My comfort zone

"2day is the best there is"


Every one of us has a comfort zone; a psychological space where one feels safe. Here established a pattern of expectations, between “self” visa-a-vise the out side world. Here communications go smooth. Daily routine go uninterrupted. Even work becomes so much routine, and so much boring. And here the mind is not pressured to think or work much unless faced with a new challenge. Because all of that, here lies a dangerous trap; that is getting used to a fixed routine and imprisoned by it. The zone which once was a comfort mental space becomes over time a prison walls. By the time one discovers this strange shift, the walls have become tall and difficult to overcome. The comfort zone develops a tight grip over ones will and desire to change. It can suffocate every attempt to breath freely in the world outside. So, every time one tries to step outside of his comfort zone, tens of excuses keep him hesitated and tensed. It becomes a struggle that has to be won for ones sanity and psychological health. If one is lucky enough and wins, a grater zone will be awaiting outside. Different peoples, different scenes, different experiences and different and unexpected feelings. All would add up into a fresh sense of self and a greater appreciation of life. Thus a new shift is on the way; the comfort zone goes through a shift: from a psychological prison into an open air museum of beauty.
As I am relaxing and enjoying my getaway from the mobile and the net and television, I meditated on the seductive nature of what we humans consider a “comfort zone”.

Israel: the biggist embarasment...

well Mr. Obama...your heart might want to see the light of truth, but your politics reflect a skewed vision when it comes to any humanitarian issue concerning the Palestinians. You and Mr. Byden are digging hard for excuses for your friend's unlawful acts. The whole world is looking at you with pity and sarcasm. But some day it will dawn upon you that Israel is nothing but a deadly thorn implanted in Palestine, the land of prophets, by force. Sooner or later the land of prophets and love would reject it forever, for humanity would not tolerate the Zionist terrorists any longer. They have demonstrated time and again that they really hate themselves, by insisting on acts that isolate them more and more. At the end they will dig a whole and bury themselves just out of fear...not fear of the Palestinians but fear of their own voices and intentions, fear of their own skin.

To Mr. Obama and The Ameican people

I was one of millions who followed the inauguration of Mr. Obama as president of the USA. I cried out of joy for many reasons. I felt then that America has transcended so many injustices in her history and struggles before it would at last elect a black American, not only born outside but from Islamic origin. But most important was the message that Obama carried to the world: at last politics don't have to be devoid of ethics and values of justice and fairness and balanced vision of the American national interest visa-vis the world. This message prompted people from the Arab world, specially the young generation, to believe again that : YES WE CAN! Yes we can have "a new beginning" as Obama declared in his speech in the University of Cairo, Egypt.
BUT AND IT IS A BIG BUT! Can Mr.Obama really fulfill his promises? Can he fulfill the DREAM? The dream for which Martin Luther King lost his life . King's dream was for his people in the first place, but indirectly touched oppressed people in the world. Mr. Obama's responsibly now in this moment of history is really to continue the struggle to fulfill world wide the humane values inherent in the DREAM . Can he?? Would he?? His intentions might be great but would the American political machinery allow him to fulfill his vision?? would the American political machinery realize that ruling the world by force and might and exploitation is short lived. For human nature would be always resisting no matter what this resistance is labeled. Mr. Obama could set the tone, could be a fresh thought in the American mental-set and conscious. The basic language in the American vision of its relation to the world has to be re-evaluated. The American people need to be re-educated into world' affairs and the "exploitative" role of the American foreign policy in this affairs. The American people need to rise above fear and blackmailing if they spoke the truth. And in fact they have done that on many occasions. but to give the future generation the chance to create a humane world to live in still needs creative efforts from creative people.

out of silence

Tow years have passed since my last posting. Who cares!
I do. for a writer to loose his/her power to express self,mind, and soul in written words means loosing the will to live. Or perhaps loosing the drive that keeps him on going forward. when a writer stops writing it is like hibernating. well, sometimes it is necessary for a new beginning and a fresh start. After all, isn't that what life is all about....?