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15 Vol.1, Issue 22, August 2020 ELITE

Alienation

Bilal Gamal

while he is heading to the new residence of the university that he wants
to join, and this moment is the most severe moments for the student, then
"Alienation is graveyard" , a popular saying embodying the
he start thinking ;Am I meeting my family again or not?, when do I
harshness of Alienation, and how much suffering that an
intend to visit my family, will I find them waiting for me, or will I find
expatriate suffer.
myself alone? Will I be able to endure my family separation?
"Alienation is graveyard"!
Yes,This is the most appropriate analogy to it, as it isolates
Second: Adapting to the new place in which he lives: this problem we
the person from his family, loved ones and friends to achieve
find many expatriate students surrender to it, we find some students as
a specific goal , but the difference here is that the Alienation
soon as they arrive at the governorate that their university belongs to and
is a temporary situation that will disappear as soon as the see the university city and its rooms, they panic, retract their decision to
Alienation and give up their goal, theAlienation requires an unspoiled
person reaches his goal
student who can adapt to wherever he goes
Alienation can be defined as "a feeling of sadness, loneliness,
Third: Adapting to the prevailing customs in the governorate to which
and psychological fatigue that accompanies a person moving
the university belongs to: This is the most difficult problem experienced
away from his family, but this feeling is mixed with a luster
by the expatriate student, so when the expatriate student prepares his bag
of hope and joy, as The expatriate has a goal that he seeks to
to leave, he does not only carry his clothes and toothbrush, but also
achieve ." carries a moral thing, which is his customs and traditions that he grew up
in his town and from Here a conflict begins within him between the
customs and traditions of his country and the customs and traditions of
The experience of Alienation can be more severe if this
the new place in which he lives, and this problem is interrupted by
expatriate is a student due to his limited experiences in life
students coming from the Egyptian countryside where strict adherence
and being in the prime of his life and is often related to his
and lack of openness in the countryside compared to the openness that
family, but the question here is ,can any student try the
cities are experiencing, so the question here is, should the student keep
alienation experience?
his customs and not Paying attention to the habits of the new place?
The appropriate answer is: Of course not, the Alienation The appropriate answer: The student should reconcile his habits with the
customs of the new place in which he lives, so he can take from these
requires a student who has will and patience, assume
customs what is in line with his habits that he grew up on, and not
responsibility and self-reliance, it is not a simple experience
indulge with all customs and traditions of the new place.
that everyone can take on, as this experience is full of
suffering and obstacles.
"Alienation is a commitment and a responsibility."
If you intend to live in the university city, you must abide by its terms,
Here are some kinds of the suffering experienced by the
entry and exit times, and eating dates, and this requires you to have some
expatriate student:
degree of commitment.
But if you intend to resort to another residence ,you have to take
First: The separation; this problem begins when the student’s responsibility, you will not arrive at the residence after a long university
day you find your mother preparing you food, but you must depend on
departure date approaches and the intensity increases at the
yourself for such things.
moment the student bid farewell to his family and friends
This is the Alienation ,it is tough ...
Vol.1, Issue 22, August 2020