Eternal Peace

Her mother passed away two months ago, the father a year before, and today she is. My parents speaking about the tragedy, calling others to inform;It is somehow the leftovers of the communal sense.

“Amir, do you know who passed away today? The daughter of Tzipora (bird). I know how close you were with each other. She asked about you many times during her mother’s mourning days (שבעה)”.

They are ultra-Orthodox, which means those-who-worship-God-in-every-step-of-life… and this bond we had between two different communities is a rare sight. This is how Israeli society has been arranged.

Now they are preparing themselves for the funeral. The Holy-Man (Rabbi) would prepare the body of the deceased for a hole in the ground. Would ask in behalf of the participants for forgiveness. 4 man would take her for eternal peace (למנוחת עולמים). And I would be here with the keyboard also because of the COVID-19 spread. 

Image: Jess Foami

H2O – A Mother’s Grief

Tears are made of sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate, magnesium, and calcium which composite the Electrolytes. Lysozyme, lactoferrin, lipocalin, and IgA for Proteins. Lipids and mucins who come along. BUT what unique about them are the prolactin, adrenocorticotropic, and leucine enkephalin from 7 hours and 24 minutes ago which were the Hormones that made up my mom’s emotional tears when I heard her cry on my father’s shoulder after announcing that her sister had passed away.

Photo: Adolfo Félix