Sunday, 10 September 2017

Thoughts about two sad situations brought to mind whilst out shopping today

The post below was written in September 2017 and has been in draft ever since but still holds good for me today.


In Tesco today, we bumped into a couple we know who have a son with learning and physical disabilities. He goes to the same day placement as our son and is a lovely lad.

In the course of our conversation, not having seen them for a while, we found out that they are really struggling to get the appropriate care package for their son and respite for themselves.

Both of them have had very serious illnesses and they have one daughter who tries to help them as much as she can but has her own family and also has real health problems at the moment. It is so unjust and upsetting and breaks our hearts for them.

As we drove home, talking about how wrong it all was, we spotted one of our neighbours walking down the road. Since a dreadful bike accident when he was a young lad, every step he takes is painful to watch. He walks with a very pronounced limp and has had to have a hip operation at quite a young age for an adult.

There seems no easy answer to either of these situations which could be replicated throughout the world, to a greater and lesser extent, wherever you look.

My only consolation is to hang on to the absolute conviction that in the next world, all this grief will be assuaged and the injustice dealt with and righted. Again, I say to myself, without that belief, how can anyone live in a world with so much sorrow.