Today I went to court to attend my personal business...I sat in the courtroom as the charges were read to another person in there...and it was a long list...involving DUI..apparently not his first, the Judge was very firm in his sentencing and advice...i watched as they handcuffed him and removed him from the courtroom to begin serving his sentence....
I also saw when his wife got up and left the courtroom...and i got up and walked out after her...she was sitting on a chair shaking like a leaf and crying....I went and sat down beside her and hugged her...I asked if there was anything i could get for her...she thanked me hugged me back and smiled...I got up and went back into the courtroom....
When my family asked me why i did that...I had no answer...I don't know why I did it...but i do know it felt right to do it...
My question is...how do you determine if your actions are right or wrong...or whether it should be done or not...
You just do what comes natural to you,what is right to one isn't always right for another.You reached out to someone in need,how is that ever wrong,tis not,well to me it isn't.
I did not think to feel "stupid" about my actions until my family brought it up...and then i questioned if i should have intruded on this woman's privacy...
But you have given me an answer now...I supported her STRENGTH...her husband did not leave her with the option to be "weak" now....
PanthersSpiritmiddlesex county, Massachusetts USA643 posts
You did what was right because it came natural to you, and that was to care. I am sure that she appreciated, you comming up to her while she was totally alone in her pain.
You showed compassion in a crowded place full of coldness. You did something simple, that meant a lot.
You know i said that today...It has been a long time since i have been in a government building...and now i remember why i left that particular job so many years ago....it is a building full of the most uncaring people...i don't know if its necessary to be so detached...but i do remember making that comment in there...especially about the lawyers...not one of them seemed to be really "concerned" for their clients...
i think you did a very wonderful thing, and i would have done the same.it shows you have a heart, and is very careing.if you think about it, she might be thinking later after she left there, that she just met her angel...
It was as Alex pointed out...it was her "strength" that made me do what i did...
All i could think of is what she must have been feeling as he was led away...there were no other family present there....and perhaps the shame one feels when associated with someone that has done wrong...I just didn't want her to feel alone...
lawyers are not paid to care one iota about their clients all they really care about is the money!!!But I do commend you for the act of kindness that so richly paid to the woman!!!
You did the right thing. Sometimes we are there at the right time to reach out a helping hand. She needed you at that moment and that what counts, not what others think!
Wikkid... I think you need to change your nik. You don't seem to have a wicked bone in your body! or spirit! Maybe you should be a teacher. Where there is a lost soul, I am sure you would find it, and direct in the right direction. You have my vote for cs counselor!
I didn't get my nickname because i was necessarily "bad" i got it because i always believed life is an adventure and everything has a humorous side...when my mum attached Wikked to my name...she was usually laughing...
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I also saw when his wife got up and left the courtroom...and i got up and walked out after her...she was sitting on a chair shaking like a leaf and crying....I went and sat down beside her and hugged her...I asked if there was anything i could get for her...she thanked me hugged me back and smiled...I got up and went back into the courtroom....
When my family asked me why i did that...I had no answer...I don't know why I did it...but i do know it felt right to do it...
My question is...how do you determine if your actions are right or wrong...or whether it should be done or not...