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Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven

anjelikaferrett said:
Hi everybody, I hope you have all had a good day.Did you get to be the chosen one @Gwladysover . We used to go to Delamere as well @Barnfred 55 .Good to hear from you @Terrarian . I have similar issues with cat hairs. I brush her about 3 times a day and they are still all over the place. Not much to tell you about today. It's been all work and no play. It has also rained pretty much all day. I am determined not to put the heating on yet so we are approaching jumper and hoodie in the house fashion levels. 🤣

I've got everything crossed for our next game. Just win will you boys!
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She wanted all three of us to go! We thought it was a bit much to go mob handed so I stayed behind, so her Dad got caned for the coffee and balloon.lol She was very good though and the nurse gave her a bracelet for being brave.
 
Evening guys, just wanted to share something I witnessed today for which I felt very humbled, emotional and privelaged to have seen.
I’m on my last day of my holiday in Kefalonia and just up the hill from where I’m staying there is a chapel, if you enter the chapel in the far corner is a small stairway of about 5 steps which leads to the entrance of a very small cave. It’s believed this is where St. Gerasimo (forgive the spelling if wrong) lived alone in the cave for 5 years. He is the patron saint of kefalonia.
Anyhow, I had the chapel to myself and was just sat on a chair admiring the immense beauty of the decoration of the walls and paintings when a group of 4 gentlemen and 2 ladies entered the church. Two of the gentlemen and one of the ladies were very elderly and were being assisted by the others. As I sat there minding my own business I heard what can only be described as the most moving thing I’ve ever witnessed, the elderly gentleman all walked to the front of the chapel and started chanting/singing Greek Jewish prayer. I sat for at least 20 minutes whilst these men, led in the prayer by one, just listening intently, if honest I felt like I was intruding.
After these gentlemen had finished the whole group were very tearful and embracing one another. I left and sat outside on a wall and the party starting to leave the chapel, one of the younger ladies in the group came over and said hello and then went on to tell me that these very elderly people were survivors of the German/Italian/Bulgarian occupation of Greece during the war, all of them being young children at the time and this was their first time back on the island in all them years.
Honestly didn’t know where to write this or even to share with you all as it was such a private and very moving thing to have witnessed, none of us could imagine what these people had seen and lived through.

Apologies if any of the facts are incorrect but this is how I remembered what she told me.
 

Kurt. said:
Evening guys, just wanted to share something I witnessed today for which I felt very humbled, emotional and privelaged to have seen.
I’m on my last day of my holiday in Kefalonia and just up the hill from where I’m staying there is a chapel, if you enter the chapel in the far corner is a small stairway of about 5 steps which leads to the entrance of a very small cave. It’s believed this is where St. Gerasimo (forgive the spelling if wrong) lived alone in the cave for 5 years. He is the patron saint of kefalonia.
Anyhow, I had the chapel to myself and was just sat on a chair admiring the immense beauty of the decoration of the walls and paintings when a group of 4 gentlemen and 2 ladies entered the church. Two of the gentlemen and one of the ladies were very elderly and were being assisted by the others. As I sat there minding my own business I heard what can only be described as the most moving thing I’ve ever witnessed, the elderly gentleman all walked to the front of the chapel and started chanting/singing Greek Jewish prayer. I sat for at least 20 minutes whilst these men, led in the prayer by one, just listening intently, if honest I felt like I was intruding.
After these gentlemen had finished the whole group were very tearful and embracing one another. I left and sat outside on a wall and the party starting to leave the chapel, one of the younger ladies in the group came over and said hello and then went on to tell me that these very elderly people were survivors of the German/Italian/Bulgarian occupation of Greece during the war, all of them being young children at the time and this was their first time back on the island in all them years.
Honestly didn’t know where to write this or even to share with you all as it was such a private and very moving thing to have witnessed, none of us could imagine what these people had seen and lived through.

Apologies if any of the facts are incorrect but this is how I remembered what she told me.
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What a beautiful experience. You must have felt so privileged to have witnessed it.
 
anjelikaferrett said:
What a beautiful experience. You must have felt so privileged to have witnessed it.
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It was weird to be honest, we’ve been here all week and I’ve said to my partner every day “I’m going to walk up that hill and go that cave” but just never got around to it all week, then this morning we were up really early so had a long walk across the beaches and got back to our apartment and planned on having lunch before heading to the beach for the rest of the day. I have no idea why but I said to her “I’m going to walk up to that cave now or I’ll be kicking myself when we get home that I never went there (I have a weird obsession with visiting churches etc 😂), so so glad I made the effort to go now. Something I’ll remember forever.
 

