رمضان في جبلة غير ツ

 جبلة مدينة سورية على المتوسط، تعاقبت عليها فترات تاريخية مختلفة، وهي مدينتي.

تكون في رمضان مختلفة ككل بلاد المسلمين، تتزين ويتجهز أهلها لاستقبال شهر الخير، لكن ما ميز رمضان هذا العام هو اهتمام أهلها الواضح بزينة رمضان الخارجية. فعندما تمشي في الشوارع لا تكاد ترى زاوية بدون زينة. لم يتوقف الأمر هنا، بل سعى أهلها بالتعاون مع بلدية المدينة لتزيين القلعة الرومانية أيضاً. يا فرحة الرومانيين!

هذه بعض الزوايا من جمال جبلة في ليل رمضان، والواقع أبهى وأجمل.

بيضة سطيحاتك بيضة

 كانت مشاهدة تساقط الثلج البارحة في طريق عودتي من العمل مدهشة، مدهشة جداً. شعرت بروحي للحظة كطفل صغير يتعرف على الأشياء للمرة الأولى، لم أشعر بشعور المغامرة منذ زمن، فكانت مغامرة مفاجئة بدون تخطيط مسبق. يا لسعادتي.

واستيقظت اليوم على مشهد غير مألوف لإطلالتي المألوفة! كان مشهد الأسطح البيضاء صباح اليوم مدهشاً بشكل لا يصدق. من أين أتى كل هذا الجمال؟ أَحدَثَ كل هذا خلال الليل! يا الله كل هذا الجمال على الأرض ❤

أما رحلة الذهاب للعمل فكانت مغامرة زحلقة من طراز مميز 😂. توقفت بعد عدة خطوات من باب المنزل غير قادرة على المتابعة أو العودة. ما العمل؟ أرسل الله لي سيدة ساندتني كي أكمل الطريق ريثما تظهر سيارة أجرة. الحمد لله مضت الأمور على خير ما يرام.

حديث الصباح في العمل كان عن مغامراتنا في الوصول. حوادث التزحلق والإصابات، وأمنيات السلامة للجميع، ودعوات للمشردين والجائعين.

لا أدري ماذا تخبأه لي الأحوال الجوية في طريق العودة، هل سأكمل سلسلة المغامرات يا ترى؟!

الله يبعت الخير 🥰

مذكرات إلى المجهول

أحياناً

ممكن تكون كتابة المذكرات فكرة مريحة لناس

فكرة أنو نفضي كل شي ببالنا عالورق بدون ما حدا يقرأ بتشبه فكرة نكتب رسالة للمجهول ونحطها بقنينة ونرميها بالبحر أو المحيط حتى يحملها الموج لبعيد، يمكن يفتحها شخص عم يتمشى عالشط ببلاد تانية ما منعرفها، بتحكي لغة ما منعرفها، ويفكرها أحجية لكنز مدفون بكهف مهجور .. 

الإنسان من جوا وادي سحيق متل عمق البحر يلي لو مهما بدا هادي عالسطح بيبقى في من جوا أفكار ومشاعر غريبة ومتناقضة بأوقات، ومفهومة ومنسجمة بأوقات تانية .. 

وأحياناً  

ممكن تكون كتابة المذكرات فكرة مؤلمة لناس تانيين 

لأنها بتحفظ ذاكرة لأشياء بدنا ننساها ونتجاوزها، وما بدنا حدا يلاقيها عالشط بمكان ما منعرفه، بدنا يلي حوالينا يشوفونا ويحسوا بوجودنا 

وأحياناً 

في نوع تالت من الناس

ما بيكتبوا مذكراتهم لأنو ما بدهن حدا يقرأ 

ولا لأنو بدهن يلي حواليهن يحسوا فيهن 

لأنو الحبر عالورق بيبهت مع الوقت 

والحكي بينسوه الناس مع الوقت 

بس الذاكرة كيف بتنسى؟!

جبلة 24 أيلول 2021 

Life Cycle

Observing how a bud grows to be a flower, then a fruit is what amazes me the most. The invisible power that makes our globe so beautiful. Sun cycle from rise to set takes a whole day. Earth cycle around the sun takes a whole year.

