Underneath their broken dreams
As I work in PYALARA as a photographer and as a part of my job, I always say to my-self that I took the most interesting job in all our office, going to different places in Gaza with a mid-pro Camera, last time was " a whole different experience ".Moving with Mahmood as a manager of a part of the " Psychosocial intervention " in The EMERGENCY project -a project by PYALARA- we moved North of Gaza in a place called " Ezbet Beit-Hanoun " where I had to cover a session with some little kids, I've been in a lot of sessions like this, but that time was a little bit different, those kids were nothing like kids, wondering what catastrophe those kids saw to have such a great pain inside, emptiness till they looked like ghosts in this world, living without being seen or touched or at least to be felt !!
I was totally happy that our project could reached them, I know we hadn't enough power to correct the reality or change it, but at least we were there to move a little bit of that pain and misery, the session took place in a Youth center, and I'm kind of speechless to describe the place, a room built with the minimum specification so a human can live in it, of course barely with any water or electricity, I was there to cover the final session so as always the person in charge asked them : what do you wish ?
With a small comparation , I would say that I wish to have a better education somewhere out of Gaza, or maybe somebody else could say he wished to travel or anything else, but in the situation of those kids, they just wanted a football so badly, a place to play...that's all, their wish was to live a normal kid, to have a dream like a normal one, they know their dream can't come true to live a normal life, but it was so painful to see that their are afraid to have a dream, because some way or another it will be killed like a lot of their parents and friends.
After a little while, the session come to an end, and as a goodbye present the kids suggested to have a walk in the place they live in, we had nothing but accepting, again life proves that it just can't be fair, or we missed the part we had to understand how is life going, kids were guiding us around the place not with streets names, but with who were killed there and there, I asked a kid with us how do you feel about all people getting killed in this place ? He said...this is our life; practically there is no house or family in this place that didn't lose a member of their family as a martyr.Too much to learn about life, but in what guilt, little children like those have to learn about the cruelty of life, and how unfair it is...
The Youth center...from inside
Oh, my God!!!!
Que terrible la experiencia diaria que deben vivir esos niños.
Realmente quedé con mucha tristeza en mi corazón porque los niños sufren allá.
Llegará el día en que la vida de esos niños cambien para bien.
Un beso grande
Salam
Posted by
Cococita |
10:15 PM
Hi Sharifo:)
thanks for sharing this story with us,,,,but i don't think that anyone can answer your last question about the reason why these kids should live through all that misery,,,may God help the children of Gaza ,,,
salam.
Posted by
!!! |
11:55 PM
That story really breaks my heart! How much I'd love to send them a soccer-ball .. to help in ANY way! To tell them that I love them, that they are NOT forgotten!!
Will you go there again? See those kids again?
It is so terribly unfair ... such a crime! May GOD protect them and help and strengthen them!!
Thanks so much for sharing that story Sharifo!
Posted by
I love Munich |
2:41 AM
KARIN, EMAN:
That sad the history that Sharifo tells us.
I have great he(she) suffers in the matter, ojalá I could be there to help.
My fondness for you.
Salam
Posted by
Cococita |
3:13 AM
Sharifo,
Qué triste historia. Me dio mucha pena. Pobres niños. Admiro mucho tu trabajo y tu labor. Ojalá continúes por esa senda.
Como conclusión, me quedaré con que la simpleza de una persona se ve por sus sueños. Mientras más simple es tu sueño, más simple eres como persona. "Simple" en un buen sentido, en el sentido de ser feliz con tan poco, tanto como otra persona podría ser feliz con algún gran sueño.
De solo pensar en los sufrientes niños de Palestina, me emociona. Cuántos de ellos han sido asesinados, o han visto como asesinan a su familia.
Un abrazo desde la distancia.
Tu amigo, Cósimo.
Posted by
Cósimo |
7:01 AM
Hi all...hope you are doing fine,
sorry for being late in answering your comment wich i appretiate..but latly iam not in a good mood to do anything..
Cococita : you can't imagine how painfull was that experience for just one day..think that those kids are living such A DAILY LIFE !!
Eman : too much to ask of god ..too much..We're all by His mercy :(
Karin : at certain point we have to realize that we are forgotten..for me I don't think I will go again..but for sure that PYALARA will make more work there.
Cosimo : Gracias por tus palabras, y cree me..Israel nos esta matando solo por tener un tan pequenio suenio..como va a ser si tuvimos esos gran suenios ?
mmm..lo que he escrito en este post men lo estoy haciendo como un articulo para nuesta periodico..Si lo hice en espaniol..crees que tengo una opurtunidad para bajarlo en AL-DAMEER ?
thanks all for the support.
