The final decision

The opening has overwhelmed us like a flood; some people floated on the raging surface of the water, while others sank toward the bottom. At first, we rejoiced because of the defeat of closure. We said: the days of getting a matchbox in line with a card, and begging for medicines from benefactors, are over. But gradually, anxiety moved in, dragging behind it fear, and the costs of living became more burdensome and bared their fangs. A story collection of the finest works written by Naguib Mahfouz for his readers, gathering the most beautiful stories that exude the scent of childhood and adolescence, and where nostalgia stands proud; we see in the story "The Cradle" a wonderful painting pulsating with life, depicting simple yet profound details that give objects a soul that lives inside us, and we remain prisoners of their memory no matter how much time passes. The story "Darkness Smoke" offers a Mahfouzian vision of life and the chaos on its edges, but in the end, it brings us a new morning and a shining sun. As for the story "People with Limited Income," it is almost one of the greatest writings in literature about the social and economic effects of the 1970s economic openness. And in "Grief Has Wings," it reminds us that love of life ultimately triumphs, and no matter how overwhelming and multiplying grief becomes, it has wings that will carry it one day, and tranquility remains dwelling in the hearts.