Thinking about the Ukraine or watching the flow of refugees streaming into neighbouring countries does tend to keep the whole thing uppermost in our minds. Reading about it - even in a reputable paper (if there is such a thing) does tend to fixate the mind on the whole issue, trying to avoid the issue completely is impossible. So what to do? A donation to Red Cross or similar charity does make one feel one is doing something. War is terrible and as somebody said in their blog today - there are Russian mothers grieving too. Why is it that the people who plan and cause the wars are never the people who actually stand at the chalk face so to speak?
The day has deteriorated here. A pleasant warm and sunny morning has now become a pouring wet evening and by half past four all blinds were drawn to shut out the miserable sight outside.
See you all in the morning.
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Sting had a song "Russians Love Their Children Too" that I have been thinking about lately. So true.
ceci
It is all so sad and we feel so powerless.
The weather played the same trick here....
I am making a blue/yellow quilt to donate to some Ukrainian refugee somewhere as that's something I can do that I hope will lift someone's spirits. Wish I had the energy to make it more quickly.
Donations, no matter how small, add up to make a difference.
Hugs!
You are right about those that cause the war never seem to be the ones that end up fighting in it. It is a tragic situation all around.
The sun is out here at the moment so I had better pop out for a walk before the clouds move in. Have a nice weekend.
Regarding war, this resonated with me:
"The war will end. The leaders will shake hands. The old woman will keep waiting for her martyred son. That girl will wait for her beloved husband. And those children will wait for their heroic father. I don't know who sold our homeland. But I saw who paid the price."
M. Darwish
It does make you aware of the importance of Democracy and being able to vote leaders out- a privilege that the Russians have rarely had.
It doesn't seem that there will be a diplomatic end to the war - so much misery on both sides.
I keep saying, I have nothing tangible to give but money.
There are memes out their that decry the old men who sit around the table manoeuvring war crimes whilst the young men fight and die. It has always been thus, that is why we had the Nuremberg trials but it happened after the event.
It is hard to think of anything else at present, apart from realising how fortunate we are here in the UK. We are helpless apart from donating to the relevant charities and supply convoys. It is also a comfort to know that Russian citizens are demonstrating against this war in spite of putting themselves in danger for doing so.
Donating to the Red Cross or a charity like Medicins Sans Frontiers is the right thing to do.
Others can help in other ways, such as helping those who have come to our town for shelter by going to the registering office with them, assisting them in finding their way around and settling in for the time being.
Others still can (and do) their part by driving trucks full of medical and other supplies to the borders and across. What is important in all those efforts is to go about it in a coordinated way, to make sure what is needed gets to where it is needed.
There are many ways to donate at the moment, but the best one for the money to be used in the right way and at the right time is to donate to DEC (Disasters Emergency Committee). They are on the ground in and around Ukraine and the countries helping the refugees through numerous organisations and helping in so many ways. The UK has already raised over £150 million over the past two weeks of the appeal.
It's heartening to see the response of so many people isn't it.
Thanks for your replies all. It does make one feel a little better when it seems we all feel the same doesn't it?
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