Author | Suad Al-Saat
The Contemporary Myth
The Contemporary Myth
Some of us humans are made of raw material (free clay), but through friction and ordinary human needs, monsters emerge beneath the human mask, darkening and staining the raw material with dust. But this will not last long, and the raw material will return to its pristine state. From this raw material, the contemporary myth is born
A myth is not an escape from truth; it is another way of telling it. Truth, when spoken directly, becomes narrow-confined by names, trapped in detail, reduced to specific people and places. But when truth becomes a myth, it frees itself from all of that.
So, when a writer changes cities, replaces faces, or hides names, they are not avoiding reality. They are expanding it. They are giving the event a life larger than its moment, a meaning that outlives those who caused it
Raw Material That Writes Itself
We do not write to decorate a page or to present a polished narrative.
We write because something is moving inside; and therefore, what moves inside must come out – not by chance, but rather as a natural result of a long and invisible internal interaction
This is why I do not erase what I write. Because the text is not an attempt; it is a testimony. Not an idea, but a trace. Not a composition, but a pulse.
Those pages we buy at great expense to share real experiences for future generations to learn from – yet ironically, these same pages conceal behind them all the traces of the very corruption we wish to warn future generations against. In other words, the medium betrays the message.
We will not be shocked by such things, for indeed, we do not come from a vacuum and write articles; instead, we come from firsthand experience of what goes on behind the scenes and its destructive arts, shattering the hopes of humanity.
Lines in the Sea of Whales
The journey did not begin with a word, but with the shock of the first page.
A fragile page that could not bear the pressure of a pen, nor reflect the sun’s light—as if, from the very beginning, it was created to be erased before it could ever be written on. Thus, when the pen fails to write, the failure is not in the pen, but in the page that does not know how to receive truth.
So, the pens are set aside, the axes are raised, and the writing moves to the asphalt.
Asphalt does not pretend to be strong; it simply holds the mark.
In the sea of hungry whales, words are swallowed before they are spoken, and meanings are erased before they are born. Yet, when the pen is cornered, it has only two choices: to write… or else let the asphalt write on its behalf.
What Is Written Here Does Not Fear Being Seen
we know they watch every movement on the canvas before it reaches the open air. But what rises from within cannot be silenced or contained, because it comes from a place they cannot reach.
The raw material shaped by days does not break. It changes form, yes-but its core remains untouched.
And this is how the contemporary myth is created: from a trace that cannot be erased, from a truth that cannot be spoken directly, and ultimately, from a writing that does not fear being seen.
Suad Al-Saati, a website manager and editorial engineer, writes about technical practice and community cultural awareness. Her most important articles focus on providing clear content and how they create awareness and innovate.
