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(English) James Holly’s Retirement on June 6, 2008 after 32 years with Canadian Pacific Railways (Milestones of My Life)

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  1. Валентина,
    Вот это статья! Столько лет одать железной дороге и пройти этот путь достойно! Это РЕАЛЬНЫЙ ПРИМЕР для подражания! Так держать!
    P.S.
    С меня программа Ворд!

  2. Dear Kirill,
    Thanks a lot for your wonderful and thoughtful comment. But first I would like to translate it into English:
    “Valentina,
    What an article! So many years have been given to Canadian Pacific Railways and he did his work with dignity. This is a REAL EXAMPLE to follow! Keep on this way!
    P.S.
    I owe you the Word program.”
    Your words about this article are very touching, believe me, it was an important event in my life, and we are happy to have had a chance to share this moment with you and your wife. It was a pleasure to have met both of you on Saturday. We wish you all the best in your new homeland. We know you will succeed, All love and respect to both of you,
    Janko and Valentina

  3. Valentina,
    I make myself write/type something down everyday (call it a diary) and that was my yesterday’s record (pass it to James as well, please):
    …There are examples around us that will guide us and support us and I am quite superstitious to “scare my luck away” with the words but it seems that it will happen no matter what or as long as we live. It’s a big thing about believing in something and I should also admit knowing something for sure. These are human examples, of course. Nothing gets better than those live colorful figures and stories of human lives – one may find it rather plain to note but the truth of the matter is that we tend to distance ourselves from human nature when we face troubles of different kind and thus we are trying to find solace in things, substances, fairytales, sports, etc. So, when you feel and know (the best duplex system available) that something should be this way and not vice versa, you’ll get the results or the fruits. You don’t have to break your neck against someone’s stupidity to prove it – knowledge and your wish for a better life will guide you.
    Frankly, it was hardly believable back in my native city that everything works at all here. Ok, it was a Northern American country. Ok, we visited the US back in 2001-2002 and we had some preliminary information on Canada BUT we kept living in Belarus and that was our reality. It’s the outside world that is ruled by its own rules but in human mind it’s shaped and formed by ideas of various kind. And we, as human units are so prone to accept this “new reality” as a solid truth that even if we know the other truth we seriously doubt our believes and perceptions.

    Today’s visit to Valentina and James gave me a lot of spiritual support that is so needed these days and I am grateful to these kind people who disregard standard and boring postulates of everyday rusty rules. Such people prove that stupid theories are nothing but stupid theories and that keeps you going and makes you smile when you remember examples of such people…
    Thank you for the support!

  4. Hi, Kiril and Natallia,
    Today we have had a pleasure of reading your message and we understand perfectly well how you feel moving to a new city, new location and a new country where nobody knows you and you know nobody. The important thing is that you find the strength within each other, this is your family here, this is the reason you wish to succeed, both spiritually, emotionally and materially. Life is a combination of all these things, they are as building blocks which make everything strong. Be realistic though, do not live in the illusion world, there will be ups and downs and challenges but we know that with perseverance and determination and belief whatever spiritual values you hold both of you will be able to get through. Good luck to both of you and keep in touch with us, let us know how it goes.
    With love and respect,
    Janko and Valentina

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