Just back from a couple of days at the beach house and one of the first news stories I saw was one of a group of local tradesmen who had spent only the last 2 weeks completely renovating an accommodation wing at a local children's hospital which is used by the parents of sick or injured children so that they can be close to them when they need them most.
This beautiful gesture was undertaken because of the contributions of a group of people I have absolutely no respect for, however on occasion, they are capable of acts that we would expect of them and should respect them for.
This is one of them and they should be applauded for it.
I'm sure there are many, many such hospitals in the world that do this, and I'm sure there are many countries that have a shortage of tradesmen as we do in Australia, but here they are, already worked hard and spend their free time to complete this project. I have no doubt that tradesmen from anywhere in the world would do the same.
Congratulations to all involved and may many more of us learn from this example. I don't have a trade, but from now on I'll be looking out for an opportunity to help if I can.
Oh, by the way, the whole project cost $500,000 and was made entirely possible by the contributions from the city's christian churches. They didn't specify which one and they didn't specify whether the tradesmen were christians either but I suspect they were. They didn't make a big deal about specifically identifying any person or organisation associated with this good deed.
Again, well done to all involved. You are all amazing people who deserve far more recognition than the brief news story.
Let's ensure that we all back up our claims with actions, not just words.
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