When you recklessly handle your cursed firearm around your children and wife inside the house, and a bullet fires, killing one of them—know this: you are the killer, a stupid, criminal murderer with premeditation. Not fate or destiny.
When you carry three of your poor children on your reckless bike, then a sudden accident scatters them dead and wounded—know this: you are the killer, yes, you—with your stupidity, negligence, and recklessness. Fate and destiny are innocent.
When you spread electrical wires and switches around your home like spider webs, most of them exposed and uncovered, and one of your children or wife dies because of it—and there’s no safety switch in the house—know for sure: you are the killer, with your careless, backward negligence.
When you send your tiny child, not more than three years old, to buy cigarettes or coffee and the poor kid doesn’t know how to cross the street safely and gets hit and dies—know this: you are the killer, you who threw them to destruction. Yes, you are the premeditated killer. Not fate or destiny.
When you store fuel, explosives, or ammunition in your factory or warehouse without any real safety or secure standards, and an explosion or fire kills workers, neighbors, or passersby—know this: you are the criminal killer who carelessly burned people mercilessly and deserve punishment.
When you drive a car unfit for the road or at reckless speed, or without a driver’s license, and die or kill someone—know this: you are the suicide and murderer by your own stupidity and recklessness. Fate and destiny have nothing to do with your stupidity.
When you have ten children and life grinds you down running day and night to feed them in vain, and you all die from hunger, lack of education, and ignorance—know this: you are responsible, and you chose this fate. Fate and destiny have nothing to do with you.
When you neglect exercise, smoke cigarettes, stay up late, lose your temper without cause, eat poorly, then suffer a stroke or heart attack out of time—know this: you are the one who killed yourself, the murderer, not fate.
Enough stupidity and backwardness. Stop blaming all mistakes on the scapegoat called fate and destiny. You throw yourself into destruction, destroy your life and others’ lives with your ignorance, recklessness, and irresponsibility. You neglect and ignore precaution. The law does not protect fools.
We are all responsible—responsible for our lives, bodies, money, mistakes, and sins.
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Dr. Ahmed Hesham Hellis
