heidi chronicles: Gypsies

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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Welcome to the Road

Geo And I took our first intentional road trip today, a not-long journey to the north to a funeral home. We met up with some not-so-distant relatives that we hadn’t seen in ages. Paperwork was completed and signed. Hugs and phone numbers exchanged.

On the way home, Geo asked about family history and lore. Stories were told, songs were sung, and we barely noticed the heat. Stories continued along with dinner while we played cards, and into the dark hours, after watching Spirit yet again.

Welcome to the Road, Beauty.

This is the Way.

Sunday, June 28, 2020

Memorial to the Name

There is a Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, Yad Vashem, and in it there is a library of the names of six million victims. Not just their names, but details of their lives, where they were born and where they lived, anything that could be found out. I wonder if the names are of all the Holocaust victims, or only of the Jews.

First they came for the Gypsies.

They haven't stopped coming, yet.

Do we even know their names?

1. Loyalty.
2. Forbearance: self-control towards others.
3. Hardihood.
4. Generosity: not just a simple matter of giving away what one has, but "Largitas in a man caused him to set no store on greed or gifts, and to have nothing but contempt for bribes."
5. Benevolence. The Davidic ethic: It is the strongest quality of the preudomme - benevolence of the strong toward the weak.
6. Honor: honor is achieved by living up to the ideal of the preudomme and pursuing the qualities and behavior listed above.

7. Championship: everywhere and always be the champion of the Right and the Good against Injustice and Evil.

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