L'amour ne disparaît jamais.
La mort n’est rien.
Je suis seulement passé dans la pièce d’à côté.
Je suis moi, tu es toi :
Ce que nous étions l’un pour l’autre,
Nous le sommes toujours.
Donne-moi le nom que tu m’as toujours donné.
Parle-moi comme tu l’as toujours fait.
N’emploie pas un ton différent.
Ne prends pas un air solennel ou triste.
Continue à rire de ce qui nous faisait rire ensemble.
Prie, souris, pense à moi, prie pour moi.
Que mon nom soit prononcé à la maison
Comme il l’a toujours été,
Sans emphase d’aucune sorte,
Sans trace d’ombre.
La vie signifie tout ce qu’elle a toujours signifié.
Elle est ce qu’elle a toujours été.
Le fil n’est pas coupé.
Pourquoi serais-je hors de ta pensée
Parce que je suis hors de ta vue ?
Je t’attends, je ne suis pas loin,
Juste de l’autre côté du chemin.
Tu vois tout est bien.
One day our dear friend Nadim Majzoub brought us two dear friends of his, Adel and his partner Rana. Like the others who have written stories here, I can say that we clicked instantly. Adel was a very open and warm-hearted person and fit right in to our family of friends. It felt so right with him and Rana.
We all spent a wonderful couple of hours dancing around the kitchen to reggae while we prepared our meal. He turned me on to Pandora, and reawakened my love of Reggae Dub. I have many new reggae songs in my iTunes because of him.
Adel and Rana talked of what they were doing, and thinking of doing, to make the world a better place. I saw Adel as a sincere humanitarian who would do good deeds and bring light and compassion to the world in his own particular way, and it seems he has done so. He has touched many lives in his tragically short life.
We all looked at pictures together of him and Nadim through the years of their friendship. When he looked at a photo of himself that was taken 15 years ago, he realized that he was, at the moment, wearing the exact same tshirt and shorts that he was in the photo!
After dinner, we went out in the garden to let Adel and Nadim try a little archery; Adel said he had never done it before. I know he's good with a speargun, but not so much with a bow and arrow... on his first shot, he missed the target entirely and hit our brand new shed, making a dent in it (thank goodness for the blunt-tipped pratice arrows!) He smiled sheepishly, he was embarassed. We assured him that it was not a problem, we really didn't mind. Nadim then took the bow from Adel to show him how to shoot properly, and proceeded to miss the target and shoot the shed as well! We now have two dents in our shed, one from each of them. And like I said, we really didn't mind. :-)
I have many impressions of Adel, but one sticks in my mind the most strongly; yes he was a bright soul, yes he had a big heart, yes he was easy to be with, yes he had plans for the world, but mostly when I think of him I can't believe that he was so young. I always felt him to be much older than his years, not in a physical way, but he had an old soul. He was wise beyond his years and everyone who met him just loved him.
We miss you Adel. Very much. If you look back over your lifetime from where you are now, to see what you have accomplished in those 35 years, you will see multitudes of smiling faces that have looked upon yours and known you for what you are, a beautiful person who touched many hearts. You left a little dent in our shed and an even bigger one in our hearts. I smile when I see that dent in the shed now, and remember you. :-)
Once upon a time Adel visted Dubai and wanted to borrow my squash racket to beat Nadim in a game of Squash...
On that evening I had to lend him my best racket in order to do the job easily.
Adil beated the shit out of Nadim and the racket which was finally returned back to me with two deep scratches...
I was furious about having my best racket messed up...Today I hold this racket and hope that it got more scratches as those are the only traces left from Adel...I will keep this racket forever...
Rest in Peace Adil...we will dive safe and catch lots of kingfish just for you...
Allah Yir7amak
I went to Dubai for a Kingfish Spearfishing trip for a chance to shoot or see at least my first Kingfish, Adel was diving with us that day , he was visiting Dubai also, we shared a lot of stories during the trip , we laughed, we had fun , and we speared a lot of Kingfish that day. it was the best spearfishing day in my life ... maybe another day like that will happen again , but for sure Adel will be missed!!! may your soul rest in peace buddy!
I met Adel around mid-december 2013 in Doha. He was visiting his best friend, Abdullah Al-Arian. The first time I met Adel was at Abdullah's appartment.
As soon as I entered the room, I was overwhlemed by his presence. We immediately "clicked" and we spent a long time talking about music and fishing. I went back home and told my wife : "I met this guy at Abdullah's place, he is amazing, he is so genuinely welcoming and nice ; I can't wait for you to meet him. But I have to warn you, he is very very good looking, so I will keep my eyes on you"
The next day, Abdullah was having a dinner/party and we met Adel again. My wife (Karine) obviously agreed on how I had described Adel to her. Once you meet Adel, you feel at ease right away. I felt like I knew him for years although I had met him only for 2 days.
Adel degageait une presence incroyable!
My thoughts go to his family and his wife. Je pense a lui et il nous manque terriblement.
With all my love and sympathy,
Julien
