CADENCE Volume 18 October 2012
‘Horrorscopes’ Color Me Ombré
What lies ahead for you?!
A look at the latest trend
Paint It, Black
Spooky faces for Halloween
Three from the Film Fest
Our reviewers weigh in on their ADFF favorites1
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Monsters By Sachin
Krishnamoorthy
They lurk In the Shadows. They yearn For the Food. They scream At their Victims. And squeal with Delight and Drool. They are driven For the Sweetness. Tonight, they are All Fools. They summon up their war cry. Trick. Or. Treat. Treat’s Cool.
Photo (left) by Elise Shivamber Front cover photo by Liam Dobson
This issue’s treats … We city folks don’t go harvesting, but October yields a bountiful cornucopia anyway, as you’ll see in these pages. Start with the class retreats – our yearly visit to four corners of the Emirate. Flip to the centerfold and you might just see yourself grinning back from the class photo taken on that trip. Then there was a blur of activity: volleyball, swim meet, Victor the Viper’s debut, The Sound of Music – who could keep up? Off campus, the sixth annual Abu Dhabi Film Festival swept through the city like a zephyr, so if you missed it, you can at least read a few reviews here. With Eid al Adha came a well-deserved long weekend, and now we’re looking forward to our annual Fall Festival. Get into the spirit (pun intended), read your “horrorscope,” and have fun dressing up for Halloween!
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Attack of the Ombré! By Elise
Shivamber
If anyone has recently noticed, there are many girls who have two different shades of hair; one shade at the roots and another at the tips. This has become a popular hair trend, which has the name ombré. In the UAE, where hair and accessories are some of the only things visible and a way to pronounce individuality, this trend is very visible. A trend which I believe will catch flames and become extremely popular in the months to come, and has been popular in previous months. The word ombré is French, meaning shading or graduating. It can be used for anything from hair, to fabric, to garments. An article from Hello Beautiful gives advice on coloring for ombré: “In the warmer months, shoot for lighter, more vibrant shades and in the winter months, choose cooler, more ash tones. For a dark chocolate beauty: deep reds, coppers, and cool ash make for beautiful choices. For the caramel-coated lovely: rich browns, coppers, possibly even violets (depending on career character). For the fair maiden: ash tones, subdued blondes, golden caramel tones will add warmth to her olive skin.” For people who are trying to grow out a dyed hair color, going ombré is a good way to make it look natural. Ombré is also an easy style for those who don’t want high-maintenance hair. Having longer hair is better for ombré, as the gradient can slowly morph from one color to another, but the technique can be used on any haircut, hairstyle, or length. Ombré can also be used with nails. If you’d like to know how, it is explained step-by-step on Jezebel: “How to Master the Art of Ombré Nails.” Doing ombré nails can be summarized in these steps: First, paint your nails one color (suggestion is white), and then use a makeup sponge with a
“The word ‘ombré’ is French, meaning shading or graduating.”
Images from Jezebel.com and topicbistro.co
darker color. Next you paint an even darker color on the top of the nail, in order to show a change in color similar to a gradient. An article on Philly.com, “Ombré oozes into hair, makeup” by Elizabeth Wellington, describes how this summer ombré has actually been used in makeup, not only on nails. It can now be seen on eyes & lips. Wellington writes: “Skinny jeans are purple. Bags are banana yellow. Ballerina flats are kelly green. And to complement all these monochromatics, high-fashion faces are featuring, in bold colors, ombré eyes and lips. Talk about ‘taste the rainbow.’” It’s all true; everything can be seen in colors, and colors are going bold. Just the other day I bought cherry-red skinny jeans. In the malls, not only are things ombré, but they are also in multi-colored prints of every shade. If you want to be on trend, ombré is one to follow! As shown, there are multiple ways to demonstrate this trend, going as mainstream as hair to complicated nail designs, to makeup. How crazy and original of an ombré style you wear or show, depends on how daring you are. Dare to ombré?
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Women of strength and bravery Review of ‘Saving Face,’ 2012 Audience Choice Award Created six years ago to foster a vibrant film culture in the Middle East region, the Abu Dhabi Film Festival showcases inspirational, award-winning films from all over the world. Cadence writers who attended this year’s festival (Oct. 11-20) bring you their impressions of selected movies.
