Summary of "17 août 2025"

The video recounts a story from Yemeni writer Mohammed Mustafa Al-Omrani’s book “We and the donkeys at the Dangerous Turn,” which highlights the hardships faced by villagers who must carry drinking water from a spring by navigating a perilous path near a deep valley. This dangerous route has tragically caused the deaths of several children who fell along with their donkeys. Years later, village elders convened to discuss solutions for this hazardous turn. When Al-Omrani questioned why they didn’t choose a safer path, he received a striking response: the villagers simply follow the donkeys, who lead the way, symbolizing a blind adherence to tradition or established ways that has contributed to ongoing suffering and the country’s troubled state. The story serves as a metaphor for societal stagnation and the consequences of uncritical conformity.