Doing the things we want

[skyep]

This morning while waiting for a shop to open, I noticed a young blind lad who seemed unsure which direction to go. I watched him for a minute then went up to him and asked was he o.k? Anyway, it turned out he wanted the train station and he was going in totally the wrong direction. I took him there in the end. It made me think what a lot of guts he had just to go in to the city centre with all the dangers, trams ect.. Makes you think about yourself and barrriers we put in our way that stops ourselves from doing the things we want to. Just a thought!

[legend758duo]

hi skip how u doin?

how old are ya again??

lol : -)

[B00]

hate to be awkward, but I think it shows daftness not guts to do what he did.

How on earth did he expect to get to the station without help? I'm all for independence, but to walk across a city centre blind without assistance is just silly.

[skyep]

Hi Leg/ angel/ Boo, well the conversation went, if he didn't he wouldn't do half the things he wanted to do. I suppose to a degree he would have to depend on someones help, but I have to applaud his guts in the end.

[eyeshade]

Skyrep well done you! you would be surprised just how astute some visually impaired and blind people are. I know someone who knows more about IT on a computer than I ever will and he is totally blind. Some are born to take things in their stride and will go anywhere and do anything, its quite amazing to be honest.

[skyep]

Hi Leg!

[B00]

lol, yes I do kinda see your point Skyep, but like you said- he DID need help. Gawd knows where he'd have ended up otherwise!

He should also be ruddy grateful that it was someone nice like yourself who helped him, can you imagine if a group of kids got to him first? He'd no doubt end up on a train heading to France or something.

[skyep]

Boo - It did leave me wondering how his journey ended !!

[B00]

Ya just know the poor sod's gonna end up in Belgium don't you? No one deserves that.....lol

[skyep]

Boo - no don't! I had the awful vision of him walking off the edge of a platform in the station, led to his death by me!
Actually, the station staff were very good with him, they took him on a little buggy thing to where he needed to be.
I actually worked for a blind person for six years, I'm sure he would have been o.k in the end lol Boo !

[legend758duo]

skip keep an eye out for knobby
i lost touch with him last night
gawd knows how were to meet upui tomorrow after my work lol


so keep a look out eh?

[skyep]

Will do Leg, cartoon head where are you?

[andy-hughes]

I have had a similar experience.

A few months ago, waiting at the library to get my books checked out, I noticed a blind man who'se guide dog had turned the wrong way and was walking him away from the exit - a librarian showed him the right way.

When i came out about ten minutes later, he was standing on a traffic island, with his dog sitting by his side. I approached him, and he confessed that his dog seemed to be having on 'off' day, and had got him totally lost. I walked him to where he was going, but it did make me wonder how long he would have had to wait for someone else to come and offer assistance.

We really don't know how lucky we are.

[skyep]

Hi andy - Yeah! I have let many opportunities pass me by through silly insecurities. I want to turn that around, starting with a job transfer a week on Monday. It would have been so easy to have stayed put. Actually quite looking forward to it :0)

[cruella]

Your story restores my faith in mankind skyep and Andy. In this world now, there are so many people who are in a hurry or not bothered enough to look out for someone who needs help.
Nice to hear that some people still care about others!

[legend758duo]

cartoon head lol

you remembered lol

well hes sposed to be bringing me an osama m,ask and him an ozzy mask

along with a rubber chicken lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v3FtKYOtOIkE

fgafa

[skyep]

Leg - Kp is calling to you at the top of the page !

[skyep]

Lol - This meeting is going to be classic, the reef needs to be warned!!!!

[skyep]

Cruella - Thanks for that !

[kp nonuts]

Hi sky is that cartoon head as in mr vegas in ideal.