Taken from Somewhere in the North Libya - english

Any possible coincidences with real personalities and events are random. All events are fiction. 18+.

Från Valborg Till ValhallA@2006-FOREVER

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APRIL.INGOLSTADT-HAIFA.

- Hello, dear Noah ! - Imam Maarouf called his friend, abbot of the Lutheran parish in the Swedish city of Sölvesborg, Pastor Noah Söderqvist.

- Glad to hear you, dear Maarouf ! - answered Noah.

- Our meeting arrangements remain valid ? Did all parties agree to participate in our debate in Karlshamn ?

- Yes, dear Imam ! The leader of the right, Mr. Per Åkerblom, the leader of the left, Joakim Sjödin, the leader of the Christian Democrats, Mrs. Emma Thuresson, one of the leaders of the Muslim diaspora in Sweden, Imam Ali Nasseri - they all confirmed their participation in the debate. From the right-wing centrists, Mr. Håkan Lund will take part in the debate. Unfortunately, so far Mr. Lusenius, as well as representatives of liberals and greens, have answered our proposal with a polite refusal. Nothing, we will solve problems in such a composition. May the Lord be with us !

- Yes, dear Noah ! May Allah be with us, for our thoughts are pure. Unfortunately, I have disturbing news for you. the situation in the world is heating up, we are on the verge of a terrorist war, but this is not a telephone conversation ! Tomorrow, Mister Söderqvist, I will fly to Tel Aviv - and than go to Haifa. You know, soon the anniversary of the tragic death of Saida.

- I remember your tragic loss, dear Maarouf ! Forty-one years have passed since the death of your beloved !

- Yes, Noah. Time is running inexorably. In Haifa, I will meet with the abbot of the small synagogue - and my friend - the Rabbi David Blum. We made friends when it was necessary to quickly - according to the traditions of Islam - organize the burial of Saida. Since then, every year in these sad days, we meet with my friend the Rebbe, remember Saida and talk about the fate of our crazy world.

- And that guy ... who, through negligence, killed your girlfriend ... What was his name ?

- Israel Gershon ... He is already over 50, he served his term. Lives as a recluse, became a writer. He writes on the topics of life and death. Good, talented writer. They say that he comes on Saida grave every week ... All these years, after he was released from prison. He became a great friend of the Arab diaspora of Haifa .. How I hated his first time ! And then ... For a long time, about thirty years ago - we first met at the cemetery, at the grave of Saida. I arrived on the anniversary of her death in Haifa, in the Arab cemetery. He knelt before the grave of the girl he had killed by negligence ... How I wanted to kill him then, what a hatred burned in my soul for all Jews!

.. Israel silently knelt before the grave of the girl whom he accidentally killed ... I so wanted to kill him ... But I saw his eyes full of tears and remorse ... Sincere remorse for the evil he had done .. - Do you want to kill me ? - he asked me. - I'm ready, she dreams of me every day in my nightmares. I see - this dream every night ... You go to meet us, she was so young and beautiful, she smiles at you, her smile - in which there is sincere love for you, for our world ... You are so happy ... And my careless traffic. The stone fell under my foot, I slipped, the weapon was not on the guard, my finger arbitrarily pulled the trigger ... She, Sayida - is covered in blood ... Agony ... You are on your knees before your love, which is dying on your hands .. .

- You know, Maarouf. So many times I thought about suicide, because I could not live with this nightmare. Every night ! To everyone! Embankment, couple in love, machine gun, death ... Kill me, please, dear Maaruf today. Kill ! All my hatred for this unfortunate guy has passed. I hugged Israel. - Israel ... Yes, I hated you, I wanted to kill you, to avenge the dead Saida, our broken life. But ... The ways of the Lord are inscrutable, for everything is the Will of the Most High. We are so far from understanding the miracle of the creation of our world, we are so far from understanding the intention of the Creator ..

- I hated you so much, but - apparently Allah was so pleased that Saida would perish in the land of Israel. After all, Christians consider these lands the Cradle of the World. And my Saida found eternal peace on this earth ... I hated you so much, but Allah lightened my soul. After her death, I came to True. I believe that the Creator is one, but everyone has his own ways of accepting the Supreme. I have my own way, you have your own. Saida also had his own. The Creator does not give us more tests than we can endure. Death and the end of earthly life is not the end, it is not the end of existence.

This is just the Entrance to Infinity.

No one has the right to accelerate this path. Everyone must go their own way - by trial and error, by loss and suffering, and once - by joy, happiness and love. In our life, randomness is not accidental. And if we overcome ourselves in situations where it would seem that there is no sense in going further...

... Then we become closer to the Creator and his plan. You didn’t want to kill Saida, I see you suffer, sincerely suffer for so many years from the evil committed by you through negligence ... I forgave you, Israel ! It's hard for me to see you, but I don't hate you. Then I became friends with the Rebbe David Blum. He helped me organize a funeral, he has good relations with the Arabs. He is a true Jew, sincerely believing in the Lord and free from religious prejudice and hatred of the Arabs. Do you know him ?

- Of course, dear Maarouf ! It was the rabbi David who helped me when ... when it was really bad for me ! Sincere, believing in God - man without any dogma. I - not wanting it myself - committed a terrible crime. I killed a man, I killed a young girl who could become a mother. You have forgiven me, the Rebbe has forgiven me - seeing my repentance .. But I myself, dear Maaruf - I can not forgive myself for what I did ...

