‘Kindness’ Is The Name Of The Curse - 1. Nowhere To Go
1. Nowhere To Go
The man came back to his hotel, went to the front desk and asked for the key to his room; he had been staying here for the last three weeks. The desk clerk declined his request and told him that he had not paid for the night yet. He was taken aback, but as he searched his memory, he realized that he had not done so indeed. He went out and looked for a nearby ATM machine; he thought that he could just withdraw cash from his bank account, go back to the front desk and pay for tonight and the next several days. He appreciated that he lived in the twenty first century and was in a modernized city; he could just go to a machine, punch a few keys and get cash. How wonderful! He couldn’t use credit cards though, because this was one of those budget hotels that only took cash. He walked for a couple of blocks and found an ATM machine; he tried to make a withdrawal, but he couldn’t. He assumed that there was something wrong with the machine and walked another couple of blocks to find a different one. He tried again but he couldn’t get any cash there, either. He then realized that he did not have any money left in his bank account; he totally miscalculated the budget and ran out of the money. It was cold outside and he was at a loss all of a sudden. Living in the technologically advanced century was irrelevant.
He was not the richest man in the world obviously, but up until half an hour ago, he felt that the world was at his feet. He just moved to the big city a month ago. He was already offered a job and was about to start working in a couple of weeks; the starting salary was not bad, and after two months of review, he was promised to get a raise. He felt he had it all. The city was waiting for his arrival and he was here. He was moving up the ladder and reached the center of the world. But now, he was essentially thrown out to the street. What was he going to do now? Was he going to stay the night on the street? Possible, but not such a great idea. Even if he could get by tonight like that, then what? This was his reality check. He had to think through and decide what to do next. Difficulties like this tested him and taught him new lessons and they even helped him to acquire new skills, though this was not exactly how he looked at the present situation. Was this situation going to be yet another difficulty he faced in his life? The question he needed to answer immediately was how he’d secure the place to stay the night. The bigger question was how to spend the next several days while he had no money with him. After he got through this, was he going to be a little more intelligent, tactful and street smart? Yes, that was how this was going to turn to be but there would be more. He did not know yet, but this was going to be a rather significant event of his life; this was going to have a profound impact on his life.
