Ever wondered why so many people turn their heads at the poor and homeless? I have often caught myself looking the other way, crossing the street or even - and God help me - thinking "Why don't you just go out and get a job? McDonald's is always hiring..."
Well, then I try to stop myself and think what got them to this point. Did they just decide to give up? Did someone just crush their dreams and they could never recover? Or is it they just don't care? One has to wonder how someone can live a life of pure unattachment from society at large.
Then I start to think... what would I do if I just decided to chuck it all, sell everything and just be? (And I know what you are thinking... Jerry without his bags and shoes???) It often crosses my mind and sometimes feels like a freeing opportunity... No responsibilities, no bills, no restraints, not a care except where to lay your head and where to find food.
I just get curious about these things as I pass people on the street everyday. My heart goes out to them and wishes them well... but I can't help to think... "What kind of life could that be?"
Quote for the Day: "We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty. " - Mother Teresa
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