A few days ago by chance, I met a woman prohibited. Began chitchatting. It always amazes me that you never really understand who person is where they come from without conversation. This woman when I mentioned I grew up in Saudi Arabia. My father worked for a company in Saudi Arabia and my father’s company was Aramco also receives Aramco world! I was thrilled to find that her 2nd-husband was the recipient of the Aramco world magazines. When I had a moment I was able to view slides of adventures and explorations. She had on one of her travel excursions. We discussed how people and generations have changed. We talked at length about the differences and generations and how these differences have made a culture and generation that is lost to me a little bit of the gentlemanly manners that my father and his generation actually always upheld. We talked it length about how men will wear their baseball caps even at church should of course. But that was completely unacceptable. Even though I hadn’t thought of it. She was right. The sign of disrespect, and the manner in which casual attire and casual manners has invaded our culture seems to really have created a culture devoid of the gentleman ideal. We also talked about how generations changed from being outside, exploring, how travel excursions cruises etc. bus tours are all set up for a very superficial of any locale. She described how she loved being able to explore areas meet people learn of culture and customs out of the way but authentic restaurants, shops and antiquities. I also said I messed when I was at one France being able to not be considered at worst purple and then be able to shop or review sites in a manner that allowed you to truly see the real area. Not talking of back streets or garbage or dangerous areas. I’m talking about not just the superficial commercialized souks were set up stalls with elevated prices and generic products. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to experience what my mother was able to provide when we took tours with her. We are able to not only see amazing sites to go to wonderful stores, restaurants, hotels, to experience amazing locales and a host of people who were there specifically to make sure our experience was enjoyable but being the daughter of the person in charge gave me advantages a behind-the-scenes look at so many unique and amazing sites. I’m not sure if you can experience the entire country, city, town, in a weeks time, seems to me entire summers should be devoted to exploration, classes, and taking advantage of all the world has to offer. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still the same girl loves to be pampered, who enjoys luxury, it is not available for camping or any rough-and-tumble type activities it’s just not my style. But that doesn’t mean that I’m not able to observe culture cities sites and all that encompasses a great exploration. Who knows, maybe if God does answer prayers I’ll be able to go on such trips again in my bucket list. I have listed various classes that seems they would be even more beneficial when learned in various countries. Wouldn’t it be amazing to take a cooking class in Paris, and art class, or language class in Switzerland or Sweden. To be able to stay in a locale for a few months at a time making acquaintances and friends, learning local customs finding your favorite sweet shop, restaurant, and Park. Being able to sample foods, sports, shopping, in the midst of learning would be wonderful! The chance meetings of people put some point in time have something in common, such as a subscription to a magazine for company your father worked when your child seems remote, but in this great big world with so many people so many experiences there’s bound to be the overlapping of lives and experiences. Could this possibly be predestined? Could this possibly just be random? Who knows, but when the opportunity to meet amazing people and discuss topics of interest and share common beliefs or values actually does occur, it brings a smile to my face and it makes me remember I’m not allowed in this world is not as big as it seems. And we are all not separate in our life.
on the flip side i also met a couple who were part of aramco…. they wer both doctors and lived in saudi arabia wy before i ever did… but then they moved to new york… and this is the wierd part… after i spoke ti the woman for a whileafter i was very excited tomeet a perosn who had such a unique history …. and teh common element of aramco… i guessi alwys think ther is some type of bond… a connection that is somthign like a surviror of a disaster or of a unique experience woud have.. you know the feeling that no one else woudl understand liek someoen who has gonethrough the same event.. or lived the same place… or that type of connection…. but thisother lady… in contrast must have thought i was someone else… or thought that she knew something about me…
she actually told me that i must be the girl who spoiled everythng for everyone… i’m not sre if she was refering to the conartist i had met whoruined my life.. or to teh conartist i had met whopretende to be people they were not… ie imposers and idenitiy thieves… or what the heck she was talkign about.. maybe becasue i notified wtih police or or tried to stop any of teh conartists form stealign or lying or cheating me or my family…. or maybe because i stood up for what my family was /is truely like..and didnt beleive the lies people tried to throw down my throat… whoknos.. it atakes all kinds.. adnit was a bit shocking ( as i alsway s am… when i mistake people for potential friends…as these dpctors fromnew york wer clearly not really interested in beign freinds with me… but i guess you are supposed to think it is ther loss… right? eventhogh it woudl have been nice to have frids again in my life… i miss my frids every minute of every day…. for at least teh past ten years…
i miss talkign to them instead of a bunch of conartists and imposters on the phone…
anyway… the woman i met who was really nice … refreshed my view.. and my mamory of howwonderful my freinds form aramco..how friendly and safe…. in this world full of such rotten people… it is nice to meet a nice person… really refreshing….
but i must