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The dazzling Egypt.. violin and violin by Dr. Badrawi

The dazzling Egypt.. Violin and Violin
Hossam Badrawi
I watched with a group of youth of the “Dreamers of Tomorrow” association, the majestic, magnificent Luxor concert, the beauty of its direction, mixing history with the present, and prepared in advance with reality at the moment. We saw what the Egyptian artist, administrator, and politician can create and produce, filled with excellent choices of presenters, singers, and dancers, within a framework of creative music that touches hearts and consciences.
What is this beauty and sophistication!!
The young critic always said to me: So, doctor, we can, who prepares a party like this, with such skill and accuracy, and even repeats it over and over again, can definitely change how state institutions are run and elevate them.
His colleague replied: I am fascinated by the history of my country, doctor, and the ability of its youth in the present to highlight it, but that makes me sad about some of the shortcomings I see that have nothing to do with wealth or poverty, but rather with managing things.
I said: In response to the first comment, yes, Egypt can change and develop its institutions. As for the sadness, I understand it, and even the rage sometimes about not using our abilities in the best way to achieve our goals.
In order to be positive, let’s choose three institutions that the masses communicate with from inside and outside on a permanent basis, and affect the reality of our image in front of the world. Then, with the logic of efficiency and accuracy that we saw in coordinating and managing the Luxor party, we identify things that can be fixed simply and propose solutions to their challenges.
The smart young man said: I suggest Cairo International Airport first, as it is the first thing a visitor to Egypt deals with and the last thing he sees when he leaves it.
His colleague said: I propose the new wonderful road network and the achievement that has been made in it, but unfortunately, “except for five.”
A young woman from those sitting around smiled and said: I take you back to Luxor, and I repeat that it is the largest open museum on the globe, and I am talking about the hotel and temporary housing there.
She smiled and asked the first young man: What do you want to say at Cairo Airport?
He said: First, we should call it the historic Cairo International Airport. I close my eyes, doctor, and see the airport, with its halls and halls, a large museum filled with a mixture of Egypt’s history, fascinating the tourist upon his arrival, and the country’s ability to digital and modernize at the same time. I imagine that we do not fill out printed papers on the incoming planes, which I assure are unnecessary, and that the eye print of the arrival is taken instead of multiple documents that he is asked to fill out.
I imagine the multiplicity of entrance doors, so that the arrivals do not crowd, and the absurd view of dozens of recipients is prevented with banners bearing the meaning of discrimination and mediation from the first moments of arrival.
All airports have premium check-in services, but we do it inconveniently.
I imagine that the mobile phone and the bar code to prove vaccinations and certificates became the means of verification, not the papers required to be submitted.
In all the airports of the world, I do not see the departures lined up in front of the customs officer who looks at each passport, and the departing passengers crowded in front of one door to exit. All airports have green doors through which the traveler passes if he is not carrying what is worth paying the fees while inspiring confidence in everyone.
I imagine the historic Cairo International Airport as a joyful place, where there are not many verification procedures. The passport is stamped at the exit and entry, then another employee checks the seal two meters from the first, and I never understood this procedure unless each employee belongs to an institution different from the other.
The exit comes from the airport, and the absence of a respectable transportation system enables the traveler to take his turn in the taxis that stand in a row in front of him, or to exit to the car park connected to the airport lobby. Not to mention the cars entering and exiting like a maze that has no pattern or order. Even the ticket-taking machine is mostly standing next to an employee who gives you the ticket, as if we do not recognize the mechanisms of the systems nor the value of digital in obtaining rights.
I imagine, Doctor, Cairo Airport, as I saw in the Luxor celebration, everyone knows his job, and the goal is to comfort and serve the citizens.
And if we can here, surely we can there.
His colleague said: Ok, we went out to the street, and we moved to the group of roads and lanes that the state built with great effort and great spending, and I closed my eyes too and imagine that all the roads have been planned as followed in all the developed world, and I imagine that the signs and instructions that must have engineering standards in their size For the eye to see, and in their places to precede a sufficient length and distance, the exits intended for the traveler are present in their places.
Seriously, I don’t understand that the guidance signs and signs are absent and are not frequently located with spaces before the exits.
I said: You are all right, for the airport and the sea port are the first things the arrival sees and the last thing imprinted in the mind of the departing about the seriousness of the state in managing its facilities with science, accuracy, and flexibility, adding beauty and taste to it, training workers, and using what we have of history is placed in a new civilized framework , in two and three dimensions, and we merge the future with history.
There must be ideas and creativity that can make passing through these places a human experience that raises the level of Egypt’s competitiveness in the world.
I envision competitions for ideas, and I hope digital performances, and the security aspect not overpowering relationships.
And I added: As for the repetition and announcement of the Luxor celebration every year, I think that this is not absent from the Ministry of Tourism, Antiquities and Culture.
A young man said: It is indicated that the number of hotel rooms available in Luxor is 3000, and the number of licenses for floating hotels is 268 boats, operating actually 100 boats, which I think does not correspond to what we should expect from domestic and foreign tourism for this unique city, its shape and history in the scientist.
I said: Let me reiterate with you my belief in the ability of today’s youth to emulate the greatness of the past. The march of queens and kings to their new residence, months ago, was an impressive event and a great performance for all those who participated and contributed, and the Rams’ Road celebration in Luxor comes to increase the impact of that, as Egypt is like no other. It has a unique history, and we are proud to be the descendants of the owners of this civilization.
And that what we saw in coordination, directing, music, performance, orchestra honors, and a world-class orchestra conductor, with extraordinary lighting and display of effects, makes me
I am proud and happy with the ability of my country in the present, and it gives me hope.
The Egyptian civilization is one of the greatest civilizations that the world has witnessed, its greatness was not limited only to the architectural aspect, but it was a comprehensive civilization architecturally, culturally, scientifically, literary and intellectually. The ancient Egyptians wrote down their sayings in the literature of wisdom and folk proverbs on stones, as they did on papyrus.
The ancient Egyptians loved morals in the concepts of humanity in every place and time, so they loved virtue and respect for the gods and their places of worship, and they hated lying and theft, and they raised the value of work and taught the young to respect and reverence the elder, and taught the man how to treat and be kind to his wife and how to be righteous with his parents.
Among the wisdom and proverbs found on the walls of temples, they said:
■ Fix yourself first if you want to fix people.
■ Do not fall asleep who was afraid of tomorrow.
■ Restrict your tongue and do not let it precede your mind.
■ Do not walk in someone else’s shoes so that your steps do not stumble and fall and your truth is revealed.
■ Do not throw a stone into the well, as you may need to drink from it again.
■ The tree that receives shade was planted by those who lived before you, so do not forget to plant another one.
The dialogue extended with the young and old dreamers of tomorrow, and I listened to one of them repeating a question I ask myself: Why is Egyptology not taught in our country, aren’t we more worthy of our civilization and history?
His colleague said: It is not reasonable for us to feel positive about Egypt from one night in Cairo and another in Luxor. We want a lot from this in our media.
She commented:
Egypt, young people, is unparalleled, and you carry the seeds of civilization in your genes, so be proud of your past, trust in your present, and work for your future.