Posted by
S H A R I F O |
8:42 PM
Sharifo, great friend ... you're breaking my heart! Let me tell you - and if I have to SCREAM IT to Gaza - I will make you listen .. YOU ARE NOOOOOOOOOT FORGOTTEN!!!!!
I can understand you so well when you say, it was a terribly painful experience to see even for ONE DAY how these children are forced to live - and suffer! And consequently I can well understand when you say, you're in no good mood lately!
Listen great friend - what can we do to help? How can those children be reached? Is there ANY way? How can we make these children understand they are NOT forgotten and there and MANY PEOPLE who LOVE and CARE ABOUT THEM?
What exactly is PYALARA? Can you maybe explain via e-mail?
Believe me, alone to hear about that hurts me to the bone ...
Is there ANY chance you'll contact Dr. Eyad el-Saraj for support? Think of that!!
Let's stay in touch and think together if there's ANY way we can help - I am sure MANY bloggers would participate!
MUCH love - and "un gran abrazo"!!
Cococita - you're very sweet!! :)
Posted by
I love Munich |
1:24 AM
Thanks, Karin.
They can possess(rely on) my help also.
These children are not alone.
In Chile also there are hanging organizations of helping the children of Gaza.
You are not alone, Sharifo!!!!
Kisses for all.
Posted by
Cococita |
9:04 AM
In my blog there is a pretty history called TWO SEAS OF PALESTINIAN, written by a person that I do not know and I extracted it from Internet.
I hope they like.
Posted by
Cococita |
9:07 AM
Cococita - I just visited your blog - it is LOVELY!! I commented on the swo "seas" ... with one being life-GIVING ... and the other life-TAKING!
Posted by
I love Munich |
11:41 AM
Sharifo ... I dropped a few lines to PYALARA, Gaza-office!
Posted by
I love Munich |
12:07 PM
salams
What a terryifying situation, i am here complaining about my unbelievably luxury life, while kids who live not that very far are suffering so much. Thank you for telling their story. Even if it is hard, someone must to do it.
May Allah help those children..
peace
aisha nur
Posted by
aisha nur |
3:39 PM
KARIN :
I left response you in my blog.
Fondness for you.
Un abrazo.
Posted by
Cococita |
10:48 PM
Thanks Karin for giving me a link to this blog.
I don't know what to say, the hurt and anger I feel, off the meter. When comes to the children, I will fight for everyone of them. Please let me know if I can do anything to help or maybe give the children some comfort. It is never to late. Never give up. Got to keep fighting for them.
Posted by
chet |
4:17 AM
Chet ... you're GREAT, really one of a kind!! Thanks so much dear friend ... I feel just the same!
Sadly enough I read a lot about suffering of children but I feel, this surmounts it all .. this is hurting too deep. Just look at the eyes of this boy in the third picture ... there is nothing but sadness and despair. I want to hug them all - and hope PYALARA will send response.
Posted by
I love Munich |
11:10 AM
Hey Sharifo - you're a LIBRA ... I'm a LIBRA as well so .. when's your birthday coming up?
Mine will be on 25th ...
Posted by
I love Munich |
9:38 PM
September 25th is your birthday, KARIN???
And you, Sharifo?????
Posted by
Cococita |
3:51 AM
YEP!!! When is yours, cococita? And Sharifo's? He disappeared on us the way it looks ...
Posted by
I love Munich |
11:37 AM
hey all...
hope u r doing fine :)
Thanks all for your comments and support !!
hehehehehe..yep iam Libra as well..my birthday is on the 28th..but i don't belive in this stuff..do u ?
Posted by
S H A R I F O |
5:56 PM
My birthday is in December 29th.
Jejeje.
Salam
Posted by
Cococita |
8:36 PM
Thanks cococita .. I'll remember your birthday!!
Sharifo ... thanks so much for telling! You know, it's not a matter of believing in it or not - I rather see it MY way. I'll tell you the way I think: on my birthdays I round up one year of my life .. never mind if a good or a bad one. It's over and won't return. ONE reason to "celebrate" or at least do something WEE-BIT nice is that this one year became history ... and the second reason, that a new one starts - which I find something positive and can "greet" the right way! It should become better, like a fresh start!
For me this is a bit of a philosophical approach - but I like it! So ... you'll hear from me - right on your birthday!! :)
Posted by
I love Munich |
11:30 PM
Sharifo ,I dont know what to say but jd neyyalak because you had the chance to help move a little bit of their pain!
Its really sad when the max of a kid's dreams is to have a football or a place to play in!!! where is the world who is talking about human rights, anti-terrorism , justice and peace ??!!! plz shut up all!
Posted by
7ala |
12:32 AM
Hi all!
britney
Bye
Posted by
Anonymous |
9:45 PM