So, we are figuring things out and we are doing some good today on this day before Thanksgiving. Last night, I slept in the park in the crook of a tree's roots. Cloaked in the fog and haze of the night, my sleep was only broken by the occasional drop of rainwater or the sound of voices passing in the darkness. Still, I slept.
I heard this morning, as I was sitting drinking coffee, someone saying that all the homeless are scamming people. I heard the story about the guy who makes $45,000 a year and just begs for money in his spare time. The guy who got robbed by people at the shelter that he volunteered at. I think at this point, I have heard it all.
I am not saying that there are not some scammers out there. I have been robbed since coming out here, though I was not around when my stuff was taken. Perhaps it was even the people that I was trying to help. Who knows. Who cares. It is only stuff. I guess my point is that the homeless are just like every other group of people on the planet. There are good and there are bad. Spending the night in the wind and rain like I have, leaves me with only one conclusion: whatever your belief about what is going on, there are people suffering.
It is horrible out here. That is all. There are people who aer out here for various reasons, bad economy, drugs, alcohol, but whatever the reason, we are talking about human beings and our fellow human beings are sleeping in puddles of cold water.
We have a long day ahead of us, interview with Fox5 and then dinner at Standup for Kids! I am going to post twice today to keep people updated on what is going on because these are the reasons we do it.
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