31 Years ago...

i can tell you that since 1975 (31 years ago) alot has happenned. The first thing that comes to mind is the Star Wars Trilogy. I mean Georges Lucas came up with the most addictive and astonishing special effects mankind will ever witness. The Second thing, is the peace treaty signed in 1979 between Egypt's Anwar Sadat and Israel's Menachem Begin. Now for all of you who don't know, April 13 1975 is a date engraved in each and every lebanese heart around the world. 31 years ago, a large mass had gathered at noon near a church that was to be committed to Pierre Gemayel, the chief of the Lebanese Phalangist Party (al-Kata'ib/Kataeb) -Pierre Gemayel is a man who always stood for Lebanese wellbeing before all else, a proud Arab nationalist- As the group of well-wishers, friends, and family met around the church in the predominantly Christian district of Ain el-Rumaneih, a car with masked license plates got through Gemayel's security lines and what appeared to be Palestinian commandos opened fire on the group. Later that same day, as the confusion subsided, a bus carrying Palestinian commandos returning from a rally organized by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) ran the Phalangist security net near the church and sparked a violent conflict. My point being is that 31 years ago, the Lebanese civil war erupted and led us to a bloodshed that affected each and every lebanese. It lasted 15 years. 5475 days of bomb-shedding. and Here we are...31 years later... virtually back to the same issues that led to our 15 years of chaotic hostilities.... Apparently the entire world can move on, create trilogies, sign peace treaties, but lebanese people are cursed... unfortunately it's like we're on this turning wheel that takes us back to point zero.