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It was around this time a few years ago. I'd only just moved in and a lovely young man welcomed me to my home. He said if I needed help too let him know. I had to ask for help painting as I couldn't reach up the walls. So I asked.
He said he would speak to his brother as he was unemployed and wouldn't want too much too do this work. So the following few days I knocked on their door to ask. A very confused brother answered the door and said of course he would help me with in a few days.

So this sweet guy came and painted two rooms and ceilings for me and really enjoyed the cooked food I had made especially for him. :confused: He then confused me when he said that he didn't have time to make many cooked dinners as he worked for the council in the wages department and walked there and back every day. It appeared that I has asked the wrong brother.

This lovely person has since moved into a house further up my street, he has been trying for a promotion over the past couple of years and has not been successful but there is a lady now retiring next month so I'm keeping my fingers firmly crossed he gets this promotion this timeround, he really deserves this break.

We see each other occasionally and even now he is helping someone out by doggy sitting a dog. So wishing this good samaritan all the luck in the world.
 
@micstrachan, how is your son?

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Shadrach said:
I'm not telling people how they should feel. I'm trying to explain why those sorry for your loss messages are just something people say. They don't actually mean anything. It's one of those sayings like "have a nice day". The vast majority of people who say "have a nice day" couldn't give a monkeys what sort of day you have. It's part of the be nice culture.
Not all cultures are like this. This ime is an American thing and I'm not American.


Well there you go. One short sentence, two possesive references and the only real loss is the chicken who lost its life.
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I think you did say you miss some chickens that die. Without getting into degrees of missing and grieving, I always thought that is basically what the "Sorry for your loss" phrase means. Acknowledging the loss of the presence & sense of companionship that can come from spending time with a fellow-creature. However and in whatever ways its existence intersected with our own. It expresses an understanding of how painful that loss might feel, even though others can never really know how missing a dead fellow-creature feels to the recipient. So I think it comes out of empathy, compassion and community. Most of us have experienced death of a close one in some form. Reminders of connectedness with others is a comfort to most grieving people. Anyone who did not want to connect in some way would not report it here.
 
ChicoryBlue said:
I think you did say you miss some chickens that die. Without getting into degrees of missing and grieving, I always thought that is basically what the "Sorry for your loss" phrase means. Acknowledging the loss of the presence & sense of companionship that can come from spending time with a fellow-creature. However and in whatever ways its existence intersected with our own. It expresses an understanding of how painful that loss might feel, even though others can never really know how missing a dead fellow-creature feels to the recipient. So I think it comes out of empathy, compassion and community. Most of us have experienced death of a close one in some form. Reminders of connectedness with others is a comfort to most grieving people. Anyone who did not want to connect in some way would not report it here.
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Well said.
 

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