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Paul BouHaroun's avatar

That was a nice piece I thoroughly enjoyed that, cracked a few laughs along the way and related to so much of what's been said. Well done, lookin forward to the next piece, peace ✌️

Ornella Antar's avatar

Thanks! I can probably guess where you laughed hehe and I love that! ♥️

Rouqayya's avatar

It took me a couple minutes to stop smiling, after I finished reading. I don't know if there's an equivalent in English to what Egyptian attendees of Um Kolthoum concerts used to say when they're thrilled with her singing "ALLAH ALLAH", but I literally said "Allah ya Ornella" at several points throughout the text. Thank you for your generosity, sharing what's in your head with us. ♥️

Ornella Antar's avatar

Thank you for your beautiful words, and for always reading my Sunday stacks :') ♥️♥️♥️

Elias Kammoun's avatar

❤️❤️

Ornella Antar's avatar

🧚‍♀️❤️

Sana's avatar

Nice recollections. I think that as human beings, we tend to transform every deep, innate desire into an Italian decision. Finding or creating utility around the thing we want most, artfully rationalizing what we’re already drawn to. This is a good thing though, a form a creativity perhaps.

Glad you pursued writing!

Ornella Antar's avatar

I think in a way, yes, it does require some form of creativity. Although I am at a stage in my life where I find myself thinking “isn’t wanting something enough of a reason to pursue it?” Without the need to make it italian?

I was actually thinking the other day how cool it would be if, in our household, we had every object do one thing and one thing only, like an alarm clock in and by itself instead of using your phone, or an actual radio in the kitchen for music, I don’t know.. :’)

Sana's avatar

Haha my husband and I recently got an old-fashioned alarm and it was so worth it! 😂

Ornella Antar's avatar

Non-italian objects and decisions 🙂‍↔️

Ornella Antar's avatar

Thank youu 🫶🏽

Ieva's avatar

I feel like I understood something about myself through your writing that I didn’t have words for before.

I thought the persiane were smart, but never formed a thought about them. You did that for me.

How much of this is you, and how much is reconstruction? I love that I can’t fully tell.

Please keep writing. Keep writing, please.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Ornella Antar's avatar

This makes me want to, indeed, keep writing.

All of that is me, if you can ask me. But I am also aware that the only way one can recount a past event is through reconstructing, so I guess that makes it both? A reconstruction of all of me? :)))

Thank you my dearest Ieva ❤️

Sara Weir's avatar

So very lovely.

Ornella Antar's avatar

Thank you Sara ♥️♥️

Sana's avatar

Also عَظَمة على عَظَمة 👏

Ornella Antar's avatar

Aw thank you thank you ♥️

Yara Debes's avatar

So beautiful❤️

Ornella Antar's avatar

Thank you! :)