The Razr Discontinued

-memory from the Sinai desert , Egypt. Pencil Haiku

Border between Israel and Egypt

While I assigned in the northern Sinai Peninsula, I the opportunity to stay for a month in a small military base near the Israeli border. This base was only 15 minutes from the beach town of Israel, Eilat, but we paid for military service in 2-bravo (the military abbreviation for the Americans assigned) on the beach, women and fun were out of any project. Only 11 men (Colombian soldiers) are endowed base: a captain, a translator (the author) and 9 professional soldiers. The officer managed to yield part, their work did not go beyond. For my part, in charge of radio communications, enjoyed listening to female voices in radio transmissions Israeli army. Also responsible for measuring and balancing the pH of the water stored in tanks for drinking and keep a ledger to record the levels of water, gas, gasoline, diesel, etc. The remaining troops were to guard a "checkpoint" white that rose 10 feet above the ground and waved an orange flag with a dove and a laurel as an emblem, not very military. The watchtower was no big deal but I must confess, the view was spectacular. The desert, colorful transitional between brown, brown and purple stretched as far as the eye reached. To the east the impressive mountains that were dry across the border and were in Israel (a narrow road like a snake in and out of the inclinations always carrying white cars full of tourists.) To the west, a bare stone hills rust color and scorched by the sun rose. At its peak level was another military base, also managed by Colombian troops. This hill was rugged with rocks as big as cars. However one of these stones had been cut, polished and painted to accommodate the short paragraph here reproduce.

saved him from oblivion in a time that my captain was distracted while talking with his lieutenant the situation in Colombia and their desire to return soon. They gave me, with its pause a few minutes, and pencil in hand I set out to write it down.

I go where others could not

I was what others could not be

did what others could do

I suffered, I cried, I loved

have felt the cold fear punsante

have lived through moments that I would have preferred

forget, I felt the need for a

moment of love, but above all, I

am proud of what once was

a soldier

-Anonymous

Sinai, Egypt

Now sounds a bit pompous, pompous and even arrogant. But it is impressive to see how varies the meaning of a text when read in different circumstances or after standing for years. Assimilated in the past and I passed all without difficulty. Now I read it and it seems a bit cheesy and foolish. But the style and diction does not matter now. I grab it both ways and extract flavor that lends itself to my current condition. Now that you hope you can read it, if not experience what the author experienced and wanted to write, maybe take it from a certain angle so that it does not sound completely empty in their readings or disconnected from what you do or the environment that you come as you read this blog.

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Some images of the region

Israel y Egipto