And now you sea* me…

I am looking at the situation in the world from a different perspective.  I see a global rejection and condemnation of one leader, one nation.  And yet, he and his supporters are holding the world in their hands.  The longer the war in Ukraine continues, countries will lose  interest to it. Those countries will focus on their own internal affairs and will go back to doing business with Russia.  His tremendous ego must be satisfied. In the moment of absolute power,  he doesn’t care how many people have to die. We are giving one man more power over the world by reacting slowly. The economic sanctions are crucial in this situation. We have to take drastic actions. We have to work together and fast. On the other hand, the mole is hiding in the hole. Any hole can be a home and a trap with no escape at the same time… VGM P.S. “All wars are a symptom of man's failure as a thinking animal.”     ~John Steinbeck

I remember my great grandfather... I was absolutely fascinated by him...  I don’t remember how old he was at that time. He had lost his hearing and vision completely… Even though he was always able to recognize my great grandmother… he spent lifetime with her… I kept asking myself what does his world  feels  like? …   It seemed  to be incomprehensible, scary and devastating… The same event is happening now, not with one human being, but with a nation… nation of deaf and blind…where the mole is a king… VGM

  I would like to address my people today.   When I am saying, my people, I mean my Ukrainian and Russian friends and family. My dear Russian friends and family! I understand and respect your silence. My heart is breaking to see how lost we all are.  How can I explain to my child that her DNA is based on hatred?... I can't imagine her Ukrainian and Russian chromosomes being in the state of war with each other... Please, take care of one another! Please, be safe! I love you all with all my heart! My dear Ukrainian friends and family! I am so proud of your strength and courage! I understand and respect how much you love your country and your freedom! My heart is bleeding with you! I am praying every day for your safety! I love you more than you can ever imagine! You are my heroes! I guess our nationality is solely our decision these days...   I can be pronounced a nationalist by stating:  "I am a  Ukrainian"  as much as "I am a Russian" I am not looking for unders

I don’t want to wait in the dark...  I don’t believe in darkness... There is always light in the darkest places we go...  I don’t want to wait...  I want to live my life to the fullest... And I am not scared to love, to laugh or get hurt... This is what the life is all about...  There is always a balance between the things we get and things, that will be taken away forever...  We have to be able to give our love without regrets... sincerely... fully...  Only the brave ones will experience true happiness...  VGM

I witnessed an extremely moving act of solidarity of American people at the doorstep of Ukrainian Embassy in Washington DC today. American men and women were scanning QR codes posted on the door. One code is for donations and the second is to enlist in the fight for Ukraine…  I met a couple from Ohio, who traveled to DC ready to go and fight for the lives of Ukrainian people. We are, as a nation, free to make a choice,  free to have an opinion,  free to speak our mind!  I am proud to be an American! VGM PS:  It’s hard to see on the picture, there are Ukrainian and American flags on every post on both sides of the street, all the way to US Capitol.

Millions of Americans are donating to support people of Ukraine.  Fellow Ukrainians, please, keep your rentals on Airbnb web as long as you can! Americans are booking their vacations at your homes. This is another way they are trying to reach your families directly!  God be with you! VGM 

Once upon a time, a little boy was born…  He loved the world, the sky, the woman who smiled at him and smelled like milk…  He loved the unshaven, tired man, that held him in his arms…  He inhaled the peaceful life of a simple human…  The boy didn’t know… he had to die… because  someone decided his life was expendable… VGM