Empathy over Apathy
In 2005, I arrived at the Russell Square Tube Station after the bomb exploded and the gates were closed. I had a job interview to get to, but I could see there were injured people inside. So, I walked over to a staff member standing in front of the gate and asked…
“Do you need a first aider?”
This is where the story of empathy started
The news clip is from a phone interview I did with channel 9, the day after the bombing.
Everything Happens for a Reason...
In 2019, while waiting at the airport to board a flight to Indonesia I picked up a random newspaper left on the seat next to me. Inside the paper was an article about a terrorist attack in India that referenced the (AVOTOP) Australian Victims of Terrorism Overseas Payment.
When I returned to Australia I lodged an application for AVOTOP, which was automatically rejected because the 2005 London bombing event was outside the eligibility window. So, I appealed the decision because I’d been living in Indonesia during the eligibility window and was unaware the payment existed.
A few months later to my surprise, I received a phone call telling me my application had been approved!!! The $20,000 I received from the Australian Government for helping victims of terrorism, I invested into growing my little herbal business.
On July 7th 2021 (exactly 16 years after the bombing) Empathy Herbal Pty Ltd was founded.
Our goal at Empathy® is to improve the quality of life for our clients – through diet (supplements), exercise and mindfulness practices. Small lifestyle changes can make a big difference when facing chronic inflammation and other NCD’s that come with aging.
It maybe idealistic, but wouldn’t it be nice to see world governments invest more into welfare than warfare? You’re 99.998% more likely to die from poor lifestyle and diet choices than an act or war or terrosism.