Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Zaabalawi #7

What happens to the narrator in his dream when he passes out drunk? (810) Was Zaabalawi actually there? What does it indicate that he was only able to experience Zaabalawi while asleep?
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  1. GwenNovember 19, 2009 at 8:23 PM

    The narrator had an amazing dream when he was passed out from drinking the wine. In that dream, he was in a beautiful place with all the peace in the world. There was mellifluous music playing with nothing to interrupt anything. I think that the narrator was only able to experience Zaabalawi while he was asleep because that's the only time he actually exists. At this point, the narrator believes that Zaabalawi was actually there sitting next to him while he was asleep. However, I believe that Zaabalawi was inside of his dream since both of them had jasmine petals. A dream where all his worries were taken away could've been the cure that the narrator was looking for; however, he was too occupied with searching for Zaabalawi that he didn't realize it.

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  2. gabrielasedovaNovember 19, 2009 at 11:17 PM

    I liked this article very much, because it looks like everyone looks for Zaabalawi, the directions into our souls.

    When the narrator passes out drunk, all of his tensions were released. He did not feel stress of the daily life, but was resting peacefully.
    Through the alcohol he was able to find the inner peace within himself. There are different forms of finding this beautiful state of mind of being trouble free. While some reach for a help of alcohol or drugs, the others' satisfaction might be met by reading a book, watching TV or a simple walk on the fresh air.

    The following allusion is a clear prove of what I just mentioned: "Who is Zaabalawi, father?" The father continues: "May his blessing descend upon you, he's a true saint of God, a remover of worries and troubles. Were it not for him I would have died miserably". Meaning, the father actually found the inner satisfaction within himself.

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  3. Qi LiNovember 20, 2009 at 2:15 AM

    The narrator had a wonderful dream. He felt he was in a state of deep contentedness, of ecstatic serenity.
    I think Zaabalawi was there because what the narrator experienced in the dream was exactly the Zaabalawi he was looking for. In the dream every thing being in its rightful place, without discord and distortion.There is no reason or speech and movement in that world... However, dream is a dream. What the narrator was looking for might be could just exist in the fabled world. He can never find Zaabalawi in the real world.

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  4. wayneNovember 20, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    The narrator didn’t really meet Zaabalawi, and Zaabalawi just appeared in his dream, so when he woke up, Zaabalawi was gone. In the real world, everything is so solid, and people don’t believe the magical force of divine inspiration any more. When we go back to one thousand years ago, the science and technology were still undeveloped, and people could not explain the things of their unknown, so they explained that as the magical force, and people liked to look for this kind of force. For instant, Kings were always looking for the elixir. Nowadays, most things can be explained by the modern science, and people are not seeking magical force anymore. When we see David Copperfield performing an incredible magic, we know it is only a trick, not the magical force. I think the narrator wants to tell us that the world becomes less spiritual because of the modern science or something.

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