Watch babies. How they are born powerless, weak and small. How they grow rapidly after a week, a month and a year. A few years later they start going to school, university and work. They get married and have babies who, in their turn, start the same cycle. A new generation will pass the same stages long. They watch them growing and living their own lives, too.

Indeed, human cycle takes more time and effort than others. That means we should treat our circumstances patiently. Sooner or later, it’ll pass all its phases.

Does that mean something?

Yes, that's true. It's time the cycle needs to be completed. It’s our DESTINY.

And when I see these photos I wonder: oh Allah, in which phase am I?

Nothing lasts forever

A few days ago, I read about a grandfather with his grandson sharing their time together. The elder man suggested to share his photos when he was a boy with his grandson and the boy was extremely excited. He wanted to show him his photos when he was at his age. One photo presented him playing football which he can’t do now. Another one presented him running fast which he can’t do now either. After that, they decided to play piano together. While they were playing piano a question popped up. The little boy asked: “Were you able to play piano when you were young, grandpa?”. He answered: “No”.

At this point I noticed something really important. No one knows everything. No one has all the skills and abilities all the time. And even your current qualifications won't last forever.

The bright side of this idea is that the abilities we have are suitable for us now. Not for yesterday or tomorrow. In the same way, the abilities we had when we were five are suitable for that age.

But we also have to realize another important idea. It’s trying to keep good intentions and thoughts about everything. Not to allow bad people and actions to change our behavior.

In our journey in this earth we acquest new things every day and lose others. We get what we need and leave what we don’t. Everyday is remarkable for our brains, bodies and souls.

How I take care of my plants

النسخة العربية

Those who know me, know that I love plants and work on converting my balcony into a garden.

People who are interested in gardening know the importance of good soil. So, the answer of the most frequent question I get: “how do I take care of them?” is very simple; Keep soil healthy.

How to do that? Or how to make ordinary soil rich?

There are two approaches I follow: quick and slow.

Quick compost

Its ingredients are:

1. Eggshells: collect, dry and smash them (you can use mixer here but I don’t). They contain calcium which helps your plants to grow.

2. Coffee dregs: all what remain in your coffee mug work. In case you drink it with sugar it’s helpless, because sugar burns roots.

3.Tea: after drinking your favorite drink, open tea bag, and extract its content.

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4.Mix these with soil you have, then start planting. When you water the plants, all the nutritional elements dissolve, roots absorb, and your plants become healthier. 

Slow compost

This one needs more effort and time. It doesn’t just help your garden but also the environment around us. It’s about recycling and here’s the way to do that:

1. Equal amounts of organic waste and dry leaves are mixed together. Organic food waste contains apples, oranges and bananas peels, etc. Organic waste includes Nitrogen and Dry Leaves contain Carbon. 
2. You can add previous mixture to this one (I mean quick compost).
3. They are put in a closed container to hide them from sun (mine is made of metal).
4. You have to give them a turn from time to time (I do this weekly).
5. Speed of breaking down varies between summer and winter depending on heat and humidity.
6. To speed the process up, I sometimes add some milk but you don’t have to.

For detailed explanation, watch this video and related ones. They helped me a lot.

 

The result of these efforts is a beautiful refreshing balcony when you are in need of relaxation.

So Much Different

Allah created us with different shapes, colors, genders, nations and roles, because life does need variety to be livable. Everyone has a unique character, special interests, and different dreams and paths, but the question is: What does the society do with all these powers?

It always stereotype us and kill our creativity and passion, but what annoys me the most is that sometimes parents do so, too. I know several people who are forced to study medicine by their parents for several reasons like: it's a family tradition, it's well-paid or simply because they don't see any other successful field in life!

What's the outcome?

Failed people with no creativity at all suffering from depression and uselessness, and living like robots. Everyday they repeat the same routine, getting up, going to work they don't like, coming back, sleeping to the next day, that's it. Nothing special. Nothing different.

Why am I talking about that?

It's because of "Alike", an animated short silent movie which got Goya Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2015. I coincidentally watched it while browsing Youtube and I was shocked. It's not about leaving school to play violin. It's about making a new developed education system that can bring the most out of students, but firstly it's for parents not to be murders of their own children.

What if you have parents like the one in the movie?

Be courageous and choose your own future by yourself. No one else will pay the price but you. Believe me it's worth trying ツ

You can watch the inspiring movie for this blog below: