Tuesday, January 2, 2024

And what now?

 What to write about?

Chapter heads for posts-

The good deeds - the women who cook for the soldiers and bring them the food, the women who do their laundry and send them their laundry with children's drawings and sweets, the people who advertise on Facebook about a reservist's private business and immediately dozens of people come to shop there, the people who stand with flags along the roads at the soldiers' funerals, And many more good deeds because of which I am so happy that these are the people I live with.                                                                                                  

the animals at war-

The dogs that already know the sound in the app that announces an alarm that will come shortly and immediately run to the protected room, my daughter has a dog like that, the cat that stands in the small hallway during the alarm and after the explosion of the iron dome is heard it runs under the couch, I have a cat like that.

The neighbors' dogs howling during the alarms, I heard them on 31.12 at midnight when 30 rockets were fired here instead of fireworks.                                                                                                                                                       

my neighbors-

Women aged eighty and over, one of them a Holocaust survivor, ask me when is the best time to shower, still afraid of being caught by the alarm while showering. None of them have a safe room at home.                                                                                                                                                                           

All these and more are the heads of the chapters I am writing in my head, maybe soon I will expand.

25 comments:

  1. It is very sad that these things have become part of everyday life for so many people.

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    1. It's true Jayce, but in some strange way we get used to everything and we live part of the time a normal life.

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  2. Hope you remain safe and you all will have peace soon.

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    1. Thanks Ellen. We know that peace is very far away, there is no one to talk to, we are only waiting for quiet days.

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  3. There cannot be too many beloved Jewish grandparents still alive who survived the Holocaust, but they are probably reliving the worst time in human history all over again. They must be given priority access to a safe room, and assistance to get there.
    What a world we live in :(

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    1. These people were indeed children during the Holocaust.

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  4. Thank you for the insight into what it's like to live amid this terrible conflict.

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  5. It's a very delicate line that I walk on, I don't want to arouse pity, but I think it's important to document the everyday. From my personal angle of course.

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  6. You are a much stronger person than I am. I could not live through what you are experiencing. Even the dogs and cats are feeling the horror of war. Very sadly, there seems to be no end in sight.

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    1. When there is no choice, new powers emerge. Thank you for your kind words Susan.

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  7. You have a talent for expressing the realities of your life now. Keep writing for you never know where it will lead you, but I hope it helps to get the stories out. Stay safe Yael.

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    1. Thank you Bonnie. I'm trying to write not to evoke pity, but really want to convey things as they happen here.

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  8. You humble me to be a better person than I am. You are brave & bring hope as we live in an upside down world of ideas right now. You are so very precious and a beautiful example of a wise & caring woman. Prayers for you & Israel.

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  9. There is no good war, but you have shown us how many good people are drawn into a war. Be safe, Yael.

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  10. Hamas must be so damaged by now, that surely the end must be in sight. Perhaps the UN will step-in and keep them under control. We all wait to see what 2024 will bring. Stay safe. xx

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    1. The road is still long. The UN has never been in our favor and it is difficult to pin hopes on it.

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  11. The little details of which we have no idea but a part of your life. Even the animals are aware of the war. I sincerely hope there is an end to it soon

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  12. There may be a break, but it will take years, if there will ever be peace here.

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  13. Dear Yael, i pray for you. I can still remember the sound of the pombs and rockets, I was a child then, so much more terrifying when you are grown up. stay strong and keep as safe as you can. thankyou for recording things.
    Kathy (in Wales)

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    1. Thank you Kathy, it's quieter here now and I hope it continues.

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  14. Hello Yael,

    If it's any consolation, if and when you feel disheartened and dispirited, summon the spirit and strength of Golda Meir ... there have been few finer ladies of iron and steel in the face of moral adversity. Stay strong and know that although you may have adversaries ... you also have friends.

    A friend from London. :)

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  15. Thank you Ryan. Indeed from reading your blog I see that there are people who can be trusted.

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