The way I numbered my days had meaning to me, but
probably made you question
why?
Well I’ve been writing about my experiences related to Israel-Palestine,
specifically the “Coexistence in the Middle East, the name of the summer course
that drew me to live,
study and experience Jerusalem. 11
was the number of classes we had as each day seemed to leave me questioning
more because the situation grew in complexity. However it wasn’t until the end
that I pieced the puzzle together, where I realized the answer I knew all
along.
Before I say the answer, I’ll start with the question.
How can these two people- Israelis and
Palestinians- find peace?
This question led to different opinions and
beliefs as I searched for the answer from the outside, but the real answer I
found within my own experiences.
Within every
experience I’ve encountered persons,
Each person I’ve encountered either an Israeli,
Arab, Christian, Jew, Muslim,
I’ve tried to love as a friend, a neighbour, a brother
and sister.
I knew the answer all along because peace is
possible not just between Israelis and Palestinians, but actually it is the
deepest
longing of all humanity and the only reason why I along with 12 000
other young people from around the world will amplify at GENFEST 2012 that
only LOVE can change the world.