The only person that deserves a special place in your life is someone that never made you feel like you were an option in theirs.
Shannon L. Alder
A man uses his phone while sitting on the hood of his car, on a flooded highway in the area of Naameh, just south of the Beirut, Lebanon. (Mahmoud Merjan)Soldiers stand guard near a turned over vehicle belonging to the local municipality during a protest in Mina town of Tripoli, Lebanon. (Khalid / Xinhua)The mother of Dany Abi Haidar, 41, mourns her son who shot himself when he became despondent over salary cuts in recent weeks, in Beirut, Lebanon. (Hussein Malla / AP)A man uses a surfboard to pass through a flooded tunnel in Beirut’s southern suburb of Ouzai, Lebanon. (Bilal Hussein / AP)An anti-government protester decorates a Christmas tree with Lebanese flags and the ‘revolution fist’ inside his tent in Martyr Square, downtown Beirut, Lebanon. (WAEL HAMZEH / EPA)People gather next to a Christmas tree which has been officially lit up the al-Nour Square in Tripoli, northern Lebanon. (WAEL HAMZEH / EPA)A member of the Dongmyeong unit takes a selfie with his family during a send-off ceremony at a military base in Incheon, South Korea, before leaving for Lebanon. (YONHAP / EPA)Vehicles are stranded inside a tunnel after a heavy downpour at the southern entrance of Beirut, Lebanon. (WAEL HAMZEH / EPA)An MEA plane lands at the airport as vehicles are submerged in water after a heavy downpour on the main road near Rafic Hariri International Airport at the southern entrance of Beirut, Lebanon. (WAEL HAMZEH / EPA)People check for clothes & shoes donated by citizens, for poor families in need of food and clothes, in front of the central bank in Al-Hamra in Beirut, Lebanon. (NABIL MOUNZER / EPA)A sculpture made of soft drink cans depicting a girl carrying a Lebanese flag with Arabic words at the ground reading ‘Revolution is a woman’ by Lebanese artist Pierre Abboud is on display at Martyr’s Square in Beirut, Lebanon. (WAEL HAMZEH / EPA)A protester waves the Lebanese flags in front of policemen at a barricade, during an anti-government protest in front of the Parliament building in Beirut, Lebanon. (NABIL MOUNZER / EPA)School students with special needs carry placards and national flags during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon. (WAEL HAMZEH / EPA)A woman poses with her face painted with a red hand during a demonstration against sexual harassment, rape and domestic violence, in Beirut, Lebanon. (Patrick Baz / Abaad / AFP)A woman sits with a dog over the Mediterranean sea waterfront by a fishing boat in the area of Dbayeh, north of the capital Beirut (background skyline), before sunset, in Lebanon. (JOSEPH EID / AFP)A man uses a plastic bottle to empty a car filled with water on a flooded highway in the area of Naameh, just south of the Lebanese capital. (AFP)Lebanese-Swiss businessman Abdallah Chatila (L), who purchased items belonging to Adolf Hitler at a public auction in Europe to ensure that they do not get into neo-Nazi hands, receives from Sam Grundwerg, World Chairman of Keren Hayesod-UIA foundation, a certificate of appreciation at the Israeli fundraising association’s headquarters in Jerusalem, Israel. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)An activist takes part in a demonstration against sexual harassment, rape and domestic violence in Beirut, Lebanon. (ANWAR AMRO / AFP)Anti-government protesters burn tyres to block a road following the collapse of a house overnight in the area that killed two siblings, in al-Mina town in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon. (Fathi AL-MASRI / AFP)The Crusaders’ Citadel is seen behind a Christmas tree in the ancient port city of Byblos, Lebanon. (JOSEPH EID / AFP)Men use a paddle board and canoe as means of transportation on a flooded road due to heavy rain, at the southern entrance of the capital Beirut, Lebanon. (Anwar AMRO / AFP)Samir Khatib, who withdrew his candidacy, leaves after meeting with Lebanon’s catetaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri in Beirut, Lebanon. (Mohamed Azakir / REUTERS)Anti-government demonstrators hold placards outside the French embassy to protest against the International Support Group (ISG) for Lebanon meeting taking place in Paris, in the capital Beirut, Lebanon. (JOSEPH EID / AFP)
