Sammy the sloth….

And still the universe seems to be telling me something. Every hour of every day.

There was an elderly man whom I never had the privilege to meet. He used to sit on a trail and befriend passers by who were willing to take the time to stop and speak with him.

One day he took the time to hug someone with a broken heart. Just hugged them. Let them cry. Didn’t even ask what was wrong. Just took the time to care and be there. Said they could sit there as long as it took.

Sadly he passed away during the first covid lockdown.

I will never have the opportunity to meet him, but I think about him every day.

We seem to live in a world where our worth is measured in possessions and social media popularity.

Yet here was a gentleman who knew and understood what was actually important in life.

I wish there were many many more people like him……I know there are, but I wish they were the majority

I hope you are in a better place sir.

And I realise this bears no obvious link to my blip photo, but the person he hugged will understand

Stay safe everyone, and look out for each other.