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So true , that's why Marianne ( She has hearing aids ) retired early . She could no longer lip read and that exhausted her mentally.wearing masks has also a disadvantage.
This is true! Most of the pilgrims I met were kind and respectful and were willing to help and watch out for others. But there were a few rude pilgrims and there were some who were perhaps kind and respectful people - but did things that didn't take into account others needs. One example I can think of is these nice ladies in 2 different alberuges who decided to get up and quietly take a shower first thing in the morning. What is wrong with that? Well - nothing - if they hadn't locked the door to the communal bathroom which prevented anyone else from entering to go pee or take a shower in the many other stalls lol. But that is what they did - they went into the communal bathroom, with no warning to others, and locked the main door into the communal bathroom while they showered and dressed (and took their time). Leaving me and others scrambling to search for another toilet somewhere in the building! Not cool. In both of the buildings I had to search for bathrooms on other floors of the building. In one - I had to use the mens room because that was all I could find and I really had to pee! These ladies were probably oblivious to how their actions affected others. Afterall - they get a private shower in hotels, right? HahaIt is sad that pilgrims are discourteous. But … There was a thread recently about camino myths - and at the time it occurred to me that one may be that ‘pilgrims’ are inherently special - i.e. people walking thé Camino are always kind and respectful. That is certainly not the case in my experience. While most I’ve met have been very nice … and I have witnessed wonderful acts of friendship and kindness, I have also witnessed - though only on the busiest of routes - very poor behaviour and remarks, often directed at those who are trying to help ‘us’.
On thé camino, as in life, some people seem unable or unwilling to put themselves in the shoes of another and consider their needs.
I know. I find the same working with Detox clients. Very hard to communicate.It is a good thing wearing masks . Here in the Netherlands nobody is wearing masks anymore , I regret that. . It is not like in Spain however when I stayed for over 15 days in San Martin Pineiro especially the school youngsters did not wear them and the teachers who joined them looked to the other side.
wearing masks has also a disadvantage. Working at the other side of the Pilgrims Office counter , wearing a mask and a perspex window in between we hardly could understand the masked pilgrims , applying for their Compostelas or Certificates of distance.
Unfortunately, pilgrims are not suddenly transformed into people without flaws! (Except for us, of course.)It makes me extremely sad to hear some pilgrims are being that discourteous. Tragic.
I was at a seminar once and during a break the person that I was talking to said "isn't it extraordinary that everyone here is so nice".
This got me thinking, because they were.
I think that in almost all cases that if we give people the opportunity to be nice then they are.
The Camino, unlike most of life, provides plenty of opportunities to let others be nice.
Of course, there are always some who for what ever reason won't be nice at that time.
Yes. This.It does not take much to make someone’s day, and kindness is more contagious than Covid!
But aren’t you intimating that you only respect those who act the way you want them to act. I have to say I think this is a very unenlightened path to take. We can’t have people ordering people on what actions they should take in their life surely! I wear a mask and am vaxxed but I wouldn’t dream of judging those that don’t/aren’t! Society seems to becoming increasingly intolerant of people with different behaviours/views!We noticed that many elderly people wear a mouth cap here in Spain. We personally don't mind because if it's a bit busier, we just put a cap on , no problem. When people were asked if they would be so kind as to put on a mouth cap and then just don't do it, the result is that I will never make friends with 2 off them.
It 's all about respect for everyone , how difficult can that be .
( Where and who is not important, it happened)
There's a difference between views and opinions having no effect on others, and actions which can cause harm.I wouldn’t dream of judging those that don’t/aren’t! Society seems to becoming increasingly intolerant of people with different behaviours/views
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