I have to be honest when I say that no international conflict has caused me so much distress in recent days. My social media feeds here in my peaceful living room in Canada are saturated with a total bombardment of media links full of shock value and sheer horror on all sides in what is a total outright war of “ideals” on my computer; where I feel forced to decipher the truth from the propaganda on this distressing situation. If I based my views and opinions on those who are my friends and motivators, then I would lose half of them, as this has had such a divisive effect on peoples views and opinions, without for the most part, really having any direct correlation to this conflict other than what they have been told on the media fronts. I have been fortunate to have met, experienced and gained friends from all the countries in this region of these “holy lands”, and it does upset me that I feel that I am forced to make a choice or a stand on an issue that is as complex as is the human condition. I have always tried to base my relationships and views of society and people on an unconditional level, based on Human ideals, feelings, and love. I have had first hand experiences that stem beyond these media streams to only begin to try to understand why, as in all conflicts of hatred, violence, misunderstandings and opinions. When I was detained at the border and briefly moved to a Syrian military facility where I was accused of being an Israeli spy, was the first time I realized the “reality” of the situations, and that I might actually genuinely “disappear”. Thank God I found that cleric who spoke a bit of English to explain my situation. The first time I drove across the West Bank on my way to Tel Aviv with my Arab taxi driver through the desert, trying to make sense of these compact “settlements” perched up on mole hills in the middle of a desert and what all the fuss was about, checkpoints ect, and a beautiful sunset it was. If felt for the these kids patrolling the roads in full camo gear, when i am sure they would rather be making love to their partners, or out dancing till dawn. I have a scar of my head from a rock that was thrown at me by a six year boy in Bethlehem, little bugger had a killer shot! It saddens me that one day soon he will be shooting a gun instead of throwing rocks. That boy looked at me with scolding eyes filled with total hatred, a six year boy, and ran off down the embankment; a surreal experience for me, and my bloody head. We are taught to hate based on reactions and experiences. I guess my point is opinions can’t be made based on lines in the sand, for the system is NOT working. I am pro Israel, and I do support for the vast part of her right to defend her land and to exist. War is chaos, it brings out the evil in all of us; I have been fortunate not to have served in any army or seen any combat, so it is not my right or place to say or even comment on what is the bulk of this issue - WAR. But I will always make my friends and relationships based on human and spiritual connections, in a desperate hope and belief that we will regain our internal connection that we are all, in fact one. No child deserves to die, deserves to be brainwashed to fight for a man’s cause. I cannot actively take a full side or stance on any issue where innocent people are being hurt, abused and suffering, regardless of what nation you from or what line in the sand you live. The world today is probably the most unstable it has been since the start of the great wars; and I hope that we will regain our ability to love the gift that we have in all of us; before we totally destroy our home and planet. Shalom والحب ….. this is what I believe in.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 18:44:18 +0000
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