Compassion
There is, thankfully, another aspect of the horrific war in Ukraine; the worldwide outpouring of sympathy for the besieged citizens of bombarded cities.
And, much more important, practical help.
Just as the scenes of death and destruction are heartrending, the sight of exhausted women and children arriving by train in Poland, Hungary and other countries being greeted by local families with handwritten ‘Welcome’ signs and offers of a home is a wonderful example of active compassion, of love.
The pictures from Poland and Germany are perhaps the most remarkable. They, and other countries in Europe lived through horrendous times, experiencing the same desperation, upheaval and uncertainty as the fleeing Ukrainian women and children.
They remember, and their instant response is a beacon that lights up the world on a very dark night.
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