The real Mt. Sinai in Arabia?

A few years ago, one Korean published a book titled "Shrub" and it has been talked a lot. The author worked for a prince in Saudi Arabia as a family doctor during about 7 years and he was a favorite with the prince. Finally, he got to visit all the prohibited biblical areas in Saudi Arabia thanks to the king and found the truth that Mt. Lawz in Saudi is a real Sinai in bible. He explored that area 13 times and took a lot of evidences after a life-staking adventure.

Actually he was not the first person to discovery. Many scholars have insisted that fact for ages and recent archaeological researches strengthen it's claim that traditional place Mt. Sinai in Egypt is not the real one the bible has showed.

Still many pilgrims visit the mountain of Moses located in southern Sinai peninsula where Moses is believed to have encountered God. To identify the Mt. Sinai, the place must have Elijah's cave, twelve pillars, split giant rock, water streaming from the mountain, and traces for living and burning and the mountain requires same conditions and sceneries around the mountain in the bible. As for me, recent discoveries seems more reliable because it's more persuasive when it comes to the evidences.

Today, the fenced and guarded mountain Lawz, contains 60,000 pounds of advanced military technology to control public access.

Elim in Saudi Arabia in the Midian Region, with 12 wells, as mentioned in the Bible. Left picture

Right picture
Aaron Sen who is one of biblical scholars stands in the split of this giant rock. Notice the obvious signs of erosion in this desert region.

The BASE Institute’s film shows Cornuke, who snuck onto the mountain. This movie clip contains some detailed images and pictures that help convey much information regarding Mt Sinai.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAAoYKQQgZo&feature=player_embedded#

Teaching philosophy

I think teachers should have a clear motive before teaching someone. In my country Korea, many parents force their children to enroll at the education college to make them teachers without considering their aptitude and character at all. It is often said that the teacher guarantees stable and secure life in Korea. I know a friend of mine teaching in the elementary school without any interest. She didn't want to go to the education college but she chose her parents' best not her best. Teachers have a great influence on the students through teaching whether it’s good or bad so we should have a sense of mission about our work because we are powerful. This is my basic principle of a teacher. Let's teach if we love teaching, let's teach if we are ready to love, and let us not teach if there is not any good motive at the bottom of the heart.

photo from School of Rock 'n' Roll

Why do I want to be a teacher?

Dead Poets Society, Freedom Writers, and Dangerous Minds! These are my favorite movies that strongly effected me. There is a common element in that all those movies are based on real stories and show special relationship between a teacher and students. All the while I was watching the movies, I thought there is no other job except a teacher who has a powerful influence on human beings. I was so impressed and touched even though I was not a teacher at that time. I promised myself to be an important and meaningful person who has influence on someone’s life, sometimes gives a turning point or stepping stone of those who I’ll meet in the future. Now, I decided to walk along the way they lived in those movies as a teacher. I’m not sure if I would be that kind of a great teacher, but I'll trying to make an effort to follow them by learning and finding some qualities a teacher should have.

Opening

Pensées is the collection of notes written by Pascal who was philosopher and mathmetician dealing with life and religious matter in 17th.

The reason I named my blog Julie's Pensées is this will be a space filled with random thoughts and essays on life.