Perspectives

(David)

There have been times in my life when I wished I could be where I am today:

As an abused schoolboy, wishing for a place of safety;

As a young family man serving abroad, wishing to be home with my wife and our children;

As a wounded serviceman in hospital, just hoping to survive;

As a war veteran in a nursing home, desperate to be free of paralysis and home again with my loving family.

Sometimes people misunderstand my acceptance of this situation, housebound by crippling pain and illness in my family home. If they’d been in some of the places I’ve been, perhaps they would understand how I can live in love and peace despite my limiting condition.