I continue to struggle with the fact that some people can be really cruel and have little or no regard for the life of others. I understand that it happens globally and I'm sure that we have all been a little cruel, at some point in our lives. But for some, it's far from a small act.
Today I had to go into the nearby town to get some petrol for the strimmer, I would be using in work. I picked up the 5 litre container from work and made my way, on my bicycle. It's been a while since I used it, as it needed a few repairs. So It felt good to be finally using it today. It's not that far into town, but I was eager to get the strimming done before the day heated up.
Whilst I was cycling a cat ran out into the road, then a car that coming from the opposite direction, ran over it. Instead of stopping it just continued driving on. There was no way that it hadn't realised what it had done. I was in shock, as the poor cat started convulsing and then stopped. I went over to him, but he was dead.
Two men saw what had happened and one of them went off running after the car, that had run the cat over. All I could do was cry, that poor animal that was probably just on it's way home and it's life was taken so quickly. It was a horrible thing to witness. I can still see it so clearly in my mind and when I spoke about it to my friend later in the day, I started crying again.
I get that we live in what can be considered a fucked up world some times, my eyes are wide open to that. But it pains me to think about how so many, hold little regard for others. Be it human of animal. To me it is the same, that's why I don't eat or wear animals. Other people have their own opinions. But to run over an animal and not even stop. To not even care.
I lost a rescue dog, in a similar fashion a few years back, it was horrific. It still haunts me to this day, the image of him being run over. It still brings tears to my eyes. We had rescued him as a puppy in Morocco. He had only been with us a few months, when we lost him.
It just really got me thinking abut all the injustice in the world, about the genocide in Gaza, how all of those people are now being starved. How it is allowed to happen, how it can even be justified. It's crazy, it's beyond cruel really.
The whole day, my mood was quite low, as one can expect. I also got irritated really easy and I had to explain to my youngest daughter, why I was reacting to her, like I was. I also told my two eldest girls not to push me or try and argue with me today, because I would get very annoyed. I still feel quite shook to be honest.
Honestly, if it wasn't for my girls, I would move further up the mountains and surround myself with animals. Sometimes being around people can just be too much for me. Especially after a day like today, when I was reminded once again, how very feckin cruel some people can be. I did however really appreciate the fact that the two men who also witnessed it reacted. How they stepped into to remove the poor cat from the middle of the road and stated how they would denounce the driver of the car, who had actually been driving too fast.
So, I guess in a way, it was also a reminder of how good some folk can be too. But as my day comes to an end, I can't help but have the imagine of that beautiful cats final moments in my mind.
The photos used in this post. were taken along my route into town, not from today, but from a few weeks back.
