The Situation at National Level & In the World
Alhamdulillah, Summa Alhamdulillah, I have chosen to speak to you today about the situation around
the world, and especially in Mauritius. The situation is alarming with
pandemics, as well as natural disasters, economic crises, loss of jobs [sudden
unemployment]. The prices of all commodities have skyrocketed across the world;
many people suffer greatly.
But what is happening in
Mauritius really has exceeded all limits, especially concerning the increase in
the price of medicines, vegetables, meat, chicken, food, fuel, as well as the
increase in the price of transport.
All Mauritians will agree with
me that the current crisis is more serious than the pandemic [of Covid-19 and
its variants]. The economic and social crisis currently shaking the country is
more serious than Covid-19. This crisis is not only about health but about the
ability to see if we can live together as a society with dignity.
You know, many people these days live in anguish and suffering at the rising prices of essential consumer items. This rise in the cost of living was felt as a blow and a shock by the poorest in society. All the prophets (pbut) [Chosen Men and Servants of God] since the creation of this temporal world - and it will go on until the days of the Last Judgement - value [we value] work and sharing. Faced with problems of all kinds that seize the disciples who are subsequently taken by discouragement, the Messengers of God not only take an interest in their pain and their daily activities, but also trust them.
In Mauritius, there is public
concern about the deterioration of the quality of life. Faced with these brutal
price increases that can last, people are very worried and when people suffer
they tend to shout or make a fuss and mess.
