Monday, January 4, 2021

Forty on the 4th.

I turn forty today. What a journey this has been!

Will I consider it middle age?
Can I kick start my other half of this journey, as opposed to the very rough initial start?

Does any of this matter at all? 

A very interesting discussion comes to mind, when I was 8 years old, of my mother and her friend. It was the Civil War, and we were all crammed in the shelter of the building, about a hundred people underground, with no electricity nor running water. I was trying to fall asleep to the sounds of people murmuring, and the news on the radio in the background. I fell asleep to a heated exchange couple of ideas between mother and her friend, though my mind then wasn't able to fathom their arguments, but the topic did stick nin my head for a while. 

هل الإنسان مخير ام مسير؟ 

There is a follow up to this, but I will leave it for another time. 

For now, I will dwell on how I'm both wise and mature at this stage, but still can be naive and shortsighted in lots of ways, especially concerning people. Yasmina made a little observation a while ago, followed by an interesting statement "Pople lie... People's nature..." I sure hope she grows up to be much smarter than I when it comes to relationships and people. They were never my forte! 

I guess I will be introverting my way through my 5th decade on this planet, in this life. 

Enough musing. 

Happy birthday moi! 
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