My New Year greeting to friends for 2009 was really a special one :

« A very special new year greeting from the City of Jerusalem…… »

Though read it so many times from the book, saw thousans of pictures and images about this holly city, but, the moment when I really entered this city of religions and conflits, I did feel a very strong emotion… The heavy history, the unique stone houses in harmony, and all the combats about the belonging of the city……I could not help for keeping tears…

The night in Jerusalem is so quiet, never felt the strange quietness in any other city. A friend of mine who was hesitating so much of coming made this comment :

“Ah, in USA, you could never be quiet with all the noises from the police to remind you that there are wars and terrorists, but here, in the center of all the combats, at the moment of war, I finally found the feeling of peace……”

May all of us find our own peace no matter where you are in this new year of 2009!