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November 30th, 2011 - 8:36 am
Best story teaser evah:
Drama in Thailand as Israeli lifeguards save two drowning Iranians. ‘When we told them we were Israeli they just got up and fled’
There must be a moral in there somewhere, but I simply can’t imagine what it might be.
I think the moral of the story is that if you are from a desert country and you don’t have any experience with swimming in open water and one of your friends gets the bright idea to go kayaking in the ocean, then be sure to follow these two simple rules:
1. If you fall out of the kayak and someone saves your life, the proper response in any language you speak is the linguistic equivalent of “Thank you”. In almost all parts of the world, running away in shame is considered to be rude and childish.
2. If you dont want the multi-generational horror and shame that comes from your being rescued from drowning by Israeli Lifeguards then be absolutely sure that you WEAR YOUR LIFEJACKET!
I know this one is controversial but since Israelis come from a culture that believes that all human life is sacred, it follows that they dont have a problem taking up civilian occupations that have the title and mission of “Lifeguard”. Chances are if you fall out of a boat anywhere in the world where that “life is sacred” ethic is the standard of the local culture, the person called a “lifeguard” is not going to ask your religion before he or she saves your life.
One can speculate what would have happened if the situation had occurred in Bandar Abbas and the person falling out of the Kayak had been an Israeli.
Too bad. Sharks gotta eat, same as buzzards.
The most positive spin would be that the Iranians would have been happy to act otherwise, but were afraid of what their government might do to them if they were publicly nice with some Israelis.
Sadly, the odds are more in favor of the constant drumbeat of anti-Israel propaganda in Iran having had its effect on them.
You have a point. Years ago, I worked for a company that was downright ruthless when it came to costs (your costs, not the money the officers spent on themselves… but I digress.) A co-worker and I were supposed to fly to Toronto but were diverted to Buffalo, so we rented a car, as it happens the last one available, so we could drive. We overheard a couple of Canadians needing to get to Toronto also, so we offered them a lift. After letting them off where they needed to be in Toronto, they offered to split the bill for the car with us, but we declined as we were on a business trip and our company paid for the car. So then they offered to write a letter to our company thanking us publicly for our generousity. My co-worker and I, as if on cue, both thanked them for their offer but declined saying, “Please don’t do that, they’ll fire us for not taking the money.” We had a hearty laugh and they went on their way.