Sanliurfa, Hekim Dede, Turkey 11th June 2014 “Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful a meaningful friend – or a meaningful day.” The Dalai Lama “It is the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion.” Dame Rebecca West Abrahim (Abraham of Old Testament fame) is believed to have been born in a cave in Sanliurfa (known as Urfa) about 4,000 years ago. As legend has it, he gave the local king a very hard time about the local king's worship of idols. The upset king had Abrahim strung up to be slowly roasted on a wood fire. God intervened and turned the fire to
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