Dr. Aali Al -Youssef
In a green oasis, he lived a strong and free horse called Glyud, who was not wearing a bridle and did not accept to restrict himself to it. One day, during his rapid run, a man tried to fill a hole and Jalmud fell into this hidden hole, causing him to be injured and injured the man. The man decided to help Glyud, remove him from the hole and showed him how the cloud could protect him instead of restricting it. Glyud learns from the man how to use his strength more safely under the guidance of the bridle.
We often hear quotes like “moral that does not allow me to take revenge”, “I want to offend the abuse” or “pronounce what is not appropriate” or “I raise my voice on those who offend me.” Is not the bridle in our symbolic story more like a bundle of morals that protect us from slipping into excavation? Our morals here are only sophisticated values and true principles that bring us to make decisions based on whims, desires, personal interests and inclinations, and therefore the leader complies with his values and morals, so he takes decisions for the public good, even at the expense of his interests.
So see what pits may hide our way? These are the challenges facing moral leaders such as the psychological internal resistance of decisions that may not be in their favor or harm some of their interests and other whispers that prevent the work of good. Or it may be one of the external pressures that address them to a right decision and they do not find an interest in them. These pits may push towards the category of values. And preventing the moral decision -making between the available options. Here, the role of the moral leader is highlighted by being able to stand in the face of pressure and temptations and preserve his principles.
In the story of Nelson Mandela, we have a model, at the moment of a historical transformation that faced options that have identified or (drew) the path of an entire nation. It was between the pressure of the people who were drifting towards a wave of overwhelming revenge and their will to curb their anger and turn the helm and revenge to reconciliation. He succeeded in grabbing the wild horse horse, which if he did not control it, may pushing very violently towards the abyss.
Mandela not only governed his grip on the bridle to restrain his people, but also to direct their energy towards building a future where justice, tolerance and brotherhood prevail. Mandela chose to influence his people with honor, and to impose the bridle of wisdom and reconciliation, to show the strength of morals and humanity in stopping a cycle of violence, chaos and revenge. Here, Martin Luther King Junior said about ethics and leadership: “A person who cannot stand for anything, will happen to anything.”
Ultimately, whether it is a horse that learns confidence in the bridle to protect itself and others or a nation that seeks to recover and unity, we all need to apply moral leadership in our lives and practice its basic values. Among those values is the principle of “influence with honor”, as this makes us work with an ethical and valuable motivation for the public interest, and not to achieve personal gains. The continuous practice of moral leadership makes moral behavior is our first choice, to achieve coherent societies, respect values and enjoy peace.
In conclusion, we ask ourselves: Are our morals and principles our comprehensiveness? Or is our leadership “Galmiya” has no bridle?
