Intervals of life
My mother had a thyroid surgery when I was 3.5 years old...A high staff of Israeli professors rescue her life.....that was my first information about Israeli Mercy Angels......
The first novel in my life was " Christ recrucified " by the Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis....at that time I was 15....the novel took me to new worlds...of imagination &reality.....
The Israeli soldiers used to walk in the streets of Gaza...have checkpoints on the roofs of high buildings....drink tea with people.....even there is some resistant activities against them like throwing them by stones ..or raising the flag of Palestine...
The mentality until now for the whole Gazians wasn't aggressive towards the Israeli....as most of the people of Gaza work in Israel...in construction.. buildings.....100,000 workers ...have their income from Israel....
One of the old men hit his son because he throw a stone on the soldiers saying to him"why do you throw stone on strange people...?they are just passing through the town..doing their job""
Yes that was the mentality ..the vision of looking at the Israeli soldiers in Gaza..
In 1987 ..the Intifada began...the view now is completely different...the Israeli soldiers began to shoot real bullets at the manifestations.....the universities were closed...the future became fake......where to go?
The intifada continued up to 1994..until the coming back of what was called the Palestinian Authority....
I worked as a water engineer in my town's municipality...the main source of water is from the Israeli water company "Mekerot"...when we discovered the leakages of water.....the old asbestos water pipes were the main carriers of water in my town...and were executed by Israel since 1972(the same year of mother's surgery)....the pipes weren't replaced since that time....became like gel...I put my hand on the pipe after digging a bit....by finger you can penetrate it.....
Is this occupation?...taking all the resources of people. .control their lives.....
closing their universities.....
Still the Mercy Angeles in my deep memory who rescued my mother and many many others like her...
In order to be fair ..you have to put your self instead of the others...what would I do ..??
The new Israeli generations..who were born ..lived in Yafa...Safad..Haifa..know that this land is their land....can you Judge them ...until they know that this land was taken from other people....
It is the same case for any people....if you discovered that your grandfather stole the land that you inherited......what will you do?
For religious reasons...you would say..it is illicit.....but where to go?...I want to give it back?....but where to go?....or let my grandfather be in hell.. he should take what he deserved........
My message is there is always other face (side)to the same coin......and there isn't absolute facts.....the reality..the truth ...has many definitions....
always put your self in the others position.....
The nurture of the generations shouldn't be on hate...war..envy ..killing concepts.....
The point of view varies from one to one...from age to age....in the same period..interval of life ...you can change your opinion many times
The opinions are subject to change...there is nothing holy..except the holy....
"O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted."Surat Al-?ujurāt
God created us....to know each other....to love each others..to be friends..a relative by lineage and marriage......not to kill each others.....control each others...occupy each others...
The willing of peace,love and Justice should control over the willing of war,hate and oppression........
Head of R&D Dept. at Palestinian Water Authority
9 年Thank you Abir .
PaCER Research Intern at O'Brien Institute for Public Health
9 年Impressive and touching story
Head of R&D Dept. at Palestinian Water Authority
9 年Romek...thank you friend...any one in this life is delueding himself...if he think that his actions are not subject to..God...history..people justice...the important alwys are the ends...brothers killed each others....from the same father and mother...sons of Adam..who was created by the hands of God.....if there is willing for peace.....the good ends..will end many things...that is not a justifcation for killing.....but ...a hope glance towards peace.
TESL English Teacher. Spanish Teacher. Translator. Writer.
9 年Very good article, Ahmed. I cannot do much about it but you have a point and it's not fair what those criminals are doing to you and your people. I will follow your posts, my friend. Hugs.
Head of R&D Dept. at Palestinian Water Authority
9 年Thank you Deidre A. Kellogg Ketroser . My parents taught me to stand for&with..right &justice...whoever ..whenever..whereever...represent it