Trauma

On retiring, he just wanted to settle down somewhere that was quiet.

He’d spent all of his working life in noisy environments. It had begun in a factory full of noisy machinery, then it had been on loud building sites as a construction worker, and finally he had been working as part of the ground staff at an airport. He knew it would all change when he retired from the workforce. He planned to move away from the city and find a nice tranquil spot in the country. It wasn’t long before he had settled on a place in a rural district away from the clamour. It was ideal, because it was at the end of a quiet country lane, some distance from the road that ran through the village. Also, the house was the last property, meaning that he only had one neighbour. He understood that he, like himself, was retired and living alone.

All went well at first. Unfortunately, it wasn’t long before he became aware of the mice. Especially at night, when in bed, trying to get off to sleep. It sounded as though there were a lot of them scurrying around, up in the roof space. It is difficult to describe the degree of personal trauma this event brought about. He had spent the latter years of his working life planning and looking forward to a completely silent and peaceful lifestyle. He was determined not to allow these pesky rodents to spoil any of it.

Eventually, after his initial rage had subsided, he gave it some serious thought, and the problem was naturally solved by purchasing a super-strong pest-killing poison. He laced food scraps with the lethal stuff, got up into the area above the ceiling, and crawled around scattering the bait. Within a couple of nights, the house fell silent.

Unhappily, the situation took yet another turn when the man next door got himself a dog! To make matters worse, this particular animal turned out to be the kind of dog that barked a lot… especially at night! His longing for some well-earned peace and quiet was becoming something of a battle. Again, it is hard to say how much this new tragedy would affect his judgement.

After living with this new state of affairs for a couple of weeks and a lot of ongoing sleepless nights, he realised that this situation could be resolved in a similar manner to the first.

However, he had to weigh it all up carefully. He needed to consider the ramifications. The decision of how to use the poison had to be thought through, regarding the consequences.

Would it be for the dog or the owner?

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