Though not a huge Tolle fan, he does broach an interesting subject here. Actually, I have felt I was caught in a no man's land between two worlds most of my life. I have noticed my ego dying off as I age, though I am not quite sure this is an awakening as much as it is just being tired of life's trivial crap. The things that seemed so important in youth and middle age are starting to look sillier these days. Nothing really bothers me lately. I live each day as a separate life. If I see another sunset at the end of the day, I'm good.....
I sold real estate in the city with the largest concentration of Arabs in the USA. Many of the old-time agents would not work with them. Arabs drove a hard bargain. I was forced to, as I was a newcomer to the city and had no 'sphere of influence', as they like to say in real estate. I actually melded great with their style of business, made many connections, and did very well courting them. They had money, were smart, and came to the party ready to deal. I also had many conversations with them about the never-ending conflicts in the Middle East. There was a reason they were now living in Detroit. The major lesson I came away with was there was no clear cut right and wrong in the Middle East. I see the FB posts all day taking partisan sides as usual, from the safety of a padded office chair sitting in front of a computer. The usual mass media suspects are also lining up with their patented brands of distorted, one-sided propaganda of either 'Jew bad/Arab good' or '
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