Kindly Strangers
I am always amazed, at the kindness of strangers. They come in many guises, always happy to help.
Unexpected, they come in many guises. There was the kind lady who read coffee menus for me at Edinburgh station. The lovely lady who directed me to Liverpool Street station, when I got lost. The kindly man in Bristol who helped me onto the bus in the dark. The kindly man at Reading who helped me find the right train, when I misread platforms.
I can only thank them here, for they vanish into the mist, replaced by another the next time.
- Category: True Stories Told As Fiction
- Tags: sight, kindness
7 comments add one below
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Neville Hunt over 2 years ago
What an excellent idea to thank them here, Sarah, even if they’re not Drablrs. It just shows that amongst the multitude of peoples and cultures in Britain there remain a large number of really kind, helpful people.
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VerityAlways over 2 years ago
Kindness and selflessness are truly great traits! A wonderful message!
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Sarah Oakes over 2 years ago
Thanks for your kind comments. These are all true stories, where my dodgy sight has got me into sticky spots. The Reading section happened on Thursday when I was trying to get to a meeting and got me thinking about all the others in this piece that helped me out when I said I couldn't see something.
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Neville Hunt over 2 years ago
I can imagine that it’s tricky to decide. The thing to do though is to take control yourself. One of the ways that you can can take control is to utilise the various technical developments that make things easy for someone who is partially sighted or even blind. One such is the dictation feature on most tablets and mobiles these days. This comment has been dictated and, in particular, on iPhone and iPad the dictation feature is extraordinarily accurate.....
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Neville Hunt over 2 years ago
....My daughter is partially sighted also; she has between 30% and 35% vision. She is an avid communicator and uses her iPhone all the time to send texts and to speak to her many friends and people she relies on in the care community. After I had advised her of the feature she embraced it totally and now would rarely consider trying to use her fingers to type. Once you can do that, you can type... and communicate... and you can do anything online, within reason perhaps, that you wish. This is just a single example of how you can take charge.
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VerityAlways over 2 years ago
Sarah, there is an app called 'Be my eyes'. This connects you with volunteers who help you with your daily tasks vide a live video call.
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VerityAlways over 2 years ago
I really can't imagine the pain and process you or Neville's daughter would go through every day but, you'll are Lionesses. Never doubt yourself. You're strength and determination is what keeps me looking up and face the storm. Thank you both for inspiring me!
