So long ago and even it feels like it was yesterday. But then is it really already 25 years ago, when my people started to take down the wall for god? Yes, 25 years ago my people decided it was time to make one country, be one again. One Germany, not two- one in the East and one in the West.
Yes, 26 years ago people run over the wall the first time, but not until 25 years ago it was not sure will this be a change for more, for real, for something new.
Though since then we had tough times and been through many changes and some have been god, some made things worse.
History. I am part of this history and as I lived that time in Berlin, the wall was always part of my life then. Never had I or most of my people imagine that this wall of stones could be vanished in our lifetime, even when we hoped for it.
How the country has changed since that and even more how Berlin has changed. The face of this town is like completely new. Sure we have a lot of the old still here but then, streets have not only changed names, even some streets got new ways and others became past as on the ground we see houses now.
But most of all the beginning of taking away the wall meant to start the change of a whole system people lived in. A change one year later all went through who lived in the East part of Germany, as it became officially part of one new Germany.
25 years ago we started to break down the last of our industry, our identification, our god things without asking if that was right or not. Now we know many things should have been saved but then now it's too late. Now we have to live with food which is badder then the one we had, even though we did not had much. Now we have the chance to take home ten different dishes but it did not made us more happier.
25 years ago we killed a system in politic which was not god for people and that time there still was hope to change all in a soft way, but most people just looked at money and did not listen and have payed a high price since then.
25 years ago it became obvious how the Stasi was listening, how a country was listening in shadow to people to keep them small. (well) That has not changed, just got another name. NSA and BND. They are even worse.
But 25 years ago we got the freedom to travel, to learn whatever we want and to discover the world, places, people. A Chance I am very grateful as I don't know what I would have done. I am disabled and that was nothing god for a future for someone who had his own mind. To study was nothing I could do as my parents were not all into politics. But then I just got the chance to learn 20 different jobs and only one was not a -keep yourself stupid- one. Thought I only have a hearing problem I was second class.
25 years ago was the beginning that I could experience life as I choose to and not have to look at the family situation. My parents are journalists and had lost their job if I opened my mouth or tried to get into another country as no job I was offered was something I could do for lifetime.
I was a teenager 25 years ago and not all did I understood but I already had the hunch of what was going on and what was wrong. I had eyes and a mother who thought me to think by myself.
Thanks to the change 25 years ago I was traveling to several countries all around the world, have friends from several different places and can be grateful for the fact that I can work whatever I feel like and want and believe I am capable of, even thought people may not always think the same.
25 years ago and now the children born on our days become just German people as the older are more people who changed and moved to another country. No wonder old habits come through and the which to stay blind in the new time. Yes, the East has moved likely to another country as from one day to another everything changed. Money, food, laws, government and the job situation.
No wonder that people still ask about which part are you from. That East and West are still not one in their minds. That people define them self being this or that and still avoid to travel to the other part.
The children now will be the first generation which will truly make no difference (thought even them will learn about the difference from parents).
25 years ago history had a splendid hour but sadly in school it is seldom something they learn about, thought it is important.
25 years ago and I walk with friends through the streets and we are talking about how buildings are made these days. How they have changed.
25 years ago and just now I am living in a building which is made in time before the wall was broken.
A "Plattenbau". It looks much the same as before, but new windows, internet and TV have arrived.
25 years ago the future for me, my family and friends have become a chance to make it better.
Maybe we still have to fight. Yes, we have failed in some ways, but there is still time and hope and we still have no new wall. We have peace and better possibilities to do what we need and want.
That I am very grateful and also for that I can write this to you.
25 years ago a wall has been taken down and it still feels strange, but god.
LOVE & LIGHT
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