by Aga Rzewuska-Paca | 2019-05-08
Good touch protects for a lifetime He gave her a hug. It was a warm embrace. She held her breath. Her body froze like an animal trapped. It didn’t last long, heaven thanks. And then, she offered him tea, mechanically removing crumbs off the kitchen counter. He sat...
by Aga Rzewuska-Paca | 2019-04-21
Holidays again The queue for bread gets impatient. Baskets are bursting under the weight of shopping. Cars are stifling in traffic jams. Easter. Holidays again. You have to take a stand. You have to get ready. You have to go visit. Or stay, maybe. Out of joy, out of...
by Aga Rzewuska-Paca | 2019-03-25
Our Self. A tapestry weaved out of memories. A single thread creates an elaborate pattern. One event leads to the next, to the next, to the next … With each successive stitch, we get more and more entangled in our own identity. Slaves of the image of ourselves,...
by Aga Rzewuska-Paca | 2018-12-29
Forgiveness frees the soul Among the jewels of last year’s memories, I come across a very special one. A story of healing and forgiveness. It was a sunny September day, as I left Warsaw heading for Auschwitz; my first visit to this place. I grew up near another former...
by Aga Rzewuska-Paca | 2018-12-24
“Mommy, look!” – my daughter is swinging on the house swing. “Uhm …” – I answer her from above my computer. “You are not looking! Look! “- insists my child, shamelessly demanding attention. A little girl in a...
