I did actually write a story, but only the headline was printed - typical!
So here goes again.............
We don`t live in a town or city,
We don`t have a regular bus timetable - every 2 hours and services are getting cut.
But what we do have is a very good shop which sells all our basic needs and a very good post office which serves a community in need..........................
SO WHY ARE THE POST OFFICE CUTTING A VALUABLE SERVICE WHICH PENSIONERS AND OTHER PEOPLE NEED IN A COMMUNITY WHERE THE NEAREST POST OFFICE IS 6 MILES AWAY?
Yep, come back to the UK and join a another ludicrous cutback fight!
Is it me or has the UK gone potty?
We have Lincolnshire county council trying to destroy the livelihood of a cafe because they are not happy with their seating and which is independent and not part of a chain, followed by the post office making cuts in communities
where it is essential.
Sadly it looks like there will be more fights ahead, but that's the Great British spirit, a good fight to the death!!!
In a land far from my own I have learned something many people haven`t been able to teach me, the true spirit of freedom and the true meaning of taking nothing for granted.
I am not a religious person - nor will ever be - but the spirit of the heart and a journey within oneself during this epic journey, I believe I found myself.
It all sounds a little far fetched, but when you have seen things that we seldom see (or don`t want to) then certain values are put into perspective.
I have witnessed the kindness of people here, no malice, just an ever increasing eagerness to give what they have (no matter how little) and ask for nothing in return.
Don`t get me wrong, Nepal is a thriving part of the world with its fair share of problems, but, whereas in the UK money is no object with benefits galore that many have (and shouldn`t) and money rules every household, Nepal`s money comes second and what they don`t have they`ll find ways to work and get it and work as a nation, not as individuals filling in paperwork and seeing how they can fiddle a system.
It should put our nation to shame.
In a world where poverty still thrives in some parts, Nepal has dealt with many conflicts and its own freedom but it has something unique and indisputable........ Its Spirit Of A Nation.
I had wanted to return here and I`m glad I have, it has taught me a valuable lesson, enjoy what you do and don`t let anyone turn you away from your dreams, grab hold of things that are important and not immaterial and learn to live without hate and anger,this Country and its People have given me a spirit within that never existed - thankyou.
