Omar EL MOUZ is a high school teacher of English. He Got his BA from the department of English at Ibno Zohr university, Agadir. He is interested in writing articles and stories, translating written works from
Safi, Morocco
We always try to value and give privilege to many
principles, such as transparency, fairness, justice, and professionalism. Through
history and through the works of many philosophers, theoreticians, and
scholars, we have guaranteed an awareness that a society is well built if principles,
such as collaboration and co-operation, are set together. Society is well built
once there is a massive campaign against unfairness and all the multifaceted
wrong deeds to which people are accustomed. People in every community agree
upon the basic dichotomy of rights and duties. They even categorize some
principles as part of their set of beliefs to which they cling and are not
ready to lose. They sometimes intervene to rectify what is assumed to be wrong
and reinforce what is believed to have some sense of righteousness.
Paradoxically, in our society,
many principles have started to lose their nobility and ideality. Many of them
are misused, distorted, and thereby, destroyed. For example, the sense of
professionalism is hardly found in all spheres of our life. Each member who is
in charge of acting a role may have noticed that, or even an onlooker may have
recognized that. He may have spotted or even have practiced some kind of misuse
of the principle related to his job. The
job in this sense is not essentially related to having a salary after the accomplishment
of a particular task. Rather, it is seen as a role to be played and a function
of which to be in charge within the community. We notice how corruption and venality have
spread in our actions and in our words. We recognize the extent to which
society members collaborate and co-operate. Unfortunately, their collaboration
and co-operation serve the individual or sometimes the collective needs and
desires at the expense of such principles as fairness, justice and
responsibility.
In many occasions, many people
sermon and preach slogans to which they owe no respect. They even have no idea
of their semantic load. Their bright and shining superficial layout hides the
wrong aims for which they are used. This
makes it hard for their malicious intentions to be exposed. This is the case of
so many individuals whom we assume to have accumulated a sense of virtue,
morality, ethics, and decency.
Playing the role of observers of
what is going on nowadays, one can simply raise a question of the destination
to which this society is heading. It is a heartbreaking reality for the society
which is being humiliated by some devilish creatures who gnaw it continuously
and cause it to rot. They have no sense of humanity rather than respecting the
principles stated above. They have developed instead a quality of cannibalism
and savagery similar to what is mostly depicted in some horror films. They
cannot give up impoverishing some of those who are labeled as lower members of
the society. Their humanity has decreased to a reasonable level which calls for
a reformulation of their mind or is simply left forgotten.
Those who have taken part in
electing and selecting their representatives in the parliament should have felt
some guilt about how their rights are treated. They should have even noticed
the way some of their basic needs are interpreted. The parliament has become a ring
where speech combats take place with no winner and no loser. The only loser is
the one who contributed to electing those parliament members to provide them
with the tools and the legitimacy to satisfy their greed. It is a play acted by
professional actors whose competencies should be exploited in the theater
rather than in politics. Ironically, they feel no shame to claim that they have
reached some success. They succeeded in making us aware of the uselessness of
their so-called initiatives as long as the aforementioned basic principles are
not respected.
In addition, one can also sense
the lack of responsibility and professionalism of some educators and teachers. No
one denies the paramount importance of the teacher and educator in our society.
Also, no one can find a reason to lead humanity without the concrete insights
of the noble member of the society. However, it is a painful truth for this
nobility to have already started its decadence and deterioration. Many teachers
nowadays have lost their dignity through a series of attacks which target them
now and then. They have lost the prestige and pride which were once their only
tools to guarantee their noble status in society. Consequently, some teachers
and educators have developed a series of bad conduct and negative attitudes
towards their job. Some of them can no longer bear to be named a teacher either.
They have lost confidence in their participation and teacher-related roles
within their community. Also, many of them have already removed their usual
dress to adapt to the new malicious behaviors of some members in society. Still
a few persist to keep their faith strong and to have their principles upon
which they once agreed also remain strong.
In conclusion, It is worth saying
that we should be aware of the danger we are about to encounter. The heralds
have already been shown. For this society to develop, we should assume our
responsibility. We need to believe in collaboration and co-operation for the
sake of humanity to get rid of ego-centeredness. For the principles of
fairness, justice, and professionalism to survive, we all need to contribute to
changing our misconceptions and attitudes. Only this can guarantee a prosperous
society which holds collaborative, responsible, and professional members.
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