back and holier than ever

4.99 for a kilo of apples, 2.99 for a kilo of nectarines - the tel aviv market, shuk haCarmel - named after the coastal mountain now home to haifa and on which the competition between the baal priest and the jewish god took place. 3pm and pressing through the saturated aisles of the outdoor market, i thought about the old tradition of the market vs the high-tech surroundings of tel-aviv, the high density of people and the always small but present possibility of an attack. maybe clashes in nature and society occur during change - like a relationship between two people - when one has advanced and another has not - when one entity progresses - economically, socially and idealogically and the other is still moving on steam and coal. a gap in understanding is created and the ability to relate deteriorates - but you fight against it - out of jealousy or fear or the unknown. and a clash occurs.
like the relationship between the nation of baal worshipers lead by balak who fought with the jews on mount carmel thousands of years ago. the jewish nation had left egypt and were moving on - making progress and had recently accepted a new code of laws. they were advancing and others would clash with their progress - not allowing/understanding the progress.
so the shuk haCarmel - a symbol of the old world - the physical trade of merchandise, paid for in cash, marketed by your voice and selling nothing but necessities is an ancestor from the past, highlighting the present and helping us to remember the gap. and most importantly, helping us to relate to both sides of it.