Heres my BS philosophized perspective on the power cuts: Whenever the power cuts, I dont get as upset as others. Perhaps because my work/health does not depend on an efficient power supply. But essentially, I feel like this comes with the package that weve signed up for by continuing to live in the city. I actually consider it my fault. When we live in the city, we are bound by its harsh rules since we are all basically being spoon fed by the state/system. We are wholly dependent on a larger entity, that we are no longer personally involved with, to ensure our supply of food, water, power, security, and so on. Our relationship with the state differs from that of tribes and other smaller communities; they can depend on one another because everyone is personally involved, and everyone is collectively engaged to ensure the survival of the whole. If anything, Im grateful for the power cuts. They are constant reminders that it is completely unacceptable for us to continue living this way. It is completely unacceptable for us to continue depending on the system for our basic survival. The idealistic solution in my head is a collective exodus of individuals from the city to a piece of land with some form of water supply and soil that can be cultivated. From there, we use whatever education/knowledge we have to start from scratch. Even if it isnt as comfortable or as fancy as the city, at least well know, not just what were eating, but whos growing it and how its being grown. Well invest more thought and effort into renewable energy solutions (solar, biogas, and even new energy if the lid is taken off of it in the near/far future), so that we go back to being dependent on nature for our energy. Well have the opportunity to re-explore socio-economic priorities that are based on the wellbeing of the group, rather than the wellbeing of a fictional entity that depends on its TVs and history books for legitimacy. Its not about going back, its about going forward with our accumulated knowledge that bridges our past to our present, aiming for self-sufficient, sustainable communities. What hurts the most is that these places do exist around the world. Making it happen in Egypt is probably very difficult, because honestly, change is not easy here. But we can dream, as long as the elders dont insist on killing the dreamers. هاكتب ده بالعربي بعدين :)
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 06:48:03 +0000
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