As many of you may or may not know, I will be going to Israel in two days from now as of the writing of the blog post.  All my thoughts are focused on this event, which may or may not be so great since I have to work tomorrow.  Though that point has little relevancy here.

 

What does matter is the unique situation I ended up in.  Today I casually went to get my hair cut and was in for a fated encounter of the most unusual kind.  The individual who happened to be cutting my hair asked me about my week and since Israel was on my mind I talked about that.

 

In a turn of a events that could only be fate, I discovered that she was Palestinian.  At first, I was on edge.  I was afraid I had offended by some of my statements.  After figuring out that I had not done so, I proceeded to converse.  I was admittedly quite pleased by the enlightening conversation I had with her.

 

We talked about our beliefs.  The rights the wrongs, and gladly I discovered that like myself, she understood that the whole conflict was just a proxy for even bigger issues in the world at large.  Quite excited for this rare chance at a probably much needed conversation, I left the locale enlightened.

 

As I go to the Holy Land this week, I feel that I must remember that there is a difference between a terrorist and a person in the wrong place at the wrong time.  Most people regardless of their beliefs just want to live their lives in peace.  While the bad eggs will try and ruin this for everyone else, I feel that Hashem ensured I would have this chance encounter to remind me of Humanity itself before I embarked on this journey.

 

Soon I will see the land of Israel for myself, and when I do, I will be sure to document my experience for you all.