Philosophy on an Empty Stomach

Nidaa Al Watan: The problem with human beings is that they’re made from the wrong dough: they were given a mind to think about the absolute, and two legs that sink into the first diesel puddle in the street! You’ll find him sitting on his home’s balcony, reading about “the black hole and superstring theory,” while at the same moment shouting to his wife: “Najaah, close the window... It smells like garbage…”