Image and logo from the Abu Dhabi Film Festival website
By Elise
Shivamber
Saving Face is a documentary about acidattack victims in Pakistan. Dr. Mohammad Jawad, a plastic surgeon from London, is renowned for facial-reconstruction surgery performed on Katie Piper, a model who suffered an acid attack. The documentary follows Dr. Jawad to Pakistan when he decides to give back to his country. He works for months at a time, without pay, in a burns unit. There, he meets Rukhsana and Zakia, two extremely brave acid-attack victims. Rukhsana’s husband had thrown acid and her sister-in-law had thrown gasoline on her face, and her mother-in-law had lit a match, setting her on fire. Rukhsana was burned alive in her own safe haven, her home. She left her husband for a while, but she was without a job and the means to care for her children, and therefore had to return to the same house she was burned alive in.
Zakia was also attacked by her husband, but with battery acid. The documentary follows Zakia during her necessary facial reconstructive surgery, and during this time she became the first woman to put her husband on trial for an acid attack. Acid attacks are not usually reported in Pakistan, and they occur in places where there are no regular laws or regulations for possession of acid. Most attacks are committed by a woman’s husband; however, such as in Rukhsana’s case, they can also be carried out by in-laws. Many times, facial reconstruction is necessary, but these women cannot afford it. This documentary allows the audience to realize what these women experience. While watching the film, you will be appreciative of your life, and also feel grateful for doctors like Dr. Jawad, who are saving people’s faces, lives, and confidence.
Brutal, beautiful heroine’s journey Review of ‘Lore,’ co-written & directed by Cate Shortland By Lane
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Graciano
The beguiling title suggested a fable or an Odyssey epic; yet the festival guidebook described it as a movie about Germany in 1945. The blurb is correct, of course, but I would still say Cate Shortland borrowed successfully from myth for Lore, an unsparing, breathtaking coming-of-age story. Shortland introduced the screening and fielded our questions afterwards – questions tinged with awe, like: how did an Australian filmmaker work with German actors without being able to speak the language? For the movie is a German one, subtitled in English, shot on locations spanning from Munich in the south to Hamburg up north. That’s epic. Fourteen-year-old Lore (pronounced “Laura” and poignantly played by Saskia Rosendahl) must traverse this distance with
her four younger siblings. Their Nazi parents are in prison, so they must head for their Grandma’s house. They scrounge for food and evade soldiers of the occupation across the divided country. Along the way, they are helped by Tomas (Kai Malina), a brooding young man who has, in his identity papers, an instantly recognizable yellow star. The chemistry between the two leads is captivating as Lore fears, loathes, and soon relies desperately on Tomas. But if this is a love story, it’s not about these two; it’s about Shortland’s admiration of a people’s sensible willingness to own up to a horrific past. So when the fresh-faced mädchen of the League of German Girls emerges from the postwar underworld, we mourn her loss of innocence but applaud her capacity to think for herself.
