Assassin by profession - Vrahem z povolání

We studied lives of two Czech men: Heliodor Píka and Karel Vaš.

First a Czechoslovak general, who spend his active life in the service of the country, second a communist fanatic prosecutor who liquidated many Czech war heroes including Píka. Vaš lived comfortably into his nineties and died recently.

Píka father + Píka son

Heliodor Píka

We listened to Vaš himself testimonies of people, who knew both of them, we saw a video of H. Píka´s son, Milan Píka, where he talked about his father, and read an interview with Karel Vaš´s daughter.

It was such a difference to read and listo to memories of those two.

Milan Píka still remebers his father saying him that he shouldn´t seek revenge, only justice, and that he, as his son, was the bright star of his days. Milan Píka sound and looks like a happy, kind, strong man. so strong that he was able to forgive.

Vaš´s daughter still suffers from memories of her father, remembers that he never had a kind word for her even when she helped him when  he grew old. She is still looking for her inner peace. She donated all the inheritance from jer father to different charities - she didn´t want to keep the dirty money.

It was sad to listen to all this, but also full of hope - that you can go through really bad situations and still manage to keep of find peace within yourself and with thhe others. It was also intersting to listen to the veterans and promer political prisoners speaking - some ended up a bit bitter, some said that they decided to forgive, not forget, and it helped them to have a happier life

Karel Vaš

Milan Píka 50 years later

Vaš 50 years later

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