We have a lot to learn from our elders, and the way Olive showed compassion and no judgement - well, there's a start!
I hope he carried that feeling of support with him when he left.
It's true you never know what someone else is going through.
This fits that adage - never judge a book by its cover - perfectly!
Oh, and I hope whoever the injured member of the family was, is okay, and no limbs or digits were lost in the process... DIY is a dangerous thing.
So is housework.
I'm currently nursing a painful nail and finger as changing bedsheets caused me to lose one of my newly done nails today, in a rather unfortunate manner...
Note to self. Get others to change sheets when you're sporting talons! 💜💜💜
Exactly! We never know what others are going through. In the days when I was a teacher, often the most difficult youngsters were those who had the most awful private lives. xx
Aww bless Olive! What a clear reminder that we all need to look beneath the surface of what we are seeing. I too hope her arm is healing and I send love, light and healing to William in his hour of need. ❤️
I agree with ritu, we have so much to learn from our elders but sadly society can have a tendency to push them to the sides of life. Everyone who drinks or takes drugs usually do so because of some trauma or family breakdown in their life. A wise man I know has said that he will always help or even just listen to people because we all have stories and reasons and frankly who can blame some for wanting to push the pain and hurt away by drinking more than is socially acceptable.
We all need an olive in our life in the hope that one day we could be the olive someone may need us to be x
What a beautiful story. It's TRUE we don't know what people are going through and we shouldn't make judgement but we are all human and sometimes make wrong mistakes. God bless Olive and her wisdom xx❤
Oh how wonderful and amazing that there are people like Olive in this world. Having said that, it is also wonderful that people like you exist and the others who took their lead from Olive. Too many souls who are not being given time at the moment. I hope William does grow and blossom. I hope he has the support he needs and I hope he will remember a wonderful woman called Olive.
Thank goodness there are Olives in this world. We all need to be a little ‘Olive’ at times and show some humanity and not turn away from uncomfortable situations. Last week a person who appeared ‘down on his luck’ started walking towards me. Instinctively I squirmed and walked faster. It was afterwards that I felt ashamed of my reaction. It wasn’t a good feeling. xx
Oh, Mandy, this reads like a scene from a book!
I'm loving Olive.
We have a lot to learn from our elders, and the way Olive showed compassion and no judgement - well, there's a start!
I hope he carried that feeling of support with him when he left.
It's true you never know what someone else is going through.
This fits that adage - never judge a book by its cover - perfectly!
Oh, and I hope whoever the injured member of the family was, is okay, and no limbs or digits were lost in the process... DIY is a dangerous thing.
So is housework.
I'm currently nursing a painful nail and finger as changing bedsheets caused me to lose one of my newly done nails today, in a rather unfortunate manner...
Note to self. Get others to change sheets when you're sporting talons! 💜💜💜
Exactly! We never know what others are going through. In the days when I was a teacher, often the most difficult youngsters were those who had the most awful private lives. xx
Aww bless Olive! What a clear reminder that we all need to look beneath the surface of what we are seeing. I too hope her arm is healing and I send love, light and healing to William in his hour of need. ❤️
Such a poignant tale. Wish we could all be more like Olive 🥰
Crying…..
Everyone needs an Olive in their lives ❤️
Oh my! What a lesson for us all. Olive may have just turned his life around. It will at least be something he will never forget, nor should any of us.
I agree with ritu, we have so much to learn from our elders but sadly society can have a tendency to push them to the sides of life. Everyone who drinks or takes drugs usually do so because of some trauma or family breakdown in their life. A wise man I know has said that he will always help or even just listen to people because we all have stories and reasons and frankly who can blame some for wanting to push the pain and hurt away by drinking more than is socially acceptable.
We all need an olive in our life in the hope that one day we could be the olive someone may need us to be x
Should be TLC 😊
Made me cry. We are all so quick to judge. Just someone in need of talc😢
What a beautiful story. It's TRUE we don't know what people are going through and we shouldn't make judgement but we are all human and sometimes make wrong mistakes. God bless Olive and her wisdom xx❤
This made me cry. That’s all 😢😢😢
This is beautiful. Everyone has a story we can't see ❤
Oh how wonderful and amazing that there are people like Olive in this world. Having said that, it is also wonderful that people like you exist and the others who took their lead from Olive. Too many souls who are not being given time at the moment. I hope William does grow and blossom. I hope he has the support he needs and I hope he will remember a wonderful woman called Olive.
Thank goodness there are Olives in this world. We all need to be a little ‘Olive’ at times and show some humanity and not turn away from uncomfortable situations. Last week a person who appeared ‘down on his luck’ started walking towards me. Instinctively I squirmed and walked faster. It was afterwards that I felt ashamed of my reaction. It wasn’t a good feeling. xx