tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18095232.post113229917439904555..comments2023-08-28T09:41:00.018+02:00Comments on IMAAN ON ICE: Another day in my life...Imaan On Icehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02938846671338501080noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18095232.post-1132408775053554772005-11-19T14:59:00.000+01:002005-11-19T14:59:00.000+01:00My studies about systems (including social systems...My studies about systems (including social systems) is that an outsider has a lot more leverage to effect change, if s/he knows how to use it. If you do manage to stay where you are, you may gather the resources to make it more the way you think it should be. Or may begin to feel more comfortable with the way it is. But never at the cost of your own well-being. The world needs honest writers, no matter where they live.<BR/><BR/>Writing from Israel, I've been changed more than I expected in the last 17 years.<BR/><BR/>Salaam and ShalomSavtaDottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01101071675505516473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18095232.post-1132316998061152132005-11-18T13:29:00.000+01:002005-11-18T13:29:00.000+01:00Moving and being away from what is you know is har...Moving and being away from what is you know is hard in the best of circumstances. I admire you for your ability to see the situation from another's standpoint.أبو سنانhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04213826171467402183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18095232.post-1132313120733329322005-11-18T12:25:00.000+01:002005-11-18T12:25:00.000+01:00I realize that you may not believe it when the com...I realize that you may not believe it when the comment is coming from the other side of the fence, but we immigrants to Israel experience a lot of the same feelings you do. Somehow, around here, everything seems to be harder--like swimming in mud. Yes, there are some who throw in the towel and leave, but there are others who do find that the place grows on them. (And for all that I bitch and moan, I am one of them). In particular, is it not lovely to live in a country where much of life runs according to your clock, as opposed to the Christian one? Without any intention of Christian bashing, I cannot tell you how much more deeply spiritual and enjoyable the holidays are here, when a good chunk of the country is celebrating with me! For that matter, on Fridays I can wish people a Shabbat Shalom, and even the most secular person will respond in kind. You may find the same to be true.<BR/><BR/>Hang in there, and know that you have at least one fan (and probably far more than that) on the other side of the fence; I hope that someday the situation will be such that I am not dependent on the internet to learn about my neighbors! Peace, and Shabbat Shalom!Gilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13246089571573457394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18095232.post-1132304344039440212005-11-18T09:59:00.000+01:002005-11-18T09:59:00.000+01:00I hope you can keep those newly planted flowers in...I hope you can keep those newly planted flowers in your mind, Imaan...<BR/><BR/>You write so touchingly and honestly of your situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com