I read this with interest. I moved to Israel in 1978 from Long Island, NY. I have very fond memories of living a block away from the Great South Bay and spending both summers and winters exploring the shore. Life in Israel was certainly a downgrade in materialism, but wouldn't change my life and the family I raised with my wife for anything. Glenn Perlman
Lovely musings, and thoughts I can absolutely relate to:
You know - there's a scene in the excellent 2014 sci-fi film, "Interstellar," in which the protagonist - Matthew McConaughey playing astronaut Joe Cooper - travels through a time-bending black hole which, within moments, slingshots him into a far distant galaxy.
While there, over the decades (as measured in Earth-time) NASA sends him consecutive videos of his family talking to him (for them, as they grow and age) but which - due to time dilation - he views within mere moments (for him) of each other, as they grow from children into adulthood.
The sense of the true distance and disconnect from them that he experiences watching their telescoped lives pass is a familiar scenario: metaphorically looking back over my shoulder, as my birthland family, connections, bonds, and common interests gradually fray and disapate with the passing of time and increasingly divergent life experiences.
Well said. I thought certain things could be neglected for a while, but they'd always more or less be there; not so simple. All of this is magnified when an old place becomes very distant not only in space but also in time.
I read this with interest. I moved to Israel in 1978 from Long Island, NY. I have very fond memories of living a block away from the Great South Bay and spending both summers and winters exploring the shore. Life in Israel was certainly a downgrade in materialism, but wouldn't change my life and the family I raised with my wife for anything. Glenn Perlman
Yup, that's it. Israel is where it's at, though the old place has its charms too.
Lovely musings, and thoughts I can absolutely relate to:
You know - there's a scene in the excellent 2014 sci-fi film, "Interstellar," in which the protagonist - Matthew McConaughey playing astronaut Joe Cooper - travels through a time-bending black hole which, within moments, slingshots him into a far distant galaxy.
While there, over the decades (as measured in Earth-time) NASA sends him consecutive videos of his family talking to him (for them, as they grow and age) but which - due to time dilation - he views within mere moments (for him) of each other, as they grow from children into adulthood.
The sense of the true distance and disconnect from them that he experiences watching their telescoped lives pass is a familiar scenario: metaphorically looking back over my shoulder, as my birthland family, connections, bonds, and common interests gradually fray and disapate with the passing of time and increasingly divergent life experiences.
Well said. I thought certain things could be neglected for a while, but they'd always more or less be there; not so simple. All of this is magnified when an old place becomes very distant not only in space but also in time.