Ahmad Farid

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Archive for April, 2008

I am rude, therefore I am strong

When you are walking down the streets, when you come to interact with people or see how people are acting with each other, you will realize that everyone hates the other unless otherwise shows up & may be will still hate you and treat you as an enemy. I was in a bus going to university then that situation happened. One of the passengers told the driver in a rude way that he wants another banknote because the change he was given was badly torn. Logically – and yet not so normally – the driver replied in a worse accent “Look at the money you have just given me before you open your mouth”. Two people who have never seen anything bad from the other are just treating each other as enemies. As if giving the other torn money is an insult. Why do people like to show anger and hatred? Is it for showing strength? Dignity? Honor? I don’t think so, but unfortunately they do think so. The most honorable man Prophet Muhammad would have done as they did when he was hurt. Or they think they have more dignity than him? When will the outrage is replied with goodness, you will be able to beat yourself and yet feel you are the better whatever the other thinks about you.

Reverie about the acm-ICPC world finals

When I first knew about the acm-ICPC, the regional contest seemed like a far dream and even the summit of my dreams then. When I used to see the picture of friends who had been at the previous regional contest in Morocco and Kuwait I flew away with my imagination that I am at their place, but yet the world finals never came into my mind.

Today something happened that made me remember those moments mentioned above. I was checking the pictures of the team that had been to the world finals this year from Egypt from Cairo University who had won the last regional contest. So I remembered that and thought, is it possible? Last local contest I didn’t think we would qualify for the regional contest at all but we did take the first rank which I still don’t know how and think we were not the best. Now it’s nearly the last chance the next regional contest to qualify to the world finals, may be the preceding one as well but it’s yet too early to judge. But now, the circumstances are somewhat similar so shouldn’t I be optimistic?