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Jordan Planet meet up, September

By: Qwaider

On:Thursday, September 14, 2006 10:14:56 AM
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Seriously I envy you guys for the blessings that you enjoy ....

I saw articles on so many people's sites, Khalidah, 7ala, Amino ... and others, all showing fantastic pictures of people having fun

Ordinary people, yet super bloggers... meet up to have some side talks, face to face... and frankly, I can't be more envious from the bliss that you guys enjoy

The thing that we miss mostly away from home, is the society that we grew in, and grew to love and enjoy... Days pass by, and our ties and extended ties to this society slowly, but surely start to diminish, and one day they will vanish

Yes, we might have achieved a lot. Got the fame and financial stability that we were seeking, but at what expense? At the expense of growing older, away from home, away from people we love...

does anyone knew if it's worth it? Maybe it is ... maybe it is not ... but what's certain is that it's hard to change. We grew to love our new atmosphere. We grew to enjoy the life that we created for our selves ... and we learned to forget, or suppress our deep emotions of longing and loneliness ... Even among so many people ... and in the vicinity of fun things to do.

Is there a solution? Is there a way out? Will they freakin invent the damn teleportation device already! I want to work here, and live there.

It does seem like a goddamn dream, but so were so many things like wireless communications, and TV... one day ... the goddamn flying car will be a common thing, and maybe then, I'll be able to enjoy a ride home, no seriously ... a ride home

That's why, I'll leave you with the most effective song for all the people away from their homes .... the amazing ... Fayrouz

نسم علينا الهوا

نسم علينا الهوا من مفرق الوادي
يا هوا دخل الهوا خدني على بلادي

يا هوا يا هوا ياللي طاير بالهوا
في منتورة طاقة و صورة خدني لعندون يا هوا
فزعانة يا قلبي .. أكبر بهالغربة ما تعرفني بلادي

خدنــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــي خدني خدني على بلادي !

نسم علينا الهوا من مفرق الوادي آآآآآه
يا هوا دخل الهوا خدني على بلادي

شو بنا شو بنا .. يا حبيبي شو بنا ..!
كنت و كنا تضلوا عنا و افترقنا شو بنا ..!
و بعدا الشمس بتبكي .. عــ الباب و ما تحكي يحكي هوا بلادي

خدنـــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــي خدني خدني على بلادي ...

نسم علينا الهوا من مفرق الوادي
يا هوا دخل الهوا خدني على بلادي

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#1
Oula Farawati
Said
On: 9/14/2006 11:32:39 AM

it is only our selective memory that makes us feel so attached to home when we are away... and it is this memory that makes us crave the outside world and want to go there ti achieve success, fame and money... but home is home... Allah yraj3ak belSalameh...
that was quite touching... what is it with u, yesterday u make me laugh and today u make me wanna cry!

#2
Khalidah
Said
On: 9/14/2006 11:45:18 AM

First; why didn't you link to the articles so that people can see the pictures?

Regarding your question; in my opinion: it is not worth it, not even close. I have tried the model you have described and found myself becoming more depressed each passing day ... I was home sick beyond imagination and this feeling that was blinding my judgement and affecting everything negatively was just killing me and eating me from the inside out ....

It did not go away until I packed my bags and came home ... the feeling I had when I arrived at Amman airport was something I can't even describe even if I tried to ... you can say that I understand now how and why someone would just kiss the soil of the place they long for ... and that is what I had .. longing ..

Nothing is worth living with your beloved's and sharing their joy and sorrow and being really and literally there with them and for them when they need you or even don't need you

Just being able to see them and hold them close is priceless and nothing in this whole world can compensate for it ... I am telling you this from experience ...

My brother is living in USA now and every time we call him to tell him that someone has passed away; he stays speechless for a few minutes and you can sense the sadness in his voice when he says .. maybe it is time for me to come home and hopefully he is inshallah very soon :)

All I can say is that I have been there and know how it feels and I will never ever do that again ... i have my priorities set right now :)

#3
Khalidah
Said
On: 9/14/2006 12:03:41 PM

By the way; the link is
http://www.anolitasmind.com/2006/09/12/september-jp-meet-up-in-older-amman/

#4
Lubna
Said
On: 9/14/2006 2:07:03 PM

you're making it sound hard to me too, I have my grandparents, aunts and cousins living far from here. Sometimes I think i want to live where they are, but then i'd miss it here, and other times, when i am treated terribly by sick people with power, I just wish i go live abroad. I've always wished that we have the brains of some selected europeans, or no not the brains, but the open minded mentality, where ppl don't interfere with each other. This mixed with the amazing family bonds in here, and the traditions, cultures of the arabs and don't forget the music too. Mix this also with the good standards of living of the swiss. Add some lakes and rivers to the city of Amman. Reduce the traffic.. and then ask me to quit dreaming.
ah... let's just go back to listening to nasam 3alayna il hawa

#5
Qwaider
Said
On: 9/14/2006 10:04:12 PM

Thank you Oula, Thank you Khalida .. and Thank you Lubna

No matter how fun it may look like ... home is still home :)
Don't get upset on my account. Please

#6
aya
Said
On: 9/14/2006 10:43:24 PM

well...el 3'orbeh s3beh..my brothers and my father lives away from here..god bless kol el met3'arbeen o alla y7meekom.

