It’s four in the morning. It’s my most favourite time to
write. But this morning apart from the beautiful silence from outside, which is
a rarity, and the ticking from my clock my dogs, are confused by what time they
should have left their bed seeing me coming downstairs as they half came to
greet me with yawns and slow-moving wagging tails, I sit content by the dawn
and the fact that we are not working today. There is nothing major to do this
weekend we were going on a hunt for something and still may, but that thought I
shall put far to the back of my mind as I don’t need stress at such a calming
moment.
Reflections on life today. How people are put into our life
for a reason at the right time.
Yesterday as I hesitated whether or not to go out feeling
that anxious feeling of mixed emotions and doubting my ability, I realised that
I had to. I had a message to do so I had to step out of what can become a very
comfortable state of mind an yet is as far from good from the mind, for our
mental health for sure.
So, I went through the procedure of getting my beautiful
guide dog ready, she was ready and willing, she loves to get out. And the way
in which she just excepts her harness over her head almost lowering her head as
I feel for her to go through the acquired hole. Fastening her belt under her
stomach feeling proud that she is still lovely and slim. That is one way to
know how big your guide dog is, by how tight or, not is the harness. Today I noticed
that there was a large gap between her stomach and strap. Not enough or the harness
to fall off, but a nice gap of a slim dog.
Off we went on our little adventure. As I came out of our
avenue of all sorts, I was approached by a neighbour. He as always bless him,
introduced himself using my name and his and asked me to his garden on Sunday
as he will be having a BBQ. How kind of him. So, I headed to the shop to buy
some burgers for Hub. I won’t be having anything, it’s just too difficult isn’t
it, if you can imagine, a garden full of people just putting things on the BBQ
when you can’t see. So, burgers for Hub and I hope someone will be able to help
out with that for him. Let’s see. Our
neighbour, a nice guy never goes past our garden or doesn’t fail to talk to us
if we meet on the street without saying hello. He could quite easily go past
and say nothing, I mean, we wouldn’t even know he was there. He could be
anyone.
As I did my messages I called in a shop and as I waited for
assistance, people came from behind me and basically pushed in front of me to
get to the counter. Obviously, the ignorant staff were not going to offer any
help, how long would or could I have stood there? Then a friendly voice came
behind me and again, using my name and hers, she asked if she could help me.
Well, I couldn’t resist. “Oh, thank you, I have been waiting
ages but no one was going to offer any help new staff unfortunately.”” Then I got
what I wanted and went to the counter. I waited to be spoken to. Nothing. Then
my friend from the bac of the shop shouted Fiona, she needs your card? Ah, and
why can’t she speak? So, I asked her if she did contactless? Well, she was mute
obviously as no words came from her mouth. My friend Janet came to help and
guided me to the machine as the woman just held the machine in front of me not
offering any help or still not speaking. She was foreign, but that is no
excuse. If she didn’t speak enough English to communicate, she shouldn’t have a
job in England where you do, need to talk with customers.
I got my item, not offered a bag, and thanked my friend
saying it was a good job she was there, and walked out. Into the next shop and
met with a great guy who knows me well and has worked at the shop for as long
as I have lived here. He’s lovely and so helpful. Better than the last time I was
in there when the lady asked what I wanted and proceeded to go around the shop
on her own normally I go with them. And she shouted to me at the other side of
the shop asking did I want this one or that one? Never the less, I suppose all
people are different, I just thank God there are some wonderful people out
there who don’t live in their own little plastic perfect world and can think
out of the box.
As I was walking home, I met a man, he was an elderly gent I
would guess in his late seventies early eighties. He said hello to me and told
me my dog was marvellous. I had to agree. I just could feel his deep sadness
and loneliness. So, I stopped it was my turn now to be kind. I learned his wife
of 53 years had died four days ago. With tears in his voice my heart broke for
him. He quivered as he told me he didn’t know what he was going to do. Oh,
bless him. I spent at least ten minutes talking with him and by the end, he
said he was grateful to me for listening. I mean, what did it take to listen
and show understanding for ten minutes? But I know there are people out there
who just would walk by. Well, what goes around comes around and if I had gone
out ten minutes earlier or later, I guess I wouldn’t have met with my
neighbour, or my friend or, that lovely man.
There are reasons for life. and people are put in front of
us for a reason!
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