When someone assists us in accomplishing or obtaining something, they are making a sacrifice. It's not about material things, more often, it involves time. Listening to another person's complaints, chats, or frustrations requires us let go time that might otherwise be devoted to greater personal importance. Every interaction, therefore, involves a conscious decision to release something we own in order to build a genuine two-way exchange.
Although expressing gratitude may appear simple, not everyone is willing or able to devote the time to articulate it verbally, let alone demonstrate it through action. At times, those who receive assistance desire even more, thereby diminishing the value of the time and effort offered by those who wholeheartedly care about them. For some, sacrifice seems to hold meaning only when some money involved in the process.
In my observation, the most epic act of ingratitude in history which is rarely discussed is Black September. It's a name given to a pivotal event in Middle Eastern history, which led into a conflict between Palestinian fighters and the Jordanian government back in 1970. This conflict wasn't like those we witnessed daily through our phone, as it aimed to overthrow King Hussein bin Talal, the legitimate ruler of Jordan at the time.
Was it a communism effect?
Due to the Six-Day War (June 5–10, 1967) between Israel and three Arab countries: Egypt, Syria, and Jordan; The Palestinian warriors (the fidayeen) forced to retreat to the Jordanian border region (Karameh).
According to the agreement, Palestinian warriors would launch attack on Israel from Karameh (a scenario also used in the 2000s, with Hamas leaders stationed in Qatar since 2012) under the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) led by Yasser Arafat.
Israel's attack on this group has increased support for the fidayeen in several Arab countries. The reason is, as an Israeli YouTuber put it, the underlying cause is the country's current situation, which has been intensified by religious tension. As the only non-Muslim state in the Middle East, Israel is frequently portrayed as the villain of the story. Nevertheless, such unity under a common banner may prove unsustainable when divergent interests among the parties involved come into conflict.
The intensity of Israeli attacks towards Jordanian territory continued to intensify after the Six-Day War, as the IDF (Israeli Armed Forces) sought to eliminate the PLO, which was based in Karameh at the time. Although the attacks were not directed against the Jordanians, the situation nevertheless raised concerns among the country's leaders, including King Hussein, a descendant of the Hashemite Dynasty.
The left-wing faction in the PLO was allegedly learning anti-monarchist communist ideas from various sources, which in turn inspired them to revolt against the Kingdom of Jordan and attempt to overthrow King Hussein. (There is a strong possibility that the leftists and Islamists had merged, similar to what happened in Indonesia—for example, Banten in 1926.) The events of September 1, 1970, are rarely discussed or exposed, even though the “you-know-who” region has continued to face the same conflict repeatedly over the years and decades.
Is tradition against progress?
By getting rid of emotional factors and all kinds of sentiments noise from the backgrounds as we're looking at a particular event, we are able to create a border between 'us' and 'them'. We're not developing this awareness for any purpose, but as the first step toward building wellness for ourselves, regardless to all forms of temporal accomplishments (achievements, material possessions, ranks, status, and more); since something is considered as a progress when it creates a better situation than before, rather than the worst one.
Traditions are often dismissed as backward, a relic of the past for those who can’t accept the present. They’re seen as holding back progressives who are keen to chase away the darkness and bring in the light. Local wisdom rooted in tradition is written off as useless, since it doesn’t promise quick wealth. And so the argument goes.
The older generations gave way. They withdrew to quiet places—mountains, forests, cemeteries—so the younger generation could pursue their vision of building the community toward progress. Noble ideas from the past were locked away, or shared only among those who wished to reminisce about the glories of earlier times.
They kept silent, holding back the truth: that without the past, there could be no present or future. That the values resounding in the age of the ancestors were meant to prepare the ground for what had not yet happened—and might happen—thousands of years before the UN proclaimed the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Rooted in the awareness that the world is alive, and that new shoots are always waiting to grow.
Because of the restless passion of youth, the elders chose not to reveal that the struggle for justice is not simply a matter of marching in the streets or signing petitions for people across the seas whom we will never meet.
The struggle for justice, in truth, can begin with a simple step: awakening in ourselves the awareness of the next generation’s right to enjoy the abundance, beauty, generosity, and precious value of natural resources—just as we enjoy them and consume them.
(dyahswas)
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