thoughts
Hello you - part 1: My experience with refugees
February 05, 2016
Today I was
texting with my friend who’s in Australia right now and she said: „You can
discuss a lot about that whole refugee topic“.
I know we can discuss a lot about it and people do it. And I stopped
counting how many people told me, „Oh I got annoyed because that topic is in
the news every single day“.
So if
you’re from Germany or Europe you know what I’m talking about. Please don’t
stop reading now, I won't discuss about this topic again. I want to give you
a new perspective. My very own experience with the refugees I met. And if
you’re not from Europe it’s even more important that you keep reading. Because
this is important. It’s about our world and about the people who live in it.
Be curious and never be satisfied with the information you get, but learn more
and make your own opinion.
In my
village there live around 300 refugees in one big building. It’s a lot of young
people, men, families from Syria and Afghanistan. I go there every week to
spend time with the kids. That’s it. We just play together, spend time
together, learn each others languages, love each other. It’s that simple.
I can’t stop them from coming to Germany. And it’s not my task to criticize the politicians as many tv shows do. I think they have a though job and do great work and they make mistakes. That’s it.
I can’t stop them from coming to Germany. And it’s not my task to criticize the politicians as many tv shows do. I think they have a though job and do great work and they make mistakes. That’s it.
Sometimes it’s better to focus on the most important
things and not on details. Because we can fight and discuss about details. But
we crave love and not fights. I can’t make the bureaucratic process faster, I
can’t stop the wars in their countries, and I don’t even know how to help them
find a job. I don’t even know if they will stay here or if they have to move to
another place in Germany or back to their home country. But I can love them.
I can spend my time with them. I am able to hug them, give them a smile. They
are not that different from me. We can play games together without
understanding each other. And we can learn form each other.
And they
impress me. Every single time I meet them. Every time we meet, our German
small talk gets longer. Because they are willing to learn German. Of course,
not everyone is. But most of them are. When I see those young people, I’m
fascinated how smart and talented they are. I want them to go to school as soon
as possible, go to university, learn a job. When I play soccer with the boys I
want them to go to the local soccer club, because they are so talented. I want
them to make German friends, so they can learn the language even faster. So
please don’t stop your children to spend time with them. When I see the girls
dancing around, I want them to go to the gymnastic lesson I teach.
So this is
a message to you out there, exactly to the place where you find yourself right
now. Whether you have time and want to get to know those people or if you’re
busy all week. And I know that what I wrote is whether political correct nor
can I write down all the facts. I have no great education, there are many
things I don’t know. But I have a heart and I made my experience and it changed
my life. It changed how I see myself, my family discussing about the next
vacation, while I know other families next door don’t even have one room
for themselves. It changed how I see my village. Because I know what you see.
When you drive through it and see weird looking people you never saw before,
you probably think “Oh those are the new refugees”. When I see them it puts the
biggest smile on my face because I think “Oh my friends”.
That’s what
I encourage you to do. Go there, meet those new weird looking people. They are
like you. Hang with them and it will change your perspective. They will turn
from strangers into friends.
I know I
missed out on all the political, economical, social facts and issues. Not
because I don’t know them (I see them when I spent time there, just saying),
because they are discussed in the news every single day. I don’t mention them,
because you know them, they will always be there and we will change them and
work on them slowly. But such a big change will take time and we will struggle,
and it will cause tough situations. And there is no perfect solution right now.
But we can change our heart and our point of view. When we all get a bit more loving, the whole situation will get a little bit easier. Trust me.
This comes directly from my heart so I hope you understand what I'm talking about ;). "Hello you" is a new series in the "thoughts" section on my blog, where I want to write down what I think and what I experience with the refugees. Hope you like it.
But we can change our heart and our point of view. When we all get a bit more loving, the whole situation will get a little bit easier. Trust me.
This comes directly from my heart so I hope you understand what I'm talking about ;). "Hello you" is a new series in the "thoughts" section on my blog, where I want to write down what I think and what I experience with the refugees. Hope you like it.
LOVE,
Janina
Janina
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