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Vol. 1 Issue 58 August 2023 ELITE

Eternal conflict

Prof. Hanan M. Aly, FEPS Acting Dean
Translated by: Lydia Amir, 3rd year Political Science

The sound of a loud crash…glass and debris another city…working in freelancing…
everywhere…people running…sounds The man is approaching his seventies…no
mingling… children…working in construction…owning
His face went pale…his limbs shivered…his plenty of real estate…running several
breaths quickened… companies…
The young man couldn’t process what -Sir…you didn’t specify your destination…
happened…he stopped his car…held his this street we’re on is nearly at its end, would
head…felt his body…looked around him… you like us to turn right or left?
He saw two cars crash on the other side of the The man seemed nervous, observed the young
road… man, and began to plead…
One of the cars was badly damaged, and its -We’ll keep going forward…until we’re out of
driver was injured…his face bleeding… the city…then keep going until…
unconscious…being brought out of the car… The young man interrupted him in surprise,
And a man sitting in the backseat…looking looking at him in anger, and grumbling to
better… him…
The young man took the man and his driver to -I’ve spent the whole night with you, it’s
a nearby hospital… nearly dawn…I think that’s enough for me…
There the man was bandaged…but the driver He stopped the car, and pointed…over there,
was taken to the operation room… you can rent a car that will take you
Meanwhile, the man was making several phone anywhere…
calls, the moment he finished one, he began -I don’t want a car…I’m searching for a
another… companion to accompany me, a fellow to
He spoke angrily…glancing at his watch from keep me company, a friend to come with
time to time…as if he had an important me…
appointment to catch… -And you’ve found no one but me…he asked
As soon as one of the doctors came out and with straining eyes, a frown on his face, and
reassured the man his driver was well, the turned away…
7 young man got up to leave…and offered the -You seemed a good sort, you’ve shown me

chivalry, and made me feel reassured…
man a ride to wherever he needs to go…
On the road, they began to talk… He shook his head, and said: surely you have
The young man is in his thirties…living close acquaintances, loyal employees, and
alone…while his parents and siblings live in obedient drivers…