Thank you Judy for hosting a delicious tuna bake potluck for "A Streetcat Named Bob". As always, everyone brought delicious dishes to share. It was so nice to gather together with friends at the end of a windy and smokey day. Our thoughts were with those who were evacuated or facing evacuation as a result of the Mad River and Cougar Creek fires, a different sort of homelessness and one which, hopefully, will be temporary.
This month's book focused on a young, homeless, drug abusing musician in London and how he was able to turn his life around when he rescued a cat - or did the cat rescue him? His concern for the welfare of his new companion provided the motivation James Bowen needed to kick his habit, take responsibility and live a better life. "Ordinarily, no one would engage or even exchange a look with me...I didn't exist. I was a person to be avoided, shunned even. But...almost every person we passed looked at me (and) Bob. Most people were reacting more warmly... their faces would break into broad smiles." "(Bob) seemed to make friends with almost everyone he met." "Bob wasn't just changing people's attitude to me: he was changing my attitude to others as well." "Thanks to him I'd rediscovered the good side of human nature. I had begun to place my trust - and faith - in people again."
We all now have a different point of view about those who do live on the streets and what their lives might be like. We also have increased knowledge of drug abuse and what it takes to kick the habit and turn your life around. "...each of us is given second chances every day of our lives."
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