'I'm tired, boss. Tired of being on the road, lonely as a sparrow in the rain. I'm tired of never having a buddy to be with, to tell me where we's going to, coming from or why. Mostly, I'm tired of people being ugly to each other.” This quote from John Coffey in the Green Mile has been playing in my head for a while now.

I am usually pretty empathetic when it comes to people, but there is one thing I cannot understand. Why do people think it is ok to hate or threaten other people? I know there has always been hate in the world, but for some reason there seems to be more - especially during the most recent lockdown.

It's not just people hating on the government for political differences, or other authorities being thrown shade for the way some things have been handled or mis-handled.

There seems to be a lot of hatred in amongst friends and families as well. People who should be supporting their loved ones seem to be turning on them instead. Why?

What happened to the saying ‘love thy neighbor'? Have people forgotten that kind begets kind? Or do they just not care anymore.

Instead of worrying when your next takeaway is going to be or when you can get the latest Apple product, when are people going to start worrying about and caring for each other again.

I sure am tired of people being ugly to each other, boss.

Demali Wilson, Brookfield.