Kurt. said:
Evening guys, just wanted to share something I witnessed today for which I felt very humbled, emotional and privelaged to have seen.
I’m on my last day of my holiday in Kefalonia and just up the hill from where I’m staying there is a chapel, if you enter the chapel in the far corner is a small stairway of about 5 steps which leads to the entrance of a very small cave. It’s believed this is where St. Gerasimo (forgive the spelling if wrong) lived alone in the cave for 5 years. He is the patron saint of kefalonia.
Anyhow, I had the chapel to myself and was just sat on a chair admiring the immense beauty of the decoration of the walls and paintings when a group of 4 gentlemen and 2 ladies entered the church. Two of the gentlemen and one of the ladies were very elderly and were being assisted by the others. As I sat there minding my own business I heard what can only be described as the most moving thing I’ve ever witnessed, the elderly gentleman all walked to the front of the chapel and started chanting/singing Greek Jewish prayer. I sat for at least 20 minutes whilst these men, led in the prayer by one, just listening intently, if honest I felt like I was intruding.
After these gentlemen had finished the whole group were very tearful and embracing one another. I left and sat outside on a wall and the party starting to leave the chapel, one of the younger ladies in the group came over and said hello and then went on to tell me that these very elderly people were survivors of the German/Italian/Bulgarian occupation of Greece during the war, all of them being young children at the time and this was their first time back on the island in all them years.
Honestly didn’t know where to write this or even to share with you all as it was such a private and very moving thing to have witnessed, none of us could imagine what these people had seen and lived through.

Apologies if any of the facts are incorrect but this is how I remembered what she told me.
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People’s lives are ripped apart by wars and circumstances that we have no knowledge of and it’s sad.

The vile attitude towards migrants now deprives society of that experience you had Kurt. If only people would open their eyes to the human being and not the narrative.
 
Kurt. said:
Evening guys, just wanted to share something I witnessed today for which I felt very humbled, emotional and privelaged to have seen.
I’m on my last day of my holiday in Kefalonia and just up the hill from where I’m staying there is a chapel, if you enter the chapel in the far corner is a small stairway of about 5 steps which leads to the entrance of a very small cave. It’s believed this is where St. Gerasimo (forgive the spelling if wrong) lived alone in the cave for 5 years. He is the patron saint of kefalonia.
Anyhow, I had the chapel to myself and was just sat on a chair admiring the immense beauty of the decoration of the walls and paintings when a group of 4 gentlemen and 2 ladies entered the church. Two of the gentlemen and one of the ladies were very elderly and were being assisted by the others. As I sat there minding my own business I heard what can only be described as the most moving thing I’ve ever witnessed, the elderly gentleman all walked to the front of the chapel and started chanting/singing Greek Jewish prayer. I sat for at least 20 minutes whilst these men, led in the prayer by one, just listening intently, if honest I felt like I was intruding.
After these gentlemen had finished the whole group were very tearful and embracing one another. I left and sat outside on a wall and the party starting to leave the chapel, one of the younger ladies in the group came over and said hello and then went on to tell me that these very elderly people were survivors of the German/Italian/Bulgarian occupation of Greece during the war, all of them being young children at the time and this was their first time back on the island in all them years.
Honestly didn’t know where to write this or even to share with you all as it was such a private and very moving thing to have witnessed, none of us could imagine what these people had seen and lived through.

Apologies if any of the facts are incorrect but this is how I remembered what she told me.
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What a lovely story, such a privilege to share in such a moment even if only from distance. Thanks so much for sharing with us,
 
Kurt. said:
Evening guys, just wanted to share something I witnessed today for which I felt very humbled, emotional and privelaged to have seen.
I’m on my last day of my holiday in Kefalonia and just up the hill from where I’m staying there is a chapel, if you enter the chapel in the far corner is a small stairway of about 5 steps which leads to the entrance of a very small cave. It’s believed this is where St. Gerasimo (forgive the spelling if wrong) lived alone in the cave for 5 years. He is the patron saint of kefalonia.
Anyhow, I had the chapel to myself and was just sat on a chair admiring the immense beauty of the decoration of the walls and paintings when a group of 4 gentlemen and 2 ladies entered the church. Two of the gentlemen and one of the ladies were very elderly and were being assisted by the others. As I sat there minding my own business I heard what can only be described as the most moving thing I’ve ever witnessed, the elderly gentleman all walked to the front of the chapel and started chanting/singing Greek Jewish prayer. I sat for at least 20 minutes whilst these men, led in the prayer by one, just listening intently, if honest I felt like I was intruding.
After these gentlemen had finished the whole group were very tearful and embracing one another. I left and sat outside on a wall and the party starting to leave the chapel, one of the younger ladies in the group came over and said hello and then went on to tell me that these very elderly people were survivors of the German/Italian/Bulgarian occupation of Greece during the war, all of them being young children at the time and this was their first time back on the island in all them years.
Honestly didn’t know where to write this or even to share with you all as it was such a private and very moving thing to have witnessed, none of us could imagine what these people had seen and lived through.

Apologies if any of the facts are incorrect but this is how I remembered what she told me.
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Now Kurt, you and I know that we have joked about Tories, Sheep and the Welsh in general, but I have to say that is probably one of the most moving stories I’ve heard in this place, thank you for sharing it and I’ll get back to abusing you in other threads. You’re a good lad…..

p.s. I’m glad you’ve found this place…..
 

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