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| "...a normal life" |
| 2009-05-12 |
| Jay Nordlinger, "Impromptus" @ National Review A few weeks ago, I had occasion to mention a Czech-born friend of mine. It was in this column. She escaped from Czechoslovakia with her family when she was 16. And I thought of her over the weekend, when taking in the golf tournament: the Players Championship. Leading for a while was Alex Cjeka. When Alex was nine, his father took him out of Czechoslovakia. They went on a train, they walked through fields, they camped. They swam a river. Alex thought it was a grand adventure, the time of his life. When they at last reached Germany, his father hugged him and broke down in tears. He said, “We did it, we did it.” Alex didn’t know what the fuss was about. To him, it was simply a grand adventure. He soon appreciated what had happened. And he says he will always be grateful to his father for leading him out, in order to give him “a normal life.” I am struck by that phrase: “a normal life.” So simple, and maybe not very ambitious-sounding, but exactly what so much of the world longs for. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #2 I doubt he'd be playing golf if he stayed. |
| Posted by: DK70 the scantily clad 2009-05-12 21:33 |
| #1 Buddy, he plays golf for a living. Believe me, that ain't a normal life... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-05-12 15:12 |