Allergic

In a hospital for people allergic to strawberry, it was not allowed even to enter strawberry to the hospital so it won't be someone who eats it by mistake.
One day the window cleaner who lives there and never goes out wanted to eat strawberry. That guy said to the first patient don't u know how beautiful is the color of strawberry? And he said to the second how beautiful it is the touch of strawberry... And told to the third that strawberry has a lot of health benefits.... Convinced the forth that having strawberry is a right... And so on...
At the end of the day the window cleaner stood and shouted high "We Want Strawberry" and all the patients in the hospital stood and scream "We Want Strawberry"
Then the window cleaner stood and shouted "We won't have our medicine till we get strawberry" and the echo of his words were heard all over the hospital, the walls has shaken, yes strawberry is a need and a must to be brought to that hospital.
The second day a big truck of strawberry was brought to the hospital, every one had his share and hidden it well, every one was smiling, the window cleaner enjoyed the taste, and the patients enjoyed victory... Few days later a rotten odor was all over the place.

The king and the fortress

Each time that the king walks around his fortress that is still building it's walls... Hundreds of workers working stacking rocks. It is really weird that the king himself stops many times to carefully help and work with them, he has his own spaces that only he works on it.
Accompanied with his counselor admiring this no harmony in work but there is a certain bizarre beauty, yes there was no harmony at least this was the opinion of the counselor. You can see places people working in groups and other places someone building alone, some uses dark stones others uses colored stones... Some places the wall is already too high and other places still at it's beginning. But the counselor gave up asking the king about all that is happening. Except that one day surprised by a bizarre thing seen newly he couldn't keep his silence longer and he addresses to the king... My lord aren't those the spies of your enemy? and they were supposed to be killed? You kept them alive? No no worse, you assigned them to build part of your wall... It's your wall it's your protection...

The king smiles and explains: my dear friend walls means nothing to me, cause war means nothing to me, it's just a frontier to make my visitors feel safe. But what's important is what I learned during all the history of my kingdom is to be open to all people, let all participate in building my kingdom, it brought joy to my heart and diversity to my city. As you can see I put my touch very carefully from time to time, look at it how I have drawn the limits between the different workers.

I understand my lord but still your enemies are inside your walls and they can easily plan your death, and you have great engineers who can easily make your walls high in short time.

Looking in the eyes of the counselor the King keeps seconds of silence wondering in his mind, after all these years and still this man did not understand, then he says: my enemies are so busy with planing to kill me so they can't see the easy way to get my head, and assigning to them the walls in that side of the kingdom is the best way to keep them busy, and for the rest I do not want to finish my walls now, I do not want to die early I want to keep seeing the evolution and work around me.

Not very convinced, but glad that the king is at least giving him some answers. The counselor continued maybe he will find what will heal his curiosity. Now supposing that I am convinced with what you already said, I can see also that every day new people come and work, people who you do not know, you do not know where they came from nor what they want to do, how do u assign to them where to work so you stay safe?

Enough questions for me, the questions are now, what are you doing here? you have been my companion for years and you have many security doubts but still u feel safe, ask this to your self.
My enemies fear what they don't know and they don't know what is the reason of my safety and prosperity, It is not me who assigns each where to go but it is the great power from above who I learned to trust, It is the wisdom of God. Every morning I wake up and go to the high tower in my castle and take a look on the workers and I notice their movement and how with time some leave and the others go work at the place that fits them maybe not from the first day but soon. Like you at first I was worried and tried to force my opinion but after all nothing worked except this way.

So at the end I tell you, this is all a combination of my experience that allows me to put limit to each, my good heart to accept the presence of all people in my kingdom, my faith in God who distributes each person to where he belongs and at the end the great mystery that is created by all this combination increases the love and respect of the good people and creates fear in the mind of my enemies who stays lost wondering from where to attack.

