There was nothing particularly eventful about yesterday except for one brief, significant incident that will certainly be told for generations to come. The incident took place while the husband and I were on the road in our quiet little neighborhood in Maryland.
While stopping at the traffic right I noticed a man in the car besides us looking in our direction and waving cheerfully. I rolled down my window to find out what he was trying to tell me. To my surprise the man spoke with me in Arabic, saying: "Are you from Madaba?" At first, I was speechless then I realized this man knew where I come from simply from our car tag, which proudly bears the name of my hometown."Yes I am," I said happily and introduced myself.
"I’m from Ram Allah but we have many friends from Madaba," he said while pointing to his wife, who was sitting besides him smiling. We conversed briefly. We talked about our jobs, where we live and our mutual relatives all in the span of barely a minute before the traffic light turned green. We said our goodbyes and then went our separate ways. What a pleasant encounter!
What a small world! My brothers live in AZ and went to NYC for 2 days.While they were walking the streets of Manhattan they met my mom’s friend who lives in Tunisia and was there for one afternoon 🙂
Thanks Skye, spot on!
Seattle on the top of your list, isnt that wonderful !
One of the many wonderful aspects of being married to my dear wife is how we seem to either run into someone she knows or someone who knows someone she knows no matter where we go in this great big world of ours. It’s really quite remarkable. Seattle: check. London: check. New York: Check. Raleigh, NC: check. This list goes on and on and on. I think there is some aspect of it that has to do with the wonderful sociability of those from the Middle East. Those connections really are what makes life worth living and they’re things that seem to get lost as societies become more “westernized,” detached and really more egocentric. I, for one, am glad to have found that connection as I revel in the experiences that are the life and times of my wonderful wife.
Great story shagfeh 🙂 why didn’t you exchange numbers?