by havanagilla » Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:49 pm
Today, I had a sudden urge, on my way home to take a side road and visit the military unit I was serving in, during my military service. that was more than 25 years ago, but occasionally I see the old building still standing there, in an alley in the center of tel aviv. for some reason, I just went there today. the place is closed, and a sign says "military zone do not photograph and do not tresspass", but I went around and there was a huge gate for tractors, which I just pushed aside and entered . The buildilng is in ruins, but fresh, I suppose its a matter of a year or so, that it is not in use. everything is torn out, doors, floors, ceilings, but the place was in tact and so I was able to just roam around freely and recognize the same rooms, reception, and the office I worked in. I went up the stairs and then down, and felt bad. I have a lot of blackouts during that time, and what I recall vividly is two times I just passed out in the street, and one time I slept in the back room of the commander (don't know why). ANd that I was constantly afraid and one time defected for a week. <br>I walked around, and then I saw a staircase leading down, to a cellar. I don't remember there was another staircase, and I am quite positive the entrance was hidden behind a closet back then. Certanily I never knew of a downstairs level. I climbed down, and my belly felt bad, and i had palpitations it was dark too. And then I saw there is a whole "underground level, with arched passages, quite large, I wasn't able to see it all, cause I was scared to go in those "catacombs" or something. The building itself is made of asbestos or some light material, kind of modular building,s but apparently, it was erected OVER a stone bduiling with hidden tunnels under the ground level. I was 18. The unit was part of airforce intelligence, basically it was a large photo lab, for those aerial photographs of missiles or what not. I am very proud that I went there today. but I wish there was ANY PERSON I could take along, to go with me down there, and also be able to just hold my hand silently.<br><br>Then I went near the gate of the MLItary headquarters in Tel aviv, where all the "big shots' are, and I spat on the gate. I looked up and on the wall there was this graffittee I've been seeing recently "KNOW HOPE", and it popped up again in my bus station on the way home.<br>KNOW HOPE ? (not a spelling mistake). <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=havanagilla>havanagilla</A> at: 3/5/06 10:52 am<br></i>