People I met: Super Night Club

- Hey you (Shad addressing to the PIMP) How does things work in here?
- You chose one of the dancers, and then you have two choices the first you offer her a drink and she spends 30min with you, second you buy a bottle and she stays with you the night and you pick her up from her hotel on a day she is free and she is yours for that day, you have to pay her extra money.
-That girl, second on the right what's her name? And what day is she free?
-Cynthia our new girl, she she's a perfect company, you can have her tomorrow.
-Great, then get me a bottle and get Cynthia to that table next to us I will wait there.

Anthony said: Shad what happened? I thought you had a promise to your self never to get a girl from such a place... remember? it is you who puts the rule of only have a drink and enjoy the show...
-Things changed the moment I stepped into this place "serpent's hole" it is indeed, now excuse me.

A cigaret in his trembling hand, his eyes checking around... He doesn't look comfortable, it is more like someone who is in a date with a gorgeous lady he already have a crush on, more than being waiting for a show girl, maybe because it is his first time in such situation since long time. Getting close to his table, she had some exaggerated makeup she had this fake smile on her face, she touches his shoulder and suddenly the smile faded... she took her hand off and took a step back, the PIMP pushed her again and introduced her to him.
-Here you are our gorgeous fresh lady Cynthia, you can call me, my name is Hyena, if you need anything sir.

A strange look in his eyes: Hello, Cynthia.
-You know my original... you can call me Dark Warrior.
-I paid to get Cynthia, and Cynthia I shall get.

She stood and signed to Hyena that she is leaving the table, he ran to the table.
-Any problem?
-Yes I do not like this gentleman, he insulted me.

Shad pushing his hand to the hand of Hyena...
-I paid for this, and I am gonna get it.

took her aside by her hand, obviously they didn't have a friendly conversation... She was treated like any other girl in this business... they get deprived of their dignity. Then he brings her back to the client.

-The Irony of life... while taking a deep breath and having that annoying smile that every one knows it hides pain besides it, Cynthia nice name, it suites a warrior who willingly surrendered to his enemy. He tried to touch her leg and reach her privates, she didn't let him, he caressed her cheeks and suddenly grabbed her hair, licked her neck and whispered in her ear: since you are here, I guess you do not want to lose this new job... You better obey. He hardly managed to ignore that ear ring that holds long stories.
-Now I got to leave, but I reserved you for tomorrow, you better be ready at noon and be dressed what suites your new way of life...


You are so strange tonight, proclaimed Anthony with a silly smile on his face and his tone that Shad hates, you were a bit rough to that bitch what a sudden change bro. But she is a good choice man, nice butt she gonna rock your day.
-Drive, I need a beer and a ride to enjoy my cigaret I need a fresh breeze and some calm, it really was a rough night, and it is gonna be harder tomorrow if you know what I mean...
Anthony smiled, his sober friend has shown a new wild side, what Anthony considers manhood... but he didn't dare to say any more words to him, he thought that it has been a pressure on his friend this is why he is not talking... he only admired him, terminating each cigaret right after the previous.

She opened the car door, stays next to him, dressed as he wished for... she didn't have to, she knows this but she did as he wishes, she is the old brave warrior but once again so weak in his presence or she pretends to be for a reason too private for her.
Not a single word was said, she walked behind him till the hotel room, he pushed her to the wall and he had his wild moments, she was as obedient as usual, does she enjoy this?

She knew what's in his heart, she waited the perfect moment to speak, I am the same old warrior... I want you to keep your same unique warm heart.
-You were a warrior, or at least I thought you were a warrior, but no you never were. You only are a liar, you were offered the chance to get a new warm life, you refused it while you hated yours, you then got set free to go make your supposed war you landed on this shit... remember the story I told you about? with all the evidences I had, but you insisted on taking the same adventure that you already end up lost after it a thousand time before. You are only a cheap woman full of foolishness.

He pushed her again into a rough and humiliating sex, and she surrenders... he never understood this she still touches him softly, this was always his greatest paradox.

