Author: Bambi

With MUCH sadness, along with anger, Bambi read in L’Orient Le Jour that rapper Toomaj Salehi has been sentenced to death penalty in Iran (https://shorturl.at/htzX8). As a reminder, Mr. Salehi has been in jail for over a year and a half. According to his lawyer, Mr. Amir Raisian as per L’Orient Le Jour, “the revolutionary court of Isfahan (…) sentenced him to the death penalty for corruption on Earth”, one of the most serious charges in Iran” (https://shorturl.at/htzX8).

“Corruption on Earth“?! Forcing women to wear a strict dress code, when they do not want to, is not corruption on earth? Dictatorship is not corruption on earth? Historically putting the Middle East on fire by proxy (or recently even directly) is not corruption on earth? Risking another world word war is not corruption on earth? However, singing for freedom, unity, and a fair place is corruption on Earth, according to the Islamic regime in the beautiful country of Iran. The world is truly upside down, isn’t it?

Bambi sends her heart to Mr. Salehi and his family. May God help them in those horrible moments of their lives. If this “crime” (this is Bambi’s own word) occurs, it would be the tenth since “nine people were executed in connection with this uprising, according to NGOs”, as per L’Orient Le Jour (https://shorturl.at/htzX8).

Mr. Shakespeare who lived until age 52 was born on April 23, 1564 (https://shorturl.at/agpWX). This post is a brief musical tribute to his incredible legacy. The song below entitled “Aimer” [To Love] is subtitled in English. It is taken from the French musical, “Roméo et Juliette: de la Haine à l’Amour“, which is based on Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet” (music and lyrics by Mr. Gérard Presgurvic). Long live music… and love!

Passover, or Pesach, highlights the freedom of the Jews from slavery in ancient Egypt. If you happen to celebrate Passover, Bambi wishes you a blessed season (sundown, April 22 to nightfall, April 30). May the latter be filled with warmth for you and all your loved ones!

Vandalism is an act that involves a deliberate damage or destruction of a public or private property. This is what happened to a synagogue called “Kehillat Shaarei Torah” in North Toronto last night, according to the Canadian Jewish News (https://shorturl.at/uCLN2).

Why are we scaring innocent Torontonians who just want to go pray on Shabat (or Saturday)? Instead of feeling safe in their place of worship, like everyone should be feeling when praying one’s God, they saw five windows of their synagogue broken.

No to vandalism to any place of worship (e.g., synagogues, mosques, churches, temples, etc.). No to violence in Canada. How about learning or re-learning tolerance instead, just like Mr. Enrico Macias’ song below?

Although Bambi has not watched TV for ages, she does need images to be reminded of both the ugliness and absurdity of violence, regardless of its forms, origins, or targets. All the children of all countries deserve to play instead of growing up with their childhood stolen. Thank you, Mr. Enrico Macias for your old yet timely song. For your convenience, an English translation of the French lyrics follows (https://shorturl.at/uvO56). May the children, or the children of the children, of the troubled Middle East carry the seeds of hope for not just peace but also for universal love.

“Chorus:
Children from all countries
Hold out your bruised hands
Sow love
And then give life
Children from all countries
And of all colours
You have in your hearts
Our happiness
It’s in your hands that tomorrow our earth
Is going to be entrusted to go out from the night
And our hope to see the light again
Is in your eyes which awaken to life
Dry your tears, throw out your guns
Make of this world a paradise
Chorus
You have to think of our fathers’ past
And of promises which they never have kept
The truth is to love without any borders
And give every day a bit more
For wisdom and wealth
Have just one address: paradise
Chorus
And on the day when love on the Earth
Becomes king, you can rest
When our prayers are covered in joy
You can have your eternity
And every laughs of your kingdom
Will make a paradise
Chorus”.

Mr. Blanchet, head of the Bloc Québécois (BQ) in Ottawa is right. Access to Islamic-based (or hallal) mortgages should remain private for anyone who wish to have this banking option when purchasing a house in Canada. There should be no place for any accommodation based on the Sharia (Islamic) law OR other religious laws (i.e., Judaism) in our public laws, not even in the name of a clumsy attempt of Mr. Trudeau’s government to pander to potential voters. Why is the government getting involved in private ways of doing business? Or is it just a virtue signalling in the budget without follow-up? Merci Monsieur Blanchet for the video below, partly in French and partly in English.

The last post was dedicated to Bambi’s father in Beirut. Well, guess what? With much care, today’s post is meant for her father-in-law in Montreal. May he have a wonderful birthday and a beautiful new year ❤️ :).

As Robert shares his special day with Ms. Marie-Élaine Thibert (https://shorturl.at/hs124), a highly talented Montreal-based singer, Bambi will offer him a few songs, including some by the latter.

As for Ms. Thibert, Happy Birthday to her as well. May she keep singing, with her angelic voice, to beautify our world.

Bambi refuses to go to bed before surprising her dad with a flower-related French song by Dalida. May he have a nice day tomorrow when he will listen to his chosen melody from out of Beirut, Lebanon. As for Bambi, she sends him her LOVE across the miles ❤️!

Mr. Sartre was a famous French philosopher who also was a novelist, playwright as well as screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literacy critic (https://shorturl.at/cdks6). He was born in 1905 and died on April 15, 1980. Here a are some of his thoughts on life:

“If you are lonely when you are alone, you’re in bad company”

“Hell is—other people!”

“Freedom is what we do with what is done to us”

“We are our choices”

“When the rich wage war, it’s the poor who die”

“You are your life, and nothing else”

“Commitment is an act, not a word”.

Thanks to Mr. Sartre for having existed and for his legacy. May his memory be eternal.

A few days ago, Bambi discovered a song on a Lebanese-American radio station. The singer’s name is Mr. Georges Nehme. Perhaps the brother of Ms. Abeer Nehme, an incredibly talented singer often feautured on this blog? Anyhow, the light song made her smile because it is about a guy who finds the smile of his loved one so beautiful to the point of making Lebanon’ awful situation appear prosperous and safe.

Tonight, to cheer herself up before sleep, Bambi searched for the song online. She discovered a lovely YouTube video clip showing the singer and his girlfriend [at least in the video :)]. driving along the lovely roads of their country. They visit old towns and meet cheerful people. Love makes life lighter, isn’t it? Long live romance, uplifting songs, and the eternally beautiful Lebanon despite its many challenges.