#7
afaf
Said
On: 9/14/2006 11:08:27 PM

ya samer, plz stop breaking my heart...itis enough that my son keeps asking to go back to amman...he loves it here but he misses auntie alot..me too...i miss being home and everytimei hear this song, i think back adn freakout that i will spend the rest of my life here...i miss back home...ironically i donot have a place i call home for real...but each one of us feels like there should be a home to go back to...sah??

#8
7ala
Said
On: 9/14/2006 11:32:46 PM

I dont know what to say .

#9
Summer
Said
On: 9/15/2006 1:49:43 AM

things do not stay the same...be optimistic! one day you will go home, it could be back to the family you love, the home you grow up in or the town you spent most of your life in and you know what,? you will miss it here too...the longing and the yearning to a place will continue because every place has its own charm and own memories that you, me and everyone else cherish. To me home is where the ones you love are...it is where your heart is, in my case my home and heart is divided among the ones I love and care for since they are physically in two parts of the world!

#10
Qwaider
Said
On: 9/15/2006 3:16:26 AM

I agree Summer, but I think we miss the people more than the actual place. And I miss my family.
What good would it be when I go back and I have missed thier good years and they're older?
Sometimes, I question if all of this is worth it

فزعانة يا قلبي .. أكبر بهالغربة...و ما تعرفني بلادي

#11
Summer
Said
On: 9/15/2006 7:51:06 AM

Qwaider, maybe it is time to straighten up your priorities in life. weigh your options honestly..whats worth more, giving up your family by staying where you are OR decide to go back home and give up what you have here...i think you should at least try to go back home for a year time and then go from there..maybe it is worth the effort. or maybe you should have a one or two year plan to come up with a final decision...good luck.

#12
kinzi
Said
On: 9/15/2006 10:15:19 AM

Qwaidar, you need to come home more regularly. We drive a very old car and eat lentils and beans and cabbage a LOT so we can go home to the US every couple years and reconnect, help out with elderly parents, help our kids know their cousins.

We also talk regularly on Skype, it really helps. It doesn't have to be an 'either/or' option, you can live in both cultures at teh same time.

#13
Qwaider
Said
On: 9/15/2006 11:09:15 AM

I'm telling you kinzi, Teleportation!!

#14
Abed. Hamdan
Said
On: 9/15/2006 11:31:20 AM

yen3an abo el '3orbe wesneeenha,

everywhere is '3orbe for me..even when im in Palestine, it's '3orbe with the current screwed up situation.

yallah, maktoob 3alaina el garaf

#15
7ala
Said
On: 9/15/2006 1:48:40 PM

Yeh Abed I agree! Aslan elwa6an mo el2ard , elwa6an howwe elmakan elly feeh elnas elly bet7ebhom ... ya3ny momken ykon baitak howwe akbar wa6an eza kan feeh nas bet7ebhom w be7ebbook w momken ykon akbr ghorbeh eza kan feeh nas b3ad 3annak !
Elghorbeh ma3 elnas elly bet7ebhom a2rab 3alwa6an , w elwa6an ma3 elnas leb3ad 3annak a2rab lelghorbeh !

#16
Abed. Hamdan
Said
On: 9/15/2006 6:51:41 PM

elmoshkele, la feeh wa6an, wala ard, wala naaas btestahal...yallah sho bedna n2ool,

Allah kareem

#18
Anonymous
Said
On: 3/27/2008 8:19:13 PM

I saw articles on so many people's sites, Khalidah, 7ala, Amino ... and others, all showing fantastic pictures of people having fun

Ordinary people, yet super bloggers... meet up to have some side talks, face to face... and frankly, I can't be more envious from the bliss that you guys enjoy

The thing that we miss mostly away from home, is the society that we grew in, and grew to love and enjoy... Days pass by, and our ties and extended ties to this society slowly, but surely start to diminish, and one day they will vanish

Yes, we might have achieved a lot. Got the fame and financial stability that we were seeking, but at what expense? At the expense of growing older, away from home, away from people we love...

does anyone knew if it's worth it? Maybe it is ... maybe it is not ... but what's certain is that it's hard to change. We grew to love our new atmosphere. We grew to enjoy the life that we created for our selves ... and we learned to forget, or suppress our deep emotions of longing and loneliness ... Even among so many people ... and in the vicinity of fun things to do.

Is there a solution? Is there a way out? Will they freakin invent the damn teleportation device already! I want to work here, and live there.

It does seem like a goddamn dream, but so were so many things like wireless communications, and TV... one day ... the goddamn flying car will be a common thing, and maybe then, I'll be able to enjoy a ride home, no seriously ... a ride home

That's why, I'll leave you with the most effective song for all the people away from their homes .... the amazing ... Fayrouz