Hard Times!

Ben has been my driver for over ten years. He arrived in the UK in short trousers from Pakistan, took his driving test, and decided to make professional driving a career. He married here in England, had three beautiful children, and until last year returned home to his beloved parents in Pakistan for two months of every year. Now things are tough, he told me on our recent shopping trip to Marks. I will only send one of my children this year, just so their grandparents can see a member of my family. Hassan will go with an uncle who is also visiting relatives, but not me, not my wife, not my other children… we must wait! Things are tight. You don’t know what’s around the corner… people are losing their jobs every day! We just cannot afford those past pleasures anymore!