There... I forget the world and I turn to within myself. There I forget my heels at home and live the simple life. There I enrich my soul with happiness. Golan... My beautiful village of evergreen. My everlasting memories. Its those walls arranged stone by stone telling a story of the wrinkles on the hands of the men who built them. Those men building for hope. Those men challenging the painful reality of our lost Golan
Every visit, I like to become intimate with Golan. Our relationship becomes stronger as I walk those unspecified trails. Between the fallen walls, climbing to the standing roof tops. Guessing my steps between the hay, for I might fall in a soft spot like I fell in love with the view from atop or I might take a strong step like the strength of my belief that this land still belongs to us no matter who intrudes.
I favor the delicate fields of flowers. They metaphorically speak of my emotions and any other lady's emotion for that beautiful land. We're all broken... we're all missing pieces of our hearts to our fallen homes. To our wasted memories and our assaulted privacies. This is why I do not dare lay between the flowers. Although its tempting, I do not come to be fooled. The land is filled with serpents. Venomous and dangerous.I just want to be drugged with the scent of those flowers, I want to be blinded with beauty and I want to remain in hope.
In hope for the return of my beautiful land to my beloved Syria.
Observing: Blogging for Golan's Freedom.
31 comments:
Tooteh, this is such a bitter-sweet post that is beautifully written.
In hopes for the return of the Golan Heights, Amen.
And it will be returned, t will be returned cause no matter what as much as we are Syrians, we will work for the freedom of Golan.
2 days ago they rolled a Documentary about the great rebellion of Syria against French, and one of the scenes a very old man described a place where men fought the occupation, and in 1948 they decided to free Palestine, he said in his old strong voice:
بدنا فلسطين
بدنا فلسطين
بدنا فلسطين
My father who is 68 years old, couldn't take it anymore and his eyes were full in tears, to mention that I never saw my father in tears ever in my life.
I don't want to be in my father place, I will do what ever I can even it's in writing [for now] to free our occupied Golan, I don't want to get old and let my child sees me crying for our Golan.
that's a promise I have to try to accomplish or die trying.
Freedom to our Occupied Golan.
*BIIIIIIIIIIIG HUG*
niiiice..you are the first person I know who has a house in Golan. I dunno if I can visit the place. I wanna know what its all about.
WOW!
I didn't know you had a place there... this is brilliantly wonderful!
You need to post more on your memories there
Henry just met with Assad to prepare for pace with Israel.
so Golan isn't far fetch now.
I hope that peace will be achieved and the great circassian community that prospered in the Golan will be back to its rightful place to enrich the social and cultural fabric of our great country.
awwwww i have my mom's side of the family in Syria but i've never been there.
This is very well written, very beautiful describtion. I think soon your parents will be back to their ancestor land, I went to Syria lately and I can imagine the beauty of the place your describing
-- secretea: Thanks bonbon, Amen!
علوش: Allah ykhaleelak your father :) Its such a painful image to see your loved ones becoming deteriorated to a whole history. Its a heavy burden that I too wouldn't want to face (or in other words, face in a different manner).
I will follow through too and give it my best :)
-- Cloudy stars: heheh thanks *hug*
-- Hamza: Blogger party at tooteh's summer house in Golan lool. You definitely can visit. You just need clearance. I have "eqameh" there since we own property but for guests bdak tasree7. Its a humble place...
-- KJ: Yeah, am surprised I haven't blogged about it ever. I still need to post about my Turkey experiences too lol.
will consider memory posts on Golan.
-- Jad: I believe in Syria ;]
-- Yaser: I hope so too... Circassian or not, we're under one big beautiful Syrian flag ;)
-- Suha: I suggest you visit. So rich with history and the people are so warm, you'll enjoy it. Make sure you hangout with the right crowd though. Someone who will show you around or else you'll think its boring. It isnt! :)
-- Ali: Thank you, am glad you like.
Where did you go in Syria? I hope you enjoyed your time there :)
Uff... I missed it!!
Selmaneya <3
The stories that I constantly hear has made fall in love for a place that exists in my imagination.
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The post makes me feel I so want to visit Syria sooon :)
-- Dana: You haven't missed it, this is all week. You got till Friday :D
Dreams serve our broken hearts well.. dream on babe.
