Hi everyone,Here's a light subject for a change, it's an essay from a moroccan newspaper about personal responsability in our society. It deals in broad terms with the weight of traditions, our mothers way of spoiling us until we're no longer capable of fending for ourselves...etc.Read it first then continue what's next.http://www.lagazettedumaroc.com/articles.php?id_artl=11173&r=7&sr=26In reading it, I realized that we, boys, are indeed spoilt by our mothers, as a kid we're not taught to pick up anything in the house, I never had to clean up my room for instance, never once cooked anything. So much so, that when I had my first apartment, I didn't know how to make an omelet, I knew I had to throw eggs in a frying pan, but it didn't occur to me that I needed to butter it first or put salt or pepper, add to that the soussi mentality : "[i]anoual[/i] is not for men" my father used to remark as we were always following my mother to the kitchen like cubs...I know I'm caricaturing a little bit, but this is what an average moroccan is like when he first leaves the nest. We're mama's boys. I've spoken to some of my cousins, friends, 2 out of 3 told me the same thing.Now to personal responsability : there's a example of a man named Abdelkader in the article, the author makes an emphasis on the fact that Abdelkader does not take responsability of his actions or his situation. It's all Allah's will, what is going to happen is going to happen, el mektoub. I heard this a million times, a fatalistic view of life, there's nothing you can do, if Allah wants you to succeed then the path will be shown to you. In the meantime, I've seen young men sit on their hands and wait for things to happen, I can think of at least two cases in my own family (in the broad sense) back home.When I see how european or north american are brought up to earn everything they have, for instance they wash their father's car for an extra on their allowance, having student jobs early on, still in high schools...etc.Anyway, that's my view and experience. What's yours, boys AND girls (you're not getting off that easy ! mothers don't seem to be doing a great with you either according to the article)//en.yabiladi.com/topics/light-subject-44-1356996-1356996.html#msg-1356996 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:37:40 +0200 Phorum 5.2.15