Zacharias Papantoniou

“ The poor little woman put down her small load on the ground and sighed; she sighed because of the effort and the years gone by.
She was tired of living, she said. And yet if someone came to take her burden and her life from her, she would leave neither one nor the other.
As long as one is upright, life is always good.
At the old woman's belt hung a little bottle which contained some oil.
—Where are you coming from, Ma'am?
—By her Grace! I have been to the chapel to light a lamp at the Holy Belt. ”

“ This was old Charmaine, the oldest woman in the Small Village. They say she is ninety years old but she herself no longer knows her age. And despite all, she says that she cannot live without working. ”