Reminded me of the selected obliviousness of the people of the West. In my master’s leadership class the Professor posed a question “Do you believe in luck? Or fate? Destiny perhaps?”, of the 60 or so people in the class (including myself) only a handful raised their hands.
Me, being the only Muslim, obviously believed in Qadr so I raised my hand too.
But the professor didn’t really inquire further into our beliefs, he chose to ask those who didn’t raise their hands why they didn’t think so?
He pointed at a Dutch girl, generally quite intelligent, as to what her thoughts were- and she listed how every choice is conscious, and every result has finite possibilities bla bla. Basically, work hard and see the results.
And the Professor simply asked, “So do you think you’d be sitting here if you were born in a war torn country?”
Don’t know if it drilled into her, but lives in my head rent free 🫢
Well articulated, as always, Ayesha.
Reminded me of the selected obliviousness of the people of the West. In my master’s leadership class the Professor posed a question “Do you believe in luck? Or fate? Destiny perhaps?”, of the 60 or so people in the class (including myself) only a handful raised their hands.
Me, being the only Muslim, obviously believed in Qadr so I raised my hand too.
But the professor didn’t really inquire further into our beliefs, he chose to ask those who didn’t raise their hands why they didn’t think so?
He pointed at a Dutch girl, generally quite intelligent, as to what her thoughts were- and she listed how every choice is conscious, and every result has finite possibilities bla bla. Basically, work hard and see the results.
And the Professor simply asked, “So do you think you’d be sitting here if you were born in a war torn country?”
Don’t know if it drilled into her, but lives in my head rent free 🫢
The tweet about the venn diagram of 23andme enthusiasts and people that hate immigrants is unnervingly correct.
Such an aware person you are. Great writing and even better articulation.
Thank you for sharing this Ayesha 💝
Thank you for articulating the ache of unbelonging so clearly and so beautifully.
Spot on!
🫶🏽 thanks for reading!