Monday Morning Musings
Posted on March 14, 2016 under Monday Morning Musings with no comments yet
A winter day at Jimtown
( Peter MacDonald photo )
The early bird gets the worm…. or is it chocolate?
Our best laid plans on the weekend to secure some fine Syrian made chocolates were thwarted. Our plan was to go for a walk and then head to the Winter Market at the mall. The only problem is that word got out last week about the Hudhud’s chocolates and apparently there were long lineups waiting for the market to open. Long story short, they sold out quickly as many people bought multiple packages ( Easter treats, perhaps? ).
Despite all of the positive things happening with the Syrian refugee efforts in our community and across the country, there are still a lot of naysayers. Many uninformed people think that the Syrians are poor and will be “takers” of the system. So far, from what we have seen in our community, nothing could be further from the truth. The Hudhud’s are a shining example of industry and entrepreneurship and there is every reason to believe that they will be net contributors to our economy.
A good friend had this to say about the Syrians on Saturday: “ It is amazing what the human spirit can do. Just push aside the obstacles in this world and watch them roar.” ( Thanks, M.T. ). Like many, he couldn’t get near the chocolate table!
One last thing. To those people who are not in favor of having immigrants amongst us, remember…. all of us are descendants of immigrants… with the exception of our First Nations people.
This week’s “Faces in the Crowd “ ( FITC ) will be profiling a couple for the very first time. This is an amazing story of two people from far flung places in the world who met in the Philippines and ended up making Antigonish their home. It’s a wonderful story and the reasons that they have decided to lay down roots here are instructive as our province tries to bring in more immigrants. Not surprising, one of the words I hear repeatedly is that Antigonish is a safe place to live. We take this for granted … many others know differently.
For those of you on March break, relax, enjoy and be safe!
Have a great week.
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