Nov 9th is the anniversary of Reichskristallnacht in Germany the night when jewish stores and apartments were attacked and destroyed openly for the first time in such a big number. So I thought I spend a little time at the memorial for the murdered jews of Europe here in Berlin, right next to the american embassy, the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag. Its a beautiful place. Maybe I am morbid, but I find it peaceful and it makes me understand on a deep gut level how those things can happen. That the core of it all is the human wish not to see the truth of whats going on, the wish to look away in order to not be involved. If you ever go there dont miss the room of names. You can sit on one of those white benches and listen for hours to the life stories of all those unknown people who got murdered. Its a question of dignity for me to at least listen to as many stories as possible and try to keep them somewhere in my memory. Its a matter of awareness for me to understa...
Lobedentag. Das war als, auch, Programm gemeint, für ihr ganzes Leben. Lobe den Tag, verdammt nochmal. Und zwar nicht erst am Abend, sondern ständig, zu jeder vollen und halben Stunde. Finde Gründe, den Tag zu loben und höre damit nie wieder auf. Create random acts of kindness and closeness, zu jeder vollen und halben Stunde. Lass das die Art sein, wie Du den Tag lobst. Der Blog als Reisebeschreibung Verschlüsselt natürlich.