Post Views: 37 To some, we might seem like a simple stone—something solid, unchanging. To others, perhaps, we appear as an unbreakable fortress, a wall that nothing can shake. But in reality, inside, we often break. Some of us allow tears to flow freely, spending days confronting our pain, while others feel their spirit crying, even though no tear is […]
Post Views: 58 At the end of last year, I was preparing for New Year’s Eve filming; we were in the middle of the work rush when my phone rang. I didn’t answer, as I was in the middle of filming. A little later, I received a text message that delivered the hardest blow any child can receive—my mother had […]
Post Views: 71 A je gati me m’pa fluturim? A ki me kon’ aty kur flatrat kanë me u lagë a me mu thy? A je aty me t’rrefy diçka t’madhe për mu? A ki me kon’ aty për mu? S’ki pse me thanë po, As me ba dert për mu. S’duhesh me ndi barrë, As me m’pranue. Veç në […]
Post Views: 227 Helene Longhofer Tonight marks my last evening in Wichita, and just a few days ago, Helene thoughtfully bought some cards for my children, promising to teach me a Japanese game using them. Even at 84 years old, she hadn’t forgotten her promise and carefully guided me through a game I had never encountered before. Amid all the […]
Post Views: 46 Vendosa mos me t’dasht për nji ditë, E hoqa dorë prej mendimeve t’ngatrrume n’kokë, Thash, po lëshoj krejt çka sjell dashnia, Me dry i mshefa nën mendje andrrat e mia. Uuuu, dita krejt u shkatru, Edhe muza m’la veç me heshtje e mërzi. Lapsin e humba, fletoren e dogja, Spata ma pse me shkrue veç për ty. […]
Post Views: 175 “I am Helene, I am 84 years old, and my name is Helene, just like Hurricane Helene, which started on my birthday.” These were the first words Helene spoke to me at the Kansas airport on Friday afternoon when I arrived from Washington, ready to spend a whole week with her. In my first article, I mentioned […]
Post Views: 34 “Vetëm një gjë duhet të kemi frikë, dhe ajo është vetë frika,” janë fjalët e thëna nga presidenti amerikan Franklin D. Roosevelt në fjalimin e tij inaugurues më 4 mars 1933, kur mori detyrën si president i Shteteve të Bashkuara. Ky citat, së bashku me shumë të tjera, është gravuar në memorialin e Franklin Delano Roosevelt, i […]
Post Views: 25 I’m packing my suitcase for my first trip to America, and I’m also warpping a gift for Helena, a woman who turned 84 today. Even though I’ve never met her, through the few emails we exchanged, she feels like someone I’ve known for a long time. Finding a gift for her was not easy since I know […]
Post Views: 23 Nëse ti nuk më sheh, Nuk dua që As ata, Të tjerët, Të parëndësishmit, Të ngulin sytë mbi mua. Ata, Që të gjithë, nuk mund të vërejnë asgjë, Asgjë prej gjeje, As shpirtin e përndjekur, As unin tim, Madje as shkëndijat e çdo gjejë, Jo, Nuk mund t’i shohin, Ato nuk janë aty. Nëse ti nuk flet, […]