It’s sad to see that stories like this one are going viral. It’s sad to see that stories like this one even exist. What happened to kindness? What happened to do the right thing?
It’s really strange to see how we, people, are capable of doing amazing things like preparing to land on Mars…and, on the other hand, refuse to give away a sit for people who’ve been mistreated by fate.
This 37-year-old blind man was devastated when no one was willing to give up their seats for him and his adorable guide dog. As much as we know, there aren’t any rules when it comes to who’s qualified for a seat in a busy subway.
Patel lost his sight 5 years ago. He was an A&E doctor before developing keratoconus. In order to deal with his disability, he got himself a guide dog named Kika.
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Kika, the adorable Labrador, is one of only 5% of guide dogs capable of taking their owners on escalators.
1Losing my sight was very lonely,” Patel said. “If I’m travelling by public transport, I’m sometimes like a scared little boy.”
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It seems like it’s difficult for us to imagine how tough life can be for people with disabilities. Patel wasn’t born blind, which in a way makes things even more complicated for him.
Patel decided to take this incident to twitter using Kika’s Twitter account. But before that, he wanted to share his thoughts using his own personal account:
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2It’s heart-breaking to see how not a single passenger was willing to give up a seat for Patel:
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The problem here might be lack of awareness? Maybe some people don’t understand the struggles of not being able to use your vision to navigate.
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Even if you had a bad day, problems at work or other reasons, you can put a smile on someone’s face with just a small act of kindness.
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But unfortunately, that wasn’t the case in this London’s subway. Patel’s story inspired a lot of people on Twitter to share their opinions and views regarding this issue.
Plenty of people agreed with Patel and were more than willing to offer words of support:
3But others disagreed:
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The truth is, we’re all entitled to an opinion and we don’t tend to pick a side when it comes to Pate’s story. But how often do you see a blind person on a subway? It’s just kind of hard to grasp the fact that not one single person was kind enough to offer their seat.
What would you do? Let us know in the comment section!