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ﻓﺎﻟﻣﺷﻛﻠﺔ ھﻲ أن اﻵﺧر ﻻ ﯾرﯾ داﻟﺣق إﻻ ﻋﻠﻲ ﻣﻘﺎس،و ﻣﺎزﻟت – ﺣرﯾﺻﺎً ﻋﻠﻲ اﻟﺣق ﻣداﻓﻌﺎً ﻋﻧﮫ ﺑﻣوﺗﻲ .."ﻓﻲ ﺣﯾﺎﺗﻲ ﻛﻧ ت
".اﻟ ظ ﺎﻟ م
و اﻟﺣﺎل .و اﻷﺻدﻗﺎء ﻋﻠﻲ طول ﺳﻧوات اﻟﻌﻣر ﺳوي ﺧﻼف ﻋﻠﻲ ﻣﺳﺎﻓﺎتﻓﻲ اﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓ ﺔ،"ﻟﯾس ﺧﻼﻓﻲ أو اﺗﻔﺎﻗﻲ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻔرﻗﺎء
".و ﻟﯾس ﻛﻣﻌرﻓﺔ،أن اﻟﻧﺎس أﺣﯾﺎانً ﺗرﯾد أن ﺗﺗداوﻟك ﺑﺎﻋﺗﺑﺎرك ﺳﻠﻌﺔ
".ھﻣﺎ ﺧﻼﺻﻲ ﻣن ھذا اﻟﻌﺎﻟ م،"ﻋﻠﻣﻧﻲ اﻟزﻣن أن اﻟﺻورة و اﻟﻛﻠﻣﺔ
".ﻟﻠﺣرف اﻟﻌرﺑﻲ ﺟﻣﺎﻟﯾﺔ ﻓﻧﯾﺔ ﻋﺎﻟﯾﺔ .. ﻋﺎﺷق اﻟﺣرف اﻟﻌرﺑﻲ .. "اﻟﺗﺟرﯾد ﯾظل اﻷﻗرب إﻟﻲ ﻧﻔﺳﻲ
"!ﻛﯾف ﻧﺑﻌث اﻟﺣﯾﺎة ﻓﻲ اﻟﺟﺳد ﺑﺄﻛﻣﻠﮫ؟،ﻣﺟﺗﻣﻊ ﻧﺻﻔﮫ اﻟﺣﻲ ﯾﺟر ﻧﺻﻔﮫ اﻟﻣﯾت .."ھذا ھو ﺣﺎﻟﻧ ﺎ
"..ﻷن ذﻟك ﯾﻌﻧﻲ أﻧﻧﺎ ﻟنﻧﻧﺗﮭﻲ،و ﻟﻛن اﻟﻣﮭم أن ﻧﻌرف ﻣن أﯾن ﺑدأﻧﺎ،"ﻟﯾس ﻣن اﻟﻣﮭم أن ﻧﻌرف أﯾن اﻧﺗﮭﯾﻧﺎ
أمحد فؤاد يلسم
Alosour semi-annual journal
October 1999
In my life, I was always attached to truth and is still, defending it to death; the problem is
that the other wants only the truth that protects the tyrant.
My disagreement or agreement with companions and friends throughout life is only re-
garding different cultural references; the fact is that people sometimes regard you as a
product and not as a person.
Time has taught me that the picture and the word are my salvation in this world
Abstraction remains the closest to my heart… a strong lover of the Arabic letter… the
Arabic letter has high artistic aesthetics.
This is our situation… a society half alive is dragging his other dead half, how could we
bring life to the whole body?
It is not important to know where we have ended, but it is important to know where we
started, because it means we are not going to end.
Ahmed Fouad Selim
150
ﻓﺎﻟﻣﺷﻛﻠﺔ ھﻲ أن اﻵﺧر ﻻ ﯾرﯾ داﻟﺣق إﻻ ﻋﻠﻲ ﻣﻘﺎس،و ﻣﺎزﻟت – ﺣرﯾﺻﺎً ﻋﻠﻲ اﻟﺣق ﻣداﻓﻌﺎً ﻋﻧﮫ ﺑﻣوﺗﻲ .."ﻓﻲ ﺣﯾﺎﺗﻲ ﻛﻧ ت
".اﻟ ظ ﺎﻟ م
و اﻟﺣﺎل .و اﻷﺻدﻗﺎء ﻋﻠﻲ طول ﺳﻧوات اﻟﻌﻣر ﺳوي ﺧﻼف ﻋﻠﻲ ﻣﺳﺎﻓﺎتﻓﻲ اﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓ ﺔ،"ﻟﯾس ﺧﻼﻓﻲ أو اﺗﻔﺎﻗﻲ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻔرﻗﺎء
".و ﻟﯾس ﻛﻣﻌرﻓﺔ،أن اﻟﻧﺎس أﺣﯾﺎانً ﺗرﯾد أن ﺗﺗداوﻟك ﺑﺎﻋﺗﺑﺎرك ﺳﻠﻌﺔ
".ھﻣﺎ ﺧﻼﺻﻲ ﻣن ھذا اﻟﻌﺎﻟ م،"ﻋﻠﻣﻧﻲ اﻟزﻣن أن اﻟﺻورة و اﻟﻛﻠﻣﺔ
".ﻟﻠﺣرف اﻟﻌرﺑﻲ ﺟﻣﺎﻟﯾﺔ ﻓﻧﯾﺔ ﻋﺎﻟﯾﺔ .. ﻋﺎﺷق اﻟﺣرف اﻟﻌرﺑﻲ .. "اﻟﺗﺟرﯾد ﯾظل اﻷﻗرب إﻟﻲ ﻧﻔﺳﻲ
"!ﻛﯾف ﻧﺑﻌث اﻟﺣﯾﺎة ﻓﻲ اﻟﺟﺳد ﺑﺄﻛﻣﻠﮫ؟،ﻣﺟﺗﻣﻊ ﻧﺻﻔﮫ اﻟﺣﻲ ﯾﺟر ﻧﺻﻔﮫ اﻟﻣﯾت .."ھذا ھو ﺣﺎﻟﻧ ﺎ
"..ﻷن ذﻟك ﯾﻌﻧﻲ أﻧﻧﺎ ﻟنﻧﻧﺗﮭﻲ،و ﻟﻛن اﻟﻣﮭم أن ﻧﻌرف ﻣن أﯾن ﺑدأﻧﺎ،"ﻟﯾس ﻣن اﻟﻣﮭم أن ﻧﻌرف أﯾن اﻧﺗﮭﯾﻧﺎ
أمحد فؤاد يلسم
Alosour semi-annual journal
October 1999
In my life, I was always attached to truth and is still, defending it to death; the problem is
that the other wants only the truth that protects the tyrant.
My disagreement or agreement with companions and friends throughout life is only re-
garding different cultural references; the fact is that people sometimes regard you as a
product and not as a person.
Time has taught me that the picture and the word are my salvation in this world
Abstraction remains the closest to my heart… a strong lover of the Arabic letter… the
Arabic letter has high artistic aesthetics.
This is our situation… a society half alive is dragging his other dead half, how could we
bring life to the whole body?
It is not important to know where we have ended, but it is important to know where we
started, because it means we are not going to end.
Ahmed Fouad Selim
150
