Dear Editor,
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Last Sunday, April 13, I was driving along Frome Street past McDonalds to turn right into Anne Street.
As I waited to turn, I saw two elderly men on the footpath on the main highway in Frome Street, one lying on the footpath and one standing, trying to wave a car down.
I turned into Anne Street and thought I better stop.
The sight of two elderly men did not look right, they needed help.
I approached the two men.
One had tripped over on the uneven, cracked footpath, lying face down on the footpath, his face covered with his own blood.
The other man was unable to pick him up and was waving for a car to stop and assist.
To my surprise, shock and disbelief I witnessed cars driving by, and not one car stopped.
Eyes chose to look straight ahead.
Not one person got involved.
How could no-one see this?
What have we become that we choose not to get involved in helping on another.
These two men were on holiday from Sydney, 80-years-old and going for a little walk.
One fell over and the other one didn’t have the strength to help him and lift him off the ground.
They needed help!
I don’t need thanks or praise but I was saddened.
That could have been me or someone I love, and in that kind of situation we need to rely on others.
Let us not forget or let our environment change us to the point we don’t care for others.
Anela Carroll
Moree