20/05/2026
Something happened today I haven’t quite shaken, so I’m just going to share.
I was at a clinic dropping off some equipment for a patient. Standing at the desk, a bloke about my age says hello. Then, out of nowhere — “I’ve had enough. It’s my time.”
I wasn’t expecting it. I just said, “Really? Why’s that?” And he talked. For ten minutes I just stood there and listened. At the end he asked me what I thought.
I told him I’d watched his face when he mentioned his kids, his fishing, his property — and he’d smiled every time. I asked if he really wanted to leave all that. He went quiet, then said no. He just needed someone to talk to.
We shook hands. He thanked me. I told him I was glad he picked me.
I drive people for a living. Most days that’s exactly what it is — a car, a pickup, a destination. But some days you realise the driving’s the smallest part of it. Sometimes you’re just the person who happened to be standing there when someone needed to be heard.
I don’t really have a tidy ending for this. Just — check on people. You never know which ten minutes matters.