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Heartwarming and full of surprises Review of ‘Stories We Tell,’ documentary by Sarah Polley By Nadia
Zalika & Lane Graciano
An unexpected gem twinkles in Stories We Tell, a documentary film by Canadian director Sarah Polley. In this film, she becomes an investigator who slowly uncovers the multiple truths behind the secret her mother had kept for years. Told using bits of real and pseudo home video clips, along with slices of interviews that Sarah conducted of the people involved, a moving tale is told by a family of storytellers. The director is the daughter of Michael and Diane Polley, both well-known actors in Canada. Diane, who died when Sarah was still a child, was the energizing force of their family. However, after a long marriage, Diane was discontented with the lack of love between her and Michael. Years later, Sarah became intrigued when she found out about her mother having an affair while Diane was performing on stage at Montreal. Sarah remembered her siblings teasing her when they were younger for not looking like their father. It became a family joke, until the possibility of Sarah having another father became real. Thus began her quest for family stories. To be honest, the unexpected secret of the director’s family could be considered predictable. These days it seems common to hear about public figures discovered to have had secret love affairs and about the children born as a result. However, it was not the discovery itself that was the focus of this documentary; rather, it was the revelation of
the story and the responses of the affected people that took center stage. With a personal history worthy of an angst-filled Hollywood movie, the director reveals a story that is neither tragic nor angst-ridden. It’s not heartbreaking but heartwarming, thanks to its unexpectedly humorous scenes. Actress Rebecca Jenkins portrays Diane in scenes that look like real home-movie footage – by reconstructing the past in this way, Sarah focuses on her mother’s vivacity and charm, showing us how attractive and full of life she was. Interestingly, the film unfolds much like Chronicle of a Death Foretold, a novel by Gabriel García Márquez – the resolution is known beforehand, and it is later reconstructed through interviews conducted by the narrator. Everyone involved contemplates their relationship with Diane and accepts their own views after a turmoil of feelings. Through her investigation, Sarah shows how the truth can never be fully revealed, and how we can only get close to it the more the event is revealed. The winning scene happens at the end, long after we’ve discovered the joyful truth. In an interview with Geoffrey Bowes, who was one of her mother’s co-stars in Montreal, Sarah says she thought for years that he was her father. Bowes’s eyebrows shoot up – you can almost hear the gears clicking in his head. He says, “Well, I guess you should know … Diane and I were just friends … but I did sleep with her once.”
‘Fort Wall’ by Allegra Cox
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First Look at Class Photos
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Class of 2014
Class of 2013 October at ACS means long bus rides, sun and sand, a bit of physical contortion, a bit of reflection, a tiny bit of free time … and a final group snapshot — the class retreat! Thanks to all the homeroom teachers for the above photos from this year’s getaways. 7
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Will you survive the spooky month? Is there a new monster in town? Should you really be exploring the graveyard at night? Check your By
Katrina Kayyali
Aries
Taurus
Horrorscopes! Gemini
Cancer
March 21 - April 19
April 20 - May 20
May 21 - June 20
June 21 - July 22
Freddy Krueger will visit you in your dreams if you are not careful. Make sure caffeine is your new best friend.
Curiosity killed the cat and you will be that cat if you keep checking underneath your bed before you go to sleep!
Opportunities will arise in your life but follow your heart and make the right choice or else something creepy will be about!
You must make the ultimate sacrifice. As many horror movies, you will be the one who dies in order for others to live.
Leo
Virgo
Libra
Scorpio
July 23 - August 22
Aug. 23 - Sept. 22
Sept. 23 - Oct. 22
Oct. 23 - Nov. 21
This is your time to shine! You will be the star spook for the Halloween party! But beware! Actions have consequences!
You will face an obstacle soon that will determine your fate. I recommend you avoid basements, graveyards and attics.
Very soon, you will have no choice but to stand up and fight against the demons that await you! Stick with your friends.
Your stubborn personality has brought you far. But soon you’ll be singled out by a magic cult! Use your aggression to survive!
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
Nov. 22 - Dec. 21
Dec. 22 - Jan. 19
Jan. 20 - Feb. 18
Feb. 19 - March 20
You have that special holy power that surrounds you and your friends are going to need it when they need to exorcise a demon in their midst!
Do NOT leave your house this coming Friday. If you do, nothing but evil will coerce you into the dark. Consider yourself warned.
Love is in the air! But some of your lovers are wicked and manipulative. Do not let this admirer take over you or else you’ll be possessed with darkness!
Your psychotic family member is in town looking for you! If you ever feel as though as you are being watched, you probably are. Avoid being alone at all costs!
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ACS 101:
SelfEducated
Things to do before joining the IB program By
“Freedom
Senior Editors
is the power to choose your own responsibilities. All other ‘types’ of freedom are artificial. ”
Here in the lovely room of 222, we have a wonderfully diverse staff. We have friendly freshmen, sweet sophomores, jovial juniors and super seniors, and each class is unique. But some of us have one terrifying thing in common: the IB program. Freshmen fear it, sophomores stress from it, and some juniors are sweating it. So, in the spirit of sharing our hard-earned wisdom, here’s our advice on the
Things to Do Before Joining the IB Program … Art work by Sarah Borland
1. Kiss your freedom goodbye Enjoy your Friday mornings? Love that time after school when you get to hang with friends? Well, dig a hole now because that’s all going in a grave. As an IB student, you will always be doing something. You live from one English commentary to the next art studio, from finishing CAS hours to finishing the Extended Essay. It’s a huge responsibility that you must be willing to give up time to undertake.
