Between my house and Walmart, there is a cemetery alondside the road. Several times I have seen a man parked there sitting on the ground staring out over the rolling hills of people passed. The first time, was late in the summer and he was sitting near a new grave. Today, I passed him again. He had a black trash bag on the ground to sit on and his oxygen tank beside him. He looked so sad and I wanted to stop and offer some sort of comfort. But I just drove by. I am not sure if any words or deeds from myself would have helped him or if he was helping himself just by being there.

I am a goofy person who deals with every situation with comedy. Bad comedy, but comedy nonetheless. I am not a big cryer and I don't usually have words of value in times of strife. But I could have sat beside this stranger to be sure he was ok. But I went on to Walmart to buy stuff. I hope he isn't all alone. I will be thinking of him for a long time.

Would you have stopped?


Heather