A Broken Man
December 13, 2010
KAREN I. writes:
I saw a broken man yesterday, and I can’t forget it. I am going to share this with you because your blog addresses the issues that lead to what I saw yesterday.
My neighbor is just 33 and he thinks his life is over. I did not even know he was going through hell for months now, but I suppose the signs were there. He was too proud to tell anyone but he can’t hide the situation any longer. Yesterday, we spoke for the first time in a long time and I learned of his plight.
A construction worker by trade, he used to make good money, and worked long hours. When he first got laid off, he thought he would find another job, as was always the case in the past. Months went by and the phone did not ring. He did not realize he was in big trouble until late fall, when an entire summer had gone by without the employment he was used to. He started having trouble making the rent, and eventually fell behind on all his bills. He realized his skills were no longer in demand and fell into despair.
His situation is made even sadder by the fact he has a young child and is divorced. His wife filed for divorce three years ago, he told me, and that is when his life got complicated. He is a loving, devoted father and has split custody of the child. He could get work driving a truck if he was willing to move, but he does not want to leave the child. The divorce is making everything harder.
My neighbor will be moving tomorrow to stay with family. He told me with tears in his eyes that he was evicted. He gazed at his beautiful Christmas tree covered with ornaments made by his child and told me he has to take it down today. He said the child was distraught when he told him of the move. He had it all a few years ago, he told me, and he never thought his life would go this way.
I wonder if this man’s wife knew when she divorced him that things would go this way. I wonder if she is happy seeing her ex-husband a broken man at 33 and her young child sobbing. I wonder what will become of my neighbor and I pray for him.
— Comments —
Walenty Lisek writes:
Karen said: “I wonder if this man’s wife knew when she divorced him that things would go this way. I wonder if she is happy seeing her ex-husband a broken man at 33 and her young child sobbing.”
Let’s be honest here. His wife is an empowered woman who does not care that things went this way. She will continue to be empowered and show only contempt for her “broken man” ex, and this will confirm to her that what she did was right.
Don’t assume the liberal enemy has a conscience.
Laura writes:
Yes, this is probably correct.
