"Christmas Eve". A painting by an Auschwitz survivor Janina Tollik (1946).
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@auschwitzmuseum From my privileged position (a lucky place however hard I may have worked) I see this image on this day and instinctually reject it, the way it encroaches for a few seconds on my perfect little life… and then it reminds me that none of this I have is a given right (by god or whoever floats your boat), but a circumstantial blessing of time and place, and sadly I feel only more thankful for what I have. Never forget
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@mori @auschwitzmuseum Yes. Luck or lack of it plays a much, much bigger part in life than we like to admit.
@shuttersparks @auschwitzmuseum Most certainly. Some work hard and have no luck. Some do nothing and have all of it. Luckily, most have a sprinkling of both across their lives. Gotta live with the ups and the downs