MONIKA THE MOTHER
by Hamlet



ANTJA THE DAUGHTER

MONIKA AND ANTJA'S PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND

Monika sat in her luxurious armchair in her personal cabin aboard the Norse
Air flight from Stefansholm to Tel Aviv that was nearing its conclusion. As
she gazed on the mirror, she admired her figure with her huge rippling arms
her platinum blonde hair her legs the size of tree trunks with her leather
coat and shiny knee length boots.

She sat there reading the brochure written by her local Christianist church of
St Anna in Kongsted entitled 'Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 2019 The Steps of
Jesus. She studied the itinerary along with a map of Israel and the
Palestinian Territories. Being a devout Churchgoer, she had always longed to
visit the Holy Land and visit all the places Jesus had travelled to. She
believed that travel would deepen her mind and her religious faith. Like the
four other pilgrims and most of her fellow Nationals, she had never been out
of Norseland in her life and this was her first trip out of her Nation that
she hoped would be the first of many more.

She wanted to travel more than anything else to especially as an almost
fanatical Christianaist to put into effect the famous opening lines of
Chaucer's Canterbury tales to'when spring is in the air people long to go on
Pilgrimages'. She knew that the Holy Land was probably the most visited place
on earth. Yet she knew that political conflicts in the area, especially in
nearby Syria, had also made the region a place of fear and a disincentive to
foreign travellers.

She looked across the cabi.to her lovely 17-year-old daughter Antja who was
busy watching the television news about the Syrian confliuct. She was large
and muscular like her Mother almost as scantily clad with her huge protruding
breasts and long legs wearing a leather jacket and tight calf length boots
with razor sharp heels. She was about to attend the prestigious University of
Kongsted and to begin her degree in Religious Studies with the aim of becoming
a Priestess in the Christianaist church which was why this Pilgrimage was so
important to her. She yearned for the excitement of travel leaving her Nation
like her Mother for the first time.

She walked over to her Mother who held her in a passionate embrace as she
kissed her daughter on the lips holding her in a loving embrace.

'Mother I love you so much and you are so kind to me taking me on this
Pilgrimage with you. This trip has been so lovely and even though It has been
so long. I really enjoyed the excellent food, the jacuzzi and the sauna and
served dutifully by our Papian slaveant. Could you tell me exactly where we
are now as I don't know anything about the world outside our Nation?

'Well sweetheart Antja I can see by the map on the screen above we are flying
over the Mediterranean approaching the coast of Israel and if you look closely
in the cabin window you can see the coast of a country called Cyprus in the
distance.The town you can see just on out left is called Limassol.'

'What a wonderful view Mother. I think I have heard of Cyprus so we should be
landing soon, Please Mother could you tell me all about our Pilgrimage.'

'Well Antja we are going to visit all the places Jesus went to. We are going
to retrace the steps of the most famous person that ever lived. Tonight, we
are going to out hotel in Jerusalem where we are going to stay with the other
pilgrims, we are going to be led on the Pilgrimage by a Warrior Nun Sister
Vanessa.',

'Then we will spend the day visiting all the sites of Jerusalem including a
visit to the Mount of Olives and to Calvary the place of the Crucifixion. The
next day we will visit Bethlehem that lies in the Palestinian Authority just
south of Jerusalem. We will visit the Judean desert where Jesus was tempted by
the devil. We will proceed through the West Bank again part of the Palestinian
Authority through what was called Samaria, eventually we will reach Galilee
and stay in Nazareth where Jesus grew up as a carpenter's son. We will visit
Lake Tiberias where Jesus walked on the water and chose his disciples. We will
travel to a place called Haifa on the coat visiting the remains of Caesarea
Philippi and then we will take the plane back from Tel Aviv to return to pour
beloved Motherland.'

'Oh, Mother I would really love to go to all the places Jesus visited. You
know I excel in Religious Studies in school as I do in ever other subject.'

'I know you Antja you really are a Grade A student. As your teachers have told
you in school Jesus did not actually ever write anything himself which is why
people often go on Pilgrimages to the Holy Land and come away feeling
disappointed, Jesus did not actually leave behind any physical remains that we
can see and touch. We have the writings of Josephus whom you may have heard of
at school. He was the commander of the Jewish rebel troops in Galilee who
rebelled against Roman rule. All we have about Jesus are for accounts of his
life all written within a generation of his life.''

'Mother you are so brilliant. I'm so fortunate to have such a wonderful Mother
like you'

With that she kissed her Mother on the lips once more as she put her arms
around her Mother's muscular neck. She could see the limped waters of the
Mediterranean as the plane was travelling full speed approached the Israeli
coast. Norse Air would arrive on the exact scheduled time alongside its Sister
airline Lufteflote being the most efficient and luxurious Airlines in the
world.

The announcement came on the intercom in English and Norselandic

WE ARE ABOUT TO COMMENCE OUR DESCENT INTO BEN GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

WILL PASENGERS FASTEN THEIR SEATBELTS

VI ER I FERD MED AA BEGYNNE VAAR AVKOMST I BEN GURION INTERNASJONAL FLYTTELAG

VIL PASSASJENTER FASTE SITBELTENE

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