Thoughts from the past...
Berlin..1948
One of the pilots flying the Airlift (to try to feed & supply the wasted city after the Reds cut off all land routes) saw children gathering behind the fences and waving from piles of rubble. He decided to make little parachutes and tie candy-bars to them-Every time he flew into Templehof he released a load of these candy-chuts over the kids....crowds gathered to look for his plane-other pilots got involved and soon His home community church was collecting stuff for the destitute civilians & orphans...
Well, as you know the Airlift saved Berlin and the Ruskies opened up the land routes again in May 49...BUT
That small gesture was not forgotten
Fast-forward to the 1990's
The heartland of America was frozen and buried under multiple blizzards...The cattle were dying...Farms were failing- A group of Germans (once small children sitting on brick piles) tracked down the community that sent them a measure of hope back in '48 and sent gifts, food, and money to help out the farmers.
Philanthropy is not generated from greed or humanism--it comes from people recognizing the needs of others, feeling compassion even toward former enemies-and showing the Love that we could not find within ourselves-rather coming from Bethlehem 2000 years ago.
God Bless you vets, and servicemen today-you are our best.
not to mention the children here who have lost one of their parents.
In an unstable environment, kids need a lovey. Somehow, rocks and spent shells don't do the trick.
Want me to buy you a teddy bear?
(you already have my mailing address from when you sent me that traveling coffee mug.) You can just mail it to the same place; that would be great! Thanks.
