Following my
travels all over the world, I have published numerous texts and publications
about the Macedonian emigrants who live in the United States, Canada,
Australia and Europe. In addition to our talks about their golgotha, their
typical problems and issues of an intimate nature were not avoided. Their
genetic connection however with their families is very characteristic. This
book titled “The Macedonian Emigrants’ Carousel” bears witness to this
claim. It contains 20 confessions of our people at different ages, from
different social statuses and no matter in which part of the world they live
they nevertheless cherish their undying love for their homeland, their
Macedonia.
The Macedonian man faces
the fact that his major problem in the Diaspora is not only his day-to-day
survival, but also his choice of a lifelong mate, to marry and start a
family with, since marriage is holy for them and worthy of making great
sacrifices.
The intimate stories
contained in this book confirm this fact best. No matter where the struggle
for the roots of the Macedonian family commences, whether in North America,
Europe, Australia, or other countries, what is importa5nt is that “blood is
thicker than water”. And, consequently, the choice of the other half is
neither easy nor uncomplicated. Regardless of the beauty, good-heartedness,
ability and faith in married life of the Macedonians, the following stories
show that the strict criterion for a Macedonian family could hardly be
satisfied by women from other nationalities other than the Macedonian
damsels, with a few exceptions of course. This book, however, dwells on
these selected stories which offer the best explanation on this subject.