August,
3rd, 1915
Dear
diary:
I'm
still in this Saint Gilles prison due to my opposition against the
German people who conquered this my city of Brussels.
Today,
something strange has happened. Like many other times, the German
soldiers have come with many people who have done something against
them, but, between these people, there was a very unexpected person:
they brought a nurse to prison. This is very unusual because a lot of
nurses are needed in hospitals to take care of the soldiers. She is
in a cell next to me, so I've requested her name, and she's called
Edith Cavell. When I asked her what she was doing here, Edith
replied: “I saved human lives” I was very shocked by her answer,
so I continued asking. “You are here because you saved human lives?
How can that be possible? Isn't that what you're supposed to do?”
She stayed silent for a while and then answered: “Yes, I am, but it
seems like I don't when it comes to lives from people who were born
in countries from the Allied forces. I personally hate wars, they're
a nonsense; in my opinion, a life from a British soldier is as
valuable as that from a German one. My job is to save people's lives,
so that's what I do. If a German man is injured, I'll help him, if a
French one is, I'll help him to.” I became interested in what she
was saying, so I encouraged her to tell me her story, and that's what
she narrated to me:
“It
was in November when Brussels fell into German hands. I was sent to a
hospital where I did my best to try to save many soldiers from all
the fronts. Each day, there were more people coming, and they told me
how bad the German soldiers were being with them and how desperately
they were trying to escape from the occupied zone, so I ended up
helping them. I could save many lives for ten months until a German
man saw me and reported me. I didn't deny at any moment the charges I
was accused of. I admitted with dignity I had taken more than a
hundred British, French, and Belgian soldiers in my house, and then
helped them escape.”
I've
admired her great courage and responsibility, I hope everything goes
through with her.
September,
28th, 1915
Dear
diary:
This
morning, the German wardens have carried Edith to an isolation cell.
This is because the news of a nurse's detention have reached and
angered the Allied countries and other neutral ones like United
States and Spain. They have demanded the application of the Geneva's
Convention, which says that the sanitary personal must be protected.
But the German soldiers are annoyed because of that and have carried
her there so that she can't talk with anyone.
October,
12th, 1915
Dear
diary:
I
don't have good news for you today. Unfortunately, and despite the
various mercy requests and opposition of some German senior
officials, Edith has been executed today. They have buried her body
next to the prison. I know she died convinced that she did what she
had to do: to help the people. I will never forget her, she's a
bravery symbol for me, and I'll never forget the irrational cruelty
of those German people too. Let her rest in peace.
Peter Lane
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Cavell
http://www.revdc.net/cavell/
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