When the Roots are cut
He has gone suddenly the way he came in. Was not part of the old company family, but has joined the work lately to assume one of the offices, based on his gained experience from his former employer. As per the statement of one of the staff under his administration, who was not happy with the fast strange way of his appointment: Is not he the same person, whom we have trained and taught to do our work, although he has come to us not knowing what is going on?! How come his morals have changed and now he is ordering and foreboding, as if he has forgotten those days he has spent with us?!

By movement of the days his trunk strength has increased, and his branch has extended in length. With the increase of his experience, his power has grown up in his position, and become one of the influential persons around his superiors. With this growing confidence, his repulsion toward orders of those higher than him became more, and so his insistent of knowing the reasons behind every decision taken. Made his superior takes all measures to suppress him, and stops him at his limit. But that did not stop, or prevent him from looking up word to the senior positions. The first thing he has aimed to, with lifting his head up was his direct manager's chair, and how to take him of it!?

He was served by fate without any trouble; his superior has submitted his resignation apologizing by personal and family concerns and difficulties. He has become the sole candidate for that office, and from a director of an orphan lonely section to the general manager of several divisions. Became like a tree with deep roots going down the depth of the earth, fixed and unshakable, branches and twigs embracing the skies in length and height. He is now just at two bows distance or less from the full power man, the chairman of the board of directors. The owner, to whom all the benefits go, and all the donations and gifts come from.

But still one of the executives has remained in front of him, from those who were competing with him to reach the employer's heart. As per the statement of that executive whom we are talking about, and has been effected by the conspiracies plotted around him, to disqualify or transfer him to a remote spot far from the site of the event and the decision: Our friend here is like a new bride moving to the house of her husband's family, did not know anything about the policy and the system of the house. Trying through hard work to do the house chores to satisfy them and gain their confidence, even though they do not do half of what she is doing. After several weeks of hard work, she becomes familiar with those around her and their way of living. Then she begins to return to her normal self and assuming their nature and lives the way they do. So she leaves the service she was conducting, and resorts to tenderness and calm.

They were competing on their positions, each on were trying to exclude the other. Relentless and without mercy, but as said under the table. Only seen by the knowledgeable and expert in the secrets of the conscience and intentions, reading and analyzing what is going on, from the eyes and the pages of the faces before the lips and their movements. Acts the least could be said about them, a hot sleeping charcoal covered with ashes, and once feet step on kill them. At the end our friend has won the position he was seeking, and excludes the other to the place he was feared to be thrown to.

After several years of continuous hard work, and after been promoted to the highest administrative positions, none was higher than him, but the employer himself. There he has received the statement of dismissal directly unexpected and without introductions, and without been giving the opportunity to express his opinion, or knowing the reasons. The suspension statement has come from the employer and his direct superior, that made any attempt of reviewing or mediation fruitless, and no benefit hopped from it.

As when something exceeds its limit things turn against it! Or whenever a bird flays high a way it must comes down the same way! Or is it, how envy is just, it starts by killing its friend?! Allah better knows of his worshipers. Written by: Hussein Noah Mashamea - District of Qatief - Saudi Arabia