The Israeli massacre in Gaza broke my heart. It made me feel like an accomplice to that dirty crime. And writing about it was no consolation. I did not feel that it was a victory for the resistance like Hamas did. I felt like the Palestinian Authority, denouncing and condemning. I saw no other victorious than Israel and no other incompetent than the Arab summits. I only saw the bodies of the children and the tears of the women. I hated politics, so I stopped writing about it. I was saddened by that defeat. When I tried to look for happiness elsewhere, I could not find anything better than writing again, for sometimes words are your window out of desperation back into life. ‘Finding Your Strength in Difficult Times' is a book by David Viscott. It is best-seller all over the world. It seems the whole world is looking for happiness. Viscott says: “We all look for happiness. But happiness is not an end in itself. It comes when you do the thing you love and when you communicate with others in good faith. Happiness is to be yourself, to take your own decisions and to be independent and allow others to be independent. It comes when you search for the best in you and in the world around you.” Would heads of state read these words and take this advice? Why do I wish they would? Is it so that they bring us happiness? Viscott also says: Treason and surrender - in spite of the severity of their impact - do not have the ability to impede the march of your success, unless it is you who is looking for excuses to fail. And do not depend on anyone to save you, give you a big push to start or defeat your enemies.”
Viscott's book is excellent and deserves that I tell you more about. But I will tell you just that piece of his advice now: “Look for your strength, even if you doubt it and especially if you do. Your strength disappears in times of weakness and needs your faith in it to come back. Follow what you believe. Your faith is your strength in this hour of need. You are not weak. You just forget sometimes.”
