People Like Us....

In little more than a whisper, Tom as almost an after thought, an aside to himself said "The trouble is that they don't want to help people like us."

Faith House was intriguing tonight; lots of conversation and chat, probably to do with the fact that there weren't so many guys in which meant there was room for us all to sit and enjoy each other's company.

I was uncomfortable at hearing the injustice that Tom shared with us. For weeks he was denied his freedom pass on the buses because he was seen as an alcoholic, homeless waster; for weeks he fought the injustice; for weeks he was made to feel like rubbish. With a smile on his face he told us that eventually he wore them down and won his freedom pass and free travel around London, a freedom pass he was legitimately entitled to.

The smile faded when he told us what the council official said.

"The trouble with you people is that you will just go and sell it for booze..."

In little more than a whisper, Tom as almost an after thought, an aside to himself said "The trouble is that they don't want to help people like us."

Comments

jsi said…
What a profound display of narrow and unforgiving judgement. Good news about the benefit of a persistant spirit. Hopefully he doesn't dissolve into discouragement from the strength of opinion expressed against him.
11:44 PM
Anonymous said…
thanks for wanting to help!!
9:14 PM
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