Eddie. Yaku once said:
They took away my family, my friends, and my country, but notDidn't destroy my spirit and will to live. ”
He believes that life is not always full of happiness, sometimes there are many difficult days, and do not blame others for your misfortune.
When a person walks out of the darkest moments of their lives, they must promise themselves to live happily ever after for the rest of their lives.
Eddie. Born in 1920 in Leipzig, a city in eastern Germany, Jaku lived a worry-free life, and when he was a child, his father often told him: ".If you are lucky enough to have money and a beautiful house, you have the ability to help those who don't. That's what life is all about. Share your good fortune with others. ”
In his 100 years of life, Eddie has achieved the true meaning of life given by his father.
In 1933, there was a wave of anti-Semitism in Germany.
When Eddie was 13 years old, he was not allowed to attend Leibniz's high school of the liberal arts because he was Jewish.
With the help of a family friend, he was accepted under the pseudonym Walter Schleiff to the Git & Hiller School of Mechanical Engineering (then the world's center for engineering technology, providing precision machinery to the world).
From then on, in order not to reveal his Jewish identity, Eddie cut off contact with his family and lived alone in this world.
However, Eddie's loneliness does not equal loneliness, he has a rich mind, forgets his inner fears, and motivates himself to work hard to complete his studies.
After graduating from Eddie, he took a job manufacturing precision medical devices. On the twentieth anniversary of his parents' marriage, he made a very serious mistake and decided to travel to the city where he was born to visit his parents.
Because he had been living in a closed, safe environment at school, he could not learn about anti-Semitism through newspapers and radio.
When he returned home in the middle of the night, he found it pitch black, his parents were not there, and the door was locked. He was very worried about the safety of his family.
At five o'clock in the morning, he was woken up by the sound of a knock on the door.
Ten Nazis broke into the house and captured Eddie, who thought it was his last day on earth. At that moment,He lost his dignity, his freedom, and his trust in humanity, and he was reduced from a man to nothingness.
In the city of Leipzig, the so-called "civilized Germans" destroyed almost every Jewish home and business.
Sometimes they drove the Jews, many of them children, together and threw them into the icy river. The man who grew up with Eddie stood on the riverbank, spitting and laughing at the struggling people.
In the years that followed, Eddie moved around and was imprisoned in various concentration camps. He was subjected to inhumane torture, starvation, cold, torture and misery in concentration camps.
But Eddie remains steadfast in his belief that even in the darkest of times, there are miracles in this world. As long as there is life, there is hope.
In June 1945 Eddie managed to escape. and married Charlotte in February 1946.
In 1950, his family moved to Australia and began another journey in his life.
When Eddie first arrived in Australia, he wanted to do something that was highly valued by Australian society. After careful observation, he found that there is one thing that every Australian loves – cars.
He decided to start a car repair and maintenance company because he had little experience with cars, so he got a job with a company that specialized in repairing Holden cars. Born with a relationship with machinery, he quickly learned the art of repairing and maintaining cars.
By the mid-fifties of the twentieth century, Eddie had enough experience to buy a petrol station on Botanical Road in Sydney's Muscot and put up a sign: "Eddie's petrol station".
Everyone should have a positive attitude towards life and not ask for too much to get. With precise efforts, so as to get the simple essence of life.
In 1966, Eddie took up work as a real estate salesman, took Xi courses and obtained a real estate agent's license, and then started his own real estate company, EYaku Real Estate.
He and his wife worked there until they were in their nineties, and finally decided to retire.
In retirement, Eddie will go out of his way to help people who need a little help to get started in life.
Because he remembers his experience as a refugee, the importance of kindness, and the help they received from the Skorupa family when they first arrived.
So he wanted to share some of his experiences and joys with others, he once said
It's not my pain that I'm going to share. What I share is my hope. ”
Through his speech, Eddie tried to share his happiness and hope with every young person.
At a school talk, he said, "When you left home this morning, did anyone say Mom, I love you, please raise your hand." ”
Later, a Mrs. Leigh** told Eddie that you had done a miracle.
My daughter came home, put her arms around me, and whispered in my ear, "Mommy, I love you." She's seventeen!Normally, she would only argue with me.
Eddie insists on spreading the value of hope and happiness, and he has a strong desire to make the world a better place.
In one of his most important speeches, he shared:If you let go of your burden, you will be happy and happy.
As Santayana said:
Happiness is the only meaning of life, and without a place of happiness, human existence becomes crazy and pitiful in vain.
We're just a lonely boat in the ocean, and we're going to sail on our own, and we're lucky to land on any coast, because you've survived the storm.
If you don't like the current place, you can choose to set sail again and go to the other side of the sea to pursue simple happiness. BecauseAs long as there is life, there is hope, there are miracles.
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