2. Shut down social networking More like, shut down all social life. Put away Facebook, BBM, Twitter and Tumblr now because the reality is that one moment you are writing an essay about Stalin, and the next moment you realize you’ve been texting for three hours and the only thing you’ve written down is your name.
3. Buy a calendar/planner/ agenda/personal assistant Average IB student conversation? “Hey, have you finished/started/ t h o u g h t a b o u t t h e l a b / e s s ay / presentation/project/homework?” “What lab/essay/presentation/ project/homework?!!” Don’t let this be you!
4. Textbook wagon The average IB class gives you three textbooks, and the IB program will give you a premature bad back. Use your locker or bring a suitcase.
5. Stress ball There will be days when you’ll want to strangle someone as you watch your grades fluctuate from A to F, or when you realize the scrappy speech you just gave counts for 15 percent of your grade. Buy a stress ball. It’s the perfect medium for venting those impulses you’ll often feel to scrunch up the universe.
6. Sign up for a club! Never mind IB — for any student, signing up for organizations like MSF, PCRF, Green Team, Habitat, and the tutoring club is the most obvious way to fulfill your service requirement. You can also make new friends that way. Trust us – it’s much more enjoyable to join a club than to go to Ms. Russell at the end of the year begging for a job.
7. Figure out what you want to do People hear it all the time in high school: “I don’t know what I want to
– Selfism
be when I grow up.” Well, for starters, most of you are already grown up! Freshmen: Your grades, for first time ever, will actually count. Sophomores: You’re going to choose your classes in less than six months! Taking only IB Math won’t help as much as taking Bio if you want to go to med school. If you want to be a businessman, take Econ; if you want to be an actor, take Theater.
And the most important tip we can give … 8. Enjoy your high school years Seniors, graduates, parents and teachers will agree: high school was the best (and worst) of their lives. From all the experiences and friends gained from the start of 9th grade, to all the mistakes and mess-ups along the way to graduation, high school is an experience you’ll never forget. The IB program is just a small part of that experience. While it makes you focus on academics, it should also remind you to explore life, try new things, and meet new people. It’s a serious commitment but it’s not your entire life. Live a little!
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Making faces: Three transformative tutorials By
Katrina Kayyali
Whether you’re trick-or-treating, handing out candy, or just staying at home on October 31st, take part in Halloween traditions with these face-painting ideas.
Stitches and burns
Troll Face
Day of the Dead
This is fairly simple and doesn’t rely on a heavy foundation base or lots of face paint, which is good if you’re short on time, makeup or have sensitive skin.
If you want to do something a little more modern this fall, you could always go with the cynical yet popular troll face. Requires only black and white.
This design does a colorful take on the classic Halloween skull inspired by the Day of the Dead celebrations. The most elaborate of the three designs, it can be made simpler by omitting the cheek embellishments.
Tutorial url: youtube.com/watch? v=uSBJgSPwqIc
Tutorial url: youtube.com/watch? v=mgNJLYcEHJ4
Tutorial url: youtube.com/watch? v=BKyYYyoqdMs
Let the Dead Pass By Allegra
Cox
Keep your masks close to your face, the dead are searching. Keep your masks close to your face, and they will not see mother father sister brother child friend, only a mask. Stick to the path – the glowing faces will scare off the ghouls. Our dead are coming, searching. Mother Crone take back your children – we can give them nothing. Our still beating hearts can give breathless souls no sustenance. Our doors – their doors – are theirs no longer. The smell of the blood of animals is in the air, the flames rise high. This is not their world. We will join them soon.
