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Jango's avatar

Indeed. Thank you for sharing today. My father was born in Germany in 1937 and immigrated to the US in1955. Not enough space here for the things we learned. Though I hope lessons are learned to prevent future atrocities. On that note, an impactful moment in this life, as a child, many years ago,:

I was a towhead, with bluish green eyes, and, because of my parents accents, had a bit of an accent myself. I was about 10 years old and in a healthcare facility visiting grandpa. There was a small public dining/vending machine area near the kitchen and not far from where the family was visiting. I was tasked to go and get some food.

As I waited for the elevator, I thought about what goodies I was going to get. The doors opened and there was a woman in the lift, and as I stepped toward the car, she cowered back into the corner and began shaking and crying. I'm 10, I don't know what is going on, so I go to her to ask if she's okay, or comfort her in some way. As I approached her, she shook harder and cried more loudly. I was big time scared, so I held the elevator door open and yelled for help. That made her cringe and she was trying to make herself smaller and hide in the corner.

Moments later, nurses arrived, both dark-haired and one led me away while the other calmed and eventually got the woman out of the elevator and to her room.

The nurse who led me away, had made sure I had seen the tattoo on the woman's arm, and when she took me back to my parents, told them what had happened. Between my grandparents and my parents, I got a rather indepth and personalized history lesson that day.

It still haunts me all these decades later. What that woman must have been through. To have such a visceral reaction to a mere child. Surely, lesson learned, indeed.

The kids are watching.............may they be given worthy memories.

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KimPossible's avatar

Bill, you recently asked what our favorite stories from your past posts are.

Ones like this one are mine. I love love love hearing profiles of inspiring men and women who stood up and fought for the Greater Good and what inspired them to fight for it.

Thank you.

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