Thank you L’Orient Le Jour for this moving short video featuring the beauty created by Mr. Ali Rida in the middle of the rubble in Beirut, Lebanon. Bambi’s heart goes to Mr. Rida after the loss of his flower shop. She thanks him for his inspiring words and gesture of both beauty (flowers) and compassion (cat).
For your convenience dear readers, and with the assistance of her online companion Mr. Google Translate, Bambi will now share a quick English translation of the content of the video at the end of the post:
A florist in Beirut returned to the site of his destroyed shop by Israeli strikes in the early days of the war.
This week, Ali Rida took to the road to the southern suburbs of Beirut to arrange bouquets amidst the ruins of her neighbourhood.
For him, “war destroys walls, but not the hand that creates bouquets and beauty”.
While crossing devastated neighbourhoods, he came across abandoned cats among the rubble.
He fed them, preserving a little life amidst the disaster.
On social media, Ali wrote: “the shop may be destroyed but the flower continues to live in the spirit of the city“.
Very symbolic! War is an ugly thing, but even with war around us beauty exists.
So well said, Bambi thanks you Spencer. Have a good one!
That is hope …