Ending A War
When the Brits were to receive the Japanese surrender in Java, now Indonesia, the imprisoned Dutch descendants of the colonizing Dutch East India Company wanted to go back to "their" property. The Allies scrambled to figure out how to read the situation - van der Post is a master observer. [Check out his biography of friend Jung to fully appreciate his keen sensitivities.] Laurens van der Post is S.African by birth, fought with the British and was himself incarcerated. We all could benefit from this lesson in recognizing liberty. My Dutch relatives were also incarcerated, one cousin born in a camp.