A new view

We are adjusting to our new "diggs" here in the ancient city. And, boy do I mean CITY! This is the first time that I have ever lived in a downtown city setting. It is still at the stage where it is quite novel. I drift off to sleep to the sound of traffic (at any hour), or late-night parties or arguments, or parades of wedding cars driving past honking full blast to announce the bride and groom (usually between 10-2am). I thank God that He blessed me with a deaf ear, so when I tire of the novelty I can just turn over and go to sleep in peace and quiet.



The new view is quite spectacular, high rise after high rise, and all the tiny people that look like ants. We are on the fourth floor, but that is really the fifth floor, because the main floor is referred to as 0 instead of 1.



Although it is a great view, it is a bit cramped and impractical. Our "balcony" is only a few feet wide and the space is constantly full of drying laundry. We don't have a dryer and laundry for a family of four in a space the size of a twin mattress means - no veiw at all most of the time.




Still, it's fun to people watch.

Just the other day I noticed a guy on top of one of the buildings with binoculars and a walkie-talkie. "What is he doing up there" I wondered. A peeping Tom? An accomplice to a crime- the lookout? A king's guard? Then suddenly I became overwhelmed by an urge that I could not resist no matter how hard I tried. Magically a mirror appeared in my hands and I found myself doing a science lesson on reflections and the power of the sun's light... I think if my Arabic were better, I might have understood what he was shouting, but then again, it was awfully far away, and I'm not sure if I would have heard it clearly enough.

Then I thought about how powerful that tiny reflected ray of light was - all I did was bounce it off a small mirror, it didn't take much effort, but it sure made an impression on that guy. I can think of all kinds of parallels about being a reflection, and bringing light to those around me. I don't think He meant it this way, though... But it did cause me to think. Even though this is a new place and I am adjusting, am I still taking time to get out my mirror and reflect a little light everywhere I go?