Do you know this saying?
“Out of sight, out of mind.”
In Egypt, people say: “Out of sight, out of heart.”
Which one do you prefer?
Well… it seems to me that both sayings are talking about different things.
The first one is so true.
If you can’t see something fully, you can’t remember it.
It just slips from your memory,
simply, because you have no interest in it.
The second one talks about emotions,
and about special people—
those close ones,
the ones you love, respect, and appreciate.
According to the Egyptian saying,
if those close ones are out of sight,
your feelings will change
and may become less or fade away.
But can this really happen?
What about children
when they grow up and leave the nest?
Will parents and children apply this saying
and let their existence slip out of the heart
just because they are out of sight?
Of course not.
Why doesn’t your pet, the one who died
or the one who flew away,
still have a place in your heart?
You still smile at their memory.
You still remember them.
What about the one who once treasured with sincere advice?
Or the one who showered you with the kindness you needed most?
That respected teacher who taught you morals before knowledge?
Wouldn’t they always be in your heart?
But of course, my interpretation of the Egyptian saying
cannot be applied to all people.
Some people may push you to drop them out of sight and out of heart,
completely and without regret.
You will offer thankful prayers with utter sincerity when they are out of sight.
As for your heart, it wouldn’t mind,
for those people would never have had a place there anyway.
So…
can we agree that the special will always be special,
and that those dear, happy memories,
will always be in sight and in heart.
And.. remember
the heart always has its own memory
regardless of sight,
regardless of distance
With in–sight-and- in –heart thoughts,
Nahla
Pure and Simple 