Today we traveled by bus from Rabat to Casablanca. Amazing scenery along the way, ocean on one side, on the other: irrigated farmland with traditional villages complete with donkey carts blocking the road. At one point the driver stopped the bus, turned off the engine, and got out to pray. All over the place people were stopping what they were doing to pray. Even a policeman directing traffic stopped directing and got out a prayer rug. I am not personally a religious person, but you have to admire that sort of devotion -- being willing to stop whatever mundane thing you are doing to take a spiritual timeout. It's kind of like texting is for Americans, only the opposite.
This is a picture of the west coast of North Africa. New York is somewhere on the other side of that ocean.
Today we traveled by bus from Rabat to Casablanca. Amazing scenery along the way, ocean on one side, on the other: irrigated farmland with traditional villages complete with donkey carts blocking the road. At one point the driver stopped the bus, turned off the engine, and got out to pray. All over the place people were stopping what they were doing to pray. Even a policeman directing traffic stopped directing and got out a prayer rug. I am not personally a religious person, but you have to admire that sort of devotion -- being willing to stop whatever mundane thing you are doing to take a spiritual timeout. It's kind of like texting is for Americans, only the opposite.
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Lisa
3/19/2012 12:16:46 pm
Wow! Sounds really cool. I'm glad you arrived safely. Looking forward to some pics when you get a chance.
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