Hello Joe,

I may guess how blessed way to start your day you have had! You are one who can write about kindness until the end of life. I am sure your own biography may be just and only a diary of one kind and thoughtful person.

I have experienced the both sides : giving and receiving kindness in unlimited number of situations and when think better, cann`t imagine my life, or just a single day, without it. Something like air and water ...

It is absolutely the same if I say that your family is a picture of yours, and opposite. Joy of sharing know only those who "care to share".

Thanks for being so kind to bring to us the both stories and have a great day!

Branka

Hi Joe,

It's strange that I read your post just after reading a post written by Trina Sonnenberg. She is in very bad financial difficulties and might lose her home. But the post was about a person that is slandering her and her family on the net and wanted to let us know what is going on. Here's the link to her thread.

http://community.adlandpro.com/forums/thread/1132727.aspx

Immediately after her post I saw yours and the contrast was uncanny. Kindness and helpfulness should be a part of all of us. A natural part not one done out of "I must" but as a part of our nature.

Thank you for sharing your families contributions and willingness to help even more in the future. Acts like those and the kindness of John Boc are out there and truth be told they aren't know cos so many are doing it anonymously.

Have a great day & Shalom,

Peter

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Hello Joe,

I would like to share with you something that was, for a days ago, interred very deep inside.

You know that my father has never asked for me. Mother always tried to speak off him positively, with appreciation, trying to extinguish a fire of my pain and anger to him. I have never experienced that Branka told anything what she really doesn`t mean, and even though I was aware of this, I never succeed to believe in her words. About my father, I always have had very unpleasant thoughts and silently, thinking of him, I use to call him names not proper for the public speech. This lasts over 16 years ...

When I was younger, playing with children, I used to lie them, when asked me for father, telling that he is in hospital. I always thought that others, just having father, are much better than me.

Before I went for my trip to Portugal, I was sitting in the park, waiting for my friend. One boy, at the age of 4, played near me.  At once, he jumped on and hugged me, asking me what I am doing. We started the conversation. It was very interesting speaking with him. Finally, he asked me if I could be his father.

I couldn`t swallow a big dumpling in the midst of my throat, and my heart was running too fast and strong, I scared it would run out of the chests.

I told him: "But you have a father!"

"Donkey! He is just a donkey!" WOW! I cann`t describe that mix of pain, sorrow and anger at his eyes and face ...

Not to bore you with all details, but I was shocked being aware that I am telling him all the words Branka has ever told me. AND IN THOSE MOMENTS I UNDERSTOOD SOMETHING WHAT HAVE HEARD, BEING HIDDEN FROM THEIR LOOK. Granny have criticized Mom for always speaking so nice about "AN IDIOT", as she always calls my father. Branka was begging her to stop, trying to explain that she is not speaking nice off him for any other purpose, except not to poison my heart ...

I felt the same speaking with this boy, and really it wasn`t hard to find kind words, which are not opposite to the truth. Branka`s favorite justification for her ex-husband was : "We cann`t judge him because we don`t know the content of his head!"

But, this kid wasn`t so good luck as I was. When he told me all his Momma`s words about THAT DONKEY :) ... I was ashamed instead of her.

Joe, thanks for the opportunity to praise myself :) for the kindness to repeat foreign words.

HUGS TO YOUR AMAZING FAMILY, AND FOR ONE AND SO UNIQUE YOU!!!

Luka