Boards and nails

Author's name: Ahmed Khairy Al-Omari

“To be proud means to have your head held high even when you are bowing to the ground to remove the harm and neglect of others.” He was silent as if to let me think about what he was saying, then he continued, “Exactly as the eagle is always proud, even when it descends to pick up food for its young.” “Some people lie because they transmit what others have transmitted to them. Even if what others have transmitted is a lie, or not true. Some people believe the lie and tell it to others, and some people deliberately lie, exploit it, and invest it to the maximum they can…” “Some things, my lady, cannot be measured like this… Some things cannot be measured by measures… Wheat, barley, figs, and apples can be weighed, and trees and houses can be counted by lengths and spans… But man, my lady, cannot be measured like this… He is too important to be measured by measures… Man has a soul that things do not have… And an span less or an span more will not mean that this man is worse or Better.. I asked them, "What is the function for which we were created?" They all exchanged glances, as if they were surprised by my question. One of them shrugged, "What do you mean?.. Fixing the world, of course."