For reasons a bit too complicated to go into here, Noi and I found ourselves for a couple of hours this evening at the constituency clinic of one of the MPs in this Far Place. I'm not exactly sure of all that was going on but it was fascinating. The speed at which the MP dealt with the various constituents was remarkable - and necessary, since there were so many. Did they go away satisfied? From the looks of things, most got something worthwhile out of the experience.
Most striking of all was the good humour of the several 'assistants' who were making the whole thing work. It wasn't just a matter of giving out queue numbers, either. I got the impression that most of those in attendance to see the MP had already had their problems settled before they got there through the various interviews being conducted outside. I suppose it would be easy to question the motives of the helpers for offering their time, but I suspect the majority were there out of a genuine sense of duty towards and caring for others.
When societies work successfully this is how it's done.
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