2 years, and life will never be the same.
A few days back a colleague said she didn't believe she could make a positive change by herself in this negative world. Although we were emotional and talking through the tears rudely interrupting our shivering lips, I had to be stern and tell her she was wrong.
2 years back I witnessed part of what makes this world feel so evil. Since then, I have seen many evil branches bud out from this giant evil tree. I have lost everything I thought was my life, friends, acquaintances, and much more. I have seen smiles fade away, lives become numbers, and whatnot.
I am not alone. You have witnessed much of it too. You might have been indirectly effected by the specific evil I speak of now, or maybe even directly. Or maybe not. But surely, there's a different form of evil manifesting in your life. We all go through evil. We all live through the negativity of this world, and none of the evil that we live through is better than the next.
Same shit, different toilet.
I was on the news recently. Since then a couple more people want to put me on the news, some TV, some paper. A recent talk I did was 3 hours long, but the first question the reporter asked me still runs very lucky in my head.
"Why is it important for you to let the world know about what's going on?"
In the midst of squeezing through the thorns of evil, I realized there's a lot of good in the world. It is hard to see it sometimes. There was a time I thought there was literally no good in this world.
The time I saw the first explosion. The times I thought I was going to die. The times I saw my old home being attacked. The times I heard of friends and acquaintances dying. The time I lost my dad. The time I realised millions of Ukrainians are going through the same or worse trials than I am.
Today marked the 2nd year. Today we took the time to remember how great this evil is.
But
Today we also tried to look at how we can, individually and as a community, do good.
Because there's a lot of good in this world. If you are reading this on hive, then you are part of the good. Think of how many people's lives have you directly and indirectly touched in a positive manner. I know I have overtly said "thank you" to fellow HIVE'rs who have helped me. And if you are one of them, then I hope you realise that I can only say thank you from the deepest part of my heart and repay you by paying the good forward. I want to believe I am doing the right thing and have impacted lives for the better to the best of my abilities and in-turn forwarded the good you have done.
I still remember seeing the first explosion and thinking There won't be another. Then on the 2nd day thinking There won't be a 3rd. And when in Poland hoping it'll just be a month. And in Netherlands hoping it will be just a year. Hope. Hope keeps us all going, doesn't it? The losses are extremely painful, and can never be justified. But hope keeps us going. Hope that we will once again be a happy home and hope will strengthen us to gain victory and create a better future. Hope is the fuel. Is it?
Hope.
I organised part of the memory event. We wanted to make letters and cards for the frontline soldiers in Ukraine so we made the decision to use it in this event. Kids, or even adults could write letters to not only frontline soldiers but also relatives back in Ukraine. Gives hope. Gives strength.
The event was massive. Speeches. Cultural performances. Fundraising. Remembering. Videos. A map where we could pin where our houses are(were). Even prepared pastries with Ukrainian art on it.
No matter how positively I want to look at it. Today is just a very hard day to feel positive in any way.
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I can't even begin to imagine how difficult this day is. But hope dies last. Tomorrow is another day, a new day, then a new week, an occasion to change something. You're not alone and after rain comes sunshine.
Always can depend on you to say the right things at the right time.
I'm not sure there's a right thing to say here, but this is how I see things. Stay strong and never give up!
I remember that day too. February 24, 2022. Just like many other people around the world, I couldn´t believe they really did it. They attacked a sovereign country for no reason. They thought the war would be over in a few days or weeks but they couldn´t be more wrong. The heroic people of Ukraine are still fighting the aggressors, fearlessly and tirelessly. And they will win their freedom back one day. If only other countries helped more, it could have already been over...
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It is very unbelievable. It of ten comes up in conversations. Especially when talking to other Ukrainians. It seems like a common theme among us. Especially those who have come from or are in the ground zeros. Everyone finds it hard to believe this is the reality of life now.
You mean the lacking or diminishing military support from other countries? Is the topic that often comes up? No wonder it does... I have been thinking the same... It could have all been already over and many lives could have been spared. I guess the reason is that the governments are afraid of that Kremlin psycho and his nuclear button. But he may push it anyway...
This is the second publication about this day that marked the whole world, because that is how I feel even though I am miles away. It is very painful what happened and what continues to happen, not only in your nation, but in many parts of the world. It seems that evil outweighs good, you are absolutely right, but there are good people and that is what keeps our hopes alive. It hurts me so much what you had to go through and I read stories like yours and I don't understand the people around me who complain for nothing. I just told Priyan a few moments ago that at least the singers in my group have been very affected by the war, and we have friends from here who went to Europe and Ukraine to start a life, escaping from the economy here. That's why we can't turn a blind eye, we are the same people. I send you a sincere hug and I congratulate you for raising the spirits of so many people 🙏
I sincerely feel everyone has the right to complain. And we should. Complaining is the first step to fixing things, I guess. But when we look at others complaints, our problems seem to much smaller. Thank you for your kind words, friend. I hope your friends are safe and have found some help. I know how difficult it is to start a new life in a new country and then have to start again!