Coffs Harbour Writers' Writing

Lost Souls

In this highly complex world no wonder there are people who go through periods where they feel lost, hopeless, and simply feel there is no hope.  They generally struggle with the smallest issues and have no logic or rational thinking above all else.

It is a little wonder with the complexities of life that there are people who feel they are lost, souls.
They generally find it hard finding friends and that there is a place on earth for them.  They feel totally hopeless at times and can’t see their way forward.

Even though it is said, “your eyes are the windows to the soul”, a lost soul is not always easy to understand.

Many lost souls have had traumatic lives that are so devastating; they find it impossible to give of themselves to others and are generally labeled incorrectly as having mental health issues.

One such person, I personally knew fell into this category, although his traumatic issues were of his own doing, and instead of dealing with them he ran away.

His original place of origin that he ran away from after committing abusive behavior to his supervisor.  He then decided to apply to immigrate to another country with his young family, including his wife expecting another child.

He wasn’t successful at immigrating to his chosen country and ended up immigrating to Australia.

It wasn’t long before he realised his educational background would not get the desired work to sufficiently feed a growing family.

At the time of emigrating to Australia immigrants from another country, especially the Middle East, the migrants found it difficult to assimilate easily into their new country, unless they had higher than average relevant qualifications, skills, and knowledge.  Without any friends or family, apart from his wife and daughter he felt lost and desperate and ended up working at a few menial jobs whilst studying at university in the hope that he could source work in his chosen vocation.

He struggled at acquiring additional qualifications, whilst being a husband, father and coping with another child on the way.  He tried to persuade his wife not to go through with the pregnancy and ending up with another issue of running away after he assaulted his wife.

The years that followed were fought with the feeling of hopelessness, drug taking, moving in and out of work, health issues and the feeling of being lost within him.