Not all those who wander are lost
How true!
Susannah has just sent me a clip about a drunken Turkish man, B.M. He may have been befuddled by drink but he knew his duty to his fellow man and joined a search party looking for a missing person. The misper – see, all those misspent hours watching television crime dramas have not been in vain! – had been drinking with some friends and wandered away into the woods. His wife, being unable to contact him, called the police.
B.M. and his fellows searched for hours, B.M. not knowing who they were looking for. Suddenly, one of the rescuers called B.M’s name. At this point B.M. realised he was the missing person and had been looking for himself.
How this realisation was received is not recorded. I think there are several reactions that may have been observed:
1: Oh, thank
goodness you’re safe.
2: That’s
the last time you go out drinking.
3: You’ve
made a fool of yourself.
4: You’ve
made a fool of me/us/the police.
5: What
the blazes were you thinking?
6: How
could you be so stupid?
7: How could
I have been so stupid to have married you.
8: How could
we have been so stupid to let you wander off, drunk.
9: Next
time I/we won’t bother to come looking for you.
10: There’d
better not be a next time.
I wonder if
B.M. had a hangover the next day?
I have always loved that saying "not all who wander are lost". I thought it was from the Hobbit movies but I am not sure.
ReplyDeleteWell done! J.R.R. Tolkien wrote it in 'The Lord of the Rings'.
DeleteFunny, but I'm wondering why they didn't ask his name when he joined the search party.
ReplyDeleteToo drunk!
DeleteThat is hilarious! I am going to imagine his wife had no need th say anything. B.M.'s tale will be bandied about town for months.
ReplyDeleteWill he ever be able to hold his head up again?
DeleteThat's funny! I'm sure he felt foolish at the very least lol
ReplyDeleteI bet he did, once he'd sobered up!
DeleteNext day B. M. may well have had bruises from the beating given to him by his wife (Not that I approve of domestic violence...unless it is deserved).
ReplyDeleteReally, he did deserve number 4.
What an idiot, but at least his heart was in the right place, even if his head wasn't.
DeleteI think 9 would have been my reaction.
ReplyDeleteI think mine would have been 1 followed immediately by 10.
DeleteSome how I can see this happening to too many "wanderers", lol.
ReplyDeleteNice of him to join the search, though ;-)
DeleteHow funny, and thought provoking too. I'm remembering being so relieved when finding a lost dog that the poor thing got a telling off as well as cuddles - talk about mixed messages!
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
It happens with mislaid children, too. x
DeleteThat's a funny story, although I'm not quite sure if the people involved would have seen it like that! xxx
ReplyDeleteI think they would have been pretty cross! x x x
DeleteI love the way your mind works, which I may have said in an earlier comment, but it's just too difficult to know how to comment on a post like this. Except to say that I greatly enjoyed it and I'm still smiling, which is such a very good thing.
ReplyDeleteVery kind of you to say that my mind works . . . ;-)
DeleteLOL !
ReplyDelete"I wonder if B.M. had a hangover the next day?"
I'd say there was a strong possibility he did!
Hope you've had an enjoyable weekend, my good wishes for the coming new week.
All the best Jan
Thank you, Jan - you , too. Janice x
ReplyDeleteThat could be me at the moment - so much going on - the brain is all a-wander! Love the story though ... fun one! - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteTake a step back, Hilary, and breathe:-)
DeleteThat did make me chuckle and i know at least two people could be that seeker stone cold sober.
ReplyDeleteGood will and good sense don't always accompany each other.
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