Beacon of hope

15/04/2024

This morning we were invited by Saira to have breakfast and
we had met her husband as well… surprisingly. Our friend Anandi turned up and
has joined us. We are all friends to one another and we support each other in
difficult times. I grew up to think that friends and family are the beacon of
hope. If someone is having a difficult time , we must offer our support to help
them get through to the other end. Anandi helped me re-write my CV and submit
it to a pharmacy for an interview so we walked over to the pharmacy and submitted
the application form. Anandi and Saira are dear friends and they are part of a
wider circle of friends who support the Palestinian cause and they do
activities to raise awareness and educate people about Palestine. As  we speak the tension over Gaza has reduced slightly
but not completely gone. because of the Iranian attack on israel where an Iranian
embassy in Syria has been bombed by israel and iran retaliated by attacking Israel.  My hope for the near future is
for a ceasefire to happen to save lives and for the occupation forces to
withdraw so that the aggression on civilians is stopped and for politicians to
think for a longterm solution for Palestine and to recognise Palestine as a
state within its own right where our rights are equal to Israelis and no less
than anybody else’s rights. That is my dream.