Stolen bag story

The stolen dream bag

Villains & Heroes

My mother drilled into me from a very young age that a handbag is a sacred place where permission must be granted before you dive into the obscure contents. Contents, that a lot of men are at a loss to comprehend.

Ask most ladies what they keep in their handbags and the list sums up what is close to a survival kit for daily life. Keys, mobile phones, iPads, earphones, makeup, hairbrush, tampons, hair ties, glasses, the list is endless.

Often your dream bag might have come with sacrifices in order for you to afford it or if you were lucky enough to receive it as a gift, it comes with precious memories, a bag is much more than it’s buttersoft leather, gold hardware and silky lining.

So how would you feel if a stranger, a thief, a low life came into your home and took your dream bag?

This was a situation I was sadly recently faced with. I was shocked and angry not only at the loss of my bag and it’s contents but for the fact the thief had invaded my home, my sanctuary and I felt utterly distressed by the events.

The police did an amazing job and after issuing a search warrant they were able to retrieve my bag but not the other items taken or my camera equipment.

My dream bag then sat on the table, emptied of it’s former ‘survival kit’ and now contained traces of her life, a cheap ring and earrings, and two cigarettes.

The bag smelled of smoke and was dirty, my reaction was not what I expected. I sobbed, I broke down and big fat tears uncontrollably flowed.

It seems so silly to cry over a bag, but this was MY dream bag and as I sat there I knew I needed to find a way to wash away every trace of her. I needed to reclaim it as my own otherwise it wouldn't get used again and so I posted for cleaning advice on the internet. for. The majority of the advice was to BIN THE BAG!

Yes it made some sense, I didn’t know what had been in the bag, it was dirty and it was a constant reminder of the whole sorry event, but I just couldn’t do it.

I received a message from a lovely lady called Rosie who asked me to contact her because she wanted to give me one of her bags that she no longer used.

I phoned to thank her and to kindly refuse as it was too generous an offer. We spoke for 30 minutes, we laughed, I cried and a friendship was born out of the ashes of a robbery.

I am not used to the unconditional generosity of strangers or accepting help but this one true act of kindness restored my faith in humanity.

Today be somebodies hero because the world has too many villains

Beautiful!

Be kind to yourself

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