Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Reflections – Reasons to be Hopeful for Eastern Europe

  • Young couples, happily pushing baby carriages while talking on cell phones
  • The rebuilding of a bright new Warsaw and beautiful Budapest after the total destruction of the war.
  • Two generations who have had no first-hand memories of World War II.
  • New countries entering into the European Union
  • Support for the performing arts
  • New life in many established churches
  • Numerous young people planting flats of flowers in the city parks of Warsaw
  • The emergence of true democracy in many countries
  • Scores of young people who have learned English as their second language
  • Wonderfully fresh, colorful and tasty vegetables and other produce on display in local marketplaces.
  • Tourism
  • International companies opening new businesses in Warsaw and Budapest.
  • Children on field trips enjoying their cities.
  • Inquisitive, tech-savvy and optimistic people, eager for opportunity.
  • A generation of young people with no memories of communist tyranny
 Picture:  Young Bulgarian artisan displays her wares





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