Madam – We are so used to living in an age of instant gratification, where everything we need is simply handed to us on silver platters most of the time.
No job? No problem – turn to crime. It seems to be the way of this country and it goes much deeper, because of the way things are going, where those who are desperate enough turn to crime and other illegal activities to earn a bit of money.
That’s why your front page article last week filled me with such joy.
It is so rare to see someone working every single day, with no thought to their own well-being, just to put an honest loaf of bread on the table.
We take so much for granted as it is, so when you hear about stories like this, it makes you stop and think about your own life and your own choices. The story was so unique, in a world where the majority of news is bad news, that it was so refreshing!
I think we can all learn a lesson from this: work hard, work with purpose, work without expecting recognition or reward. Work to live; don’t live to work. Despite all his hardships, his plight was not ignored, and the Lord saw fit to bless him with kind souls who understood his struggle, and had the drive and the means to ease it.
To the people who helped – God will bless you for what you have done. I hope there are more stories like these, which really gives an old cynic hope for the future!
A. B.
