Abdelrahman Badawy – Reflecting on God’s gifts

You and me, we have an advantage and

a gift that we are not grateful enough

for. As Americans,

it is ingrained in our head from birth,

all the books that we read, all the

movies that we watch, fiction, nonfiction, it's always

the same. You deserve freedom. It's your god

given right. You better fight for it. If

you don't fight for it, they'll bring the

hammer down harder. This is a message that's

ingrained in every American's spirit all their life.

True or false? Don't be naive and think

that the whole world is taught the same

thing. Your cousins in your ethnic homeland and

many others, no, they're subjugated from birth.

Just be quiet. Don't make too much noise

because we can't afford to get in trouble.

I'm not trying to blame them or accuse

them or put them down, stuff a lot.

You know? They have it tough. But they've

been in such a tough situation their whole

life. They have to protect their kids by

telling them that. Because they've seen people get

their heads chopped off wholesale, 50,000 people thrown

in jail. We have the luxury and the

nah,

of security and safety and the freedom of

speech. So thank Allah for your blessings and

be grateful because even the the heart that

you have, the willingness that you have, that's

a gift from Allah too. You didn't get

a choice of where to be born. Right?

Right. Right. Right. Right. Right.