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Willie saw the impressive turnout for the memorial service.
An older gentleman turned to him and asked, “You had family on the train?”
“Yes, my grandfather. You?”
“Yes, I actually was on the train. Lived here in London since.” He glanced through his program. “I was all of seven when I met Nicky. It feels quite odd to call him Sir Nicholas.” He paused, then laughed. “Can you imagine? A man goes on two-week holiday and ends up years later with hundreds of children?”
A woman approached the dais. “I’m Barbara Winton, and on behalf of the Winton family …”
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Sir Nicholas Winton and the Kinder Transport.
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Though my mother wasn’t on those trains, she followed a similar route
Really? I’m curious. Tell me about it.
Such a beautiful write, Kent. I’m having a bit of trouble typing through my tears. Even though I knew this story, it gets me every time.
Yeah, me, too. I remember Frank Capra once said in his autobiography something about courage moving people to tears. I also think bravery, sacrifice and humility do the same. I would MUCH rather write about those than write negative (“go dark” in a story, as we say here at FF) or point fingers at people, etc. It is in the moving forward that makes the difference. And that video is amazingly touching. Thanks for reading, Dale!
Many things move me to tears (then again, I’m such a suck!)
I extremely rarely go dark in any of my stories – just not me. Pointing fingers is a dangerous game, I say…
Yes, finger pointing is not good — I have been given by The Queen three fingers and her telling me to read between the lines. I reply, “Yup, I’m STILL number one.” Obviously, we kid around a lot. Closed down several restaurants and almost kicked out of the buildings. Ah, the things we do for laughs … You really need to see us in action. 😀
Us? Kid around? When? How? Why? Yes, Cuz. You’ll always be numero uno with me. 😉
Well, at least I didn’t get hit —
🙂
A lovely story. I’ve seen this video before, and still it brought tears to my eyes. What a delightful man.
Yes, Linda, he was incredible. And he didn’t really think anything of it, either. He just thought, “OK, I did that, next thing.” Greater love has no man than this — etc. 😉
Lovely.
Thanks, Doodle. 😉
Wow. Very touching.
Thanks, Bill! It gets me every time — any time.
A true hero.
Yup. He certainly was.
Dear Cuzzin Kent,
5 out of 5 righteous gentiles on this one. What a wonderful man. I’m glad he was finally recognized Well done.
Shalom,
Cuzzin Shelley
Todah rabbah.
A different time, however the world still suffers similar problems. A lesson identified, but never learned.
It never will, unfortunately. 😦
I’ve seen the video before, but your story added so much to it.
Thanks, Eugenia! It came out of a few news stories about him, actually.
Beautiful story. Thank you so much for sharing.
You are MOST welcome! Thanks for reading!
A lovely tribute, and well worth another airing of this man’s achievements. Well done, Kent.
Thank-you, Sandra! So nice to know there are good people in this world.
I enjoyed the subtlety. It’s not beating anyone over the head or pushing an agenda. Just a humble deeply felt story. The world would be better place with more stories written like this.
Agreed. Thanks for reading, Tannille. It’s a rerun from a couple of years ago or so, but it was such a natural for the pic. The dialogue came from news stories.