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I was out walking going to pick something up, so I decided to take a short cut, so I walked through the graveyard, it was 9am, then I spot three young men, it looks like they are drinking, so then one, the little one says ‘hey, you look like my granddad’, the others say nothing but simply stare. So I acknowledged them by saying ‘alright’, little matey had a hood on pulled real tight, I looked him closely in flash in the eye, and carried on just passing by, then one of the others says, ‘are you alright mate’, and I say ‘yeah fine’, while continuing to walk on and not hesitate, because I understand the signs, then the little hoody matey says something like, ‘do you wanna scrap’, Sunday morning 9am in a graveyard, I am having none of that so I kept walking.

Now for others it may have been a challenge ending in confrontation, for others it may have been very intimidating, I went through other options I could have chosen, then thought to myself, compared to them my life is golden, I am not misusing alcohol or drugs, hang out doing nothing, feeling unloved, then I started feeling frustrated for them, that life has dealt them a life like this, with no help out there or understanding.

Still it’s not right others may have felt the fright, of not knowing what to do and what is right, many may have felt scared and vulnerable, even outside a church, that’s not acceptable, and as a society, we need to put this right, help those with their addicted lives, and make all spaces safe to walk and live, as fellow human beings this is our gift. They could have intended nothing, they may on the other hand carry a knife, it’s hard to judge people’s intentions in life, but it’s normally the little matey’s who start the fights, and vulnerable people suffer the damage of the trauma caused by fight or flight, which can badly affect their life. Even from this minor situation.