It is a shame that we have to live in fear. Fear of being hungry, or jobless, or without medical care, or homeless, or for our physical safety.
Fear of the unknown keeps us from thinking clearly and making the best decisions, and none of us are immune form that.
Another fear is the one that prevents us from helping others. That is one deep inside of us that makes us deny that the person we see could easily be us, and we cannot face that, so we let the other person suffer.
Bless you, Pete, for helping.
Hi ya Willy. That is exactly it my friend. If it was me, broken down, no money, no way to call for help, small child in the car and too scared to think straight? If more people stopped to help, wouldn't the world be just a little better. Hope you well bud?
Doing well, Pete, and hope you are, too. Also hope the road ahead for you remains in clear focus and goes according to plan. I tend to get over-stressed when going through major life changes and I more easily put myself in the position of being in a stalled car with no resources and feel a strong empathy for those who need help.
Keep steady, my friend.
Alive and kicking thanks mate. I can't really say I'm not stressed, but it's a case of swim or sink. The civilized people of the world needs to do more to uplift each other in any way possible mate
Understood, Pete.
One related cartoon I remember from decades ago has a man and woman in a giant wicker handbasket. The woman asks, "Why are we in this handbasket and where are we going?"
We're all going to Hell in a handbasket!