May God be kind on Abu Nuwas, who wrote the following verse in one of his most renowned poems: "You are astonished by my Illness?. It is my health that should astonish you!" It came to mind as it had become clear to me that the so-called "Mar Mikhael Agreement," which was signed in Mar Mikhael church located in the Chiyyah neighborhood in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, was coming to an end.