Not all the stories of our lives are tragic, just as they are not all joyful. In one way or another, they accompany our being, enrich our knowledge and resilience, and perhaps grant us an extra perspective on life.

However, if you do not go through fire and iron, you cannot feel and appreciate the true value of life. The emotions, the tensions, the anxieties, the missteps, all are essential to appreciate its value, to measure our fellow beings, and to offer the surplus of our soul to those in need.

My girls, Marina and Anny, each in their field despite the adversities of their lives and the challenges they faced, reacted, strengthened, put into action their goodwill towards others, and succeeded.