Village Shepherd

Some while ago there was a tragic but interesting story which made the headlines in the national press. It concerned two parents and their relationship with their twenty-something son. The son was a drug addict who needed money to support his habit. When he needed money, he would often show up at home and his parents came to dread his visits. He had become increasingly violent and both his parents were afraid of him. They had done all they could to help him. They had pleaded with him, they had lent him money which was never repaid, they had taken him to rehabilitation centres.