Dr Hany El Banna is the president of The Humanitarian Forum, as well as the founder of Islamic Relief, Muslim Charities Forum, Zakat House and the International HIV Fund. He has visited the world's poorest and most vulnerable countries on behalf of these organisations and works tirelessly for those in need. On this blog you can find his own views on life and development.
Thursday, 2 December 2010
The donkey, the politician and I
Policy and politics are facts of life. In my view, we all have common characteristics we can enjoy, such as shared values, faiths, feelings and I would also add policy and politics. This doesn’t just stop at humankind, but extends to other creations of God.
Why should we restrict policy and politics talk just to governments in the broader sense?! Most of the time, government personnel are the ones who abuse policies and fail to fulfil their promises.
I respect and admire donkeys as one of the most dedicated and committed workers God has created. When we look closely at the lifestyle of a donkey, we find that it also plans and draws a policy. The donkey’s policy is tailored to suit the needs of its herd, its master and its relationship with the other creatures around it. I find the donkey very transparent, impartial and focused and I like that it always meets the expectations of its master.
On the other hand, a lot of politicians are interested in only gaining seats, or Presidency or Premiership. As soon as they’re in, we and our dreams are out. This state of affairs has been going on for centuries, so I ask: Whose example shall we follow: the donkey’s or the politician’s?
I recommend trusting the donkeys, because as a community we become a vehicle and the donkey makes us its mission. The donkey, through its hard work and integrity, wants to succeed and make each and every one of us happy.
PS: The donkeys described present no similarity to any other donkeys, political party symbols or not.
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Another charactristic of donkeys that we need to look at it is that if you put many donkeys together for the same job, almost all of them will work with same efficiency. No one will try to put/shift his burden on another.The only thing that donkey lacks is politics.No matters how many donkeys you put to work, they just remained focused on work and will not use their group strengths to play politics.
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