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Years ago, when the spring was still cold and the morning air was filled with the smell of earth and damp grass, something happened on the edge of the village that still lives in my memory as a silent reminder of the power of compassion.
A quiet, rainy day. I don't know which one in a row. There is a sense of boredom in the air.
Volunteering is one of the most beautiful forms of solidarity. It means giving something of yourself - your time, your energy, your knowledge, your warmth - without expecting anything in return.
Today I was visiting my fellow countryman Ivan Kropivnik. He is a very active 80-year-old gentleman who is present at almost all events that take place in our municipality Cerklje.
Marjana Vernik, our mountain gazelle and member of the Alpine Mountaineering Association, was planning to conquer one of the peaks in the Kamnik Alps again that Saturday, as the mountains are her second home.
I sit by the window and watch the raindrops creep down the slats. It has been raining all day. Not all day, but all week. Day after day, and that is why it is all getting scary.
Unfortunately, in the summer of 2023, our village below Krvavec was also hit by floods. We do not remember such a disaster. Almost all the streams and torrents in the municipality were flooded.
Mr Ivan is a very active pensioner. He is a member of the drama section, the artists' association, the folklore association, plays the horn, is a woodcarver, a crib-maker, and paints hive headboards.
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