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CADENCE VOLUME 18 CONTRIBUTORS
Mohamad AbuKishk Allegra Cox Liam Dobson Marwan Elzeftawy Alex Kim Yasmeen Mansour Yara Masoud Mariam Osman
EDITORS
Sarah Borland Emily Larson Elise Shivamber Ella Sullivan Tymmar Yaghi Nadia Zalika
DESIGN & LAYOUT Brittany Mitro Dina Siada
ADVISERS
Lane Graciano Hanya Mikati
PRINTING
Pam Mandich Submit articles to: cadence-group@acs.sch.ae Send photos to: cadence_99ca@sendtodropbox.com Visit our website: www.cadenceonline.net
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… اﳌﺎل؟ اﻟﺸﻲء اﻟﺬي ﻓﻲ ﻇﻨﻲ ﻗﻀﻰ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻞ اﻹﻧﺴﺎﻧﻲ ﻓﻲ داﺧﻠﻨﺎ ،وﺟﻌﻞ ﻣﻨﺎ ﺣﻴﻮاﻧﺎت ﻧﻌﻴﺶ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﺬاب اﻵﺧﺮﻳﻦ… ﻟﻮ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ اﻟﺪﳝﻘﺮاﻃﻴﺔ ﻫﻲ اﳊﻞ ،ﳌﺎ ﻋﺸﻨﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺼﺮ اﻟﻔﺴﺎد واﻟﻔﻘﺮ .ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻟﻲ ﻫﻮاﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺻﻐﺮي ﻫﻲ ﻛﺘﺎﺑﺔ اﳌﻘﺘﺒﺴﺎت ،اﻟﺘﻲ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺴﺎﻋﺪﻧﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺗﺮﺟﻤﺔ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﺔ اﻟﻔﻬﻢ ﻟﻌﻘﻠﻲ وﳌﺎ ﻳﺠﻮل ﻓﻴﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻮاﻃﺮ .واﳌﻔﻀﻠﺔ ﻟﺪي ﻛﺎﻧﺖ " :ﻧﻌﻴﺶ ﻟﻠﺒﺤﺚ ﻋﻦ اﻟﺴﻌﺎدة ،ﻓﻨﺤﺎول ﺟﺎﻫﺪﻳﻦ ﻟﻨﺒﺘﻜﺮﻫﺎ، وﻧﺤﻦ ﳒﻬﻞ أﻧﻬﺎ أﻣﺎﻣﻨﺎ" .