From Scorn to Respect

Up until the time Joseph Malik was compelled to leave Syria he lived in the shadows of the country of his ancestors. Not because he was a Christian but due to the habits of tyrants that use one faction against the other for monetary and political gains. Joseph was Christian, the son of a well to do business man. And Syria at that time in 1911 was part of the Turkish Ottoman Empire. Since the Turks were of the Muslim faith and looking to take advantage of every Syrian, they were careful not berate anyone of that faith. And that left only the Christians.
And so Joseph left his beloved homeland and traveled to a country that welcomed him with arms extended that will compel anyone coming to its shores harboring derision with intentions of turning it into love and respect. The question whether Joseph benefited from his new country or did his new country benefits more from him. This story will let you, the reader decide.