Sunday Reads - Four Stories

Today's collection of reads is hugely different. I bring you four stories - of three different women and one man. These stories will stump and shake you up; for once, I can't say, 'Happy Reading'. 

• A Polish girl’s journey across three continents - A Second World War story. (BBC)

• Exodus: One woman's choice. (WaPo)

• The blind faith of the one-eyed matador. (GQ)

• Jani's at the mercy of her mind. (LA Times) 

Let me leave with a profound thought of Hunter Thompson.

"We are all alone,
born alone, die alone, and — in spite of True Romance magazines — we shall all
someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were
alone the whole way. I do not say lonely — at least, not all the time — but
essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self- respect so
important, and I don’t see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the
hearts and minds of others for your happiness."