the years on the ship of books, learning from the experiences of those who came before you and important lessons from the past.
"Read."
A divine command, the first word revealed, "Read in the name of your Lord."
Just as food, life, and drink, reading is a basic need for human beings.
Remember that you were once a clot and that God created you as a human being. You must read to preserve your humanity, to preserve your innate nature as a human being, and to engrave in the wall of your heart that God honored you by making you a human being.
When we read as a society:
When we read, our language becomes more refined, our speech clearer, our principles nobler, our lives more abundant, and through reading, we can identify our identity more clearly.
We will understand our society's identity more clearly and learn about our history and present, and plan our future correctly.
When we read, we will understand our religion and values, and we will reconcile with ourselves and our values.
When we read, our streets become cleaner, our homes more beautiful, and our parks more spacious for our children.
When we read, we understand war and know how to lead peace and triumph.
When we read, justice will prevail, knowledge will grow, and that poor child will smile.
Therefore, if we want personal and social progress, we must read.
We must use the internet and not allow it to use and control us.
We must open our minds to knowledge and science.
To read means to rise up.
By Maher Daboul.
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