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I really love the writer Natalia Ginzburg, born in Palermo in 1916, died in 1991. I have read every book of hers that has been translated into Hebrew.
Yesterday when I ran to the shelter at one o'clock in the afternoon I remembered a line from her book "The Little Traits", she writes about "the sirens that wounded the sky in the middle of the night and we woke the children up and went with them", something like that, that was their reality in Italy during World War II, and those are exactly my thoughts, sometimes when I sit in those minutes in the shelter, twenty steps underground, I think to myself this is an experience of other times,
Then we come out and our lives seem to be similar to the lives of everyone else in the world, but there is one part of the soul that anxiously awaits the next time.
After Hamas started the killing back in late 2023, I immediately spoke to my grandson in Israel and asked him to come to Australia until the war ended. It would probably take 2 months, I thought :(
ReplyDeleteI wanted him to live with his beloved saba and savta, and finish high school at a Hebrew School in Melbourne. He was horrified at the idea of leaving his "real home", saying they never worried about the sirens. I didn't believe him then and I don't believe it now.
You did what any good grandmother would do, I would do the same and I'm sure my grandchildren would give the same answer, they really aren't afraid or worried.
DeleteI am afraid that I may yet live to see that happening in many more places around us. It seems all too possible right now.
ReplyDeleteI hope you continue to stay safe x
I really hope the rest of the world can still keep quiet. Thank you JayCee.
DeleteHistory repeats itself. People can’t seem to learn from past atrocities and move forward in peace. I worry for my grandchildren. The world is moving into a dark place. Stay safe. Cali
ReplyDeleteThank you Cali. Indeed, this is not the best time in the history of the world, I still hope for a better future.
ReplyDeleteI see that the ordinary people of Gaza are now demonstrating against Hamas. It's a pity they didn't do it before!
ReplyDeleteYes, it is indeed happening, we'll see where it leads.
DeleteIt is a relief to hear from you again, Yael. Thank you for introducing me to the timely writing of Natalia Ginzburg. What is happening now in the United States now under the current administration is a harrowing experience that others have had before. I, too, hope for a better future for all of us. And for the courage to face whatever each day brings. To give thanks for each new morning. Sending love to you and your loved ones.
ReplyDeleteam, thank you for the good spirit you bring here. I am naturally optimistic and always believe that things will get better.
ReplyDeleteAnd so it continues for you, those sirens wounding the sky in the middle of the night. What wonderful descriptive words of a terrible sound and your awakening.
ReplyDeleteI wish your life could be peaceful like mine and so many others.
When will it end
Thank you Linda for such a heartwarming comment. Words do have a unique power and magic, for better or worse, and this is often their best side.
ReplyDeleteI too hope for more good times and in the meantime I also try to experience the beautiful moments that still exist.
What a blessing it is to hear from you. Your poetic descriptions of your days and nights tell so much. I hold you and your family in my heart and pray for the sirens to be quiet for all.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking of you too and wishing you all the best in the world, Bonnie.
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Just when it seemed things were improving; now you're back to this. Stay safe, Yael.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sateve. Today I was caught by the alarm outside my house while shopping in the small town not far from here. I went into one of the stores and there was not much to do but wait. Heavy and dangerous shrapnel fell all over the area, even in a schoolyard not far from here.
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