I don’t want to be nasty but why did you run away ? I’m still in Ukraine, I am British, My family are now in the EU . I’m still here but I spend most of my days helping abandoned dogs ,Cats . Why don’t you come back to Ukraine, Still many jobs to be done , Obviously for people that have a pair 🏀
I think the answer to this is simple. I was not able to face my death, so when faced with that possibility, my primal instinct kicked in. And that was to get as far away from Ukraine as possible. I vividly remember that moment and the feelings that transpired on those first days of March. Thus, with the help of dozens of people who I will never forget, I was able to do just that. I definitely think I am not doing enough at times. However at the same time I don't think it's the duty of anyone to do anything, it all boils down to personal convictions. Some people sell possessions and fly halfway around the world to Ukraine. Others' careers are destroyed. For example if before you operated a vessel or did work in an adjacent industry, you can't do that anymore (unless you leave the country). Others are staunch anti militarists, they are afraid of guns and fighting. And they firmly understand what war is. It's death and destruction and evil. It's where people lose everything and risk everything. Maybe for me what scared me was the possibility of dying an unnatural death. By unnatural I don't mean a bullet in the head. I don't want to see someone die hiding in a basement and thinking I could be next. I don't want to walk into a building and think it could get hit by a missile. I don't want to hear stories of friends of friends who died under the ruins of some buildings. Even if it doesn't affect me directly, I don't want to be in a country - to quote Artem Chekh - like occupied Mariupol, are forced to eat pigeons and drink water from puddles at the risk of catching cholera. I have fear of this, while others have no fear. So I salute those who don't have this fear and have a balanced composure about it all, and themselves, to remain in Ukraine.
Some people just aren't built like that, maybe he would have been more in the way than helpful, if that is the case he would not have been an asset but more of an obstacle! It's better to fight alone than have to carry someone while you fight!
I don’t want to be nasty but why did you run away ?
I’m still in Ukraine,
I am British,
My family are now in the EU .
I’m still here but I spend most of my days helping abandoned dogs ,Cats .
Why don’t you come back to Ukraine,
Still many jobs to be done ,
Obviously for people that have a pair 🏀
I think the answer to this is simple. I was not able to face my death, so when faced with that possibility, my primal instinct kicked in. And that was to get as far away from Ukraine as possible. I vividly remember that moment and the feelings that transpired on those first days of March. Thus, with the help of dozens of people who I will never forget, I was able to do just that.
I definitely think I am not doing enough at times. However at the same time I don't think it's the duty of anyone to do anything, it all boils down to personal convictions. Some people sell possessions and fly halfway around the world to Ukraine. Others' careers are destroyed. For example if before you operated a vessel or did work in an adjacent industry, you can't do that anymore (unless you leave the country). Others are staunch anti militarists, they are afraid of guns and fighting. And they firmly understand what war is. It's death and destruction and evil. It's where people lose everything and risk everything. Maybe for me what scared me was the possibility of dying an unnatural death. By unnatural I don't mean a bullet in the head. I don't want to see someone die hiding in a basement and thinking I could be next. I don't want to walk into a building and think it could get hit by a missile. I don't want to hear stories of friends of friends who died under the ruins of some buildings. Even if it doesn't affect me directly, I don't want to be in a country - to quote Artem Chekh - like occupied Mariupol, are forced to eat pigeons and drink water from puddles at the risk of catching cholera. I have fear of this, while others have no fear. So I salute those who don't have this fear and have a balanced composure about it all, and themselves, to remain in Ukraine.
Some people just aren't built like that, maybe he would have been more in the way than helpful, if that is the case he would not have been an asset but more of an obstacle! It's better to fight alone than have to carry someone while you fight!
Super insightful. Thanks for the news link.
Glad you found it helpful :)