In light of the recent thread regarding concern for a fellow ex-pat who has had a trying month, losing his wife and working to sell his house to return to his home country, I think we should take a lesson. First, let me say to Bob K a thank you for your concern and your post. It is individuals like you that we need here.
And the point of it all is that we should all be Bob K's.
If you have lived here for an extended time, at any moment, crisis could hit. Car accident. Robbery. Medical crisis. Theft. Murder. Financial crisis.
Our deepest problems and secrets, we never tell.
Should something happen, who would care? Who would come to our rescue? Who would look for us or call or check the house to see if we had a heart attack and died? Who would post on DR1 or organize a search party?
And who would post gossip and trash?
Any of the above problems could happen to each of us, including myself. Since I live alone, Bob K's post gave me reason to think.
Wouldn't it be better if we support each other, rather than talking trash? Years ago, we knew one another on this site. We would argue, but in the end, we were friends and would organize the search party- just like Bob K did- if something happened.
I guess it is a message to me and, I hope, the rest of us to be sure to have a support system. To have people who know where to find us. Who know what our living patterns are. Our phone numbers. To know when we are happy and to get or give us help when the chips are down.
If we are going to live in this country, we need to trust no one, but love ourselves enough to make a small circle of 5 close friends.
You owe it to yourself, and so do I.
Lindsey
And the point of it all is that we should all be Bob K's.
If you have lived here for an extended time, at any moment, crisis could hit. Car accident. Robbery. Medical crisis. Theft. Murder. Financial crisis.
Our deepest problems and secrets, we never tell.
Should something happen, who would care? Who would come to our rescue? Who would look for us or call or check the house to see if we had a heart attack and died? Who would post on DR1 or organize a search party?
And who would post gossip and trash?
Any of the above problems could happen to each of us, including myself. Since I live alone, Bob K's post gave me reason to think.
Wouldn't it be better if we support each other, rather than talking trash? Years ago, we knew one another on this site. We would argue, but in the end, we were friends and would organize the search party- just like Bob K did- if something happened.
I guess it is a message to me and, I hope, the rest of us to be sure to have a support system. To have people who know where to find us. Who know what our living patterns are. Our phone numbers. To know when we are happy and to get or give us help when the chips are down.
If we are going to live in this country, we need to trust no one, but love ourselves enough to make a small circle of 5 close friends.
You owe it to yourself, and so do I.
Lindsey