A Man of Courage
Edgar was sitting quietly, savouring his early morning coffee. He wondered whether to smile or not at the antics of a mischievous couple of children. Their parents were so engrossed in tapping mobile phones that they had not noticed the children remove a bike wheel and send it rolling between the oncoming cars. The sudden darkness made him look up at the redundant high level train structure. Despite his octogenarian status he moved like grease lightening. As drinkers scattered he shoved the children under cover. As a veteran of the Vietnam war he knew all about incoming projectiles
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Clearly an inadvisable place for morning coffee
That is true, thank you Neil,
That escalated quickly, I’m glad of his old age reflexes!
Thank you Iain. I was thinking of a 9/11 scenario. I should have taken more time to get this story right.
Yikes!! Nice save and fast reflexes. Sometimes you just automatically know when to move. Moms have this ability also! 😉
Thank you Kimber, mums do often need fast reflexes
One can still be a hero in one’s 80s.
That is so true, thank you Frank
Thank goodness someone still had an eye on the real world and saved the day. A very realistic picture of our screen obsessed world.
Screen obsession can be a problem, thank you Margaret
So much action in a hundred words! An immersive tale. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Claire, if I had a hundred and five words, I would have inserted ‘a dense cloud of dust’
Good one, Michael 🙂
Appreciated, thank you
Dear Michael,
It’s a good thing for those children that Edgar’s military training still kicks into high gear. Hopefully this will be a wake-up call for the otherwise engaged parents. Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you Rochelle
I am a firm believer in that saying ‘it takes a village to raise a child”. I’m not a great fan of people spending time on their screens when they’re socialising and that includes parents who are on their screens instead of interacting with their kids. Yet, at the same time, I understand that the demands of parenting can be all-consuming and the need for a break. A need for friends of our own and connection. Thank goodness he was there.
Best wishes,
Rowena
Thank you so much Rowena, my commenting skills are frozen,
A cautionary tale indeed. I often notice parents paying no attention to their kids as they stare at their screens.
Thank you Keith, fortunately I am a dunce when it comes to mobile phones.
I think my first comment got eaten… Trying again: a courageous man who knows that comfort and well-being can disapper in an instant.
At the moment my commenting skills are frozen,
Oh yes. I can see this happening, Nicely done.
Thank you Bill, at the moment my ability to comment is frustratingly poor