Lessons Learnt

So this weekend has been about watching Grey's Anatomy, its been 3 days now, all I have been doing (other then trying to figure out my washing machine and harrassing my friends in Amman) is watching, crying at the end of each episode, downloading songs from the show and learning lessons. So here I am sharing the lessons (they aren't very profound but for me they have been mind blowing)

1. What would you do if this was your last day on earth? So that was a question from one of the episodes, and after thinking about it for a few hours I decided that if this was my last day (which I agree is very short notice) I would spend it in two shifts, first half would be with my family, not just my parents, but all of them, I would have them fly in from Saudi and cross the bridge from Palestine. We would spend the half day talking, eating and playing games (yes games). The second part would be the friends, and I mean ALL my friends, well not all, only the ones I like :) We would spend it on a dinner table (similar to the one my friend FAH did for my last night in Amman) we would drink, eat and just laugh the night away till it was midnight and like Princess Fiona from Shrek I would turn into a Ogre (didn't want to say die)! Lesson learnt, Carpe Diem because you never know when it will be the day before the last.
2. Flight or Fight: No one knows how they will react in those situations where there is danger. I have been in such situations-being mugged in London, Jeep overturning on the way down a mountain in Tanzania-and in both those situations my instinct was to fight. I didn't run away, I didn't succumb to tears (as some did in those situations), I remained calm...well at least until I was safe again. So the lesson learnt was that I am good on this front...Ha
3. The theme song from Grey's Anatomy Nobody knows where they might end up. I have been listening to it for around 37 episodes (watching the finale of season 2). After so many times one memorises it and starts actually listening to the words. I used to hear the song in Amman (watching G'sA) but it never really touched me, but in Yemen it has, because a year ago I would never EVER has thought that I would be here. The lesson learnt, don't make too many plans, don't try to plan your life to much, because with one email, one phone call from Bonn it can take a drastic and profound direction.
4. Being alone-my own interaction this weekend was with the plumber who came to sort out the water situation in my home-and in G'sA they deal with this issue a lot as they are surgeons and apparently they don't have much of a social life. Its ok to be alone, not lonely, but alone. Lesson learnt its better to sit on one's own then to sit with people that you don't feel comfortable with or that you don't enjoy their company. I miss human interaction-don't get me wrong am a social animal-but its been enlightening.
5. Falling in love-as with most series Love is the main premiss of G'sA. Loving and being loved back, loving and not being loved back, being loved but not loving them...I've been in most of these scenarios (mostly the loving but not being loved back) and its been fun if not that little bit painful. Lesson learnt-it a very cliche lesson-its better loved and lost then to never have loved. 
6. Watching a medical drama, where people are dying in every episode, the most important lesson learnt is that you need to tell your loved ones that you love them all the time, because you never know when you might be able to do it anymore.

I know these aren't very profound, and that most of you have figured all of this on your own, but this was fun for me to think about and write.

FAM, YAK, AK, AH, KAH, TK, AK, SG, all the AMs and AKs, LR, AT, ZT, JB, AA, FAH, SP, DS, RC, TER, RB, MS, NA, AK, ZK, YN, RA, GB, KAS, DAM.

I miss and love you all very much :)


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