Imagine

It's a good thing that I am not 19 and traveling through Prague. I simply would not have been mature enough to appreciate the history. As we stand among these magnificent buildings and statues I am horrified by the suffering these people lived through in modern times. First the Germans. Czech was composed of an equal number of German, Czechs and Jews. The nazis killed 95 percent of the Jewish population. After the war, the Russians walked in.

Today, Roger and I paid homage to John Lennon and visited the John Lennon wall. I didn't even know it existed. When he died in 1980, people came out at night and painted on the wall, inspired by his songs, Imagine and All You Need Is Love. Each night the Russians would paint over the wall. This went on until 1989, when the 'velvet revolution' succeeded and the Russians left.

It so much easier for me to go the Hawaii, etc. Eat, drink, enjoy the heat and turn off the mind. So far I have been challenged by history, by different ways of living, by different attitudes. And, I am old enough to appreciate the challenge. I also really appreciate growing up and living in Canada. I have been blessed.

 

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