ﻧﻌﻴﺶ ﺣﻴﺎﺗﻨﺎ ﻛﻲ ﻧﺤﺼﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ اﳌﺎل ﻟﻜﻲ ﻧﺤﻴﺎ ﺣﻴﺎﺗﻨﺎ ،وﻟﻜﻦ ﻟﻸﺳﻒ ﻧﺮى أﻧﻨﺎ وﺻﻠﻨﺎ ﳌﺮﺣﻠﺔ ﻟﻢ ﻧﻌﺪ ﻧﺮى ﺳﻮى اﳌﺎل ،ﺑﺤﻴﺚ ﻧﻨﺴﻰ ﳌﺎ ﻧﺤﻦ ﻧﺴﻌﻰ إﻟﻴﻪ أﺳﺎﺳﺎً؛ إن اﳌﺎل ﻳﺤﺘﺎج إﻟﻰ اﻟﻮﻗﺖ ،ﻟﻜﻦ اﳌﺎل ﻻ ﻳﺸﺘﺮي اﻟﻮﻗﺖ ،ﺑﻞ إن ﻓﻜﺮﻧﺎ ﺑﺘﻤﻌّﻦ ،إﻧﻪ ﻳﺸﺘﺮي أرواﺣﻨﺎ اﻟﺘﻲ ﲤﻀﻲ اﻟﻮاﺣﺪة ﺗﻠﻮ اﻷﺧﺮى إﻟﻰ اﳌﻮت دون أن ﺗﺬق ﻃﻌﻢ اﻟﺴﻌﺎدة اﳊﻘﻴﻘﻴﺔ .وﻫﺎ أﻧﺎ ﻛﺎره ﻟﻨﻔﺴﻲ ،ﻛﺎره ﻋﻴﺸﻲ ﻫﺬا ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺒﺎدئ ﺧﺎﻃﺌﺔ وﻟﻮ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ "ﻣﻘﺒﻮﻟﺔ" ﻓﻲ ﻣﺠﺘﻤﻊ ﻣﻌﲔّ أو ﺣﺘﻰ "ﻗﺎﻧﻮﻧﻴﺔ".أﻧﺎ ﻻ أرﻳﺪ أن أﻗﺘﻞ أو أﺳﺮق أﻣﻮال اﻟﻨﺎس ﻷن ﻋﻤﻠﻲ ،ﺑﺤﺴﺐ اﻟﺪﺳﺘﻮر واﻟﻨﻈﺎم وﻃﺒﻴﻌﺔ ﻋﻤﻠﻲ ،ﻳﻌﺘﺒﺮ "ﻗﺎﻧﻮﻧﻴﺎً" .ﺣﺎوﻟﺖ أن أﲤﺎﺷﻰ ﻣﻊ " اﳌﻘﺒﻮل" وأن أﻋﺎﺷﺮ اﻟﻨﺴﺎء ﻛﻤﺎ ﻳﻔﻌﻞ اﻟﻜﺜﻴﺮون ﻓﻲ ﻫﺬا اÅﺘﻤﻊ اﻟﻔﺎﺳﺪ ،ﻟﻜﻨﻲ ﻛﻨﺖ أرى أﻣﻲ وأﺧﺘﻲ داﺋﻤﺎً ،ﻟﺬا ﻟﻢ أﺳﺘﻄﻊ اﻟﻘﻴﺎم ﺑﻬﺬا "اﳌﻘﺒﻮل". ﻟﻢ أﻗﺪر ،ﻛﺎﻧﺖ اﻟﻮﺣﺪة ﺗﺆﺛﺮ ﻓﻴﻨﻲ ،واﻟﺰواج ..ﻻ ..ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ اﳊﻞ .ﻟﻢ أﻛﻦ ﻗﺎدراً ﻏﻠﻰ اﻳﺠﺎد "اﳊﺐ" ﻓﻲ ﻇﻞ إﻃﺎر ﺣﻴﺎﺗﻲ؛ اﳌﺎل ﻛﺎن ﻳﺴﻠﺐ ﻛﻞ ﺷﻴﺊ ﻓﻲ ﺣﻴﺎﺗﻲ ،ﻛﺄﻧﻪ ﻫﺬه اﻟﺴﻴﺠﺎرة ﻓﻲ ﻳﺪي ،أدﻓﻊ ﻷﺣﺼﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎ ﻳﺪﻣﺮ ﺣﻴﺎﺗﻲ .ﻛﻨﺖ أﺿﻴﻊ وﻗﺘﻲ ،أﻋﻤﻞ ﻷﺣﺼﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ اﳌﺎل ،ﺛﻢ أﺷﺘﺮي ﺑﻪ اﻟﺮذﻳﻠﺔ واﻟﺪﺧﺎن وﻛﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻟﻪ ﻓﺎﺋﺪة. اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﺣﻮﻟﻲ ﻳﺴﻴﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻫﺬه اﻟﺼﻮرة ،وﻃﺒﻴﻌﺔ ﻋﻤﻠﻲ ﺗﻈﻠﻢ اﻟﻜﺜﻴﺮ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﺎس؛ إن ﻛﺎن ﺑﺴﻠﺒﻬﻢ أرواﺣﻬﻢ أو ﺳﺮﻗﺔ أﻣﻮاﻟﻬﻢ؛ ﻷن ﻓﻲ ﻫﺬا اﻟﻌﺼﺮ اﳌﺎل ﻫﻮ اﳊﻴﺎة ،وﻛﻨﺖ أﻗﻮم ﺑﺬﻟﻚ ﻷﻋﻴﺶ وأﻋﻴﻞ أﺧﺘﻲ ،اﻟﺘﻲ ﻗﺘﻠﻬﺎ ﻫﺬا اﻟﺮﺟﻞ… ﻫﺬا اﻟﺮﺟﻞ اﻟﺬي ﻗﺘﻠﺘﻪ أﻧﺎ ،ﻧﻌﻢ ،ﻟﻘﺪ ﺳﺮﻗﺘﻪ ﺳﺎﺑﻘﺎً ودﻣّﺮت ﺣﻴﺎﺗﻪ ﻓﺄﺻﺒﺢ ﺑﻼ ﻣﺎل وﻻ ﻋﻤﻞ .واﻵن ،ﺳﻠﺒﺘﻪ ﺣﻴﺎﺗﻪ ،وﺳﻠﺒﺘﻪ ﻣﻦ زوﺟﺘﻪ، اﻟﺘﻲ دﺧﻠﺖ اﻟﻐﺮﻓﺔ ﻓﺠﺄة ..دﺧﻠﺖ ﻋﻠﻴﻨﺎ ﻟﺘﺮاﻧﻲ وزوﺟﻬﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻷرض واﳌﺴﺪس ﻓﻲ ﻳﺪي… .زوﺟﺘﻪ ﺟﻤﻴﻠﺔ ﺟﺪاً ،ﺗﺴﺎﺋﻠﺖ "ﻛﻴﻒ ﻟﻬﺎ أن ﺗﻜﻦ ﻣﻊ ﻫﺬا اﻟﺮﺟﻞ اﻟﻔﻘﻴﺮ؟!"… (Kه وأﺧﻴﺮاً ﲡﻠّﺖ ﻟﻲ اﳊﻘﻴﻘﺔ ،وﻓﻬﻤﺖ اﳊﻴﺎة .اﳊﺐ ﻻ ﻳﻘﺪّر ﺑﺜﻤﻦ ،وﺣﺒﻬﺎ ﻟﻪ ﻛﺎن ﻻ أول <4ة EiH_ +,-.# ﻳﻘﺪر ﺑﺜﻤﻦ ،وﺣﻴﺎﺗﻪ اﻟﺘﻲ ﻇﻦ أﻧﻪ ﻓﻘﺪﻫﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﻘﻒ أﻣﺎﻣﻲ .ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ رأﺗﻨﻲ وﻣﻌﻲ 8HXا +_ $CytاE4xراتEX .دة اﳌﺴﺪس ،ﻋﺠﺒﺎً ﻟﻢ ﺗﺨﻒ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﻴﺎﺗﻬﺎ وﺗﻬﺮب ،ﺑﻞ ﺳﺎرﻋﺖ ﻟﺘﺴﺎﻋﺪ زوﺟﻬﺎ؛ ﻓﻜﻴﻒ أذه.ب إ 34 z5 VYZIt <^4 $%أ(+2 ﺗﻬﺮب و"ﺣﻴﺎﺗﻬﺎ" ﳑﺪدة ﻋﻠﻰ اﻷرض ،ﻏﺎذﺑﺔ ﻋﻦ اﻟﻮﻋﻲ … إﻟﻰ اﻷﺑﺪ. وEL( +Z2UEXكE(K2% |}[G WCG .ب إ$% ﻫﺮﺑﺖ إﻟﻰ أﻗﺰب ﻛﻨﻴﺴﺔ ،ﻛﻨﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ وﺷﻚ اﻻﻧﻬﻴﺎر ،وﻛﻨﺖ أﺣﺘﺎج إﻟﻰ ﻧﻮر ،ﻧﻮر د "vZ2% +5واE(K%ب إ s~En $%ا <Ce%أو ﻳﻬﺪﻳﻨﻲ إﻟﻰ اﻟﻄﺮﻳﻖ اﻟﺼﺤﻴﺢ .وﻟﻜﻦ ،ﻣﺎ اﻟﺼﻮاب؟ ﻣﺎ اﳋﻄﺄ؟ ﺧﺴﺮت ﺣﻴﺎﺗﻲ ،وﻟﻢ اE(K%ب إ $%أ<S W=E4ا +_ QH0أ .+eÄ "5إذا ً ﻳﻌﺪ ﻟﺪي ﻣﺎ أﻋﻴﺶ ﻣﻦ أﺟﻠﻪ .