Its been a really emotional weekend, the cheese slipped a little but in a weird kind of way, a way that many of us can probably relate to especially in these strange times.
I really didn't know whether to post this one, but having slept on it I thought I would.
So, we're on our way to work on Saturday evening and we walk through the square where we live. The local bar is open and fairly busy, as it is most days at this time. We watch the kids play, the adults chat and sip their drinks, Some of the parents just sit on the wall watching their kids play.
One man tells a child off but being a bit boisterous with some of the smaller kids.
"That kid will probably go home, tell his dad, the dad will come out and get angry with the other kids dad and so on and so on" Ed says.
Then I started thinking and found myself getting a little emotional. What if that kid has no father and this man is a father figure to him? What if his mum had a decent job before lock down and can now barely afford to put food on the table. What if some of these poor folk are simply just surviving on food from the food banks. I found myself welling up,
I know nothing about these people around us but I do feel that most of them, like all of us probably had enough issues and problems going on before lock down, let alone since Covid came along and stopped us all in our tracks! We are all a bit broken in some way.
When I was growing up, I had an Aunty, Aunty Lynn we all called her and I spent a lot of time with her when we were kids growing up.
She introduced me to Chinese food and when we bought ourselves inline roller skates years ago she was the only person we told as everyone else would've just thought we were crazy!
She never had a judgmental bone in her body and she passed this on to me. She would let anyone in to her home, feed them, listen to them, and it didn't matter what background they came from it was just the way she was. Sadly she is no longer with us but I learned a lot from her and even now I try very hard to never judge anyone. You never know what is going on in peoples lives. Its easy to put on a brave face, and those that have the most issues are usually the best at hiding them.
I went to work a little teary eyed that night!
This virus, this weapon, what ever it is has brought so much heartache to so many people and it has affected us us all in some way.
It is like rain, you might not necessarily get wet, but when it happens we are all affected.
We've had a great weekend in the bar, lots of returning people and a good buzz around the village. Whether or not people are allowed to travel, or whether they should be here or not,who knows?
Until next time, take care and be safe.
H x
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