Letters from my Grandfather: A Tragicomedy

Yes, dear Grandpa! What happened today is called a tragicomedy. It is a tragedy from the perspective of facts, and a comedy from the perspective of recent history. What is happening makes us sad and makes us cry, but if we look back at history and see the behavior of some people in the past and the inertia of others, we can’t help laughing today!

Yes Grandpa! How funny this tragedy is! Tragedy of democracy, freedom and law. It is also a comedy when we recall the past. When others shouted: Abas IBK! Down with this! Put down that! When some people met at the Kurumba Palace after the IBK. When others were already planning the full power prime minister plan! How funny!

Yes, Grandpa! The children of the capital of the 21st century are shouting: Run girl! Isn’t this a tragicomedy? Run girl! The electricity is coming! The electricity is coming! And it only takes 5 or 6 hours, and then it leaves for 24 hours! Yes, Grandpa, for any well-informed filmmaker, this is a melancholy mixed with a moment of joyful intoxication! A true tragicomedy!

Isn’t it funny when we decide to glorify tragedy? Isn’t it funny when we decide to turn off all the lights and venture into darkness? Isn’t it funny when we want to achieve self-sufficient development? Isn’t it funny that we complain when misfortune happens to us? Isn’t it funny to see Moussa again after 30 years of democracy?

Is it not a tragedy to see a country where the scales of justice are tilted in favor of the powerful to the detriment of rights and laws? Is it not a tragedy to see a people no longer have the right to receive true information and to believe that they are on the right path? Is it not a tragedy when injustice and abuse no longer hurt the soul before they get their turn?

It is a tragicomedy to applaud the fake and hope for real change. It is a tragicomedy to demand perseverance from others and abundance from oneself. It is a tragicomedy to suppress talent and science and believe that the results depend on passion and emotion. It is a tragicomedy!

If it is tragic to see what some people are suffering today, it is comical to remember their contribution to overthrowing IBK. It is tragicomic to see what some people did to destroy IBK and what they are going through today while others act so relaxed. What a tragicomic karma! Dear Grandfather, I will receive my 252nd letter next Tuesday. Allah!

Letter from Kurechi