More on rivalry

I just saw a film called ‘Promises’. It deals with the Palestinians and Israelis conflict. The film focuses on children of both sides. It shows realistically (children are not actors but real children) their hopes and fears at different times of their life.

Even if you didn’t see it you may imagine how touching and depressing is that film.

The situation depicted by the film is hopeless. Boys and girls six or seven years are in both sides already fill up with hate and mistrust. And they’re hopeless. The paradox is that the reasons for rejecting each other are almost the same. Palestinians on one side and Israelis on the other, both are strongly convinced their God is the ‘one’, their land is theirs, justice is with them. In that non fiction film you get amazed when seing a six year boy (or girl) talking about land possession and history with more conviction than a professor would have on that subject. Why is this? Because we all live and think according to the information, education and vital experiences that we receive from our people and environment. In extreme situations this can produce tragic consequences.

In Western Europe situations tensions are much less stressed and as a consequence our thinking and attitudes may be much less dramatic. For example, in Germany someone told Lydia explicitly something about the superiority of Northern versus Southern Germans. And many Spaniards still believe wrong things (just the opposite to the reality) about Catalans. Tendentious information and political interests are beyond those topics. And, still further on, economy is, in my opinion, the very real and deepest factor that fuels (sometimes not in an obvious way) human history worldwide.

I like topics like this one but I like lighter, fresher and funnier topics too. Trying to balance the serious themes I’m looking for ‘Never mind the buzzcocks’ with Amy Winehouse. I think I will download it soon.

See you at E.O.I.