A Fantastic Holiday On the
Moon
A The night was cold, and dark;
I was walking back home exhausted as usual. All of a sudden, I saw a circular,
glamorous vehicle radiating colourful lights. Something was inviting me
to enter it; inside it was luxurious, and comfortable. There was a screen
in front of me that displayed “congratulation, Lord you are the chosen
one”; the doors closed suddenly and I felt some kind of movement as if
I was flying. While I sat down on the nearest seat, three human shaped
creatures appeared; they were bowing. The screen changed and displayed
another message that read ”the people of the moon decided to chose the
first stranger they meet to be their king in order to avoid the conflict
over that position because they were all equals “. Then my hosts told me
that I was going to have an educational tour upon my arrival. They also
told me, that my mission was to censor the people of the moon against any
villainy or violent thoughts.
We arrived; the first part of my educational tour was a visit to one of
the model houses on the moon. The house, was fully computerized, and connected
to the head of the inhabitant. For example, if the inhabitant wanted to
turn the lights on it turns on automatically; if he wanted to eat, a tray
pops up with the best kinds of food. The second part of my tour was a visit
to the sole public school. This school resembled the houses; the strange
thing was that the children never went home, they were permanent residents.
My hosts explained that matter to me. The children according to their social
system were a common property of the moon; they no longer belonged to their
families. They were brought, fed, and taught by computers. I inquired about
industry and agriculture; the hosts told me that it was done automatically
by computers; therefore, no one has to work any more. Their society was
a simplified version of Plato's Utopia.
The third part of my tour was a visit to my residency where I was going
to carry on the duties as a king. My residency was a bit different from
the other houses; it has many screens that displayed the main thoughts
of my new subjects. Mainly their thoughts were peaceful, all they thought
about was their basic needs. However, after few days a new thought began
to divide the society into two halves. The first half started to think
about my use as a king; they considered me a useless object. Actually they
were right they have had all what they needed I did nothing for them. Beside
they did not like to be censored all the time. The second half considered
the first as heretics and disloyal to the king. Gradually, this thought
developed into two horrible ideas. The first possessed the disloyal subjects;
they were determined to assassinate me. The second thought possessed my
loyal subjects who were determined to exterminate the disloyal subjects.
Upon reading the idea of my assassination I decided to resolve the conflict
in order to preserve the peaceful integrity of the moon.
Therefore, I issued a decree through the main computer, which abolished
the concept of monarchy, and any other similar concepts. I gave orders
to the computer of the school to teach the children “that life is better
off without a king, they were masters of themselves, and they were the
sole censors over themselves”. Then I announced that the king was dead
and fled back to sweet earth where, I am neither the target of assassination,
nor the cause of any conflict. Here, on earth there are other idiots playing
these roles.
Men
are no longer the old tough guys
Men used to consider themselves
as the tough oppressor guys who discriminate against Their weak - women-
partners in humanity. Through this view, the relationship between the two
sexes went through several phases that were aimed to protect the oppressed
from the oppressor. But who is the real tough guys, who is oppressed now
after all these decades of struggling and fighting for the women ‘s rights.
In order not to be accused of being a chauvinist or expressing a personal
view I will let the biological, social, and psychological facts answer
these questions. These facts will reveal which of the two sexes has the
real tough stuff.
Biologically, it is a well-known
fact that women due to their biological structure have a renewal system
which protects them from various diseases and provide them with longer
healthier life. Any doctor will recite this fact, he could also tell you
that they are physically more capable than men. There are several examples
that prove this fact rather than the specialist testimony. For example,
these women who practice body building, and those who practice heavy weight
lifting. I think the old image for man fighting with a lion could be easily
broken by one of the above mentioned strong hands. Actually, this image
is modified in the Egyptian circus to a woman fighting with the same lion.
The poor old man who used to be their died during the show –the woman is
still alive and killed two lions-. Thus if a woman wants to grow some nice
muscles she could easily achieve the task ,whether through practicing some
sports or through doing the usual housework. Personally, I saw many women
lifting a fridge or moving it from it place, and I witnessed young girls
around the age of seven hurting and wounding boys around the same
age. However, women are intelligent enough not to admit that they are stronger,
and they have good reasons. First, they use the men’s view for themselves
as the tough guys to abuse the tough fools. Nowadays, it is a regular picture
to see a woman walking and her husband following her carrying their baby,
or even the market bag or any other kind of luggage.
