I am quite amazed by the questions I'm asked with regard to religion, family, philosophy, history, relationships...I've decided to answer many of your questions on my personal letters section.
I've written the letters based on my personal experiences. Some of the names have been changed.
- Connie Madson
WAR AND NAZISM
"'There's is something worse than a Jew, it's a German who betrays his fellow Germans.' They beat me until I was unconscious. Later on that night I talked to my men and told them that under no circumstances should anyone say who among us were Jews."
Lunch with a Survivor of a Nazi Prison Camp
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WOMEN AND FEMININITY
"The good woman is supportive of the man she loves and helps him accomplish his dreams, she revives his faith when it is exhausted. She lets him know the truth for his own benefit and the man has to ask himself how many around him would actually put forth the truth?"
Letter to a Male Friend on The Good Woman
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FINDING YOURSELF
The truth is too brilliant in its own respect to require glamour, confident in itself that it wants no shiny packaging or anything which appears remotely pretentious.
The Man I Want to Rescue
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JEALOUSY AND MARITAL PROBLEMS
"Maybe he will come back maybe he won't. If he does it will take a while to get used to him again. If he doesn't I still have to keep things clean, for Anne... If she feels that I resent her father, she will feel like I resent her, John makes up half of Anne. I will not ruin the idea of love and family for Anne. She is a sweet gift I have to keep untainted..."
The Story of Penny, or Why Husbands Leave
and Then Come Back
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HEARTBREAK
I wish I did not have to let go of such pretty pictures and memories of tenderness or the overwhelming feeling of how wonderful things could have been... I must lock them away... but in a place in my heart which still wishes good things for him.
Letter to a Friend on Heartbreak
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SITE CONTENT REVIEWS
"I meet so many people in my work, and I do see something very special in you - maybe because you are so young and have such wisdom, but you have lovely heart too so please cherish it as I fear that, many will come in jealousy to tear away what you are building, be mindful of others that seek to use you and above all acknowledge God in everything, as He will guide you, keep you and is your constant companion!"
- Jane Walker, UK
"I was humbled by this amazing web-site. Its contents are so broad and impressive that you might think it was from a famous man such as Jose Rizal or Winston Churchill, after a lifetime of creative achievement and learning. It is just incredible that it comes from a beautiful, single, young girl with so much knowledge, culture and experience. I feel you have already carved a place in history, but we cannot know yet which place it will be! It is a pleasure and a privelege to know you. Well done for now, and what is sure to follow."
- Andy Gudgeon, UK
"i realize now that when i was arguing and raging against my girlfriend, the reason why she sat and cried quietly is not because she was inarticulate, but because she held her tongue out of respect, for when a woman loves, she does not want to confront the man she loves or deal with him harshly. years have passed and i still wake up feeling guilty for what i have done, and after ive read your letters, i realized what i had to do. i told her i was sorry...thank you for helping me find the courage to do the right thing and apologize to the one i hurt so badly.
- Name withheld
"This is a great site! You have a beautiful mind."
- Hilary Isaac, Philippines
"I don't believe that you're the woman that you say you are. I've met so many kinds of women in my life and none of them are capable of the kind of forgiveness or femininity you are preaching unless you are some kind of a saint."
- Diether Janssen, Holland
"i dont get the purpose of this site.."
- Name withheld
"That excerpt you posted on your website about Vladimir Putin was hilarious.... I was chuckling when I read it coz I remember you giving me a sample of your Russian accent and it was a riot! If I didn’t know ya, I’d think you were Russian, lassie.
On the more serious side of things, I gotta say overcoming the humiliating racism you were subjected to at a very young age was really a remarkable achievement! If that happened to me I’d probably be a very sullen and wrathful person now. Truth is I can relate to what you must’ve been going through because I noticed that there are the occasional Jacobin teachers in Philippine schools...I think there should be a law banning such people because what they are doing is corrupting the minds of our impressionable youth..."
- Alexei Reyes, Philippines
"Madame, I am in awe of you. As much as I like to write, words fail me to describe the esteem and respect that I have for what you are. The philosophy and the ideals that you harbor are rare enough in this country, yet you have married them with your actions.
I would dearly love to pick your brain, as it were, since one of my favorite things in the world is conversation. Coupled with that, I couldn't help but wonder how I could offer some or any help in any of your charitable projects, or if you would be interested in helping out in a few of mine."
- Vincent Imperial Puno, Philippines
"everyone tells me that I have to get even to save my pride, but I just end up feeling worse. :( but then when you forgive people, most people think you're bending over backwards. how can i do it?"
- Marie Cohen, USA
"I can see Connie as neither man nor woman. She seems more like an entity which transcends the sexes. Jane walker is right. She is vilified because she can endure what most of us can't, because she takes the road few of us can take, and doesn't need to think twice abou it. She does what the truth requires. You will always be my personal saint."
- César Perrin, Philippines
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