2. Now I am going to askNow I am going to ask YOUYOU aa
question:question:
Did you forgetDid you forget me?me?
3. If you did, I am going toIf you did, I am going to
remind youremind you who I waswho I was
4. I amI am LolekLolek
And this is my storyAnd this is my story
I was born on
May 18, 1920
in
Wadowaice, Poland
5. This is my mother,This is my mother, EmiliaEmilia
She went with God,She went with God,
but gave me the best gift,but gave me the best gift,
6. My parents died when I was small
And I had to walk alone...And I had to walk alone...
7. I met myI met my BEST FRIENDBEST FRIEND
when I was onlywhen I was only
8 years old8 years old
And I never forgotAnd I never forgot HimHim
8. I was a joyful youngster,I was a joyful youngster,
I liked soccer, swimmingI liked soccer, swimming
and was a very good studentand was a very good student
9. When I grew up IWhen I grew up I
liked to do theatre,liked to do theatre,
and my friendsand my friends
wanted me towanted me to
continue …continue …
10. I lived the horrors of the WorldI lived the horrors of the World
War llWar ll
I could not go to school openlyI could not go to school openly
because of the Nazisbecause of the Nazis
We had to do it secretlyWe had to do it secretly
11. I surrendered my life toI surrendered my life to MY FRIENDMY FRIEND
and in turn I received so much more…and in turn I received so much more…
12. One day, I wasOne day, I was
appointed to be theappointed to be the
leader ofleader of thethe
Roman CatholicRoman Catholic
CChurch and thenhurch and then
my life andmy life and
hopefully yourshopefully yours
was changed.was changed.
13. I had to work hardI had to work hard
But I was supported
by all
I used
all the tools
available
14. There were people who believedThere were people who believed
that I was wrong but…that I was wrong but…
18. But with love, I stood upBut with love, I stood up
And forgaveAnd forgave
19. I realized that I was not aloneI realized that I was not alone
there were
people who
shared my
love for
others
20. And my love for childrenAnd my love for children
21. And for the young people,And for the young people,
who I went towards so many times.who I went towards so many times.
In the end they were coming to me
26. I would have liked to continue with youI would have liked to continue with you
And say…
but it was time to go seebut it was time to go see MY FRIENDMY FRIEND
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
27. II had seenhad seen peoplepeople
shed tears for meshed tears for me