Psychologically, a quick
glance into history, literature, and arts will reveal who is harder and
stronger psychologically. Starting with Adam and Eve, Adam was the one
who felt the sense of guilt after committing the sin. Never, heard of a
woman crucified? Jesus was –but not a single woman for the sake of
humanity-. Ever heard of a woman murdered and cut into small pieces, then
backed in plastic bags? The answer is not a single woman, but many men
especially in the oriental communities. While the victims of Jack of London
were all in all seven women, the Egyptian nurse Aida killed twenty-nine
men – in order to get some sleep-. Not to mention these women who commit
abortion or those who get rid of their babies in the streets or even who
sell their babies to some hospitals as human spare parts. The literary
heritage tells many tragic stories about men met their doomed fate on the
hands of the weak pretty sex, starting from Hamlet, Otello, Mark Antonio,
Romeo, ending up with all these humble men who where never mentioned. Another
case in point is art especially songs most of the world songs are crying
and wailing over a woman who left and left no address the rest is about
another woman who preferred some one else.
Socially, where the matter
really counts, women have many privileges to the extent that they became
above any law in any given society. Some certain jobs are restricted to
women, for example secretaries, airline hostess, hotel receptionists, women
doctors, T.V announcers, and most of the clothes business. If a woman committed
offensive act against a man he is to blame, the lady is always right, he
is –the man- even deprived from the right to answer back. For example,
if a woman smashed a man’s car it is either one of two cases, if she is
married her husband will pay for her. If she is not married, the matter
will be worse because the poor guy who has the smashed car will be accused
of driving in the same street with her, which is a serious sexual harassing
crime.
To sum up the long lasting
battle for women’s rights ended up with the complete, unconditional surrender
of the poor old tough guys. Unfortunately, the tough guys do not realize
this facts and still fighting with each other for more women’s rights.
I think they need a woman to start the men protection campaign, or at least
to launch the first cry saying, “wake up tough guys”.
An old
wisdom says
An old wisdom says, "morals and values are the most flexible things in
life". It is true somehow since different people in different places have
different sets of morals and values. For example materialistic people praise
wealth and pleasures above all, while spiritual people praise spiritual
harmony and religious or universal communion above all. Some others, like
me take the middle ground and believe that a bit of everything is the best
guarantee for happiness. I have a three-part rule that will lead humanity
to the dreamed of utopia or the lost paradise. Since I begun applying this
rule and I am living in my own paradise.
The first part of my rule is purely spiritual and humanitarian. Regardless
of religion, or believes whether what happens to any human being is caused
by God or nature, I believe that humanity has to learn how to accept these
natural gifts. Furthermore, it has to learn how to love all kinds of creatures
except (those little blood sucking insects and all similar blood-sucking
creatures). I imagine if the world applied this part of my rule everyone
will be happy and the world will be a different place. It will be a place
where everyone love the other and all humanity will fight those blood sucking
creatures this way there will be no evil. Meanwhile, as long as all humans
accept the natural gifts no one will complain, cause whether they are happy
or sad they will enjoy the moment of each feeling and be satisfied with
it. I imagine that those who are born crippled will be happy if they accept
it, those who are sick will be happy too, no one will complain or grumble.
The second part is a bit materialistic and it guarantees the actual
earthly pleasures. Everyone should spare no effort to improve his social
and financial statue in order to enjoy his life as best, as his abilities
permit. Provided that, he accepts what he gets out of life, with the minimum
struggle through the struggle of life. Thus, everyone will work for his
social, financial security which in the same time will bring the common
or the world's social, financial security. No one has to worry any further,
cause everyone loves the other. No one will die starving and even if, he
will enjoy his starvation since it means the end of his sufferings.
The third part of my rule is completely individual, and introverted.
Each human being has to understand and enjoy both his merits and demerits.
Provided that he causes no harm to others he can act as he please. However,
until everyone apply my rule these behaviors, which contradicts the norms
of the society where he lives must be kept in secrecy.
Finally, I can summarize my rule in few simple words. Trust in three
things God, gold, and yourself that is the key to utopia.
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