Were you ever in a spot and someone just appeared to help you out? One day, when I'd sent my children to school, I noticed that my daughter, then aged seven, had forgotten to take her lunchbox with her. I couldn't bear the thought of her going through a day at school with nothing to eat, so after I'd completed my morning work, I got ready and took the bus to the school. The bus was crowded and it was difficult to find standing room. The day was very hot. Also, I knew I'd have to walk for about ten minutes after getting off the bus. I searched anxiously in my purse for the change to pay for the fare. The bus conductor stood in front of me, waiting for his fare. As I shifted uncomfortably, looking for the money, the young man's face broke into a smile. "You're Nitin's mother," he said. I looked at him and remembered a young boy who looked very like him assisting in the van which used to bring my son Nitin, aged about six back then, to s
An Irishwoman living an East/West Life