We are at the end of the year and my wife enjoy the many Christmas stories on the TV. They all has an happy theme and ends happily. However we must not forget that the world does not only have happy endings but there are so much misery and sad stories that we cannot phat hem what is really going on in the world. There are so many without food, shelter and so many lone some and sick that we cannot go to bed at night without counting our blessings. What are you doing to relieve someones misery and how do you show your appreciation. The world is a take and give place what are you doing to give and what have you received. Do not be selfish and do something about others misery, pain, loneliness and pain. Give something back for the richness you have encountered. 

Today I need to follow up on loneliness for those who are alone during the festive season. A lady was taken up in the hospital seemingly lifeless and the doctors were baffled because they seem to be unable to find the cause of her illness. A doctor from Syria who had to fled his country came and look at the lady and while so many was baffled he asked to talk to her. After a while he came out and said she is lonely and do not want to spend the festive season alone. So she stop eating and drinking because she hoped she would die. The other doctors were shocked and they immediately try to trace her only daughter which they did and she promise to be there as soon as she can. When she came the superintendent spoke to her and asked her how many times she visit her mother during the year. To her shame she acknowledge not once because she has a job which require her to travel a lot and there was not time to visit her mom although she said she love her. She was told her mother wishes to die because she felt lonely and useless because no one care about her anymore so her life has no meaning anymore. The daughter went to her mother to persuade her to stop her efforts to die. The old woman was not interested and refused to take any food and water. The doctors said they could put her on a drip but she refused that. She told her daughter she want to free her of the guilt to worry about her. The daughter try to convinced her mom but to no avail. 

One can only say do not wait when it is too late then you will regret this for the rest of your life.