Wisdom At 88 Years Old

This video clip about one man's story of heartache and survival of the holocaust puts into perspective how all people should strive towards peace...can peace be accomplished?

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For anyone wanting to read his book...it is called...The Kindness Of The Hangman...interesting title...the hangman actually was the only one who showed him kindness...
Red

I have watched a lot of true stories on the internet about holocaust survivors...it makes me angry that we still haven't figured out how to live peacefully...
If we would only listen to those that suffered...and learn a valuable lesson...thanks for sharing...


hug wine
lou lou my mother was a survivor of Germany not holocoust there are horror stories to every situation truly.teddybear teddybear

I agree with you we should learn but mankind never does.moping
Red

Sorry if I got it wrong...but human beings can be so cruel...the kind of thinking that one group is better than another helps create such misery...sigh
Geez Lou, what a compelling story. It seems man/womankind will never learn from past horrific events.As we see now with the ISIS butchery and and many more around the world.
And if a certain Trump becomes president....God help is all!
Rob
Thanks for stopping by...

I have an interest in watching true stories of survival...makes me think about the upcoming American elections...what kind of dangerous talk Trump expounds...it's a shame...sigh
It's striking that the Holocaust was carried out by such an advanced group of people in such recent times. Scary in itself.

Trump makes some good points(IMO). We need to protect our boarders and put our own citizens first, but now(to me) it's obvious he has no limits. His counter attack on the woman who lost her son is inexcusable.

Women are way to soft to be in a military leadership role. We need someone strong, but not aggressive either.
Thanks for posting this, Loulou.

The inhumanity of mankind and we just don't seem to learn from our history. This is why mad men, the likes of Trump must be defeated. Just reading some of the right-wing opinions on CS makes me despair. So much hatred sad flower
I love stories of survival. Helps keep my own life in perspective. Wait, is that selfish? uh oh
Unla

Thanks for stopping by...

Fear mongering makes people do crazy stuff...sometimes I don't think we will ever have peace on Earth...to many agendas and war is profitable...but just not for regular folks...

Some people here have called me a do gooder...lol...because I haven't lost my appreciation for people in general...

Thanks again...

wine
Rock

Keep on keeping on... dancing laugh
Let me guess, it's the haters who've called you that roll eyes

I call it humanitarianism bouquet
Unla

Yes the very people that like to hate...and have no heart...

How could I possible be a RN without compassion or having a humanitarian outlook?...

But there are far more good people here that keeps me blogging or commenting on the forums...

wine thumbs up
Lou

"Fear mongering makes people do crazy stuff...sometimes I don't think we will ever have peace on Earth...to many agendas and war is profitable...but just not for regular folks..."

That is why it will never end. Greed... at any cost sigh

Thank you for sharing...
Here it is Loulou. 109 year old survivor - Alice Herz Sommer



http://youtu.be/8oxO3M6rAPw
Sorry, didn´t get it right again doh
Daniela

I will have a look and see if I can find it...I enjoy survival stories and managed to eke out some real interesting stuff...

Found it...


Yes, Loulou and thank goodness for them!
Dio

Yes it probably won't end...profit before people...sigh

I would like my southern neighbor to get its act together...Trump reminds us all how easy it is for people to turn on each other...
Thanks Loulou. It´s really beautiful to see how music kept that woman alive all those years.
At 109 still playing the piano! And I can´t even play my guitar anymore because of arthritis in my fingers. sigh
Daniela

No worries...I am at work and have a good key board...have an android tablet at home and cannot post youtube videos on it...still do not know why...mumbling laugh
Unla

Yes thank goodness...wine

Daniela

She has such a positive spirit!...

When I broke my wrist...the arthritis set in and makes it difficult for me to open anything...so I feel your pain...too bad you cannot play anymore... hug
I also used to play the piano but... all in the past now.sigh

However, on a more positive note, Robby played on my guitar and... before him... a great singer Roy Orbinson.

So, I´m glad to see that my guitar is also a "survivor" and somebody else can make use of it.


Music has also helped me going through tough times and is always in my heart and in my soul. It just brings love--- and peace. applause
Daniela

One of my favorites...

Lou, sorry, off your topic. but I couldn't resist!

Loulou thanks for sharing. He wrote Pretty Woman for his wife (the second one). dancing


Rob. I just knew I would find you here and you wouldn´t be able to resist. dancing applause
I think so yes...wine
@ RC

Big mistake...uh oh
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RC:
Women are way to soft to be in a military leadership role. We need someone strong, but not aggressive either.
Rob

No worries...enjoying the music...wine thumbs up
Daniela

Roy was one of my favorites as a kid...and Simon and Garfunkel...wine
Luke

Thanks for stopping by...

And yes RC should be uh oh

After all a strong female presence is here...lol...
laugh

Let's him make fun or make light of this blog topic...I think we can handle him...wink

Have a great day...

wine
Mine too Loulou, but not as a kid, but when a teenager hug
History is repeating it self because younger generations have no connections enough to past,they are not told about it and specially not from the most horrible point,what happened and why it happened....most horrible things are even kept secret,because in many cases there are national shame involved.
All to that people want to just talk about nice things and have fun,not taping into past bad things....but how can then the younger generations understand what to avoid,if they can not feel the pain,what the past generations have experienced.

I talked with my two sons from young,all about the past bad things and when I wake them up,they dig into it deeply by them self too and even they are of the young generation,they are exactly on the spot,with the history repeating it self.....and all to that,they take a very heavy burden to help Humanity in their own life work.
Daniela

Back at you...

hug

wine
Peace will never be achieved without either genetic engineering or wholesale drugging. We're all walking powder-kegs waiting to explode if just the right fuse is used, and we will never, ever learn. moping
Thanks for sharing pal, great video very sad hug
Ken

Wow...are we destined to off our selves?...I thought 1984 Orwell's tale was dark...not to mention Animal Farm...

Lets hope mankind has a better future in store...one we can be proud of...
Non

A glimpse at our past...

Thanks for stopping by...wine
Orwell was IMO light hearted fiction compared to the reality of what we are as a species and as shown by archaeological digs and news events.
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