Istanbul is more interesting in the sense that you can physically see the remnants of great civilizations and it is still going through the process of "cultural and religous evolution".
Like the Indonesians (not all), the Turks (not all) are very secular. I love to see their vibrant lifestyle and its strong Asian and European influence, befitting it location which bridges the East and West.
You can still find functional places of worship and relics, ancient ones for the great religions and civilizations - Islam, Christianity, Judaism and of course the Romans. These are the civilizations that defined the events of world history.
Amid a typically busy day with tourists from different parts of the world, culture and religions, this man slowly took off his jacket, hung it against the wall which was erected about 4 centuries ago, and calmly performed his ablution to cleanse himself right before meeting his God for the second time on that day. I could almost feel his concentration, how he was already focused himself before he even entered the mosque, to meet God, his Creator. It was Dzohor. A typical scene of any mosque in the world. This one is in the magnificent Blue Mosque or the Sultanahmet Mosque.
This was written while waiting for berbuka puasa with RARS. KW just arrived after his late lunch, bakuteh. Now he's happily smoking in my kitchen.
Bastard!
DUUUU GAAA AAAN!
2 comments:
wish i can sampai one day!
pretty:
write it down. you will. God's willing.
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