Thank You - Dankeschoen - Muchas Gracias
Dearest friends
since a while of relaxing and just having time for myself I'm online again...
and I must say I AM TOUCHED!
Reading all this lovely comments on my blog, reading your lovely words in mails and everything is just incredible. So nice of you - THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Some have asked me what they can do in order to help me and honestly you did all you could do - just being there for me , sending me a mail, calling me and just showing me that you are there for me - showing your friendship!
To see that does unbelievable good to me, really! Let me give you a HUGE HUG to express a bit better what and how I feel like!
For sure this was a really intense experience that will be with me for the rest of my life. Definitely I have learnt so much out it. Most important lesson about it is how valuable LIFE is! That there is nothing more important than that, all the materialistic stuff can be replaced but my life is unique. I LOVE IT and I WANNA HAVE IT FOR MUCH MORE TIME.
That’s why I’m so grateful that nothing more happened.
Actually we all know that - but often forget about it. We worry about our daily problems so much and forget to see what we have, how lucky we are and that we should be happy because we are so privilleged with what we have, what we can do.
! EVERY DAY IS GOOD BECAUSE OF BEING ALIVE !
By now I’m doing fine. Actually getting better every day and re-motivating myself – with your help. Because NO, I WON’T GIVE UP – NEVER!! That’s not how I am and I guess this happening didn’t want me to stop with what I’m doing but rather show me the importance of my work.
Yes, THE WORLD NEEDS MORE AIESEC, cause AIESEC is peace and with my work I give my contribution to making the world a peaceful place in the hope that our kids and grandchildren still can travel and don’t have to stay home because it’s just too dangerous leaving your house.
Stop dreaming and giving up hoping would be the worst I can do I guess.
As Walt Disney said: "If you can dream it you can do it."
I don’t give up believing in Ecuador, either. The robbery just showed me about the problems there are in this country and opened my eyes about the differences there are to Switzerland. Some people have no choice but being criminal because they live in a corrupt system where they don’t get education nor any hope to improve their situation. The only option to them would probably be starving…
If I give up I don’t change anything, won’t impact anything. That’s why I keep moving with probably even more energy, an even stronger will to help, educate and develop people that they themselves carry the message of PEACE further and further and further… till it’s around the world, in everybody’s mind, in everybody’s heart and finally in everybody’s reality!
If the world gives you a hundred reasons to cry
-
Show the world that you have a thousand reasons to smile!
Never stop -
never stop dreaming
never stop beliving
never stop moving
never stop trying
never stop changing
never stop smiling
never stop being positive
never stop hoping
never stop acting
never stop ...
never stop
and most important:
NEVER STOP LOVING
and being aware of what you have and how valuable you are
NEVER STOP BEING GRATEFUL
LOVE
giovanni
since a while of relaxing and just having time for myself I'm online again...
and I must say I AM TOUCHED!
Reading all this lovely comments on my blog, reading your lovely words in mails and everything is just incredible. So nice of you - THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Some have asked me what they can do in order to help me and honestly you did all you could do - just being there for me , sending me a mail, calling me and just showing me that you are there for me - showing your friendship!
To see that does unbelievable good to me, really! Let me give you a HUGE HUG to express a bit better what and how I feel like!
Some of you have also asked about a number to call on, so here you go:
0059 38 416 44 08
For sure this was a really intense experience that will be with me for the rest of my life. Definitely I have learnt so much out it. Most important lesson about it is how valuable LIFE is! That there is nothing more important than that, all the materialistic stuff can be replaced but my life is unique. I LOVE IT and I WANNA HAVE IT FOR MUCH MORE TIME.
That’s why I’m so grateful that nothing more happened.
Actually we all know that - but often forget about it. We worry about our daily problems so much and forget to see what we have, how lucky we are and that we should be happy because we are so privilleged with what we have, what we can do.
! EVERY DAY IS GOOD BECAUSE OF BEING ALIVE !
By now I’m doing fine. Actually getting better every day and re-motivating myself – with your help. Because NO, I WON’T GIVE UP – NEVER!! That’s not how I am and I guess this happening didn’t want me to stop with what I’m doing but rather show me the importance of my work.
