My World: Havana

[fahim mohammed]

 

[Asher Kelman]

Wowie-Zowie, Fahim! That lady is going in style. I'd love one of those. I imagine folk are buying them up!

Asher

 

[fahim mohammed]

Asher, you ain't the only one..I love these cars. Wonderful pieces of metal and engineering. And history.

Wowie-Zowie, Fahim! That lady is going in style. I'd love one of those. I imagine folk are buying them up!

Asher

 

[fahim mohammed]

She flew in to Havana from Mexico. Stayed a few days.

' Fahim, you are going to love this place. But visit soon, else it might have changed for ever '.

She saw quite a few American tourists. But she says she was surprised to see so many missionaries!!
Ain't Cuba a Christian country?, she asked me. I think so. The Pope was there not long ago, I said.

Anyway she ran into a small group of them. This is how it went..

Hello.
Hello.

You tourist?
Welcome, said Ayesha in broken English.

You speak English?
English..Yes...London..Welcome.

W h e r e.. a r e ..y o u ..f r o m?
English..welcome.

They offered her a candy bar.
She broke it into two, offered them half.
No..it..is..for..you.
English..welcome.

They put some books back into their open purse. Made the sub-continent Indian getting sign.
Namaste, they said.

English..Welcome.

They have any pretty young ones in the group, I asked.
Ayesha threw a pillow at me. Nobody wants you, Fahim. Them for sure not.

 

[Asher Kelman]

Well, Fahim, you have a treasure! me too, LOL!

I ask the missionaries that knock on my door to go to the inner city and feed the homeless and not bother us. In Cuba, why convert Catholics to some other brand of religion? That's not what's holding Cuba back, it's our blockade, LOL!

Conversions is an industry like selling Pepsi to people that already were brought up on Coca Cola and enjoy it! But even poor people have pesos for cola and it's the pesos that the places of worship will eventually get. I asked one missionary, (who wanted to convert poor Armenian Orthodox Christians to Baptist), "What religion, if not Christian, does a family have that believes that Jesus died on the cross for the sins of man, is part of the trinity and was resurrected?" To it's absurd to convert God-fearing people, as if God would want that!

Anyway, these are Teflon-coated men automatically repel my ideas, so I could be talking to myself in a Forrest!

Asher

 

[Robert Watcher]

Must be a wonderful experience Fahim. Cuba is known for it's many old classic cars, isn't it.

 

[fahim mohammed]

Thanks Robert. I wasn't there, but am told that it is a wonderful experience. And not just for the cars!!

Take care.

Must be a wonderful experience Fahim. Cuba is known for it's many old classic cars, isn't it.

 

[fahim mohammed]

Asher, all preachers consider others to be heathens!!

Lord have mercy, brother.

Well, Fahim, you have a treasure! me too, LOL!

I ask the missionaries that knock on my door to go to the inner city and feed the homeless and not bother us.

Conversions is an industry like selling Pepsi to people that already were brought up on Coca Cola and enjoy it! But even poor people have pesos for cola and it's the pesos that the places of worship will eventually get. I asked one missionary who wanted to convert Armenian a Orthodox Christians to Baptist, what religion does a family have that believes that Jesus died on the cross for the sins of man, is part of the trinity and was resurrected?

Anyway, these are Twdlon-coated men who automatically repel my ideas so I could be talking to myself in a Forrest at night in my sleeping bag!

Asher

 

[fahim mohammed]

Music..Havana!!

Everywhere you go. And the life goes on.

The music of life.

 

[fahim mohammed]

Got to get my old **se over there Asher.

Live a little.

 

[fahim mohammed]

And a last one from Havana, for now..

 

[Asher Kelman]

Fahim,

Do you learn from your travels about the nature of man. Is man essentially good. Or are the wars we see normal for man and don't require some psychopathic evil doer to stir up violence, as we do it natively?

In all your pictures and those of Robert watcher, I only see decent folk, caring for each other and trying to scratch out a happy life for themselves and their community.

Asher

 

[James Lemon]

Fahim,

Do you learn from your travels about the nature of man. Is man essentially good. Or are the wars we see normal for man and don't require some psychopathic evil doer to stir up violence, as we do it natively?

In all your pictures and those of Robert watcher, I only see decent folk, caring for each other and trying to scratch out a happy life for themselves and their community.

Asher

Hi Asher

Essentially man is good but it is women that are the root of evil.LOL

 

[Don Ferguson Jr.]

Hi Asher

Essentially man is good but it is women that are the root of evil.LOL

Now that made me laugh. LOL
Don

 

[fahim mohammed]

I love women. But neither they nor me are evil. Just bad..sometimes

Hi Asher

Essentially man is good but it is women that are the root of evil.LOL

 

[James Lemon]

I love women. But neither they nor me are evil. Just bad..sometimes

Hi Fahim

Yes I agree! Didn't mean to side track your thread. They are wonderful images to add to your collection. Will you ever compile some of your images into a book or something or do you have plan for them.

James

 

[fahim mohammed]

Not to worry James. I did self-publish a couple of Blurb books of our travels. All it did was give my wife something more to throw at me!

Hi Fahim

Yes I agree! Didn't mean to side track your thread. They are wonderful images to add to your collection. Will you ever compile some of your images into a book or something or do you have plan for them.

James