On and on it goes. To Esfahan, more palaces, more meetings, to participate in traditional Sakris church services. A meeting with the Islamic Consultative Assembly and then Tehran University to meet with Ayatollah Amid Zanjani, Chancellor of the University. On to Qom and the World Center for Islamic Sciences, and a few more universities. Then the Research Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Most impressive to me at first glance is the fact that we will then be meeting with the Former President of Iran â?? Hojjatol Islam Khatami. A man whose name we have read about a lot in the last ten years all over the world. I will remain quiet and humble and gracious throughout and try to take it all in as best I can. We then visit the Jewish Temple â?? yes there is a Jewish Temple in Iran and in fact the largest population of Jews in the middle east live in Iran outside of Israel which many of us hadn't realized. Then we meet with Ayatollah Taskhiri, Secretary General of the World Forum for the Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought.
To think that for the last four years I have sat for hours exhaustively studying books and documentaries about this culture, this religion, this history, these people, and will now get to experience at least a glance of it firsthand is still not an entirely real idea to me. I suppose it will not be fully until we are actually there.
Two things come to mind when I reflect on the opportunity: One, when we set our sights on something, we have the ability to achieve it. God and/or the Universe begins to shape itself around our thoughts and actions and our reality becomes shaped by it. Be careful what you think â?? it just might happen. Two, I stay in a constant state of gratitude and appreciation of the many friends and fans and family members who have contributed to this newest adventure. It keeps me on my toes. Watchful. Grateful. Blessed.
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