Yes, THE WORLD NEEDS MORE AIESEC, cause AIESEC is peace and with my work I give my contribution to making the world a peaceful place in the hope that our kids and grandchildren still can travel and don’t have to stay home because it’s just too dangerous leaving your house.
Stop dreaming and giving up hoping would be the worst I can do I guess.
As Walt Disney said: "If you can dream it you can do it."
I don’t give up believing in Ecuador, either. The robbery just showed me about the problems there are in this country and opened my eyes about the differences there are to Switzerland. Some people have no choice but being criminal because they live in a corrupt system where they don’t get education nor any hope to improve their situation. The only option to them would probably be starving…
If I give up I don’t change anything, won’t impact anything. That’s why I keep moving with probably even more energy, an even stronger will to help, educate and develop people that they themselves carry the message of PEACE further and further and further… till it’s around the world, in everybody’s mind, in everybody’s heart and finally in everybody’s reality!
If the world gives you a hundred reasons to cry
-
Show the world that you have a thousand reasons to smile!
Never stop -
never stop dreaming
never stop beliving
never stop moving
never stop trying
never stop changing
never stop smiling
never stop being positive
never stop hoping
never stop acting
never stop ...
never stop
and most important:
NEVER STOP LOVING
and being aware of what you have and how valuable you are
NEVER STOP BEING GRATEFUL
LOVE
giovanni


6 Comments:
At Thursday, October 26, 2006 2:13:00 AM ,
Cristina said...
Hi Gio!!! That's a good attitude. For being honest, I didn't expect less from your side :D I happened a similar situation last Monday and at first I felt dissapointed, scary and a bit paranoic. Now I feel more relaxed and this made me value my life and my boyfriend's life and of course.
At Thursday, October 26, 2006 12:12:00 PM ,
Caro said...
Hey Giovanni
Even I didn't post a comment on your previous post, my thoughts were with you this week!- And I'm soo happy to see that your spirits are up again. :-)
I was thinking for a long time whether I should post the following poem- but then I decided to share it with you anyways, also knowing that you have passed the greatest depths. It was once sent to me by a friend when I was really down and wasn't sure if it was worth it all. I have always kept it and told myself that one day, when I friend was in need of encouragement I would pass it on. Now the moment has come. Don't know whether you relate to it the way I did, but to me it meant a lot. It's called "Don't quit".
"When things go wrong as they sometimes will.
When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill.
When funds are low and the debts are high.
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit.
Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns.
As everyone of us sometimes learns.
And many a failure turns about.
When he might have won had he stuck it out:
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow –
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out –
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems so far:
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit –
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit."
At Thursday, October 26, 2006 6:06:00 PM ,
soranelle said...
wow Giovanni,
I don't know what to say, I was speechless when I read what happened to you! But it's great to see that you won't let something like this bring you down!!!! And I can totally understand what you're going through, but everything will turn out okay!!
hugz
sorana
At Monday, October 30, 2006 5:07:00 AM ,
Rob said...
True inspiration.
Thank you
x
At Friday, November 03, 2006 8:05:00 AM ,
Sara Grädel said...
Hey Giovanni! I've just read about your horrible experience! I'm shocked!!! I'm so sorry for you!!! But hey, as all your friend wrote to you, most important is, that your (physically) ok!! I'm so happy that nothing else happend!
Hey, I just have to say that I'm really impressed by your reaction! You're so strong how you manage this all! And thank you for letting us know about everything so soon after it happend!
I wish you all the best in Ecuador and hope that you won't make this experience again in your life! ....And take care!!!!!!
Ganz e liebe Gruess us Bärn,
Sara
At Monday, November 06, 2006 11:15:00 PM ,
Bárbara said...
Hey Gio
I'm very happy you have such a positive attitud! :)
I was so scared with the last post, I couldn't even comment about it... I was just hoping everything was fine with you... and now, reading this post, I am happy to see that you are well... and I hope you can turn this bad experience into a good learning point... and enjoy still more Ecuador!
Wishing just the best for you...
Beijos,
Bárbara
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