-- Jad: As a peaceful country :)
-- AMU: You definitely should!
:-)
Batoul, I was in Aleppo and Lattakia, I posted some nice pics in my blog
the pictures speak for themselves .. I wish i can visit one day
I love it !
iv never been to syria
inshallah golan will return to syria
I was visiting Jordan last summer , myself along with some friends went to Umm Qaise in the north and few kilometers away we can see The great Golan heights ,we must take back from the Zionist ,it's only a matter of time!
The Golan is Israeli land- now and forever. When Syria ruled it, they used it to try and destroy Israel.
That won't happen again.
THE reason why there has been de facto peace between Israel and Syria for 35 years is because Israel owns the Golan- and Assad knows that any attempt at war will mean that Syria ceases to exist.
Get over it and move on- for your own good.
There's always hope for anything..
Truth: why so pessimistic? the future can always change and you cant just GET OVER losing a home..and land or a country. so be a little sensitive about speaking about beloved things to people.. even if you do think strongly about your opinions.
Rosa,
Au contraire: I'm extremely optimistic. The Israeli-Syrian border has been the quietest border Israel has for 35 years straight. Israelis go to the Golan en masse every summer on holiday; not to mention skiing on Mt. Hermon in the winter.
Peace sure is wonderful, and it exists BECAUSE Israel owns the Golan.
The people who lost their homes way back when did because their government in Damascus wanted to destroy Israel.
Wanted to destroy ME:
"We shall never call for nor accept peace. We shall only accept war. We have resolved to drench this land with your [Israel's] blood, to oust you as aggressor, to throw you into the sea."
- Hafez al-Assad, then-Syrian Defense Minister, May 24, 1966, who later became Syria's president
"I, as a military man, believe that the time has come to enter into a battle of annihilation."
- al-Assad, 20 May 1967
u cant blame Syria or any other country in the world for wanting to destroy "Israel"..how many countries does it have to rape and destroy not include kill innocent people just so they can can Ski n have a good time. Israeli's are not the victim so don't give me that crap about those leaders saying that, because Israel deserves it and more for what they've done to Syrians and Palestinians.
"optimistic".
The peace was BROKEN when Israeli's thought they can enter the middle east and take what's not theirs.
It baffles me just to see how delusional people can be at this day and age with beliefs such as yours.
As long as Arabs think as you do, they will die.
We will live in our land in peace.
The Arabs occupy 99.9% of the Middle East. Israel sits on just 1/10th of 1%.
The Arabs need to stop being greedy and violent- for their own good.
We will remain here in OUR land either way.
you don't have a land you just came and decided to take something that's NOT yours. There's no such thing as "Israel".
Arabs are not greedy it's THEIR land your being greedy and violent attacking innocent people.
Don't worry we'll see if you'll remain on occupied PALESTINE.. you know exactly what's going to happen. Just keep living in a fictional world. The Roman's thought the same way and now vanished your minuscule compared to what they were..you think "Israel" stands a chance?
Our land is the land of Israel. It was ous when your ancestors were sacrificing babies at that black rock and it's ours today.
Continue to try and steal it and you will suffer. Gaza can get a LOT worse.
Arabs need to make do with their own 99.9% of the Middle East. if they try to steal more, then they will end up with 80%, 70%, or less.
"Palestine" never existed in history and it never will.
Not here in OUR land.
your pretty funny "Truth"..ignorant but very amusing with your "we're almighty and powerful" speech you have there.
The fact that you came to a random persons blog and started spewing garbage out of your face just proves my point.
I'm not going to even continue this "dialogue", since your barbaric mind can't fathom anything.
I'm truthful, Rosa.
The barbaric, violent, ignorant Philistines could have had part of OUR land and peace, but they chose war instead- MANY times.
That was their choice.
Now they will get nothing- but the boot.
The only thing to discuss is their unconditional surrender.
GAZA: 40% WANT TO LEAVE
Forty percent of Gaza Arabs would like to emigrate, according to a poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research. In Judea and Samaria, 25 percent of Arab residents hope to leave.
Truth: I've been ignoring you in my own blog for you to get a hint. Its not even WORTH for me to comment on your rubbish.
Once and for all, don't come back here, thanks :)
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