I've recently read a book called 'The Yacoubian Buuilding' which details events that happen to individual characters who are ivolved with the 'Yacoudian building' in Egypt, which is an actual building that still stands today in one of the 'poshest' areas of Cairo. The book encased Governmental corrutption and power, scandle, forced abortions, homosexuality, sexual harrasment, the substantial divide between the poor and rich, religous extremisim and torture.
Alot in one book right?
When I reached the end of it, I was not only in a state of shock and anger; I had also just realised that I live in a bubble of safety and comfort, that I complain about the most insignificant things in relativity to the horrors that are actually out there in this world.
Then I was watching Panorma last night and the stark contrast of how 'easy' my life is compared to others was once again exposed to me with high definition.
I now understand how grateful I should be for my position in life, even though I damn well comlpain about it.
The views and happennings of a Manga-obsessed Neuroscience nerd with a strange interest in the medical genre.
You're not the only one. We are all guilty of being ungrateful for just how lucky we are! At least you've acknowledged it, most people don't, and that's worse.
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