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| Mr. Sameh Selim |
The Phenomenon of Political Humility: Between Fact and Fiction
By Sameh Selim, a member of the United States Press Agency
Is political humility a reality we live in or an idealized fantasy from a parallel universe?
Political humility does not emerge from a vacuum. It has several sources: upbringing at home, education in school, and sound Christian religious teachings. Suppose a person is raised at home among his family on certain principles as a child. In that case, he cannot abandon these principles later, even if they attain a high position they never imagined.
Then comes the role of education in schools—and here, I mean public schools, not private schools. Suppose education promotes racism, social aggression, and a lack of acceptance of others. In that case, it becomes a failed form of education, sometimes requiring state intervention with its powers to curb this racism and suppress sick pride. The Ministry of Education, in my personal opinion, is the most dangerous in society because it produces ambassadors, ministers, presidents, judges, police officers, and others. When we look at humble political models living among the common people, riding public transportation, and living like ordinary people even after losing their political position, it's former German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Let us learn from her humility and morals as she walks the streets of Germany freely, unguarded, and frequents popular markets to buy her daily needs. Another European model that inspires pride is the outgoing Dutch Prime Minister, who left work on a bicycle and returned to his life surrounded by the masses, enjoying his life like any ordinary Dutch citizen. These models did not emerge from a vacuum but rather stemmed from sound upbringing, education, religious teachings, and a distinguished political upbringing based on the idea that a public employee, regardless of his position, is ultimately a public employee of the state.
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