I think I am in shock. Cannot concentrate much on work. This war is getting too close to my home. Today I went to help out an Ukrainian refugee family who are staying in a hotel nearby. Two kids, including grandma. Got them a clothing shop gift certificate and bought some coloring and sticker books and a box of Legos they can take with them as they find somewhere safe to stay. Something normal. Some chocolate too as Easter is coming. Then I see the articles and pictures on the news and Twitter and I catch myself thinking: What the heck am I doing? Less than a day's driving away from my own house people are dying in a war, cities are destroyed. And for what??? Stop this inhumanity and madness!
Trying to get some sense in my thoughts by writing them out - but not sure if it's doing any good. We gave away my son's baby bed and a baby seat to another family in need - my wife did a collection of support goods at here office.
We donated money to major and small organisations - but this IS NOT A NATURAL DISASTER like a storm or even a tsunami. This crisis is caused by selfish POLITICS! People are dying AGAIN for politics as if we haven't learned anything from the last 2000 years! I'm so sick of it!!
Johan Bové, Mar 21 2022 on social.johanbove.info