sirsimplysaw.com – one breath at a time

Its a rare occasion for me to be awake such early in the morning , after finishing my official chores I proceed to Sainsbury to get some groceries around noon.

All this time being a scout and a person, I try to help those in needs whenever I can. Although my dad always remind me not to simply help anyone as there are alot of crooks out there especially when you are at foreign places. Well as you people know I don’t really do everything my dad asked me to so I always try to help those in needs eventhough at times they might look a little suspicious but of course I will always take precautions to ensure my own safety.

I am sure you have heard of how dangerous the world can be , the stories such as
-people got their organs harvested when they thought they got lucky and going to make sweet love with a gorgeous babe but waking up in a tub full of ice without some of their organs.
-people got kidnapped and chopped off their limbs and other body parts so that they will work as professional beggars or some freaks in freakshow at 3rd world country
-people got cheated of their fortune or rape by someone who claim they can help that person to overcome some bad luck or evil spirits
Of course there are more worst case scenarios but I am sure you get my point

Anyway after buying my groceries I walked to the bus stop to take a bus back , 20 metres to the bus stop I came across an old lady in her mid 50s I suppose holding a shopping trolley and 2 small bags of groceries. As I come across hundreds of old ladies week in week out with their shopping trolley and bags so I don’t take much notice of it. As I was waiting for the bus, a few minutes later I saw the old lady again waiting for the same bus.

When the bus arrived she was mumbling something to the bus driver which I overhead a little. She was saying ” You fucking people don’t help me with my groceries just because I am not British”. I think she is an Italian or something. Then the bus driver said ” Did you just swear ? That’s not very nice of you” and then the old lady reply ” Yes I was swearing, just in case you fucking still haven’t figure it out yet I am not a big man so fuck you all” and she was throwing tantrum when she paid for her fare. I was a little disturbed with the comments but I don’t really bother because swearing and shouting is such a norm.

After she finished loading her stuff in the bus, she didn’t take any sit while but just standing there beside the seats. She then shout to all the people in the bus saying ” You fucking people never help an old lady with her groceries, oh yes I am swearing so fuck you people”. Along the way when people hop in the bus she was giving the FUCK OFF face to everyone even though she was obstructing the way. When she reaches her stop like 3 stops away , she take her time to take her stuff out and as the bus is moving away she show the worldwide sign for FUCK YOU , yes the middle finger to everyone in the bus.

I was left speechless with her action although I can understand her frustration of having to carry quite alot of groceries but I do condemn her actions. I mean unlike small towns where everyone knows everyone , London is a freaking HUGE city so is like almost nobody knows anyone. If you need any help, all you have to do is ask and I am sure there are people more than willing to help but if you expect other people goes around asking people do they need help in city like London is very unlikely. I think if I goes around asking everyone I see that might need help and offer them help might lead to a few things ,
- I might get a few visit from the Police department that some people might issue me with restrain order
- I might get a couple of lawyer letters for causing harrasment to their clients
- I might get beaten up by people who might think I might attempt to rob some old ladies of their groceries

You see sometimes being a nice person is not such a nice actions after all, it depends on situation to be nice and personal experience tells me that we can’t be nice all the time as it might lead into more troubles and cause unhappiness to yourself.

Back to the old lady , the amount of groceries that she bought doesn’t look for one person only so if she intended to buy so many stuff maybe she should get an extra help when she buy her groceries, of course I don’t know whats her circumstances but throwing tantrum at the public are simply nasty. Beside that she can always buy her stuff online and got it deliver to her doorstep as those big supermarkets do provide this kind of services.

I guess never a day passes without those little suprises in life, I do hope that whatever is bothering that old lady she will get over it and look at the bright side of life.