“Life has taught me to be as soft as leaves of a tree, as rough as its trunk, as solid as its roots, as fragrant as its scent, to be like a fertile soil that gives to the one who plants free of charge…”
In this context, on 18 August 2018, in Rural Damascus, Jaramana District, Beit al-Wiam CC, SSSD organized, in cooperation with the UNHCR, a session entitled the Tree of Life. The session, which was held within the Old-But-Gold Program, included 36 beneficiaries of seniors, during which the life process of several people was evoked. They shared what they learned from life experiences and the way they handed those experiences over to their children and grandchildren. In fact, Life is always the Great Teacher. The session was followed by a handicraft activity, during which the elderly made a tree they named the Tree of Life.
The interaction of the beneficiaries was great, which showed in the verbal expression of their many experiences that proved to be as many enriching life lessons. They were also happy with manual work and the fact of enthusiastically sharing with each other.