Stay with me

I'm in quite a pensive mood today. Partially because I'm tired and long for a couple of days' rest (coming Thur is a bank holiday, so everyone's got a long weekend ahead), and partially because tomorrow is the Dutch Remembrance Day for all the victims of WWII. I heard a piece on the radio on the bombings of Rotterdam which moved me a lot. You see, my grandfather served as a medic during the bombings and I cannot imagine what it must have been like and the horror he must have gone through. Mum tells me that for the rest of his life he wouldn't talk about it as the suffering he witnessed was just too great to talk about. When thinking about this I'm always struck by the sheer senseless-ness of war. The immense suffering and loss. My thoughts go out to all the vicitims of war.

PS This post's title is a hommage to The Faces 'Stay with me', my favourite song of the moment and a contender for the 'best intro ever' award.