As you wake up in the morning, ask yourself “What’s next?”
I mean, what’s next for you to expect as you take care of your everyday hygiene. You know, the usual: wash yourself, brush your teeth and comb or shave your head to look good.
Sometimes, you might not do those things. Sometimes you can feel like crap, like your life is about to end — just because. Then it hits you the moment you start to put your clothes on. Ideas, stabilities, motivations, concerns of what the next move will be and the steps you’re going to take once you step outside the front door.
You will see and meet people and sometimes you’re wondering how they feel. I know I make myself feel love, respect, honor toward others, no matter what.
Sometimes we judge the next person as having idiosyncrasies, of thinking that you can tell what that next person’s character is going to be. Have you ever asked yourself why you do that? I think it’s because we have idiosyncrasies just like that other person.
However, that is not going to change. But what can change is pride and envy toward each other. Those two words carry a lot of weight, most of it negative. Hatred towards others, especially the lower class and homeless people – males and females — is strongly negative. This kind of thinking starts a cycle that can lead to what we see in society today as poverty, low income cycles, etc. We need to look in the mirror, not once but twice and ask our self the question, “The next time I encounter that person, what do I give him?” I give him the blessing and gift of God Almighty, a gift that was given to me. This, I believe will keep everyone equal and on the same “plane.”
We need to stop degrading the lower class, especially the homeless. People in positions of authority, with the ability to hire people, often hire the wrong ones, usually people they know, people that are not qualified to do that job. This stops opportunity in its path. The path for others to learn how to keep up and get ahead.
I ask, “how can someone learn to be independent if he or she can’t prove that they can do a job?” Homelessness ends when we make that correction to remove obstacles to change. We need to show the importance of life itself, of love, of motivation and support for others.
To be continued.
