Ugrás a fő tartalomra

You can escape but only forward

 

The pandemic has been in our lives for two years. The whole world is struggling with it, many people have lost their loved ones, their jobs, their financial and spiritual safety. What can you do when the situation seems hopeless and there is nothing to hold onto? The answer is simple, it’s hard to act. But we cannot give up, we must move forward! Our goal is to bring hope with this story to those who lost their relatives.

Theatre means a lot to me, I love being on stage, rehearsing, stepping on stage with my colleagues. It’s truly an exceptional way to earn my living doing what I adore. Everything was going well, my life was great, then suddenly problems started to arise. The virus appeared. There was less and less work, the money to live on became uncertain and a crisis in my partner relationship reared its head. Long months have passed, there was nothing to do, I had to take actions. I tried my luck in the Netherlands, I took a job in a factory. 

Life started to become normal again, or so I thought for a while. I had to face a horrible thing. In April 2021 we lost my mother. I had an extremely tight relationship with her, we were really close to each other, as if we were accomplices. She was my anchor, so losing her caused immeasurable pain to me. It’s still incomprehensible. I spent months mourning her in my heart, but the feelings of loss never pass. 

The tragedy brought the family together again. We supported each other with my siblings and with my father in these tough times. It was important to us to feel, and make the others feel that we are always there for each other. Time and work helped. We buried ourselves into work because it’s too much of a luxury to crack. Then a few days ago painful news came, we had to say goodbye to my father as well. The death of Dad meant that we were really left alone, I only have my siblings now.

The loss of my parents is a huge tragedy. I will carry it throughout my whole life, however, I can’t crack up. I won’t give up! I’m working, living, I have jobs and obligations that I must fulfil. The wound is still fresh, but I must press forward on my journey. 

I learned one thing for sure. Even if there’s nothing to hold onto, you must go on. My friends supported me in this period, I don’t even have to say a word and they have my back. They reach out to me, call me, help me in everything. They stand by me without asking. The other day, my dear friend organized a public fundraising campaign for me and that’s how I got a laptop I can work on. I’m grateful that I’m surrounded by people like them. We cannot forget one thing: there will always be a person who cares about you!

Norbert Varga


Megjegyzések

Népszerű bejegyzések ezen a blogon

Pindral

Where do we really come from? Where does the centuries-long persecution of Gypsy people date back? Where did we travel around and how did kings and princes treat us? The tale of an old Roma women provides insight to the history of Roma people. She begins her tale on Gypsy odyssey with creation myths, but the story gets worse and worse and it does not improve during the Habsburg rule and reaches rock bottom during the 2nd World War. After having lost half of the family, may communism bring some relief? The old woman believes so, but her daughter who just arrives home does not agree. Let's face the past together to be able to build a better future! The Czech ARA Art company invites us to an extraordinary historic journey in a new theatrical form, using elements of circus arts too.

The Perfect Grandma

We all need role models, heroes in our life whose acts and qualities serve as examples. Sometimes it takes time to realize that real heroes are all around us. Find your own hero! Oh, my darling granny. She loved us, her family, she did whatever she could for us. She was a vibrant ball of energy. She rushed from one grandchild to the other whole day long. She helped with household chores, made jam, cooked our favorite granny-cakes like no one else. She often told us about our badass grandpa and she kept loving, loving and loving. Words cannot express what she means to me even today. No doubt she had a huge impact both on my mother and me. We got the love and solidarity of the family from her. She lived her life with sacrifices and an everlasting smile on her face, she lived for us and for our happiness. We learned only after her death that besides everyday care, she had a secret that she never told anyone. A stray paper found after her death revealed this secret. My grandm...

Four Slices of Cake

What do mothers mean to us? What do we learn from them and what is our favourite memory with our mother? They are the strongest, most persistent people who never give up, who we can always count on. The next story presents a mother, a hero who lives for her children. When I was a child, we rarely got any sweets. However, when mom went to the shop, we always looked forward to her return with great expectations. What will she bring us today? Lollypop? Melon-flavoured chewing gum? Or jellybeans? I remember, one day she drew a deep breath as she left to the shop. All we had was 500 HUF and she wanted to buy bread. I didn’t know how much 500 HUF was worth back in those days, but it must have been similar as it is today: not very much. When mom got home, she put down the bread on the table. She took out two lollipops from her pocket and gave them to us smilingly, then went to the kitchen to cook some potatoes. I remember, I was 6 years old when I first got a cake. It was a chocolate cake. We...