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Yodi, a beautiful and haunting write up. I was captivated by the detail in the description of the journey and the atmosphere...... I could almost imagine the sights, sounds and smells. What struck me most was the juxtaposition between what was "normal" in the not to distant past, and what the situation is now. In some ways, it leaves me feeling sad that the things we enjoyed as children and young adults are gone forever, to be replaced by this sense of unease and insecurity. Oh well, I suppose that is what memories are for? we pray that they will eventually give way to fulfilled dreams of security, peace and plenty for the future and our generations to come. "the struggle continues".........

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Yodi, a beautiful and haunting write up. I was captivated by the detail in the description of the journey and the atmosphere...... I could almost imagine the sights, sounds and smells. What struck me most was the juxtaposition between what was "normal" in the not to distant past, and what the situation is now. In some ways, it leaves me feeling sad that the things we enjoyed as children and young adults are gone forever, to be replaced by this sense of unease and insecurity. Oh well, I suppose that is what memories are for? we pray that they will eventually give way to fulfilled dreams of security, peace and plenty for the future and our generations to come. "the struggle continues".........

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