I am in Ukraine for my life purpose

[Olaf]

As I am writing this I am in Kyiv. My life purpose brought me to this war zone to bring magic and smiles to the people who deserve it most. They are standing their ground for not just their country, but all of europe and the western world. Ukraine is fighting not only for its own freedom, but also as Europe’s first line of defense against Russian aggression. On the day you hear here alarms going of, shelters are found in  multiple places under the city. You don't know what strength means until you visit this place for a few days and meet the people here. It is my third day of the ten days that I am staying here and already met many people. Volunteers going to the most dangerous places to rebuild homes. People here are at constant risk of losing their life, but they don't care. Almost unbothered, like true eastern Europeans, I would doubt if in western europe we would ever have so much strength during war. Life moves on, people go to the shopping mall, sit at a terrace, it is like visiting any big city. The gratitude these people have when you bring just a little entertainment to them is gonna make you cry. They really are such strong people, standing their ground, including woman who are seen as "weak" sometimes or pussy hahaha. I have seen woman here that have more balls then most men, so I will never say woman are weak ever ever ever again. Not that I said they are weak, but you get my point. May God be with Ukraine and all the beautiful people living here and with their beautiful churches, they have the most beautiful churches, you should come and see.

I might do an update later this week, thank you.

Edited June 22 by Olaf

[LordFall]

Very cool, may you be safe and learn a lot my man. You remind me of this guy here Caolan Robertson who moved to Ukraine to be a war journalist.

I'm curious if when you are there and see the war up close if it gives you more faith in humanity or less. I'm hopeful that we will soon solve all wars but I mean I've never been there just optimistic about AI. 

[Olaf]

War is in the hands of people in power, one men could end this war, Putin, but aslong as the people in power are hungry for more, I don't see war ending soon. What does give me faith in humanity is the strength of the people here. As the saying goes "good times create weak men, weak men create bad times, bad times create strong men" this is very much true and you can see it in this place so well, the bad times really only made them stronger.

[glassfire]

I live in Odesa and feel like I'm Hitler betrayed by USA. Also, russians think english-speaking people are neo-nazis who seize the internet and steal their ukrainian slaves. I don't like politics.

[Olaf]

@glassfire I’m sorry things have been so hard for you in Ukraine. God bless.

[Basman]

What do you do exactly? You give magician vibes.

Edited Tuesday at 07:51 PM by Basman

[Olaf]

@Basman I am a magician indeed

[Basman]

7 minutes ago, Olaf said:

@Basman I am a magician indeed

Haha, I knew it!!!

Magic a million from behind my ear.

[Olaf]

@Basman if only I was that good lol

[Olaf]

Update: it is almost time to go back home, tomorrow I will take the bus home as you can't fly out of the country. The things I have seen are very dualistic. Both great things, the woman are incredibly hansome hahaha, people are unbothered and just keep living life. It is almost like visiting any other city. The people are much more present in the moment due to just surviving day by day. Appreciating the little things and being grateful. Complaining feels so entitled after you have come here. Also it is not just a poor country as sometimes you imagine poverty with war, but there has been ferraris, prosches, maybachs, I have seen almost every luxurious brand. Just like any other city. Also a lot of people are smiling and laughing, war really makes you live day by day. Just like any other city. Now the darker side is that the russians even in big cities are still sending missles. You hear the air raid alarm going off multiple times a day. Everywhere you walk, you see people missing legs, I saw a guy who had stitches from his elbow to his shoulder and some Metal skeleton to keep his arm functioning. It is truely sad how many people get wounded, there are many deaths, but even many more wounded by the war. In the time I was hear I have heard 2 missles both at night. You never know if it is gonna hit your home. The people I met are very ordinairy people, just like meeting anyone from Europe. Yet when you talk to them you remember how the war hurts them. A guy wanted to travel to Amsterdam, where I am from, but said he couldn't as of age restriction for males from 25 to 60 to leave the country. Just something I take for granted, the ability to travel, is just gone. Another person I talked to his house got bombed as he was living at the front lines of the country. He had to flee to Kyiv and his woman and child are at a camp. At these moments you feel hopeless, you want to help them, but you can't. He told me, he doesn't want to be here, he wants to go back home. He wasn't angry, he was hurt, he lost a place that meant allot to him. I have never seen someone with so much pain. I can't even imagine what it is like to lose your job, your home, to need to have your childeren and his woman be sleeping at a camp. It is unfair and it wasn't his fault. This is the dark side of the war. On the main square there are flags with photos of all the soldiers that died. I would recommend you to visit this place, bring some light to this dark place and support Ukraine. Thank you.