It amuses me how people won’t see the logical illogic of it. I would’ve agreed with the "nobody cares what I say" if not for the many comments left about it. If someone took time and made an effort to come and read and felt inspired to leave an opinion, whatever it is, that hardly looks like indifference to me. My words might have no meaning, but they weren’t certainly ignored, it seems. Anyway, let’s leave the trolls to the tales...
Life goes on. This weekend I had a pleasure to see my son. He brought with him a friend who is now staying with me as a lodger. Well, free-lodger, to be honest. I must be mad to agree to help someone who’s unemployed, totally skin for money and have no home. I mean, this wouldn’t be an issue if I wasn’t stretched financially as it is already, with all the things going on with the house extension and on my “has to be done” list. I was being careful with my spending and managed to get by reasonably well. And now that. What was I thinking?! Well, I was thinking that I wouldn’t want to be in similar situation. That I’d be terrified to be left with no place to live, no work to go to and not knowing when my next meal going to be. I was thinking that the worst that can happen in such situation would be to be left without help. Without a friendly hand to pull you out of despair. I’m so proud of my boy who heard of his former classmate’s difficulties and offered help. It sinks my heart in joy to know his heart is in the right place. There is not much he can do himself, though, renting a room in London, with a job hardly covering the costs. So we have decided that his friend will stay in my house until he’ll find a job. And if he’d wish to stay after that, he’ll be a paying lodger. Of course for now...well. I’m sure, we’ll be okay. And he looks like a good lad, just got caught into unfortunate circumstances. Anyone can be in his place any time, that’s the harsh reality of today’s World. No one is safe. But if we’d help each other, there is a tiny chance that in our time of need, there will be somebody to help us too. So, once again I have a stranger in my house. It feels odd, the time of lodgers has gone from my memory so fast, I am amazed how I could ever share my very own home with somebody I do not know. Yet I did and I’m sure it won’t be difficult this time, just like it wasn't any previous time.