The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #154217 Message #3616202
Posted By: Dave the Gnome
06-Apr-14 - 04:33 PM
Thread Name: BS: A very strange lesson learned.
Subject: BS: A very strange lesson learned.
People amaze me. No matter how often I see it, I am always surprised at how open, honest and kind they can be. The latest was on, of all things, the Antiques Road Show (BBC prime time thing for those not in the know.)
This week it from the Somme and had me reduced to tears on more than one occasion. The ultimate, for me, was seeing a Canadian guy who had bought an old banjo (hence the Mudcat link) from a shop in the north of England. This banjo had been signed by many people from a Canadian regiment who had fought at the Somme and he had traced the history of a lot of the signees just to complete the picture. The chap then played 'A long way to Tipperary' on a newer banjo, which was very emotional in itself. This was then compounded by them finding a relative of one of the people who signed the banjo. Truly amazing TV from the most unexpected source.
The other high point was having a German man go through his Grandfathers war records. We forget at times that they lost more than we did and they are just people, like you and me. It was a salutary lesson. I wish I didn't need it but , sadly, I think I did. We are all the same under the skin. The best we can do in this life is make sure that we treat everyone the same regardless of their race, background, creed or sex.
Hey, people, I am just and old softie at heart :-)
Cheers
DtG