Human and Politics Between Conscience and Concealment   Capt Mohamed Hassan Al-Taher 

Politics is not merely the management of interests or the distribution of power; it is a profound reflection of the human being, with his visible conscience and hidden concealment.

For every outward appearance, there is an inner reality that drives it, as is evident in both the natural and human worlds.

Ali ibn Abi Talib said:

– “If you want to know a man’s inner self, examine his outward behavior.”

And the Arabs say:

– “Dung points to the camel.”

Political appearances are nothing but signals of what lies behind them—intentions, values, or even inner contradictions—that make every rational person wonder about the true driving force in the absence of the concept of the First Mover, which is God. Here comes the role of conscience.

🔹 Conscience as a driving force :

It is the moral compass that guides a person in decisions, whether as a leader or a citizen.

It is the inner voice that balances:

– Personal interest and public interest

– What ought to be and what is desired

In politics, conscience appears in decisive moments, when the situation requires moral courage rather than mere rhetorical skill that conceals without bearing fruit.

🔹 Concealment as a hidden space :

It is what a person hides behind words and slogans. It may be fear, ambition, or even inner hesitation—often not fear or desire of God or what is with God.

Here emerges the difference between the natural world of appearances and the human world of concealment, through the following concepts of vacillation and oscillation:

Vacillate point to

Mental/emotional hesitation:

When a politician wavers between one decision and another, expressing an inability to decide, as if stuck between two contradictory options.

A leader may remain hesitant between radical reform or settling for temporary patchwork—an inner psychological state whose effects appear in the one-to-one relationship in the natural world.

Here comes the corresponding point

Regular/physical oscillation:

Like the movement of a pendulum, where positions repeat periodically between two opposing poles.

For example, the oscillation of state policies between openness and closure across decades.

🔹 From hesitation and oscillation

We find that the hesitant politician reflects an inner struggle in his conscience, whose effects appear clearly in the natural world that oscillates to mirror a recurring pattern resulting from his political behavior.

Both reveal a complex relationship between the outward and the inward, between what is declared and what is concealed—like a mirage in a desert.

🔹 Politics

From a psychological perspective, it is a stage where human duality manifests:

– Conscience as a moral force

– Concealment as a shadow that accompanies him, revealed by its reflection on the natural world—bringing us back to the sayings of our elders: intuition precedes politics, perhaps through wisdom.

From a diplomatic perspective, politics is the ability to read this duality. It grants politicians and mediators deeper understanding of the behavior of individuals and states, since what is said is not always what is meant, and what is declared is often not what is concealed—sometimes even its opposite.

In conclusion:

Politics is a journey into the depths of the human soul, where morality intersects with utility, and hesitation clashes with oscillation.

Understanding this dialectic gives us greater ability to read the political scene with awareness, reminding us that man, no matter how many masks he wears, remains governed by his inner self, which is revealed by his outward behavior through its reflection on the natural world—for every outward appearance, there is an inner reality that drives it.