Holocaust Survivor

I am so glad that I attended beginnings last Tuesday. We were privileged enough to have a holocaust survivor come speak to us. It was truly a once in a life time experience considering that in about 10 years from now there will probably be no more left. Even though I was rightfully engaged in what she had to say, apparently she turned some people off. I don't get it. Some people complained that she was too grouchy, held grudges, and was mad at all Germans. Grouchy? ...well I guess I can see that, but to judge her by her story that she had to share??? come on. It frustrates me that people are so close minded. She went through a lot. Would YOU be able to easily forgive the soldiers that burned your sister alive? I don't think so. Yeah she says that she hasn't forgiven them, but that is just her story. I also don't know where people got the thought that she hates all Germans. She even made a point to make that clear, that she doesn't have a problem with Germans, it was just that she couldn't forgive the soldiers that burned her sister alive. She wasn't pressing to "not forgive" on anyone. Ugh! I don't even know why this frustrates me so much. Am I close minded saying that I don't understand how people could be so dumb about it? OH! and then people were saying that she was bashing Bush. All she said was that she didn't vote for him. Well... anyway... she had a lot to say. She was able to be very descriptive about what happened because of her firsthand encounter with it. It helped me appriciate what I have. Her story also made me think about the other end. These were just everyday people that were planning the deaths of millions. They had their own lives, and for them, the camps were just work. I can't even imagine...