The camels are coming on the horizon

The founder of Dubai, Shahiq Rashid, was once asked about what the future holds for Dubai.

He said that his grandfather rode a camel, his father went on a camel and he, the maker of Dubai, rides a Mercedes Benz. His son goes in a Land Rover, and the grandson will ride in a Lamborghini. However, his great-grandson will have to ride a camel again.

When he was asked why? he went on to say that hard times create strong men, and strong men create easy times. Easy times create weak men. These weak men create difficult times. We need to create warriors and not parasites. The historical reality is that the Greeks, the Egyptians, the Romans and even the British, all those empires, rose and perished within a short span of 240 years. They were not conquered by external enemies; they were destroyed from within.

Rashid said further, the USA has now reached the limit of 240 years. The decline is beginning to be visible and even accelerating. They are past the Mercedes and Land Rover years. The camels are now on the horizon.

The greatest generation consisted of 18-year-old ‘children’ who stormed the beaches of Normandy. Now two generations later, some children want to hide in a safe room when words hurt their feelings. They want free stuff from the government because they think that they are entitled to it.

Watch out. History has a funny way of repeating itself.

From an e-mail sent by: Professor Sanath P. Lamabadusuriya.

Transcribed and sent by: Dr B. J. C. Perera