I am preparing to leave Thailand and was trying desperately to fit everything into my last 24 hours....worried about this and that. I was just running around doing odds and ends tasks that probably, in the grand scheme of things, don't really matter.
That was just completely confirmed.
One of my friends just came to me and is literally covered in bruises. Her boyfriend attacked her and beat her up. When I asked "why" - because she caught him in bed cheating on her with another woman. She informed me she was not at the house because she suspected another woman. She was there because he sent her a rude message earlier in the day and she went to work it out and talk to him. She caught him "in the act."
When he realized he had been caught red-handed, he physically beat her. He couldn't react or take her focus off what he was doing by words so he literally began punching and kicking her. She stands at a whopping 4'6" tall. He is approximately 6'2". You get the picture.
I took her to her house and checked it out for safety reasons. I stayed with her as long as I could. It is now 4am and I need to pack before I leave this country tomorrow (today).
She is worried for her life and rebuilding herself. I was worried about how to pack.
Meaningless things sometimes get in my way and I cannot see the forest for the trees. I want to remember to take the time to "be" in someone's life. Facebook - email - text messaging would have NEVER revealed to me what direct contact provided. This is true for all my relationship building that has occurred during my travels.
Time is priceless when shared.
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