Loading ...Ganja & Gold: a match made in heaven!
Today, while looking at a map of Azerbaijan and deciding where to go next, I saw a town by the name of Ganja and that was it! Actually, fear was the primary motivation: I figured FGC would boot me out of the tent if he found out I didn’t visit Ganja 😉
After choosing a hotel, driving to it and checking in, I went to the spa for a sauna. While getting cooked in there, I met my twin brother, although we look quite a bit different on the outside. Twinned on the inside. Azhar spoke just enough English that we had fun communicating. Bottom line is he beams with joy, is happy as can be, loves life and even said “Life is beautiful!”
And… he’s a construction engineer for AzerGold! (https://azergold.az/en) I just scanned the website and saw that one of AzerGold’s deposits is called ‘Filizchay’. It’s one of the largest polymetallic deposits in Europe.
Of course, we talked about gold, including the current run-up in value as compared with fiat.
Has Azerjaiban finished cleansing operations in the newly acquired Armenian land?
Bet there are huge oil and gas reserves in the disputed region.
Well, I can only guess why you’d post such a comment to what I shared. Instead of my guessing, I’ll tell a little more about my encounter in the sauna. Realize this was a very slow and simple conversation, because I don’t speak Azeri and Azhar speaks limited English.
Azhar, the AzerGold employee, asked me what is my job. This is a common question asked of me all over the world. My response to him and to everyone: My job is to be happy.
Like virtually everyone who has asked me this question, his response was, “Yes, but you need money. How do you get money?”
I asked if he was Muslim, as it’s generally far easier to explain this to Muslims than to others. He said yes, he’s Muslim, so I then asked if he believes Allah provides everything. Azhar is smarter than the average person and immediately saw where I was going with this. He understood without further explanation. Instead of responding with the usual “but… but… but…” questions of the majority who just can’t understand and are totally hooked on the belief in the need of money, Azhar responded by saying, “My job is to be happy, too!”
As if this wasn’t surprising enough to me, this mostly-naked big bear of a young man then stood up, took my hand in his paw and shook it, threw his other arm around me and pulled me to him in a big beautiful bear -or bare- hug.
As it turned out, Azhar wasn’t staying in the hotel, but only came to use the sauna. His home is nearby, in Ganja. When it came time for him to go home to his wife and two young children, I asked him to say hello to his family from me, to tell them I said he is fortunate to have them and that they are fortunate to have him. I also told him that I was very fortunate to have met him. I’m so blessed.
YES ! You had to go to Ganja …and meet a Happy Gold Guy…fate strikes again
Every day I’m shaking my head here watching your escapades GB
Wow
I am lighting one up here for you