The Good Kind of Crying
Oct. 14th, 2008 12:12 amI was bawling at work when I heard this NPR story because it's so beautiful and touching. It's about a man, Nicolas Winton, who organized a kindetransport in the early of days WW2 from someone whose mother was on the train. Everyone should go listen to it. There is this moment (which is actually the thing that started me crying) where Kim Masters (who is doing the story) says,
It just really hit me listening to this the ways that our actions travel down through generations. At any rate I thought it was a very good story and worth a listen.
"But one thing is clear to me. If it weren't for this man, none of us would be here — not my mother, not my daughter, not me.
Pointing to my mother, I say, "She's a child, and I'm a grandchild." Then, pointing to my 10-year-old daughter, I add, "And that's your great-grandchild."
It just really hit me listening to this the ways that our actions travel down through generations. At any rate I thought it was a very good story and worth a listen.