Faith, Hope & Calamity.

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I thought today, I’d write something unusual for this blog: something ‘serious.’ Well, kinda. But don’t worry, I’ll keep it brief.

I’ve never been one to lose complete faith with humanity. I tend see good in most people.

However, had I harbored any subconscious negative attitudes towards my fellow Earth inhabitants, they would have been dispelled following my cardiac arrest three years ago. My brief (ten minutes) death was a very public affair that attracted much media coverage.

Ten weeks after the event, I had to return to work (petcare professional / dog walker) and I was blown away with the kindness shown to me by total strangers.

A taxi driver said he witnessed the police administering CPR on that fateful day, and told me he and his pal had been praying for me. Now, I’m not religious in the traditional sense, but I was almost in tears when he told me this. (One after-effect of the SCA was I became, still am, a lot more emotional than before. Jings! I blubber now just at the sight of the Andrex puppy, for goodness sake.)

When walking dogs along the beautiful country lanes and fields, other walkers would stop and ask how I was. They’d seen my story in the papers / television and were genuinely kind in their wishes. Over the next few weeks, I’d bump into several of them on a regular basis and we’d always stop for a chat.

I didn’t really need my faith in people restored, but the calamity that befell me on 25th April 2023 absolutely reinforced my belief that we humans are inherently kind and caring beings.

(It’s just a shame there are so many ‘high profile’ dicks out there intent on testing that theory!)

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3 comments

  1. My husband had the same experience with overwhelming emotion after his triple bypass. It’s a very odd, but very common, side effect.
    And yes, there ARE good and decent people out there. They just don’t make as much noise as the *ssholes.

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