After a busy day, Bambi is ready to go to sleep. Yet she refuses to do so without this post.
First, Happy Orthodox Easter dear readers, if you happen to have highlighted this great day. Same for Bambi’s family on earth AND in heaven as well as for some of her relatives and friends. To you all: Christ is risen [El Massih Kam].
Second, with the time difference, it is already April 13 in Lebanon.
April 13, 1975 is the SAD anniversary of the Lebanese civil war (1975 to 1990).
April 13, 2026 is 51 years since this bloody civil war.
Over five decades later, Lebanon is still in war.
Of note, Bambi is 53 years old (turning 54 in July). She was 2 years and 9 months when war broke out in Beirut. She went through it all until 3-4 months before its end when she migrated to Canada in 1990.
Indeed, closer to age 54, war is still raging in Bambi’s birth country.
Will Lebanon ever be free of violence? Will it embrace peace?
Lebanon deserves better than violence. Enough of unnecessary grief.
Indeed, life is too short to spend it in fear and suffering.
Both older and younger Lebanese generations deserve peace.
Bearing the above in mind, and despite the collective sad anniversary, April 13 remains a beautiful day. How could it not be when it is the birthday of Rita, Bambi’s childhood friend? With much love, here is a birthday melody for her. Happy Birthday [Akbel el Mieh].
As for you dear Lebanon, Bambi offers you Nicole (Eurovision1982)’s great peace song.
Beautiful thoughts, Bambi 🫂
Many thanks dear Maxine.
Happy Orthodox Easter. Answer: Yes, when the regime of the Islamic Republic truly changes to one that is under the leadership of someone who would bring peace to middle east. So far, the only one I can see is Prince Reza Pahlavi. We need friendship between Iran and Israel. When that happens, Hezbollah will change to a political party, not a terrorist group, both in practice and in mind.
Many thanks for the kind Easter wishes,
Kashayar and for sharing your hopeful insights for peace, civility, and friendship among all the countries of the Middle East. May peace prevail in the hearts of everyone and among nations. Bambi keeps hearing about the great and decent Iranian man you mentioned from different sources. Good luck to him and to anyone who would bring goodness and fairness to the Iranian people and, by extension, to the region (and to the world).