- Israel, try to forgive yourself ! I understand that you are an honest and faithful guy, so it’s so hard for you to live, realizing yourself as an involuntary killer. But ! Try to forgive yourself ! This I say, the man - from whom you took the most precious thing in my life. My love ... But, remember, Israel - I sincerely forgave you, and I'm sure - I feel my Saida every minute ... She forgave you ! We looked into the sky, and it seemed to us that the bright sun above Haifa shone even brighter. It seemed to me that from somewhere - from there Saida sent us her blessing ...

- As far as I know you, dear Maarouf, I am so surprised at how much you sincerely believe in God and are a courageous person ! Doesn't Rabbi Blum want to come to our debate in Karlshamn ?

- Dear, Noah ! That is exactly what I wanted to offer him. I hope the rabbi will kindly agree with my proposal.

- We are waiting for you, dear imam and your friend David Blum at the debate in Karlshamn. I hope that our meeting will change our world !

Imam Maarouf left the mosque. He was very sad. But he clearly saw Saida's happy face. The Imam began preparations for the flight to the Holy Land.

Pastor Noah Söderkvist dialed the leader of the new Swedish left, Mr. Joakim Sjödin.

- Hello, dear Joakim ! - Greetings, dear pastor !

- Is your decision to take part in our debates is certain ?

-Yes, dear pastor ! We are beginning to realize that in modern conditions, our irreconcilable attitude towards religion, the modern right forces and the state of Israel must be somehow changed. This is especially true of our position regarding the Lutheran church. If we are for democracy, if we are for free choice, then a person has the right to believe in the Lord or not. Therefore, we are for the beginning of a dialogue with the Lutheran Church and personally with you, dear Noah. It is much more difficult for us to change our attitude to the extreme right. After all, this party was created including by people who were related to the Third Reich ! And then, I think the East German Stasi actively formed the position - at least in those days - of this neo-Nazi party. Although we are aware that Mr. Åckerblom did a great deal to eradicate the elements of neo-Nazism and racism in this party. This is my unofficial opinion. But internally, I am ready for a dialogue with Per, although in most positions our views are diametrically opposed. But I see those moments where we have common ground. It’s hard for me to admit this, but on many issues - even where our opinions are diametrically opposed - Per's views are very interesting !

Pastor Noah Söderkvist dialed the leader of the new Swedish left, Mr. Joakim Sjödin

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- Hello, dear Joakim !

- Greetings, dear pastor !

- Is your decision to take part in our debates is certain ?

-Yes, dear pastor ! We are beginning to realize that in modern conditions, our irreconcilable attitude towards religion, the modern right forces and the state of Israel must be somehow changed. This is especially true of our position regarding the Lutheran church. If we are for democracy, if we are for free choice, then a person has the right to believe in the Lord or not. Therefore, we are for the beginning of a dialogue with the Lutheran Church and personally with you, dear Noah. It is much more difficult for us to change our attitude to the extreme right. After all, this party was created including by people who were related to the Third Reich ! And then, I think the East German Stasi actively formed the position - at least in those days - of this neo-Nazi party. Although we are aware that Mr. Åckerblom did a great deal to eradicate the elements of neo-Nazism and racism in this party. This is my unofficial opinion. But internally, I am ready for a dialogue with Per, although in most positions our views are diametrically opposed. But I see those moments where we have common ground. It’s hard for me to admit this, but on many issues - even where our opinions are diametrically opposed - Per's views are very interesting !

- As for the state of Israel ... Yes, in our opinion it pursues a policy identical to the policy of the Third Reich during the Second World War - with regard to the people of Palestine. But, if we are for democracy, we must actively oppose any manifestations of anti-Semitism! Our attitude to the state of Israel and its ruling circles today is absolutely non-identical to our attitude to the great Jewish people ! Governments come and go, but ordinary people stay. Those who want to work for the good of their family and homeland just want happiness and love. The long-suffering Jewish people suffered such enormous losses during the Second World War. We are in favor of an early peaceful resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. It is this conflict that is the real powder keg, a possible reason for the emergence of the third - and last in the history of mankind - world war !

- By the way, dear pastor! You probably want to know my opinion about the information that some of our comrades come into contact with radical Islamic groups and participate in the preparation of terrorist acts against the State of Israel ?

- Sure, Joakim !

- We check this information if rumors are confirmed that the comrades will be expelled from the party. We are for dialogue, for fruitful criticism, for dialogue, probably even with the ultra-right - our meeting in Karlshamn will show whether this idea has a future, but we are against any forcible solution to any problems and conflicts, at least until the moment when there is an opportunity solve the problem at the negotiating table.

- Agree, Joakim ! Our world is so missing Mr. Palme ! I understand that this is a pipe dream, but I dream about the day when the heavens open and Olof will return from heaven to the holy land of our common Motherland ! To the land of a peaceful and tolerant Sweden ! Or -somewhere in the world - a politician will be born who will succeed the mission that the Lord assigned to Olof. It doesn’t matter - he will adhere to right or left political views, but only those views that will help to keep our Motherland neutral, peaceful, tolerant, democratic, irreconcilable to racism and Nazism.

- That would be nice, pastor ! I agree that all our debates and mutual rejection only pour water on the mill to those oligarchs who, as the great Karl Marx said, are ready to destroy our whole world for their profit ! It is necessary to start a dialogue and comes to a compromise of the strong ! Olof can be loved, can be hated. But he was an honest politician and man. Apparently, there are no such people anymore ... Only shadows remained ... We must return home, pastor. It can be in different ways, but not opposite. See you at the debate !

- Joakim, it may be interesting for you to meet in Karlshamn with Imam Maaruf from Ingolstadt. Most likely he will come to our summit with his friend, the Rebbe David Blum from Haifa.

- Noah ! You know how to surprise! Is the imam friendly with the rabbi ? Maybe our world is not doomed yet ?

-I hope, Mr. Sjödin !