Column Basman Elderawi
In someone’s shoes
I was watching a movie, Bruce Almighty and I always have my questions about god. If I were god, would I create such a universe? Why would I create a guy like me or like my friend who struggles every day to keep his/her living in a world of unknown like Gaza. What he was thinking when he created the human race? Maybe I need to put myself in his shoes as Jim Carrey did.
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I have my ups and downs with god and yet I decide to delay putting myself in his shoes as Carrey did. I want to put myself in others shoes first. I choose to put myself in a different people’ shoes. Maybe poorer, worse living than me. Not only to count my blessings but to try to understand. Maybe that’s what god want. Maybe this is the answer to my why.
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I put myself in at last five second of a black man´s life under a white law man’s knee. What he was thinking? What was the white man thinking about? About getting back to his home to have a hot delicious meal. To his son or daughter. What was he thinking when a man was dying under his knee? a man who could have a last hot delicious meal or a hug from his son or daughter.
I put myself in the shoes of the black man’s wife and mother. How were their hearts fell when they found out about his death? How the Palestinian autistic young man felt under an Israeli soldier’s knee? What would a man with colour feel right now?
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If god created us all, why would a man think that he is a chosen? Why would my colour, root or blood be a crime? Do I have to peel it just because you don’t like it?
Next time maybe, I would put myself in god’s shoes but before I do, I want to put him in everyone’s shoes first because it’s much easier and worthy to do. Anyway, I don’t think god would be applauded as he sees a man, one of his creation, killed under any reason. What if he knew that he was only killed for his colour or root?
I still don’t find all of my answers but at least if my existence has a meaning it would be to save a life that god creates and stand against discrimination, against killing a man/woman for who he is. For him he was just born this way.
