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Sitting at my command post which essentially is my office and the place where Yoram and I do our podcasts, it is weirdly quiet in Tel Aviv. Everyone is well aware that a war is raging but 30 kilometers as the crow flies from my door. Yet we all go about our normal lives with the full knowledge of the war.
We have been waiting for the sledge hammer to hit us over our economic head as our government agencies try hard to make their educated guesses as what to do to in order to avoid a melt down that is sweeping globally. We do appear to have a better control over our banking industry then in other countries. But we hear in muffled tones that our banks are exposed to a variety of investments in the American banking system that appears to be in trouble. Not a good sign for the health of our financial system. We can also see that some of our conglomerates that have been involved in Real Estate investments in the US that are now facing serious losses or at the least are in serious need of a monetary injection of capital to keep them a float. The street appears to be somewhat cautious as the cafes continue to be full and vibrant. This is generally a good sign and may indicate that our overall economic systems may be in fact doing fine with just some minor difficulties. We can only hope that this is the case.
The summer is over and the election period in America has ended. President-Elect Obama and the democrats have severed the head of the failed policies of the republican administration. The forces of good and evil are gathering their energies for a possible final struggle for the heart of mankind. This is not black and white. In fact both forces have within them tendencies toward drawing each other to its cause. The choice we must consider is whether we can support and believe, that which appears to be good is in fact just that. Change is more then just words. In the past, words driven by ego, as demonstrated by our political and religious leaders, have failed us as false prophets and have led mankind into the rungs of hell and deceit. The legions of evil have cast a dark shadow over most of the world today.
The holiday season is upon us in Israel. There is a light headedness that appears in the air as if everyone I see is walking just a few inches off the ground. There is an openness of spirit that I sense in the looks, and attitude of the passing humanity on the streets of Tel Aviv. It’s in the unusual receptivity of the service workers in our restaurants and offices that is most pleasantly surprising. But then this is a time of personal reflection and transformation as this part of the world turns away from the sun and we slowly move into the chilly time of year. We are returning to the cycle of life that pushes us however reluctantly closer to ourselves.
