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The Warrior Dayan
North Miami Beach, Florida 1-13-2000 Aaron H. Schectman
THINKING ALLOWED
Essays on issues, ideas and reflections on the times. Published now and
then. Opinions pro or con are welcome.
THE WARRIOR DAYAN WHO LIVES ON OUR CREDENZA
Moshe Dayan, the warrior, lives on our credenza. This credenza has just
been topped with a piece of mirror we could not use on our walls because it
was over 30 years old when removed from the renovated front bathroom. So,
Moshe strides purposefully bedecked in his open necked khaki shirt, bronzed
thoroughly even to his eyepatch and is the first thing you see in the hall
of our apartment. His image, because of the mirror, is doubled and is
therefore doubly impressive.
Moshe, the 18 inch tall statue, was the proud possession of David and
Lillian Lane the owners of this apartment. A dear friend of Carol's dad made
the sculpture. Since my 100 year old mother-in-law now resides in the Villa
Maria 58 streets south of us, we have gradually brought in our own ideas of
decorating - hence adding a shower and redecorating the front ½ bath into a
full bathroom. But, Moshe remains and he is a presence in our home.
He lives on our credenza and is stopped in mid-stride with a small smile
and clenched fists. His sleeves are rolled up and I believe he is thinking
not of war but, perhaps his collection of antiquities for which he was
praised and condemned. A man of action, he crossed and recrossed the land
of Israel restlessly. He rummaged around in the soil of a land that was a
crossroad for ancient superpowers; a prize fought over endlessly in the
Fertile Crescent. Not really an archaeologist in the scholarly sense he had
the sense that the treasures unearthed should be saved and made available
for all the future born Israelis and the immigrants and visitors who pour
daily into that small country.
Moshe lives on our credenza and inspires us with the memory of his
achievements and his unique personality. A powerful man of his time, a hero
to his people and an inspiration to all he has become a part of our family.
Carol's Evaluation: 10 out of 10.
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