Parents for Peace
A very interesting day at Age UK with St Christopher's hospice on end of life and death. I spoke about my painting of Mum and Dad and their funeral. Light lunch and the drove to St John's school where I only got 30 minutes and was at one point left in the room while Stacey went to try and photocopy! The second part was choir karaoke. The clear message of the Parents for Peace event from both the Palestinian and Israeli parents who have lost children in the fighting is that taking a pro-Israeli or a pro-Palestinian position is not helping in any way in the progress towards peace. There must be reconciliation and forgiveness.
Forgiveness means giving up the right to take revenge - a powerful statement indeed. Hampstead synagogue is beautiful. Nice eats and met Philip's parents. To Acton. Had an enjoyable day. Lou took us to lunch at Llawellis and then Sean played in the sandpit at Chiswick and I did some sketching. To Euston Square to meet Alan and Berna Foden, John Thing and John East at Royal College of General practitioners which is most impressive. 2 hour chat. Then home quick change and to Dulwich meeting and good chat to John O'Sullivan. Tuscany programme finished - it was good. Packed and Liz went for Proms seasons.
Forgiveness means giving up the right to take revenge - a powerful statement indeed. Hampstead synagogue is beautiful. Nice eats and met Philip's parents. To Acton. Had an enjoyable day. Lou took us to lunch at Llawellis and then Sean played in the sandpit at Chiswick and I did some sketching. To Euston Square to meet Alan and Berna Foden, John Thing and John East at Royal College of General practitioners which is most impressive. 2 hour chat. Then home quick change and to Dulwich meeting and good chat to John O'Sullivan. Tuscany programme finished - it was good. Packed and Liz went for Proms seasons.
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