It depends.
Following the Charlie Hebdo killings in Paris, hundreds of thousands went onto the streets to protest, including many heads of state. They declared their solidarity with the victims.
In April, the New York Times reported that, so far in 2015, more than 1,500 people drowned in the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe. Heads of State of the European Union observed one minute silence.
It depends.
Last week, the mother of an old friend died. She owned a wheelchair enabled car, a Doblo. And guess what – well, I know you’ll never guess. The family decided that it would have been her wish for Pádraig to get her car. This coming week, if all goes according to plan, I’ll be driving the car to Hamburg.
Is this not absolutely and completely amazing? I cannot believe this incredible generosity. Just can’t.

All those lovely people with those great ideas!!! Such a wonderful person she must have been!!
She sure was, Ana.
All the LOVE Pádraig put out apparently AS A MATTER OF COURSE!!! comes back in the form of Presents, Gifts, Well-wishes, Poems, Songs (even from people who never met him!!), Visits… the list goes on… : ALL LOVE to Pádraig for his GIFTS to US ALL.
Seos
you´re right, Seos!!!
There is a whole different Pádraig world, it seems to me, Seos! We’ll just have to make it take over the ‘real’ world now!
I think that was tried before, about 2000 yrs ago!
Are you talking about the lads who were eating by the lions, Seos?
What a thrilling and most generous donation!! How wonderful that you’ll have a car to talk Padraig out
And in Italian style, Diane! It’ll be brilliant!
That is fantastic news. What a generous gesture and what ‘mileage’ you and Padraig will make of it. It opens up so many more possibilities.
It is really incredibly generous. Her mother knew Pádraig and she said that this is what her mother would have wanted. It is so unexpected and great, I still cannot believe it.
No Reinhard, I’m talking about the Big One: Jesús H. Ch.: Who came from the Elysian Fields of Eternity to inculcate some humanity into us monkeys, and some Love. . Pádraig’s doing the same.
…and look where he ended up, Seos!
Fantastic news Reinhard. Hadn’t checked the blog in a few days and great to hear such good news stories
Good to hear that, Aodhán – it doesn’t always seem like that when you’re in the midst of it…