Wonderful to read this update @zirochka and learn of your recent marriage, in spite of all the trouble and tragedy around you. And the upcoming marriage of your daughter, of which you both must be very proud. May your beloved mother live to see that day.
In the struggle of your country for independence from tyranny, we continue to pray for your ultimate success. And that some day, we will read of a new day of celebration, where this heroic struggle is honored, by those who have survived to see it!
Our Independence Day is July 4th, honoring our struggle against overwhelmingly "superior" forces, but God had a different plan. Today, sadly, in my long life I have lived to see the day when far too many of our people do not honor what was accomplished then. To the contrary ... And then on to whatever awaits us, as a result ...
Which makes all the more real for us this famous saying:
"Eternal vigilance the price of freedom"
God bless and keep you and your loved ones! 🙏❤️👍
Thank you so much for good words. My.mom is.my big concern, she is getting worse and worse, and seems it can't be helped...
This should not happen in any country, because you're right and I agree, if we don't learn our past lessons, the story will repeat itself. I so much wish we could live in peace, all people in the world.
Yes @zirochka ...
... this is the sad truth. From the beginning of time, I believe men (mankind) have been broken against the "Law of Sowing and Reaping." We just don't seem to want to learn that, yes, we are free to make decisions. To choose what we think is in our best interest.
But ...
What we are not free to do is determine the all-important consequences of our choices. I believe (others can, of course, believe whatever they wish) it is God who makes that determination.
Which, as you say, brings us to another famous quote:
"Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it." - Winston Churchill
Such is the modern world. We have thousands of channels of information, it covers us like a tsunami and distorts our thoughts and feelings. We are not able to think critically, to filter all this, no time, no resource, no will. We see many fragments, but we do not see the whole picture. And when we make decisions, they are not always conscious.