Today when we went to play whist we came across something that really struck home... but first a little car bump. While we were driving to whist an older man strayed from his lane approaching a roundabout. He hadn't been sure which lane to be in and probably wasn't concentrating. He nudged our car resulting in a tiny scratch. Tony was all set to leap out and blow up at the poor bloke. I insisted he calm down as the poor soul hadn't intended to hit our car. On inspection the chap's car was more scraped than ours. He was shaking like a leaf and explained that he was taking his wife to hospital for an operation. Honestly, the damage to our car was so slight that I asked Tony to just let it go. I could have cried at the relief on the man's face. His poor wife was close to tears too. Anyway that wasn't what made me sad. When we got to the church where we play whist there were three small tents near the church door. Clearly three homeless people were sleeping rough there. There was no sign of them or I'd have bought them some groceries. How can our government find spaces in hotels for migrants while our own people sleep in tents in freezing conditions. The world doesn't seem very fair these days.
Life really does seem unfair at times.
ReplyDeleteIt was really nice of you to find out why the man was upset and driving irrationally.
The roundabout was a bit of a tricky one and not particularly well signposted. The chap wasn't sure which lane he needed to take to get him to the hospital.
DeleteHow sad. I’m sure your compassion made him feel better. I feel the same frustration you described, only it’s regarding our community centers.
ReplyDeleteThe world is a scary place just now. Some people have so much and others have so very little
DeleteThat small gesture of grace on your part probably made a huge difference to their awful day.
ReplyDeleteBut seeing those three small tents at the church door is truly heartbreaking and absolutely unfair. You're right, the inequality is just staggering and it's hard not to feel sad when you see local people sleeping rough in the freezing cold. I hope they found some warmth and safety for the night. www.melodyjacob.com
I do hope so. I count my blessings every day and realise just how lucky I am.
DeleteI'm sure that elderly gentleman was very grateful for your understanding. He must have been worried about his wife and how to get her to the hospital.
ReplyDeleteIt is sad and feels wrong about how our homeless are treated and that they seem to be put further and further down the priority queue. I hope they find somewhere warm to stay now that the nights are so much colder.
I can't imagine sleeping in a tiny tent in this weather poor souls.
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