Yassmina Badou

I absolutely agree with Helen Keller when she once said that it is hard to interest those who have everything in those who have nothing. When I am hungry, I think of the poor when they are looking for a loaf of bread day and night. But when I eat and get full, I no longer think of them. I find it then so hard to interest myself in their bellies because mine is no longer as empty as theirs. Frankly speaking, this happened before I grew in maturity. Now, many things in me have changed, one of which is that I have chosen to defend neglected people through writing. The topic in question brought me back to the time when I watched a video in which Yassmina Badou, the minister of health, responded to a parliamentarian who complained about the sting of poisonous insects, like scorpions, spiders, etc. The parliamentarian defended the citizens of a certain area where these insects spread, jeopardizing their lives. He called for solutions to this rampant phenomenon. In response to his queries and demands, Badou was not able to answer him, nor was she able to provide any concrete solutions. She did not even take pains to respond calmly, composedly, and confidently simply because she couldn't help bursting into hysterical laughter the moment she heard " insects". The fact that she wasted her time giggling prevented her from responding well. She giggled and laughed hysterically after hearing of people being stung by insects. Mentioning poisonous insects made her laugh. I would attribute all this to one main thing. It is the fact that she has never been stung by an insect in her life. How can we expect her to interest herself in those who are stung day after day? No one can deny that it is so hard to interest those who are not stung in those who are stung. No one can deny that it is so hard to interest those who find poisonous insects funny in those who find them a nightmare. No one can deny that it is so hard to interest those who have never come across a poisonous insect in their lives in those who find them creeping in their underwear every night. How can one expect then any cure from this so-called minister of health?