Honoring humanity in us

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ABy Ahmed Al-Sarraf

bout two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Officer Majed Al-Mutairi who exceeded his duty as a policeman and gave a hand to an expatriate motorist to change his damaged tire in the scorching sun. The officer could have chosen to remain in his comfortable patrol vehicle and requested a police crane to assist the motorist.

I was happy to write about the incident and suggested Majed AlMutairi should be honored for setting an example. I became happier upon receiving a phone call from the affectionate Brigadier Adel AlHashash inviting me to the office of the Undersecretary of Interior Ministry to attend an event in honor of Al-Mutairi.

Brigadier Al-Hashash said it’s better the officer was not offered money but an award, because he deserved more than money. Majed Al-Mutairi was honored last Tuesday in the office of Lieutenant General Mahmoud Al-Dousari.

We are tired writing about negative issues in our small society, and we may have passed over the positive things that happened in the process. Al-Mutairi’s attitude is among the positive deeds that deserve our appreciation, so we thank senior officials of the Interior Ministry for welcoming the idea of honoring him. Of course, the officials would not have responded positively if they were not convinced he truly deserved honor.

Al-Sarraf

On this occasion, we are not asking the police or any State official to change tires for residents or repair their cars. We only ask everybody to be friendly and deal with each other in a humane manner, while showing kindness and mercy. We are all humans — despite our financial and religious differences. We allowed expatriates in Kuwait because they assist us in doing many things, so we must treat them well. One day, expatriates will return to their home countries to praise or defame our country based on how they were treated here.

I would like to extend thanks to our cherished readers and those who invited me to the event held in honor of Al-Mutairi. I also appreciate my colleague Meslet Al-Mehailab for mentioning the issue in his own article published by Al-Qabas daily.

The next story took place in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, where an Indian citizen known as Sunil Mathew got stuck in traffic on his way to the airport.

Sunil was worried about missing his flight, so he called the Operations Room of the Sharjah Police Department to tell his problem. He was asked about the model and number plate of his car and a patrol team arrived at the location within 15 minutes and led him through the emergency lane to the departure lounge where a policeman was waiting for him. Sunil was escorted through the counter until he boarded the plane. The kind gesture of Sharjah Police Department has received the admiration of the Indian community and mass media.

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