The Desperate Man

While on a three hour train journey back from Edinburgh to Manchester on a grim January day, I was caught up in deep thought about the condition of the man sitting opposite me while I travelled on the outward journey, the day before. I have come across heartbreak and even experienced it myself, but the condition of this man and the depth of his pain got to me. I could think of hardly anything else at all. Also the fact that it had manifested into him expressing it so openly shocked me. Usually when I've had a conversation across the table of a train it has been quickly forgotten as I have disembarked and gone about my business. But not this time. The other thing to point out is that this man seemed like a decent chap. He was coherent, quite handsome, smartly dressed and did not seem in any way short of any mental faculties. In fact I would go as far as to say that of all the dialogue I shared with various people on my journeys he was probably one of the most genuine I have ever spoken to. I felt helpless as he spoke. My mind kept coming up with clichés that all seemed far to pathetic to utter so for once I listened intently. I class myself as a charitable man. I help out where I can financially with humanitarian causes and would never cross the street if I saw someone in physical difficulty. I assist my family and friends whenever possible with things. But for this man I could offer nothing. I never even got to ask him his name. I have remembered him as the desperate man, but in fact I believe that such a title belongs to me for not having anything to offer.

Before I share his story I want to tell you something else that is of vital importance and I believe the main reason why this has affected me to the very

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Verlag: BookRix GmbH & Co. KG

Texte: Will Chandler
Lektorat: Maria Hanson
Tag der Veröffentlichung: 18.04.2013
ISBN: 978-3-7309-2378-8

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To those who have an unwanted addiction in their lives. Proceeds from the sale of this book will be going to the charity known as 'Me and Dee'. www.meanddee.co.uk