At this time of the
year we are all thinking of giving presents and spreading goodwill to our
families.
Now is a time for giving to those who do not have families and who have precious little, if at all, to celebrate in their lives.
A card, a little
gift, can be so welcoming and it is the thought that they are remembered by
others, no matter how small that thought or gift is.
Nobody ever knows
when they may hit misfortune in their lives, but be sure it will happen at some
point. It is so that one can experience
the hopelessness of being in that position.
When it happens to you, you will then remember
the kindness received from a stranger or a person outside of your family, who
was there for you.
Their love and support, either emotionally,
financially or practically, will be forever entrenched in your mind. It becomes for many a life-changing
experience and for those individuals who were saved, it was because somebody
actually cared.
Many people, who are
not blessed with family and who find themselves all alone, know what loneliness
and depravation is like at this time of the year. They will know it at other times of the year
as well, but at the Christmas season it can be particularly hard and suffering
appears more acute then at any other time of the year.
To be remembered is
to know that people care and wish for that individual’s wellbeing. As has been said, there will come a time in
everybody’s life when this suffering will hit them. By having compassion and understanding for
others, then the light of love is shared and smiles are returned to lonely
distraught hearts.
Always the gifts of
compassion and thoughts are returned to those individuals, so when it is their
time to go through their own suffering, they too will not be forgotten. They will also receive and a smile will come
to their face that somebody also loves them.
Jenny Ayers
Thursday, 28th November 2013
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