Dropped her back to the hotel she threw back the money to him saying you will need it to come back and buy me a new bottle. he never knew and will never know what runs in her mind after he leaves her each time since he ever met her. How not to be affected, he was exhausted, for two days he acted against all his principles... He will have to work a lot to heal this injury, he will have to pray a lot not to lose the good that he always built his life upon. He will have to live with this mystery for the rest of his life, or not? Also he wonders if this ever was a mystery for her. He always thinks that he can see behind this wall that every one stops at the writings on it "bitch". Will he ever accept that she is a bad person, he never stops at the walls that people builds around their selves this is his gift that he enjoys. He will forget her cause life has to go on... He does not surrender but he had this lesson in life, "he must offer his self good presents and what it deserves".

People I Met: Over the seas

From one of his trips Geo came back with a tattoo on his arm, this tattoo is different from all others this one is even more colorful and warm this is the first thing that people notice comparing to the rest that are on his body.
What is bizarre is that Geo likes to spend hours facing a mirror so he be able to see the tattoo.
Once in a gathering he was asked to explain what is all this story about, at this moment a shiny smile draws on his face and starts to telling.
That "Chem" the word in the tattoo is the name of a princess in a far kingdom, but he couldn't really explain what is that kingdom... She is a princess of inspiration, she is a beautiful woman...
Geo always believed  that women has great powers, but those powers are like fire it is random and burns everything on it's way, a fire that does not know what it wants... But this time when talking about Chem it was obvious that his ideas were different...
- Do you still talk to her? someone asked him...
- Yes I am constantly in contact with her, she made the greatest change in my life, and she is my definition of a true woman.
- Since you are still in contact with her, why to spend hours looking at your arm in the mirror, why not spend time reading her letters?
Geo with his bright eyes that probably expresses much more of what his words are gonna say, starts to explain... letters are encouraging words for the moment, and she has the perfect words to heal my wounds but it is not enough and it is nothing comparing to what I see when I look in that mirror... Chem has drawn that tattoo with her own hands, I touch the tattoo and feel her warm touch that reaches my heart and caresses my thoughts and  inspires my dreams. And in purpose it is drawn on a place that I can't see so I look into a mirror when I want to see it, this is a reminder of her eyes only them were able to reflect a true woman's beauty and in it I found a lot of my reality.
And Geo continues talking about her, every one felt in love with her... She is a dreamer and independent, she is a remarkable survivor who managed to transform her scars to a beauty and always maintained her feminism.
Every one left, their hearts warm from the story they heard, but they left with much more questions than they had when they came.

People I met: Bleeding finger

Shad gave a phone call to Leo, they had their usual chat...
talking about good and bad, work and fun, but that time the conversation ended in a weird way, Leo rarely complains about his personal stuff, so his last words were "I need to see you tonight, I have to tell you something but has to be face to face."
Surprised by Leo's words, Shad instantly agreed to meet after a couple of hours.

Riding in Leo's car, at a lovely summer night on the highway, never thought about having dinner cause the conversation seemed that it needs complete privacy.
Both were calm, Shad did not want to ask what happened cause obviously that was the reason why he is there, preferred to let Leo get in the mood and start talking about his worries.
Minutes pass playing some soft music on the radio.
- Look
- What?
- look at my finger man, it's bleeding and doctors wouldn't do anything about it.

To his shock of what just happened Shad maintained silence, his thoughts took him away to a place he visits when in need of calm, that place can be reached at any time.
Leo continued: it hurts real bad, it has been like that since morning and did not heal.
With a gentle smile replied: it will be good don't worry, wounds takes time to heal.
- I know it is hard for you to understand what I am into, you never had a wounded finger... but I felt like I needed to tell someone about this.

Shad moved his eyes toward the ground while his hand caresses his leg, working hard to stop his tears traveled back to his secret place. Until Leo's voice breaks the silence again: I know that you had different accidents, but after that you had surgeries and they removed the cause of your pain, now you gave away your leg you can't see the scars any more, but look at me I will have to see my finger like this for days, and have to decide how to heal it.

Shad kept listening to how Leo had this horrible accident, and he made sure everything will be ok, till he went back home to his warm bed with who he shares a daily prayer, where a few minutes before sleeping Shad works on healing his thoughts.