I REVOLT AGAINST THIS STATEMENT... are you a lebanese or a sheep?

We are all LEBANESE, LEBANESE, LEBANESE.....

Each one with a view.... 

Each one with a pain.... 

Our opinion is relative to our reality... it is relative to our beliefs, which mostly come from the way we were conditioned either by our parents, or teachers, or environments...(part of which are wars.... the scars these wars have imprinted in some of us are so deep that they surface subconsciously every time we are dealing with pressure). It takes time, will and support to reset those beliefs when needed...

We need the patience to listen and respect the other point of view to build a sustainable future for our country... We need to be willing to understand and find common grounds. The minute we intentionally listen... The minute we start accepting everyone unconditionally, with love.... the minute we reject the fear of who is going to rule.... we will only achieve unity...

Diversity is our richness....  It is our duty to embrace this richness by adopting the Lebanese flag as our only identity... which does not mean that we should all have the same dogmas... Each one of us sees life from a different perspective, that works perfectly for us. Therefore, If people can not see what you can see, does not mean that their view does not exist.... as long as we share the same country, we can not ignore each other.....
It is not about YOU and ME..... It is about WE.... As long as WE are Lebanese, everyone's voice counts... even if my voice is relatively meaningless to you, your voice might be relatively meaningless to me. However, no matter if you are a human of color or colorless, you have a right to say NO.... WE, LEBANESE, all agree on the urgency

of fighting corruption to a macrolevel...

of getting back the stolen money... 

of punishing all those who betrayed our trust. 

of Changing the system by pumping new fresh blood.

Revolution is when WE, all Lebanese, sit together and share with kindness and responsibility how WE see Lebanon...  we need role models who have proved leadership spirit to influence citizens to change and reset their outdated beliefs which are rooted deep inside .... Law Of Nature: Growth and change need time....Even when raising our children, we can not impose education on them.... We need to listen to them even though sometimes we do not agree.... If we suppress them, they will end up lying to us.... And this is how trust is broken... WE need to rebuild trust.... We need to open our hearts first to each other and acknowledge that by a culture of fear and hatred nothing will move forward..

I am a proud Lebanese who sees in communication, the only way to deal with our challenges... I see unconditional love to our country and our people the only way to an ultimate outcome....

Today, i invite you to forget about proving yourself right, no matter what position you choose to take.... put your ego on the side.... Put Lebanon genuinely first... Visualize your dream of a better Lebanon.... talk about it with love... work on your internal peace and figure out outcomes that gives you peace now... we are not victims... we are creators.... the only way we can activate this creation tab is by adopting a view of love...

WRITE DOWN GENUINELY WHAT YOU WANT ON A PERSONAL LEVEL.... ALIGN IT WITH YOUR PATRIOTIC DEMANDS..... THINK OF WAYS TO ACHIEVE THEM WITH PEACE WITH YOUR BROTHER, WITH YOUR PARENTS, WITH YOUR KIDS,WITH YOUR NEIGHBOUR, WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES..... IT IS NOT FAIR ANYMORE TO ACCUSE OTHERS OF BETRAYAL, WHENEVER THEY DO NOT SEE WHAT YOU SEE... REMEMBER PERCEPTION IS RELATIVE..... EVEN WHEN IT COMES TO A CUP HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY....

Dima Istambouli