Memories of Village by the forest ... Hurstville
Tony O'Riodan introduced me to the humble Allan Brewster back in 2003 ... The Media was a year old?..
"Though I was initially quiet and reserved, I have become increasingly outspoken over the years. Plus, I think I’m a bit off-centre both in my sense of humour and thinking processes."
~ Allan Brewster circa 2009 Oatley Pub Myer, Chin, Sorensen, Yeung, Lorraway ...
"Though I was initially quiet and reserved, I have become increasingly outspoken over the years. Plus, I think I’m a bit off-centre both in my sense of humour and thinking processes."
~ Allan Brewster circa 2009 Oatley Pub Myer, Chin, Sorensen, Yeung, Lorraway ...
Nickname "Punky" after the television show Punky Brewster
Sadly, as more people live on their own, a growing number are dying unnoticed and unloved with neither friends nor family at the funeral ...
There are a growing number of people like Allan who die with no friends or family to notice. Some have alcohol problems and find themselves detached from the world. Sometimes there is no explanation: they have simply sunk without trace.
The people who are most mourned are not the richest or the most famous, or the most successful. They are people who enhanced the lives of others. They were kind. They were loving. They had a sense of their responsibilities. When they could, they gave to charitable causes. If they could not give money, they gave time. They were loyal friends and committed members of communities. They were people you could count on... Alan was one of these people when he was working ... When he retired he withdrew from society as a single man he spent time in his boat more and more alone. Gregarious by nature, during his time in retirement Alan became lonely and withdrawn ...
Storytelling in the taxing environment ... Takes me back to some of Allan's wisdom like most criminals prefer black cars ( I could never look at Gillian's black Audi the same way )
“Between the natural way and the path of grace there is a deep abyss. It is in that gap that we live our lives as a giant struggle between good and evil, Satan and God, despair and love. Whenever despair wins, it is the natural way. Whenever love wins, it is a moment of grace. When love is victorious and defeats despair completely, you've reached the path of grace.”
― Haim Shapira, על הדברים החשובים באמת