I’ve been living in Nachlaot for one week, and already there have been spontaneous and synchronous moments where someone recognizes me in the streets, or I meet a new person randomly. My roommate went to meet someone at a cafe nearby and when she left, there were women outside acting in the square. She called me over and I came before they finished. They declared me the World’s Greatest Clown, which I appreciated and gladly did a five-second “turn” for the crowd, but it was weird when they kept saying, “Isn’t it nice to be someone you’re not?” I’m like, ‘What about the World’s Greatest Clown am I not?’
Sorry I missed the clown part of the story during our getting-to-know-you chat. Very cool! So glad you are safe, and that everyone else in the crowd was, too. I love the simple fervency of your prose. That you will not be scared off by crazy people who live to hate. That you plan to continue living and feeling alive in this very holy place. That you shopped in the very place they wanted today to drive us from. That God blessed you with a watermelon. Interestingly (but perhaps only to me), I was reading about the siren just as the siren sounded. Somehow, that made standing and watching the Israeli flag blowing outside my door even more poignant. May we share many beautiful stories, for long, healthy, happy years.
Sorry I missed the clown part of the story during our getting-to-know-you chat. Very cool! So glad you are safe, and that everyone else in the crowd was, too. I love the simple fervency of your prose. That you will not be scared off by crazy people who live to hate. That you plan to continue living and feeling alive in this very holy place. That you shopped in the very place they wanted today to drive us from. That God blessed you with a watermelon. Interestingly (but perhaps only to me), I was reading about the siren just as the siren sounded. Somehow, that made standing and watching the Israeli flag blowing outside my door even more poignant. May we share many beautiful stories, for long, healthy, happy years.