Road to Nowhere

Once upon a time, last week to be precise, somewhere in no man’s land called Poland, died one elderly man. People live and die, pass away leaving free place for new ones to be born, laws of nature one could say, yet what does really matter, is way one does last and decease. Man I mentioned died of hunger. For last 3 weeks of his life, he has eaten stuff from his eiderdown!!! Left to himself, with out financial support nor care from nowhere, he gave up on asking for help, didn’t go to beg or steal, just closed himself in four walls and waited for death. What is more shocking, that he didn’t reside in big city but village, where normally people do know everything about everyone and even more.

This is not first time of such situation has happened but surely, one of most drastic. Person do start to ask himself, where were people, social assistance from government, church, God?
Folks are occupied with themselves, daily life. Administration is busy with making money and gets interested with tax-payer only before elections. Church, well funny thing about church…collecting plates, remedial talks, help to ill and needy yet nothing is being put into practice…nothing’s for free. One well know prelate in my country for instance, is advertising water in TV, sells wine branded with own name, thinks of own cellular network and opening numerous clubs and cafés, bought apartment for own use for 300000 €, drives mercedes S, BMW 7 and my fev- maybach!!! Very decent and modest lifestyle especially as for servant of Church, that surely helps to overcome poverty and brings believers closer to God.

Oh yes, and what about God? Well Almighty isn’t to interfere or influence, but watch. At times He seems to be absentee landlord but may be it’s on purpose…sometimes best view of God is from hell…

I don’t think story I brought up is reflection of only polish insensibility, though Poles among themselves know about own inclination to callousness and rather self-centered attitude. Everywhere people do suffer and need help though not always seek for it…thing is, just to get to them, reach out with helping hand first, not for God or others to see, but own satisfaction…

I do fear posibility of something like that or very similar, to ever happen to me, my family or people I care about. Fate is inscrutable to all, destiny can be tricky, and everything lies in margin of possibility so why not…no, I’m not whining just wondering where this world is going to…

~ by Amina on April 8, 2008.