WHY BE COMPLICATED?

When we look around, after going back to nature, we realize the unbearable harmony that exists; We sight a great simplicity thats surrounds the whole place, even though from beneath and inbetween the cliffs and bushes, there lies the most complicated life chain that we can imagine. But who cares, since we entertain our senses with that breath-taking beauty that reliefs the soul from the inside and strips away all real-life burdons. This is the healing natural process. But when we go back to our cement bunkers, to our tall scruptures, to our partitioned offices, we regain the stressful moments that can be simple just if we all agree to make them so. All technology created, computers and databases, printers and faxes, cars and planes, telephones and mobiles, msn and facebook, were meant to simplify the way we live our lives; but some do just the opposite... they abuse those tools and complicate them until we become really the most tortuous creatures who complicate things just to complicate and thats it, and here I want to specify the Lebanese expatriates who are living and working in Dudai. When a Lebanese travels, he bring all the lebanese society complications with him/her. Instead of releafing his/her soul from what they know it is complicated, they carry all the compliqué, sauvage, cliche's they have and export them to the new society and new country. And this will never change. If we go back to Lebanon, I knew something that stunned me yesterday. For those ladies who will read this note, if you plan to visit the Lebanese beach resorts, please abide by the following in order to be considered INN. If you miss a step, you will be out-fashioned and vulger. So, when you lady decides to visit the beach, make sure to do ALL of the following:

1- put a Hayfa-style full makeup on you face, eyes, cheeks, and neck.

2- do your hair. Dye it well, dry it, iron it, and make it extra smooth in order to make it reach your waist.

3- Use the most expensive perfume u have. Cine'ma, Nina Ricci, Burberry, Channel ...etc because this will elevate your social standing and first-beach impressions.

4- wear a 2-piece swim suit. A Bikini ya3ni. NEVER use the one-piece suit.

5- wear the 10 + cm shoes. less than that you are OUT.

6- do ur nails, manicure and pedicure not one of them. DO BOTH.

7- bring your expensive new mobile phone. A Vertu will do the job.

8- carry your CK or Versace hand bag. Dont forget the showl and the branded towel, it is important since it will be your unipole on the beach.

9- walk like a model, dont give any slight attentions to others. just walk with your nose touching the clouds, and your $500+ sunglasses ON.

10- choose the best location on the stands and if you call the guy and be rude to him to seat you in the best position, that will be extra great since your rudeness will dominate and will attract the attentions of others.

11- dont sit silly, every second take your mobile from your sac and check for calls. If no one is calling, then call whoever. Appear busy and demanded.

So, ladies, feel safe by following the above directions and avoid being a subject for those complicated sitting waiting for a victim to talk about.

When I heard some of that, I felt that we may be in a very peacefull country, where the economy is experiencing a never-ending growth, job vacancies are in thousands and security have never been better. Ouh My GOD.

On the contrary, from an incident I knew last year, an American lady wanted to go to our beach resorts near Jbeil. She went with all her American innocence to the beach without noticing that her end will be there. She wear the one-piece swim suit; that was the first big-mistake; she took her casual towel with her where some hair-dye spots from several previous usages, and her hair was wrapped behind. After she reached there, she started to witness the weird gazes arrowing towards her, she melted and sinked in the sands praying, plz plz dont look at me. Her fault was that she went spontanuous and simple, she didnt complicate it.

So guys and girls, stay simple, behave naturally, avoid verbose and unnecessary dialogues, hide your properties, and express who you really are. Why be complicated when you can be simple and relief yourselves from the stressful burdun. Remeber, social integration doesnot happen solely by being materialistic.

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