وﻗﻔﺖ وﻧﻈﺮت إﻟﻰ اﻟﺼﻠﻴﺐ ،أﻳﻌﻘﻞ أن ﻣﻮت ﻫﺬا ا"]H# 8H>%ن WX ً EFY2Z[4اE>%دة وأ89ZX "اﻟﺮﺟﻞ“ ﻗﺪ أﺛّﺮ ﻓﻲ اﳌﻼﻳﲔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺒﺸﺮ؟! ﻣﺎذا ﻓﻌﻞ ﻟﻴﺤﺼﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛﻞ ﻫﺬا أن (Kا qHB4 z2>kH# E4ا ً وً EF>ZB4 اÅﺪ؟! ﻣﺎذا ﻓﻌﻞ ﻟﻴﻜﻮن ﻋﻠﻰ ﻫﺬه اﻟﺼﻮرة ﻣﻌﻠﻘﺎً أﻣﺎﻣﻲ ،وﻫﻮ اﻟﺬي ﺳﺎﻋﺪ اﻟﻜﺜﻴﺮون EBcX /R<4ن ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻌﻴﺶ ﺑﺴﻼم؟! أﻧﺎ ﻟﻢ أﻓﻬﻢ ﻓﻜﺮة اﻷدﻳﺎن ،ﻟﻢ أﻓﻬﻢ ﺳﺒﺐ أﻫﻤﻴﺘﻬﺎ .اﻹﺟﺎﺑﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛﻞ ﻫﺬه اﻟﺘﺴﺎؤﻻت واﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ ﻟﻢ ﺗﻜﻦ ﻫﻨﺎ ،ﺑﻞ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ اﻟﺴﻤﺎء… آﻟﺴﻤﺎء اﻟﺘﻲ إﻟﻴﻬﺎ ﻧﻈﺮ اﳌﻼﻳﲔ ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪة ﻣﻦ اﻟﻔﻘﺮ واﻷوﻗﺎت اﻟﺼﻌﺒﺔ…ﺗﺴﻠﻘﺖ اﻟﺼﻠﻴﺐ اﻟﻜﺒﻴﺰ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻜﻨﻴﺴﺔ ،وﺧﻠﻌﺖ ﺳﻠﺴﻠﺘﻲ "ﻣﻔﺘﺎح اﳊﻴﺎة" ،ﻫﺪﻳﺔ ﻣﻦ أﺧﺘﻲ ﺣﺒﻴﺒﺘﻲ ،اﻟﺘﻲ ﺳﺄراﻫﺎ .#ذ(' إ$% ﺑﻌﺪ ﻗﻠﻴﻞ" .ﻣﻔﺘﺎح اﳊﻴﺎة" ﻣﻔﺘﺎح ﻛﻞ اﻷﺳﺮار… وﻟﻜﻦ أﺳﺮار ﻣﺎ ﺣﻮﻟﻨﺎ ،ﻋﻠﻘﺖ د ،+5وأV= +,- ﻓﻮﻗﻨﺎ ،ﻓﻲ اﻟﺴﻤﺎء… ﻧﻈﺮت إﻟﻰ اﻷﻋﻠﻰ وﺻﺮﺧﺖ " :أﻧﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﻲ إﻟﻴﻜﻢ"... ا+Z2UEX 34 8H>% وﻓﻲ ﻫﺬه اﻟﻠﺤﻈﺔ ،أﻃﻠﻘﺖ رﺻﺎﺻﺔ ﺣﻴﺎﺗﻲ ،ووﻗﻌﺖ وﻓﻲ ﻳﺪي اﳌﺴﺪس ،واﻟﺴﻠﺴﻠﺔ… ا QeHeC%وا.QG"LC% وﻓﻲ ﻗﻠﺒﻲ دﻟﻴﻞ ﻓﺸﻠﻲ ﻓﻲ اﳊﻴﺎة :رﺻﺎﺻﺔ. أ،ً EFGEHI أذ(' 34وا8%ي J5KL% <Tوف .S 8>5دOP QRة ا/0 ،8H>% V= +,9Gا 34 ?-"%أ( +2وا.Q2UE>% `" ا"]R <^4 +_ 8H>%ن ،EL( WX ً EFY2Z[4 gHIاEL%س 8eRون 8>#اء أ= ،<cوا"A%ارع "]Sن "L4رة أ= .<cاEL%س (ELك "YH,Rن ا"B>mل و 3BkZSاOUE>%ت Ei,>5 34 ا V=o% p>e%وا8%رد.Qn <4وان اEZ_q%وي
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